FormulaD Round 2: Road to the Championship Results
Press Release by John Pangilinan
Long Beach, Calif. – May 10, 2014 – Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro entered Road Atlanta for Round 2: Road to the Championship. Vaughn Gittin in the Monster Energy / Nitto Ford Mustang takes the victory moving him into second place in the championship standings.
Round 2: Road to the Championship marked the eleventh visit to Road Atlanta. The thousands of fans in attendance witnessed an action packed event weekend.
“It’s wonderful to see the growth in attendance each year at Road Atlanta, where we held our first Formula DRIFT event eleven years ago,” says Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. “The fans of the South are so passionate for the sport and we love coming to this venue.”
Vaughn Gittin fought his way to the top of the podium through tough competition to take his first victory of the season and move into second place in the point standings. Gittin matched up against Fredric Aasbo in the Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC in the finals. After a tightly fought battle Gittin was awarded the win. Chris Forsberg in the Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z rounded out the podium in third place to remain in first place in the championship.
“Tonight my team and I were truly one. We communicated and worked super hard,” said Vaughn Gittin, winner of Round 2: Road to the Championship. “These were some of the most hard fought battles that I remember ever having and it says a lot about our sport, where we are going and what we are doing. And I’m just super proud to be standing on the top step.”
The 2014 Formula DRIFT season continues with Round 3 on May 30-31 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. For more information visit:www.formuladrift.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram @formulad, Facebook www.facebook.com/formuladrift and Twitter @FormulaD.
| Formula DRIFT Professional Championship Presented by GoPro 2014 Standings After Two Rounds | ||
| 1. Forsberg, Chris | Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z | 173.00 Points |
| 2. Gittin Jr., Vaughn | Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR | 145.50 Points |
| 3. Aasbo, Fredric | Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC | 137.00 Points |
| 4. Moen, Kenneth | Bridges Racing Nissan 240SX | 135.50 Points |
| 5. Pawlak, Justin | Falken Tire Ford Mustang | 103.50 Points |
| 6. Bakchis, Aurimas | Feal Suspension / Nitto Tire Nissan 240SX | 102.00 Points |
| 7. Wang, Forrest | Get Nuts Lab / Hankook Tire / STR Racing Nissan S14 | 93.00 Points |
| 8. Essa, Michael | Essa Autosport / Yokohama BMW M3 | 91.50 Points |
| 9. McNamara, Darren | Falken Tire Nissan S14 | 84.50 Points |
| 10. Nishida, Robbie | Achilles Radial / Bridges Racing Lexus SC300 | 83.00 Points |
| 11. Gushi, Ken | GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S V2 | 70.00 Points |
| 12. Grunewald, Conrad | Megan Racing / Top 1 Oil / BRE Chevrolet Camaro | 70.00 Points |
| 13. Saito, Daigo | Achilles Radial Lexus SC430 | 68.50 Points |
| 14. McQuarrie, Tyler | GoPro Mobil 1Chevrolet Camaro | 61.50 Points |
| 15. DeNofa, Chelsea | BC Racing Nitto Tire BMW 3-Series | 57.00 Points |
| 16. Tuerck, Ryan | Retaks Maxxis Tires Air Force PSI Scion FR-S | 55.50 Points |
| Round 2: Road to the Championship Event Results | ||
| 1. Gittin Jr., Vaughn | Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR | Winner |
| 2. Aasbo, Fredric | Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC | 2nd Place |
| 3. Forsberg, Chris | Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z | 3rd Place |
| Manufacturers Championship Standings After Two Rounds | ||
| 1. Ford | 249.00 Points | |
| 2. Scion | 224.50 Points | |
| 3. Nissan | 209.50 Points | |
| 4. Lexus | 151.50 Points | |
| 5. BMW | 148.50 Points | |
| Tire Championship Standings After Two Rounds | ||
| 1. Hankook | 310.00 Points | |
| 2. Nitto | 247.50 Points | |
| 3. Achilles | 218.50 Points | |
| 4. Falken | 188.00 Points | |
| 5. Yokohama | 109.00 Points | |
