Pleasure continues to construct for the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup introduced by Michelin’s first-ever oval race at Martinsville Speedway on October 26. The anticipation isn’t the one factor constructing, nevertheless, as Sunoco has stepped up so as to add prize cash and convey the overall purse to $63,000.
The Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup common season got here to an in depth final week with champion Gresham Wagner receiving a examine for $250,000 and Rookie of the Yr Westin Workman incomes $80,000. Now, Mazda MX-5 Cup drivers can look ahead to the potential for successful much more cash on the Martinsville non-points race.
What was already a beneficiant prize package deal for a single race, has grow to be much more so because of Sunoco Race Fuels. Each the stage break and race end payouts have been considerably elevated as follows:
Race Payouts
1st Place $25,000
2nd Place $10,000
third Place $7,000
4th Place $5,000
fifth Place $4,000
sixth – tenth Place – $1,000 every
Stage Break (Lap 50) Payouts
1st = $3,500
2nd = $2,000
third = $1,500
Followers who can’t make it to Martinsville Speedway in particular person will have the ability to watch the 100-lap race dwell on IMSA’s YouTube channel. Opening for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the MX-5 Cup race is slated to start out at 6pm ET on Saturday, October 26.
