Nathan Nicholson No. 8 in Mazda MX-5 Cup Standings After VIR

By Kris Mills, Social Media Coordinator

It was an up-and-down weekend for TeamWWF Driver Ambassador Nathan Nicholson at Virginia International Raceway. As Nicholson knows, that is simply how motorsports can be from race to race. 

Nicholson collected P5 (Race 2) and P36 (Race 1) finishes in Rounds 9-10 of the Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship and is now No. 8 overall in the point standings (1,700 points).

With two rounds remaining, it is now crunch time for Nicholson and fellow MX-5 Cup drivers.

“I really thought that would be the one,” Nicholson said of his second race at VIR. “After getting wrecked in Race 1, the Advanced Autosports guys, Landon Dallmann, and my dad stayed up until 4 a.m. to give me a competitive car for Race 2. We led the most laps, had a car capable of winning, and for a while it looked like it was finally going to go our way.

“All we can do is keep putting ourselves in position to win and trust that eventually it’ll play out our way,” Nicholson continued. “The most promising part of this weekend is that we finally showed the pace to be a dominant car and fight at the front. Next up, my home race in Indy. Let’s go get one.”

View the full results from each race. MX-5Cup.com/results. 

You can watch the race replays on the IMSA Official YouTube Channel. 

If you want to catch Nicholson, who is from Bloomington, IN, race live during IMSA Weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Sept. 18-20), you can do so in our Turn 2 VIP Suite. We are offering a weekend package for $250 per person. See our suite. TeamWWF.org/about-us/turn-2-suite

Please reach out to TeamWWF Executive Director Madelyn DeLee at director@teamwwf.com if you wish to purchase tickets. 

After Rounds 11-12 at IMS, the Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship will conclude at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta at the end of September (Rounds 13-14).

Want to support Nicholson this year? Go here. TeamWWF.org/teamwwf/nathan-nicholson