The 2022 Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BF Goodrich was a single-make motor racing championship, the 18th season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup and the 2nd under a new sanctioning agreement with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The series began on January 27 at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded on October 1 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta after 14 rounds. Jared Thomas won the driver's championship by a narrow margin of 10 points over Connor Zilisch, who was awarded Rookie of the Year. Hixon Motor Sports earned the entrant's championship.
Schedule The schedule was announced on August 6, 2021, featuring 14 rounds across seven double-header weekends. All races are 45 minutes in length. Rnd.CircuitLocationDatesSupporting1Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) Daytona Beach, FloridaJanuary 27–30IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship23Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, FloridaFebruary 25–27NTT Data IndyCar Series45Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioMay 13–15IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship67Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New YorkJune 23–26IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship89Road America Elkhart Lake, WisconsinJuly 1–3NASCAR Cup Series1011Virginia International Raceway Alton, VirginiaAugust 26–28IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship1213Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, GeorgiaSeptember 28–October 1IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship14Source:
Entry list All competitors utilize the Mazda MX-5 Cup car, modified to their homologated racing specification by Flis Performance. Team No. Driver Rounds Carter Racing Enterprises 08 Michael Carter 1–5 Copeland Motorsports 2 Maximilian Opalski 1–4, 6–7 7 Matt Curry 1, 3 31 Jameson Riley All 51 Tyler Gonzalez 1–4, 6–7 Maximilian Opalski 5 Spark Performance 5 Gresham Wagner All 24 Aaron Jeansonne All 33 Alex Bachoura All 48 Rossi Lee 2–3, 6 Hixon Motor Sports 10 Thomas Annunziata 6 21 Bruno Carneiro 1–6 27 Dante Tornello 1–5 65 Bryce Cornet 1–6 72 Connor Zilisch All 80 Ethan Tyler 3–6 85 Bruno Smielevski 6–7 87 Selin Rollan All McCumbee McAleer Racing 13 Jenson Altzman All 15 Aidan Fassnacht All 28 Sam Paley All 39 John Jodoin All 48 Rossi Lee 1 53 Mark Kvamme 7 55 Moisey Uretsky 1–5 76 Matthew Dirks All 89 Justin Piscitell All Thunder Bunny Racing 22 Laura Hayes All 75 Parker Kligerman 5 JTR Motorsports Engineering 23 Glenn McGee All 69 Anthony McIntosh 1–5, 7 81 James Hayosh 4–5 82 Woody Heimann All 88 Sean Varwig 1–2 Cameron Lawrence 7 96 Jared Thomas All Formidable Racing 32 Chris Nunes 1–6 43 Joey Atanasio All 44 Mickey Thomas 2 Slipstream Performance 36 David Staab All 37 Michael Staab 1–3, 5–7Sources: = Eligible for Rookie's Championship
Race Results Bold indicates overall winner. Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver 1 1 Daytona #28 McCumbee McAleer Racing #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering #51 Copeland Motorsports Sam Paley Jared Thomas Tyler Gonzalez R2 #72 Hixon Motor Sports #5 Spark Performance #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering Connor Zilisch Gresham Wagner Jared Thomas 2 1 St. Petersburg #23 JTR Motorsports Engineering #89 McCumbee McAleer Racing #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering Glenn McGee Justin Piscitell Jared Thomas R2 #23 JTR Motorsports Engineering #89 McCumbee McAleer Racing #87 Hixon Motor Sports Glenn McGee Justin Piscitell Selin Rollan 3 1 Mid-Ohio #76 McCumbee McAleer Racing #28 McCumbee McAleer Racing #5 Spark Performance Matthew Dirks Sam Paley Gresham Wagner R2 #76 McCumbee McAleer Racing #08 Carter Racing Enterprises #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering Matthew Dirks Michael Carter Jared Thomas 4 1 Watkins Glen #72 Hixon Motor Sports #21 Hixon Motor Sports #51 Copeland Motorsports Connor Zilisch Bruno Carneiro Tyler Gonzalez R2 #24 Spark Performance #76 McCumbee McAleer Racing #15 McCumbee McAleer Racing Aaron Jeansonne Matthew Dirks Aidan Fassnacht 5 1 Road America #72 Hixon Motor Sports #5 Spark Performance #72 Hixon Motor Sports Connor Zilisch Gresham Wagner Connor Zilisch R2 #72 Hixon Motor Sports #5 Spark Performance #72 Hixon Motor Sports Connor Zilisch Gresham Wagner Connor Zilisch 6 1 Virginia #15 McCumbee McAleer Racing #51 Copeland Motorsports #51 Copeland Motorsports Aidan Fassnacht Tyler Gonzalez Tyler Gonzalez R2 #15 McCumbee McAleer Racing #96 JTR Motorsports Engineering #72 Hixon Motor Sports Aidan Fassnacht Jared Thomas Connor Zilisch 7 1 Road Atlanta #28 McCumbee McAleer Racing #76 McCumbee McAleer Racing #72 Hixon Motor Sports Sam Paley Matthew Dirks Connor Zilisch R2 #72 Hixon Motor Sports #39 McCumbee McAleer Racing #51 Copeland Motorsports Connor Zilisch John Jodoin Tyler Gonzalez
Championship Standings
Points System Championship points are awarded at the finish of each event according to the chart below. Position123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930+Points350320300280260250240230220210200190180170160150140130120110100908070605040302010 For each race, bonus points are awarded for the following: AwardPointsPole Position10Most Race Laps Led10Fastest Race Lap10
The ten (10) additional points for achieving pole position are not awarded if the starting grid is determined by “Other Means”. In the case of a tie for the most laps led, the competitor that finishes the highest in the running order is declared the winner. In the case of a tie for the fastest Race lap, the competitor that first achieves the fastest Race lap is declared the winner.
Driver's Championship IMSA recognizes driver champions based on the total number of championship points earned during the season. Pos. DriverDAYSTPMOHWGLELKVIRATL Bonus Points 1 Jared Thomas 5 1 1 6 2 1 5 3 26 2 17 4 5 8 50 3610 2 Connor Zilisch 4 7 17 2 17 17 22 6 1 1 2 1 1 6 90 3600 3 Gresham Wagner 21 2 2 7 1 5 8 13 3 4 3 2 23 2 50 3465 4 Selin Rollan 3 6 3 1 6 2 28 11 4 20 19 6 2 7 30 3225 5 Sam Paley 9 5 6 3 9 8 25 8 29 13 5 3 4 4 30 3010 6 Justin Piscitell 16 16 7 4 5 3 7 24 8 5 6 7 22 5 20 2910 7 Joey Atanasio 12 3 4 14 12 4 2 9 12 19 26 26 7 3 0 2815 8 Matthew Dirks 26 27 19 9 3 16 24 7 7 3 4 5 6 16 35 2565 9 Jenson Altzman 19 30 11 17 19 9 6 21 10 9 12 10 10 11 0 2400 10 Aaron Jeansonne 10 17 12 8 16 14 4 23 6 6 20 20 11 22 10 2395 11 Tyler Gonzalez 1 20 28 10 26 7 1 28 1 24 3 1 10 2390 12 Glenn McGee 15 15 8 20 15 15 23 12 13 7 9 15 23 21 20 2160 13 Bruno Carneiro 6 11 9 13 11 12 9 2 5 21 27 DNS 10 2110 14 Chris Nunes 2 4 5 19 23 13 10 19 9 8 25 25 0 2100 15 Alex Bachoura 24 14 21 16 19 20 12 15 16 15 10 13 8 19 0 2060 16 David Staab 11 12 20 12 20 23 19 18 18 12 16 18 15 13 0 2015 17 Aidan Fassnacht 17 23 25 25 12 11 3 1 23 27 7 22 19 23 20 1945 18 Laura Hayes 20 24 22 15 25 25 18 17 11 11 13 11 17 15 0 1870 19 John Jodoin 18 26 24 18 13 18 16 15 28 10 28 12 12 12 10 1860 20 Maximilian Opalski 8 25 DNS DNS 14 12 13 14 24 DNS 8 17 18 9 0 1705 21 Jameson Riley 23 9 10 11 24 29 14 10 19 23 15 14 DNS DNS 0 1675 22 Woody Heimann 30 8 18 27 22 24 21 16 14 17 22 16 16 17 0 1605 23 Michael Carter 7 29 13 5 4 19 15 27 2 22 10 1580 24 Bryce Cornet 13 10 26 26 8 6 11 4 30 24 23 DNS 0 1485 25 Anthony McIntosh 22 28 29 21 18 21 29 29 15 26 14 14 0 985 26 Michael Staab 28 18 23 28 28 28 28 DNS 24 23 21 20 0 820 27 Bruno Smielevski 14 8 13 18 0 710 28 Dante Tornello 27 21 30 25 17 22 22 14 0 700 29 Ethan Tyler 27 27 27 25 17 18 18 21 0 665 30 Sean Varwig 14 13 15 24 0 580 31 Moisey Uretsky 29 19 16 DNS 29 22 26 26 27 DNS 0 535 32 Rossi Lee DNS DNS 14 DNS 21 26 21 19 0 490 33 James Hayosh 20 20 21 16 0 470 34 Cameron Lawrence 9 10 0 430 35 Thomas Annunziata 11 9 0 420 36 Matt Curry 25 20 0 170 37 Parker Kligerman 20 25 0 170 38 Mickey Thomas 27 23 0 120 39 Mark Kvamme 20 DNS 0 110 Pos. DriverDAYSTPMOHWGLELKVIRATL Bonus PointsBold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
Underline = Most Laps Led
‡: Race 1 at Mid-Ohio shortened due to weather, half points awarded except for pole position bonus points.
Entrant's Championship Each entrant receives championship points for its highest car finishing position in each race. The positions of subsequent finishing cars from the same entrant are not considered in the results and all other cars are elevated in the finishing positions accordingly. Pos. DriverDAYSTPMOHWGLELKVIRATL Bonus Points 1 Hixon Motor Sports 3 6 3 1 6 2 9 2 29 1 2 1 1 6 130 4340 2 McCumbee McAleer Racing 9 5 6 3 3 3 3 1 7 3 4 3 4 4 125 4085 3 JTR Motorsports Engineering 5 1 1 6 2 1 5 3 13 2 9 4 5 8 70 4300 4 Spark Performance 10 2 2 7 1 5 4 13 3 4 3 2 8 2 60 3935 5 Copeland Motorsports 1 9 10 10 14 7 1 10 19 23 1 14 3 1 10 3800 6 Formidable Racing 2 3 4 14 12 4 2 9 9 8 25 25 7 3 0 3675 7 Slipstream Performance 11 12 20 12 20 23 19 18 18 12 16 18 15 13 0 3165 8 Thunder Bunny Racing 20 24 22 15 25 25 18 17 11 11 13 11 17 15 0 3160 9 Carter Racing Enterprises 7 29 13 5 4 19 15 27 2 22 10 2420 Pos. DriverDAYSTPMOHWGLELKVIRATL Bonus Points
‡: Race 1 at Mid-Ohio shortened due to weather, half points awarded except for pole position bonus points.
References
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