First came Road Atlanta, then Detroit, now Mid-Ohio. The difference this time was that it was the team owner's car taking the checkered flag with Sylvain Tremblay and Tom Long scoring the win. Long had won the pole position and the team led the bulk of the race. Similar to the races in Georgia and Michigan, it was a three-way battle for most of the race with a Porsche Cayman splitting the two Mazdas. Joel Miller and Tristan Nunez in the #00 VISITFLORIDA RACING Mazda6 scored third-place points after an oil leak took them off-track late in the race.

After six races Mazda is now just four points behind Porsche for the Grand-Am GX Manufacturers Championship. The two SpeedSource cars are second and third in team points, while Joel Miller is second among drivers, 14 points behind Jim Norman. There are six races remaining to determine the champions, including Mazda's ‘home race’, September 7-8 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The next race is the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen on June 30th at Watkins Glen.

John M. Doonan, Director, Mazda Motorsports, Mazda North American Operations:
“For those who know racing, scoring a win in the first year of a program is never an easy task. To take three in a row, this early in the development, is very special. We've still got a long way to go with the Mazda6 SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel program, but it's wonderful to see Sylvain and Tom score their first win with the car.”

Sylvain Tremblay, Driver, #70 SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel Mazda6:
“This was a great day for the entire team, and very special for me as a driver to get my first diesel-powered win. This win satisfies me as a driver, but wearing my team-owner hat, all three wins have been equal as everyone at SpeedSource and Mazda works flat out to make sure everything we build is fast and reliable.”