IRVINE, Calif. – Winning a Mazda Road to 24 Scholarship is a big deal, some racers have compared it to winning the lottery or Christmas as a kid.
Unlike lottery luck, and being nice to impress Santa, an MRT24 Scholarship is earned by racers with on-track performance. Patrick Gallagher earned his by winning the 2017 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires.
Mazda confirmed that Patrick Gallagher will be racing a full season in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge GS class. He will be racing in a Ford Mustang GT4 prepared by long-time Mazda technical partner Multimatic in conjunction with ModSpace.
“I am really excited for the opportunity to drive the GT4 Ford Mustang for Multimatic Motorsports in 2018. I think having Chad as my teammate will help my learning curve tremendously,” said Gallagher. “I cannot express how thankful to everyone at Mazda who puts these ladder prizes together. I think this shows that the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup is the place to be for young drivers looking for a break and move up the ladder. I am so happy to keep ModSpace on board this year they have been huge supporters of my championship this year and I hope Chad and I can make them proud.”
Gallagher will be co-driving with Chad McCumbee, who is the co-owner of Gallagher’s MX-5 Cup championship winning team this past season and a 2015 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge champion in his own right, so he’ll have a trusted co-driver who knows him well.
This is Gallagher’s second Mazda Scholarship. He previously won the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout in 2012. Gallagher had a busy 2017, as in addition to his MX-5 Cup championship, he graduated from Ohio State University with an engineering degree, and won the post-season Global MX-5 Cup Challenge, earning him another $75,000.
The Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge season opener will be on Jan. 26, at the Daytona International Speedway.
Source : speedsport.com
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