Ashlyn Speed

Professional Race Car Driver

2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout Winner
Whelen Ambassador
Hendricks Motorsports

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Racing in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup

2025 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Season

Ashlyn competes in the prestigious Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Series presented by Michelin. She is teamed with Hendricks Motorsports out of Daytona Beach. Winning the 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout Women's Initiative Scholarship and being selected as the first female ambassador for Whelen Engineering, the series title sponsor, Ashlyn entered into professional racing in 2025.

The Mazda MX-5 Cup is known for producing some of the best wheel-to-wheel racing in North America, with identical cars ensuring that driver skill is the primary factor in success. It's referred to as the "best racing on the planet" thrilling fans at the event and through the highly viewed live broadcasts.

Factory Mazda Driver
Whelen Ambassador

From Karting to Professional Racing

Ashlyn Speed began her racing journey at just 7 years old when her father took her to K-1 Speed for some after-school fun. What started as a casual activity quickly revealed natural talent that would propel her through the ranks of motorsports.

From winning karting championships, named the 2022 SCCA Texas Region Driver of the Year, and claiming the 2023 SCCA Southern Conference Championship in Formula Mazda, Ashlyn has consistently proven herself as one of America's most promising young drivers.

Now competing as a professional, she represents the future of American motorsports and serves as an inspiration for young drivers everywhere.