Courtesy of Racer: With just 4.1 seconds as the total margin of victory from a full 12-race schedule, the 2017 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires season was one of the most hotly contested championships in the sport. The Mazda vision of taking a production-based Mazda MX-5 Cup car to the track produced incredible parity of competition once again, as evidenced by the nearly 2,000 on-track passes that were completed during the 2017 season.
Series officials have announced that the 2018 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup season will now include two classes of competition with integration of the “Challenger Class presented by Monticello Motor Club.” The new class will create a new opportunity for competition within the INDYCAR-sanctioned series.