Formula D 2014 Round 3: Miami Heat Results

Press release by: John Pangilinan

Long Beach, Calif. – May 31, 2014 – Formula DRIFT entered Homestead-Miami Speedway for the first time for Round 3: Miami Heat. Vaughn Gittin, Jr. in the Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR takes his second consecutive victory.Round 3: Miami Heat entered Homestead-Miami Speedway for the first time. The Pro Championship competition highlighted a jam-packed weekend of activities that included the kick-off of the PRO 2 Series competition and Offset Kings car show.“Homestead-Miami Speedway provided a great new venue for our Championship,” says Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. “The increasingly bigger fan base was treated to some impressive driving all weekend with the first event PRO 2 Series competition and Round 3 of the Pro Championship.”

The final battle pitted Vaughn Gittin , Jr. against points leader and the number one qualifier, Chris Forsberg in the Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z. The final battle was close, but Gittin was able to out perform his rival to earn his second consecutive event victory moving into second place overall in the championship standings. Forsberg retains the lead by with a ten point margin heading into the fourth round of competition. Rounding out the podium in third place was the number three qualifier, Kenny Moen in the Achilles Radial / Bridges Racing Nissan 240SX.

“It feels really amazing to be here and come to a brand new track and work with my team to get my Monster Energy, Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR on rails to be able to hit every mark and compete with some of the best drivers in the world,” said Vaughn Gittin Jr., winner of Round 3: Miami Heat. “Back to back wins is just amazing and we are working hard and it just feels good that its paying off and I’m just pumped.”

The 2014 Formula DRIFT Championship season continues with Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway in New Jersey on June 20-21. For more information visit: www.formuladrift.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram @formulad, Facebookwww.facebook.com/formuladrift and Twitter @FormulaD.

Formula DRIFT Professional Championship Presented by GoPro 2014 Standings After Three Rounds
1. Forsberg, Chris	Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z	263.00 Points
2. Gittin Jr., Vaughn	Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR	253.00 Points
3. Moen, Kenneth	Bridges Racing Nissan 240SX	205.50 Points
4. Aasbo, Fredric	Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC	189.50 Points
5. Pawlak, Justin	Falken Tire Ford Mustang	140.00 Points
6. Nishida, Robbie	Achilles Radial / Bridges Racing Lexus SC300	132.50 Points
7. Wang, Forrest	Get Nuts Lab / Hankook Tire / STR Racing Nissan S14	129.50 Points
8. Bakchis, Aurimas	Feal Suspension / Nitto Tire Nissan 240SX	121.00 Points
9. McQuarrie, Tyler	GoPro Mobil 1Chevrolet Camaro	114.00 Points
10. Essa, Michael	Essa Autosport / Yokohama BMW M3	109.00 Points
11. McNamara, Darren	Falken Tire Nissan S14	102.00 Points
12. DeNofa, Chelsea	BC Racing Nitto Tire BMW 3-Series	92.00 Points
13. Grunewald, Conrad	Megan Racing / Top 1 Oil / BRE Chevrolet Camaro	90.50 Points
14. Tuerck, Ryan	Retaks Maxxis Tires Air Force PSI Scion FR-S	90.50 Points
15. Gushi, Ken	GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S V2	89.00 Points
16. Field, Matt	CX Racing / Nitto Tire Nissan 240SX	84.50 Points
Round 3: Miami Heat Event Results
1. Gittin Jr., Vaughn	Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR	Winner
2. Forsberg, Chris	Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z	2nd Place
3. Moen, Kenny	Bridges Racing Nissan 240SX	3rd Place
Manufacturers Championship Standings After Three Rounds
1. Ford	393.00 Points
2. Nissan	334.50 Points
3. Scion	312.00 Points
4. Chevy	204.50 Points
5. BMW	201.00 Points
Tire Championship Standings After Three Rounds
1. Hankook	452.50 Points
2. Nitto	422.00 Points
3. Achilles	338.00 Points
4. Falken	242.00 Points
5. Yokohama	128.00 Points