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 2025 Contingency Awards Program:
• Mazda’s 2025 Contingency Awards Program
• Mazda’s 2024 Contingency Awards Program
• Contingency Awards Program Official Request Form
• 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
2024 Scholarship Winners:
• Noah Harmon; winner of the 2024 MX-5 Cup Shootout:
$150,000 value to compete in 2025 MX-5 Cup
• Helio Meza; runner-up of the 2024 MX-5 Cup Shootout:
$100,00 value to compete in 2025 MX-5 Cup
• Ashlyn Speed; Women’s Scholarship of the 2024 MX-5 Cup Shootout:
$100,000 value to compete in 2025 MX-5 Cup
• Westin Workman; winner of the 2024 MX-5 Cup ROY:
$80,000 value to compete in 2025 MX-5 Cup
• Vinnie Meskelis, Joey Andrews, and Emy Kissick; winners of the 2024 Spec MX-5 Shootout
• Justin Adakonis; winner of the 2024 Spec MX-5 Challenge presented by Toyo Tires
$30,000 value
• Ethan Jacobs; runner-up of the 2023 Spec MX-5 Challenge presented by Toyo Tires
$20,000 value
A special congratulations to 2024 MX-5 Cup Champion, Gresham Wagner, 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.