EVENT DETAILS
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2020
Location: Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, WA
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round Four
RESULTS
Winner: Vaughn Gittin Jr (USA) – Monster Energy / Nitto Tire / Ford Performance Mustang RTR Spec 5-D
Second: Justin Pawlak (USA) – Roush Performance / Falken Tire Ford Mustang
Third: Ryan Tuerck (USA) – Gumout / Nitto Tire / Mobil 1 Toyota Corolla
NOTES
- Vaughn Gittin Jr (USA) achieved a double PRO Championship win this weekend at FD SEA
- The Final heat against Justin Pawlak (USA) went to One More Time after intense competition between both drivers
- Three Ford Mustangs made it into the Top 4
- Many teams started Sunday nursing problems from Saturday’s Round Three. One of the most heavily damaged was Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis (Lithuania) in the Falken Tire / Feal Suspension Nissan S15. His team repaired the car, fitting new bodywork and a rebuilt supercharger but he was again knocked out of the Top 16 by Gittin Jr, just as in Round Three
- Despite taking a Competition Timeout, Aasbo was eliminated when he failed to reach the starting line for his heat, so the FD PRO series leader made an early exit
- Tuerck would eventually place third after a tough fight for with Chelsea DeNofa (USA) in the BC Racing / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR. Tuerck now narrowly leads the FD PRO Championship heading into Round Five in Texas
- DeNofa’s RTR team changed the rear-end before the third-place run-off against Tuerck following a heavy impact with the wall in his Top 4 heat against teammate Gittin Jr
- Taylor Hull (USA) scored his best PRO career result, placing sixth in his Comp Cams / Achilles Radial / YellowSpeed Racing Cadillac ATS-V
- Best rookie was again by Adam LZ (USA) in the Enjuku Racing Nissan S15, who climbed to 9th place overall
- Ford displaces Toyota from the lead of the Auto Cup while Nitto continues to lead the Tire Cup after four rounds
Papadakis Racing had to repair both its car before the Top 32, with the Rockstar Energy Drink / Nitto Tire GR Supra of Fredric Aasbo (Norway) sidelined with a cracked inlet manifold and the Gumout / Nitto Tire / Mobil 1 Toyota Corolla of Ryan Tuerck (USA) requiring suspension and brake repairs
ROUND FOUR TOP 16 PRO DRIVER POINTS
2020 PRO CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER STANDINGS
2020 AUTO CUP STANDINGS
2020 TIRE CUP STANDINGS
FORMULA DRIFT SEATTLE RECAP
A full recap of PRO Rounds Three and Four as well as PRO2 Round Two from Evergreen Speedway will follow on Monday along with event images.
2020 SEASON
The 2020 Formula DRIFT PRO and Link ECU PRO2 Championships continue on October 30-November 1 at Texas Motor Speedway near Dallas, TX. Please visit formulad.com for 2020 event details, ticket purchases, driver profiles, new content and livestream information.
