RACER is livestreaming the 2024 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup season.

Tune in Thursday, March 14 from 1:05PM - 1:50PM ET for Round 3 and Friday, March 15 from 11:45AM - 12:30PM ET for Round 4 at Sebring International Raceway.

Livestream link for Round 3: https://bit.ly/3ux5875

Learn more about the MX-5 Cup series: https://bit.ly/488W9Xr

▬▬ Event Description ▬▬

Returning to a track that has been the site of some amazing finishes, the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin is preparing to put on two more show-stopping races at the legendary Sebring International Raceway this week. Adding to the excitement is the addition of Xfinity Series driver Jesse Love to the grid.

Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup hasn’t raced at Sebring since 2021, but everyone remembers the three-way photo finish that concluded the first race; Selin Rollan, Michael Carter and Gresham Wagner crossed the finish line in tandem, but the scoring screen showed Rollan had won by 0.001-second over Carter.

Rollan (No. 87 Rollan Racing/BSI Racing) is back for another shot at Sebring glory, as is Wagner (No. 5 McCumbee McAleer Racing). Wagner won the second Sebring race in 2021 and the pair are the only former Sebring winners on the grid this year.

Wagner, the 2021 Mazda MX-5 Cup Champion, is currently tied for the lead in the championship with his teammate Jeremy Fletcher (No. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing). Fletcher has never raced Sebring in a MX-5 Cup car but has plenty of other experience there to consider it home.

The rookie with the most points leaving Daytona is Mazda Shootout Scholarship winner Westin Workman (No. 13 BSI Racing). If it weren’t for a last lap incident in the second race at Daytona, Workman would be higher in the overall standings than sixth, where he sits presently.

Another “rookie” to keep an eye on at Sebring is Jesse Love (No. 2 Hendricks Motorsport). Love drives the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and is the reigning ARCA Menards Series Champion. Mutual sponsor Whelen Engineering introduced Love to MX-5 Cup and after what he saw at Daytona, he was all-in for making his debut.

He will be supported by Hendricks Motorsports, a new team led by Kimberlee Hendricks, a second-generation racer and owner of the Daytona-based prep shop.

Both MX-5 Cup races will be streamed live on RACER.com. Round 3 is scheduled for Thursday, March 14 at 1:05pm ET. Round 4 will take place Friday, March 15 at 11:45am ET.

Livestreams are produced by NASCAR Productions and feature play-by-play commentary from IMSA Radio squad John Hindhaugh and Shea Adam.

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