Editing Mazdaspeed (section)

==Race branding==
Mazda branded a selection of several racing series as the Mazdaspeed as well as a driver development ladder. This program, which began in 2005, was organized by Mazda and promoters offering presented season winners in a given series with an automatic ride in the next series on the ladder.

The sports car version, Road to (the Rolex) 24 (at Daytona), offered winners of the Global MX-5 Cup [[Spec Miata]] series a promotion to the Prototype Lites series, and the winner there was offered a ride in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, with opportunities later on in the [[United Sports Car Racing|IMSA WeatherTech United Sports Car Championship]].

The single-seater version, the Road to Indy, once offered drivers who won in any series a shootout where they could enter the US F2000 championship, advance to Pro Mazda, and then advance to Indy Lights, before earning a ride in the  [[NTT IndyCar Series|IndyCar Series]]. Mazda discontinued its participation of the Road To Indy ladder system in 2018 to focus on its IMSA sportscar prototype program and grassroots racing contingency program under the Global MX-5 Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://racer.com/2018/07/31/mazda-to-conclude-road-to-indy-involvement/|title=Mazda to withdraw from Road to Indy|date=31 July 2018}}</ref>