RD 4: High Stakes – Las Vegas Tickets on Sale Now!
Tickets have gone on sale for Round 4: High Stakes of the Formula DRIFT Championship at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for July 12.
This marks the first time that Formula DRIFT has held an event in Las Vegas and this one will not fail to disappoint. Tickets start at $20 and 2-day passes are also available. Save money and purchase your ticket online. Get your tickets while they last!
RD 2: Feel the Heat Unofficial Results and Point Standings
This was another action packed exciting event. The Top 16 competition was amazing! Many hard fought battles and Rhys Millen overcame mechanical issues and having to qualify being non-seeded to gain the top spot on the podium.
Here are the unofficial results:
Top 16 Head to Head Battle
1. Foust vs. 16. Yamanaka – Winner: Foust
3. Yoshihara vs. 14. Nishida – Winner: Yoshihara
5. Takatori vs. 12. Forsberg – Winner: Takatori
7. Millen vs. 10. McNamara – Winner: Millen
8. Sumida vs. 9. Tuerck – Winner: Tuerck
6. Verdier vs. 11. Sherman – Winner: Sherman
4. Hubinette vs. 13. Grunewald – Winner: Hubinette
2. Gittin, Jr. vs. 15. Mordaunt – Winner: Gittin, Jr.
GREAT 8 Battle
Foust vs. Tuerck – Winner: Tuerck
Hubinette vs. Takatori – Winner: Takatori
Gittin, Jr. vs. Millen – Winner: Millen
Yoshihara vs. Sherman – Winner: Yoshihara
SEMI-FINALS
Tuerck vs. Takatori – Winner: Takatori
Millen vs. Yoshihara – Winner: Millen
CONSOLATION
Tuerck vs. Yoshihara – Winner: Tuerck
FINALS
Takatori vs. Millen – Winner: Millen
RESULTS
1. Rhys Millen
2. Michihiro Takatori
3. Ryan Tuerck
This was also the first Tires.com Triple Crown Event and Rhys Millen is now leading the Tires.com Triple Crown Bonus.
Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup Point Standings (unofficial) after 2 events – Top 16
1. Forsberg – 162 pts
1. Hubinette – 162 pts
3. Foust – 152 pts
4. Takatori – 148 pts
5. Tuerck – 143 pts
6. Yoshihara – 140 pts
7. Gittin – 126 pts
8. McNamara – 117 pts
9. Grunewald – 110 pts
9. Yamanaka – 110 pts
11. Millen – 103 pts
12. Mohan – 70.25 pts
13. Haruguchi – 64 pts
14. Sherman – 63.25 pts
15. Hayashida – 63 pts
16. Verdier – 58.25 pts
Rhys Millen Round 2 Winner
Continue reading RD 2: Feel the Heat Unofficial Results and Point Standings
Round 2: Feel the Heat – Official Top 16
Here is the official Top 16 for Formula DRIFT – Round 2: Feel the Heat
- Tanner Foust
- Vaughn Gittin, Jr.
- Dai Yoshihara
- Samuel Hubinette
- Mitsuhiro Takatori
- Stephan Verdier
- Rhys Millen
- Hiro Sumida
- Ryan Tuerck
- Darren McNamara
- Bill Sherman
- Chris Forsberg
- Conrad Grunewald
- Robbie Nishida
- Patrick Mordaunt
- Kenji Yamanaka
Top 16 Brackets
1. Foust vs. 16. Yamanaka
3. Yoshihara vs. 14. Nishida
5. Takatori vs. 12. Forsberg
7. Millen vs. 10. McNamara
8. Sumida vs. 9. Tuerck
6. Verdier vs. 11. Sherman
4. Hubinette vs. 13. Grunewald
2. Gittin, Jr. vs. 15. Mordaunt
Round 2 Top Qualifier – Tanner Foust and his Rockstar / AEM Nissan 350Z
Stay tuned to the blog for the Final Results from Road Atlanta!
LIVE FROM ROUND 2 TOP 32 QUALIFYING
Top 32 Qualifying is currently going on. A couple highlights include: defending Champion Tanner Foust with the fastest entry speed and high score, Ken Gushi and his RS*R Scion tC are out of competition due to mechanical issues, and Rhys Millen is putting out a strong showing being non-seeded for his first time.
Here are some pictures from the day…stay posted and don’t forget to check out the live streaming video: FD ROUND 2: FEEL THE HEAT LIVE