DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Preston Pardus’ racing career takes another step forward this week with his debut in the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup series at his home track, Daytona Int’l Speedway. Pardus will have only two half-hour practice sessions to get acclimated to a car that’s vastly different from the Spec Miata he drove to a second SCCA national championship last fall. So in that respect, it’s more of a sports car,” Pardus said. Pardus’ 2020 successes have rolled over into his ’21 SCCA season. He took first and second in Spec Miata races at Homestead, Fla., and he won both events last weekend at Sebring (Fla.) Int’l Raceway. He will be back at the speedway in late February for a NASCAR Xfinity race on the road course. This is one of the few opportunities anyone could get back on track at Daytona until the NASCAR deal.

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