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LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 7, 2026) – After missing out on a podium in Race 1 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Justin Adakonis (No. 23 McCumbee McAleer Racing) knew exactly what he needed to do to capture the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin Race 2 win on Sunday. Rookie Ethan Jacobs (No. 99 JDH Racing) finished second after an intense fight with Adakonis for the win, with polesitter Julian DaCosta (No. 95 BSI Racing) completing the podium.

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LEXINGTON, Ohio. – The “mid” in the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course described perfectly middle-of-the-road conditions directly in-between a gray, cloudy and wet start and clear, sunny and drying finish to the opening IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race of the weekend. What wasn’t “mid,” however, was the performances delivered by both class championship leaders who excelled in the challenging conditions.

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LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 6, 2026) – The last time 2025 series champion Jeremy Fletcher (No. 22 McCumbee McAleer Racing) took to the track with Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, his race ended only a few corners after the green flag. Saturday, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Fletcher bounced back in a big way, winning an exhilarating Round Five race. He was joined on the podium by the two series champions preceding him: Jared Thomas (No. 96 JTR Motorsports Engineering) and Gresham Wagner (No. 5 JTR Motorsports Engineering).

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Whether they embrace it or not, Denis Dupont and Preston Brown are the undisputed kings of IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge’s four-hour endurance races.

As the series heads back to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the third edition of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio, Dupont and Brown are seeking their fourth four-hour race win in the last two years in the No. 76 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian Hyundai Elantra N TCR in Touring Car (TCR).

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Event features IMSA sports car racing headlined by Michelin Pilot Challenge endurance race on Sunday

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 2, 2026) – The 65th season of racing begins at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with thrilling International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) sports car competition at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Four Hours of Mid-Ohio (June 5-7, 2026). The three-day event is headlined by a four-hour IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge endurance race with additional on-track action from three other series. 

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LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 2, 2026) – It has been a quiet three months since the checkered flag flew in St. Petersburg, but it’s finally time for the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin to return to the racetrack for Rounds 5 and 6 this weekend. The setting is Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, which never fails to produce some of the best racing of the season. A field of 39 cars is expected, including a few new faces that could shake up the championship.

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Walking Wounded Wind Up Sweeping Podium In Wisconsin

ELKHART LAKE, WI (May 31, 2026) – OrangeCat Racing's Sean Dylan Kelly claimed his first Quad Lock Superbike victory of the season on Sunday at Road America, capitalizing on the misfortune of Strack Racing Yamaha's Mathew Scholtz to leave Wisconsin with a one-point championship lead.

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Patrick Gallagher is a professional sports car driver from Thornville, Ohio, whose career in motorsports began as soon as he entered the world. Born into a racing family, with his father competing in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) events, Gallagher was immersed in the sport from an early age and began racing go-karts at just six years old.

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