EVENT DETAILS
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Location: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 4: TYPE S The Gauntlet presented by AutoZone
RESULTS FROM FD PRO ROUND 2
1. Adam LZ (USA) – RTR Vehicles Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD
2. Simen Olsen (Norway) – Feal Suspension Nissan S14.9
3. Matt Field (USA) – Borla Performance / GT Radial Corvette
NOTES
- LZ celebrated his first ever Formula DRIFT podium with a win in his RTR Vehicles Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD, which he’s sharing this season with team leader Vaughn Gittin Jr, each competing in four rounds
- With comparatively little competitive seat time between them, there perhaps wasn’t an expectation for LZ or Gittin Jr to excel. However, RTR Motorsposrts has now won three rounds in a row this season, with LZ being the third of four RTR drivers to win. The only teammate not to claim victory is three-time FD PRO Champion James Deane (Ireland)
- LZ eliminated RTR teammates Chelsea DeNofa (USA) in the Top 16 and Deane in the Final 4 on his way to the win. By scoring 100 points, LZ bounced from 31st to 13th in the FD PRO Championship table despite only competing in two rounds
- The 2023 season has crowned four winners from four rounds – Matt Field, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Chelsea DeNofa and Adam LZ – mimicking the 2022 season that saw seven winners in eight rounds
- Second place Olsen almost claimed his maiden victory in a Final that went to One More Time as the judges struggled to separate the driving prowess of LZ and Olsen. Having switched from a Toyota to drive the Feal Suspension Nissan S14.9 this season, Olsen has done a remarkable job of adapting to the new car. He jumped from 14th to fifth in the title race
- By finishing third, Field gave his Championship aspirations a significant boost as his rivals were eliminated prematurely, returning Field to the FD PRO Championship lead with a 41-point cushion over Aasbo
- The defending and three-time champion, points leader and top qualifier, Fredric Aasbo (Norway) was jettisoned from the Top 32 heats in a shock result that saw him struggle in challenging track conditions following an earlier rain shower. The driver of the Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra made an error chasing Ken Gushi (Japan), which required a significant correction. The mistake impacted Aasbo’s Championship chase, dropping him to third on equal points with DeNofa
- After the fourth round, Ford extended its lead in the 2023 Formula DRIFT PRO Auto Cup and Nitto continues to top the Tire Cup
ROUND 4 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Adam LZ | 100 |
| 2 | Simen Olsen | 88 |
| 3 | Matt Field | 76 |
| 4 | James Deane | 64 |
| 5 | Ryan Tuerck | 50 |
| 6 | Rome Charpentier | 48 |
| 7 | Joao Barion | 48 |
| 8 | Aurimas Bakchis | 48 |
| 9 | Dylan Hughes | 33 |
| 10 | Chris Forsberg | 32 |
| 11 | Kazuya Taguchi | 32 |
| 12 | Travis Reeder | 32 |
| 13 | Jhonnattan Castro | 32 |
| 14 | Branden Sorensen | 32 |
| 15 | Chelsea DeNofa | 32 |
| 16 | Kenshiro Gushi | 32 |
2023 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Matt Field | 256 |
| 2 | Chelsea DeNofa | 215 |
| 3 | Fredric Aasbo | 215 |
| 4 | James Deane | 210 |
| 5 | Simen Olsen | 184 |
| 6 | Aurimas Bakchis | 173 |
| 7 | Ryan Tuerck | 168 |
| 8 | Rome Charpentier | 168 |
| 9 | Chris Forsberg | 168 |
| 10 | Dylan Hughes | 161 |
| 11 | Jonathan Hurst | 144 |
| 12 | Kazuya Taguchi | 141 |
| 13 | Adam LZ | 132 |
| 14 | Forrest Wang | 114 |
| 15 | Travis Reeder | 112 |
| 16 | Dan Stuke | 112 |
2023 AUTO CUP TOP FIVE STANDINGS
| Ford | 564 |
| Toyota | 396 |
| Chevrolet | 384 |
| Nissan | 200 |
| Aston Martin | 80 |
| Dodge | 80 |
| Mazda | 32 |
2023 TIRE CUP STANDINGS
| Nitto Tire | 632 |
| GT Radial | 602 |
| Vitour Tire | 344 |
| Kenda Tire | 226 |
| Nexen Tire | 176 |
