MX-5 Cup Returns to Its Birthplace


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Event/Circuit U. S. Sports Car Invitational

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

11-turn, 2.238-mile road course

Qualifying: Saturday, May 19 at 8:00 a. m. (PDT)

Green Flag: Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 p. m. (PDT)

Race Length: 45-minute timed race.

Timing/Scoring: Live Timing & Scoring and lap notes via the SCCA® Pit Board are available for all sessions through www.mx-5cup.com .

Records: Qualifying Lap: 1:43.546 (77.808 mph), Chip Herr, 2006

Race Lap: 1:44.281 (77.260 mph), Chip Herr, 2006

Average Speed: 72.628 mph, Chip Herr, 2006

Closest Margin of Victory: 0.107-second, Chip Herr over Todd Buras, 2006

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MX-5 Cup Returns To Its Birthplace

It’s a homecoming of sorts this weekend for the SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup. A year ago, the series made its debut at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The race was an impressive bit of foreshadowing for the rest of the season, as four different drivers exchanged the lead several times over the course of the race before Chip Herr emerged as the very first MX-5 Cup winner. Many of the drivers involved in that first exhilarating race return this weekend for a rematch.


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