Dwyer will be paired up with Andrew Carbonell for the entire ten-race season beginning January 23rd at Daytona International Speedway.
Mazda Racing announced today that Liam Dwyer would be a full-time pro racer in the 2015 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
Dwyer gained attention in racing circles in 2014 when he teamed up with Tom Long to co-drive their Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5 to a win in the Lime Rock Park Continental Tire ST race on Memorial Day weekend.
Dwyer was competing in only his second professional race, and he was doing it with an artificial leg, having been injured while serving as a U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant in Afghanistan just three years previously.
“To be granted a full ride in the Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5 is the ultimate dream come true. And on top of that, I have one of the fastest MX-5 drivers, Andrew Carbonell, as my co-driver,” said Dwyer.
“While we are all impressed with Liam on so many levels, we have recruited him for the same reason we recruit any driver,” said John Doonan, Motorsports Director, Mazda North American Operations.
Doonan said that he could help Mazda win races and the 2015 manufacturers’ championship. “His personal story is just the icing on the cake and helps us connect with a bigger story.” Video @ http://youtu.be/6D_5t2-eWdo
