Formula DRIFT Pro-Am Nationals This Weekend!

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The top amateur drivers from the United States and Canada will meet at the infamous “House of Drift,” at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. This will be the first time that a Pro Am competition of this level will take place at this location. The rising stars of drifting will be discovered and compete for their chance to earn a Formula DRIFT Pro Championship license. Current professional drivers that made their way up through the Pro Am circuit include Justin Pawlak, Ryan Tuerck, Joon Maeng, and Matt Powers.

“Bringing the FD Pro Am National Championship to Irwindale is not only very cool, but very symbolic as well,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Never has a Pro Am competition of this magnitude and importance been held at Irwindale before. And to top it off Irwindale is the birthplace of American professional drifting, back in 2003 when Ryan and I brought D1 outside of Japan for the first time.”

Tickets for the Pro Am National Championship will go on sale on October 17, the same day as Round 7: Judgment Day the final event of the 6th season of the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship. Online tickets can be purchased on the Formula DRIFT website. For more information, visit: www.formuladrift.com.

Formula DRIFT Pro AM National Championship Invited Drivers List

TENTATIVE DRIVERS LIST
Driver Name / Series Qualified From

Brian Peter
Formula DRIFT Atlanta

Dan Willie
Formula DRIFT Atlanta

Jason Jiovani
Formula DRIFT Atlanta

Tom Barnhart
Formula DRIFT Atlanta

Forrest Wang
Formula DRIFT Las Vegas

Johnny Kanavas
Formula DRIFT Las Vegas

Roland Gallagher
Formula DRIFT Las Vegas

Andrew Coomes
Formula DRIFT Las Vegas

Cyrus Martinez
Formula DRIFT Seattle

Victor Moore
Formula DRIFT Seattle

Ian Fournier
Formula DRIFT Seattle

Trent Stromkins
Formula DRIFT Seattle

Kohei Nakamura
DMCC West

Chris Scremin
DMCC West

Robert Parsons
DMCC West

David Briggs
DMCC East

Ryan Lanteigne
DMCC East

Claude Poirier
DMCC East

Russell Walker
HIN Texas

Ameen Rizvi
HIN Texas

Gary James
HIN Florida

Charlie Thompson
HIN Florida

Derek King
HIN Chicago

Mike Pollard
HIN Chicago

John Johnson
HIN Chicago

Note: In addition to the listed drivers, all current Formula DRIFT Pro License holders that do not meet the minimum points for automatic renewal will be invited to this competition. Alternates and additional drivers will be added to the list pending the results of upcoming Pro Am events.