2023 Contingency Awards Program Payouts and Requirements

While Mazda Motorsports’ parts support program may be the most valuable part of being a Mazda Team Support Program member for most Mazda racers, Mazda’s contingency awards program has paid tens of millions of dollars across thousands of racers over the years.

Whether it’s grassroots or pro racing, sprint or endurance, sports car or open wheel, autocross, road racing, time trials, rally or circle track racing, Mazda powers it, and Mazda powers its racers through the best contingency award program in the country.

From prize money valued as low as $100 for a 5th place autocross finish to help keep you on track, to as high as a quarter-million dollar scholarship for the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich® Tires champion, Mazda has a comprehensive program built for the weekend warriors to those who aspire to compete in IMSA.

 

Applicable PDFs for Mazda’s 2023 Contingency Awards Program:

Mazda’s 2023 Contingency Awards Program

Contingency Awards Program Official Request Form

W-9 (October 2018)

For NASA’s Toyo Bucks, submit here

For Toyo Bucks earned during SCCA events (e.g., from Spec MX-5 Challenge Series events), submit here

 

2022 Scholarship Winners:

  • Nate Cicero; winner of the 2022 MX-5 Cup Shootout:

$110,000 value to compete in 2023 MX-5 Cup

  • Thomas Annunziata; 2022; runner-up of the 2022 MX-5 Cup Shootout:

$75,000 value to compete in 2023 MX-5 Cup

  • Heather Hadley; 2022; runner-up of the 2022 MX-5 Cup Shootout:

$75,000 value to compete in 2023 MX-5 Cup

  • Connor Zilisch; winner of the 2022 MX-5 Cup ROY:

$75,000 value to compete in 2023 MX-5 Cup

  • Thomas Annunziata; winner of the 2022 Spec MX-5 Challenge presented by Toyo Tires:

$30,000 value

  • Clayton Ketcher; runner-up of the 2022 Spec MX-5 Challenge presented by Toyo Tires

$20,000 value

A special congratulations to 2022 MX-5 Cup Champion, Jared Thomas, winner of $250,000 – to be used in any series he chooses.

It’s no wonder that more Mazdas are road-raced than any other car brand on any given weekend.