In 2026, Wagner returns to full-time MX-5 Cup competition, making the switch to JTR Motorsports Engineering to partner fellow two-time champion, Jared Thomas.
Gresham began his racing career at the age of 5, racing karts at Langley Speedway. Once he was 9, Gresham made his national karting debut, competing in the 2007 World Karting Association (WKA) Manufacturer’s Cup with MRP-Birel America. In 2013, after many successful years and championships with the MRP team, he joined Kartsport North America. Gresham continued competing in karts, both in the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS), WKA, and Superkarts USA (SKUSA). During his time in karting, Gresham also competed in the STARS of Karting, BRDC Stars of Tomorrow, and WSK North American series.
In 2017, Gresham advanced into car racing, joining Sick Sideways Racing. After a season in the SCCA Majors Tour, he made his full-season debut in the 2019 MX-5 Cup Championship. In 2020, Gresham continued in the series with Spark Performance, earning numerous poles, podiums, wins, and a championship.
In 2022, he earned the drivers’ championship in his debut season in the TCA class of Touring Car America, driving the new BRZ TCA for TechSport Racing. He also helped bring TechSport Racing the teams’ championship in 2022. In 2023, the pairing advanced into the inaugural Toyota GR Cup series, where Gresham earned 3 wins, 11 podiums and the drivers’ vice-championship, as well as earning TechSport Racing the teams’ championship again.
His inaugural GR Cup season was followed by sweeping the driver and teams’ championship with Copeland Motorsports in 2024, earning 10 wins and 12 podiums across the year. The 2024 MX-5 Cup season saw Wagner join McCumbee McAleer Racing and earn his second Mazda MX-5 Cup championship, continuing to extend many of his records.
Following his success in GR Cup, Wagner joined the Toyota Driver Development (TD2) program and finished runner-up in the 2025 SRO GT4 America Championship, driving a Toyota GR Supra GT4. He would also continue racing part-time in MX-5 Cup, extending his race-winning streak to 6 years and pushing his total podiums to over 40.
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Off the racetrack, Gresham is a graduate of Christopher Newport University with B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in communications. His father Kevin and mother Lauren help manage his racing and have been a fundamental part of his career since it began.
Fast Facts
Birthday: August 21, 1997
Hometown: Newport News, Virginia, USA
Current Residence: Williamsburg, Virginia, USA