Formula Drift Round 4 2012: Wall, NJ

Formula DRIFT 2012: Round 4 - The Gauntlet
Vaughn Gittin Takes the Victory at Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway; Yoshihara and Forsberg Round out the Podium


Formula DRIFT returned to Wall Speedway for Round 4: The Gauntlet. Vaughn Gittin, Jr. in the Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang takes the victory.

Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway saw a sold out crowd continuing the successful season. The Driftstream saw over 200,000 total views in a 24-hour period.

“The drift fans from all over the North East are die hard and came to watch the action until the very end,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “With many of the top drivers hailing from the area, the North East fans saw two local drivers with Vaughn Gittin, Jr. and Chris Forsberg on the podium.

The competition was fierce at the half-way point of the season. Finding the podium was the past three season champions. Top 4 competition saw a repeat of the final round from Round 3, with the 2009 champion, Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy / Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z battling against Formula DRIFT rookie Daigo Saito, in the Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430, who currently sits in second place in the overall standings. Forsberg got his revenge and was able to defeat the rookie ending up in third place and moving him up to fifth place overall. The final battle pitted the current 2011 Formula DRIFT champion, Daijiro Yoshihara in the Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan 240SX against the 2010 Formula DRIFT champion, Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Yoshihara had a major correction on his chase run which gave the win to Gittin, for his first podium of the season and improving to fourth place overall. Yoshihara found the podium for his second consecutive event and remains in third place in the standings.

“It took me a little longer than expected to harness this brand new 2013 Monster Energy / Falken Ford Mustang,” said Vaughn Gittin, Jr., winner of Round 4: The Gauntlet. “My team and I worked extremely hard and overcame the challenges and got back on the podium and it feels amazing!”

The competition increases with only a few points separating the competition on their way to becoming the next champion. The Formula DRIFT Pro Championship continues with Round 5: Throwdown on July 20-21, 2012 at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA.

For more information visit: www.formuladrift.com

Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2012 Point Standings After 4 Events

1. Pawlak, Justin

Falken Tire Ford Mustang

342 Points

2. Saito, Daigo

Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430

329 Points

3. Yoshihara, Daijiro

Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13

291Points

4. Gittin Jr., Vaughn

Monster Energy / Falken Ford Mustang

279 Points

5. Forsberg, Chris

NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z

265 Points

6. Bakchis, Aurimas "Odi"

Bakchis Motorsports Nissan 240SX S14

243.25 Points

7. Millen, Rhys

Hankook / Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis Coupe

240 Points

8. Tuerck, Ryan

Team Retaks Nissan 240SX

239.50 Points

9. Aasbo, Fredric

Need for Speed / Papadakis Racing Scion TC

238.50 Points

10. Powers, Matt

Need for Speed / Nitto Nissan S14

212.50 Points

11. Moen, Kenneth

Lutz Performance Nissan 350Z

206.50 Points

12. Gushi, Ken

Greddy / Hankook Scion FR-S

196.50 Points

13. McQuarrie, Tyler

Mobil 1 Chevrolet Camaro

183.50 Points

14. Essa, Michael

GSR Autosport / Nitto BMW ZR4

177 Points

15. Grunewald, Conrad

Hankook Chevroley Camaro

173.50 Points

16. DeNofa, Chelsea

BC Racing BMW M3

138.50 Points

Round 4: The Gauntlet Event Results

1. Gittin Jr., Vaughn

Monster Energy / Falken Ford Mustang

Winner

2. Yoshihara, Daijiro

Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan 240SX

Second Place

3. Forsberg, Chris

NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z

Third Place

Tires.com Triple Crown Standings after 1 event of 3

1. Pawlak, Justin

Falken Tire Ford Mustang

106 Points

2. Yoshihara, Daijiro

Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan 240SX

92 Points

3. Saito, Daigo

Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430

78.5 Points

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