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IMSA licensed SCCA competition licensed Age 18 Autobahn Country Club
01  Driver 02  Awards 03  Journey 04  Season 05  Gallery 06  Mailing list
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Eli Dysart

Karting at thirteen, Spec Miata champion at sixteen, Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup debut at Indianapolis at eighteen. The road to endurance racing, one round at a time.

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Season opener · R1—2
Daytona International Speedway
Rolex 24 weekendJan 21–30
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01 · The driver

Five years of track time, one direction

Racing has always been more than a hobby — it's something I've built my life around. In September 2026 I made my professional debut in the IMSA Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and in 2027 I'll be competing for the full season — a major step toward endurance racing.

Along the way I've earned the Autobahn Young Driver Award — only the 4th driver ever — won my first full season of Spec Miata, finished 3rd in the 2026 SM1 championship after moving up a class, and finished 1st in Las Vegas in a Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo at the invitation of an ex-Formula 1 driver. I'm still 18.

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Eli Dysart trackside
Fig. 01Driver portrait

02 · Achievements & awards

2020 — 2026
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October 2025

Autobahn Young Driver Award

Only the 4th recipient in club history. Awarded by members and racing staff.

Previous recipients
Matteo Azari — SCCA National Championship
Samuel Bowman — National Karting Champion
Connor Willis — Preparing for GB3
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2025 Season

SM2 Season Champion

Highest season point total in Autobahn track history. 1st overall in points and wins among 20+ drivers — in a first full season of racing.

Trophies on the hood
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December 2025

Dream Racing 1st Place

Dream Racing · Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo. Invited by ex-F1 driver Enrico Bertaggia, won with a commanding lead, and got global racing connections.

Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo, Dream Racing Las Vegas
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September 2026

MX-5 Cup Debut — Indianapolis

Professional debut in the IMSA Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — Battle on the Bricks, Rounds 11–12, in the #15 against a 31-car field.

Race weekend
Qualified 25th of 31 — within 1.7 s of pole
Race 2: started 20th, finished 19th on the lead lap
Spun off, restarted far back, still finished on the lead lap
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2026 Season

3rd in the SM1 Championship

Moved up to SM1 at Autobahn Country Club after clinching the 2025 SM2 title, and finished 3rd in the championship in the #28 in the first season after moving up.

Spec Miata at Autobahn
SM2 debut — podium in first race
SM2 — 2025 champion, record point total
SM1 — 3rd in the 2026 championship
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Drivers beaten in the 2025 SM2 championship, first full season
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Autobahn record point total — SM2 season
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Years of karting and Spec Miata race experience

03 · Racing journey

Karting to MX-5 Cup
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2027
Goal — full Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup season
Fourteen rounds across seven events.
Driver skills
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Karting, No. 28
Spec Miata No. 28 cornering
Fig. 02—03Kart → Spec Miata

04 · 2027 race calendar

Seven events · Fourteen rounds
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Schedule tentative — subject to IMSA and series confirmation. Dates and venues may shift.

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Instagram
@eli.dysart
Race weekends, paddock and garage
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YouTube
@elidysartracing
Onboard laps, test days and race recaps
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06 · Mailing list

Follow the season from the inside

Race reports, test-day notes, schedule changes and behind-the-scenes content from the paddock. One email per race weekend, nothing else.

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Business inquiries

Partnerships, media, appearances

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eliracing@dysarts.net
Team
Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup
Home track
Autobahn Country Club, Joliet IL