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Formula DRIFT Round 7: Showdown Results
Formula DRIFT Round 7: Showdown Results;Matt Field Earns His First Career Victory |
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Long Beach, Calif. – September 10, 2016 – Formula DRIFT presented by BlackVue returned to Texas for Round 7: Autozone Showdown presented by Black Magic. Matt Field in the Falken Tire / Driftcave Motorsports Nissan 240 takes his first ever victory. Texas Motor Speedway played host for the action packed event. With only one event until the final event of the season the drivers put it all on the line in their chase for the championship. Heading into the event only 15 points separated the Top 3 drivers. “The competition tonight showcased the diversity and talent of the driver pool,” said Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. “We had a mix of past champions and young guns drive their hearts out at a very high level on a challenging and competitive course.” The event was highly competitive with many battles often too close to call for the judges leading to several “one more time” calls. In the Great 8, returning champion Fredric Aasbo in the Rockstar Energy / Nexen Tire SR by Toyota tC, who entered the event second in points by only five points faced the 2-time champion and point leader, Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z. This battle was significant for the championship chase. An over correction by Aasbo opened the door for Forsberg to enter the semi-finals. Forsberg met the young gun, Alec Hohnadell in the Enjuku / Get Nuts Lab / Nexen Tire Nissan 240, in the semi-finals. Hohnadell had car issues throughout the competition, which got the best of him helping to advance Forsberg into the Finals. Matt Field faced Kristaps Bluss in the HGK / Mast / Motul / Achilles BMW M3. A major mistake by Bluss on his chase run took him off course to give Field the win. Forsberg and Field met in the Finals. Forsberg drove aggressive, but that lead to him running into Field and that ultimately gave Field his first Formula DRIFT victory. This marks Forsberg’s sixth consecutive podium and he now leads the chase for the championship by 36 points with one event remaining. “I knew we could do it, it took a little while, but we are there,” said Matt Field, winner of Round 7: Showdown. “We did it. We got the “W.” Thank you to everybody.” The 2016 Formula DRIFT Pro Championship will continue to Round 8: O’Reilly Auto Parts Title Fight sponsored by Gumout on October 7-8, 2016 at Irwindale Speedway. For more information visit,www.formulad.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram @formulad, Facebook www.facebook.com/formuladrift, Twitter @FormulaD, and Snapchat – formula_drift. Tune into Formula DRIFT on CBS Sports and check your local listings for airtimes.
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Formula DRIFT PRO2 Round 3 at Texas Motor Speedway Results
Formula DRIFT PRO2 Round 3 at Texas Motor Speedway Results;
Marc Landreville Takes the Win and a Commanding Lead in the Standings
Long Beach, Calif. – September 9, 2016 – Formula DRIFT PRO2 presented by BlackVue entered Dallas, Texas for Round 3 at Texas Motor Speedway. Marc Landreville in the Perry Performance Nissan 240 took his second consecutive PRO2 victory to increase his lead for the PRO2 championship with only one event remaining this season.
Texas Motor Speedway hosted Round 3 of the PRO2 Championship. The action packed evening saw Dirk Stratton in the Lingenfelter Performance Corvette C6 face Trenton Beechum in the Falken Tire / JoyHollywood Ford Mustang in the semi-finals. Stratton spun on the first run and made a few more errors in the second run helping to send Beechum into the Finals. Landreville met Andrew Lewis on the other side of the bracket and outdrove his opponent to move into his second consecutive Finals. In the Finals, Beechum lacked consistency in his driving, which helped Landreville take the victory and ultimately the points lead.
“This was a great battle. Last weekend we had issues with the car and this weekend it ran perfect,” said Marc Landreville, winner of PRO2 Round 3. “My team did a great job and we took the win. I was leading only by a couple points and now have a good lead going into the final round so there’s less pressure and we can have fun and just do what I need to do on the track.”
The 2016 Formula DRIFT PRO2 Championship will continue to Round 4 at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix, AZ on September 30 – October 1, 2016. For more information visit, www.formulad.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram @formulad, Facebook www.facebook.com/formuladrift, Twitter @FormulaD, and Snapchat – formula_drift. Tune into Formula DRIFT on CBS Sports and check your local listings for airtimes.
PRO 2 Round 3 Event Results
1. Landreville, Marc
Perry Performance Nissan 240
Winner
2. Beechum, Trenton
Falken Tire / JoyHollywood Ford Mustang
2nd Place
3. Lewis, Andrew
Andrew Lewis Racing Nissan 240
3rd Place
4. Stratton, Dirk
Lingenfelter Performance Chevy Corvette C6
4th Place
5. Hull, Taylor
Aloha Green Tea Hawaii Asphalt Anarchy Nissan 240
5th Place
6. Jones, Jeff
DOC Racing Nissan 240
6th Place
7. Meeks, Austin
Committed Service Brands / Meeks Drift Nissan 240
7th Place
8. Waters, Randall
8th Place
9. Hamilton, Nate
Enjuku Racing / Fortune Auto Built Nissan 240
9th Place
10. Litteral, Ryan
Ryan Litteral Racing Nissan 240
10th Place
11. Brockway, Donovan
Red Baron Racing BMW E30
11th Place
12. Lawrence, Kevin
Enjuku Racing Nissan 240
12th Place
13. McGuire, Josh
Enjuku Racing / Fortune Auto Built Nissan 240
13th Place
14. Madrigali, Matt
Matt Madrigali Racing Nissan 240
14th Place
15. Nian, Sheng Ng
Powervehicles Toyota Chaser
15th Place
16. Rowlings, Kelsey
Kaizen Performance / Ford Performance Parts Nissan 240
16th Place
2016 Formula DRIFT PRO 2 Championship Standings After 3 Events
1. Landreville, Marc
Perry Performance Nissan 240
296.00 Points
2. Jones, Jeff
DOC Racing Nissan 240
230.00 Points
3. Lewis, Andrew
Andrew Lewis Racing Nissan 240
170.00 Points
Formula DRIFT Pro – Round 7 Qualifying Results
