Tanner Foust Takes the Victory and Chris Forsberg Moves to Top Spot

Long Beach, Calif. – July 12, 2009 – Formula DRIFT returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Round 4: All In. Champion Tanner Foust takes the victory in his Rockstar / Hankook Scion Racing tC, while Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z moves to the top position overall in the chase for the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship.

For the 2nd consecutive year, Formula DRIFT returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 2-day weekend event was filled with non-stop Formula DRIFT and Pro Am action. Fans were also treated to the Jtuned Auto Gallery car show, Wicked H.P. drag competition, and Bikini Jam.

“Las Vegas continues to be one of the top destinations for the circuit despite the triple digit weather,” said Ryan Sage, vice president of marketing and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “The fans continue to come out in droves and we had another sold out event. The drivers continue to step up their level of drifting and we're seeing a real chase for the Championship.”

Chris Forsberg took over the point lead after a close battle with Ryan Tuerck, who was ranked #2 going into the event, in the Great 8 round. Forsberg then went on to defeat Tyler McQuarrie, in the Falken Tire Nissan 350Z, in the consolation round for 3rd place. The final battle was between Hankook Tire teammates Tanner Foust and Ryuji Miki, piloting the APEXi / Hankook Mazda RX-7. Foust proved why he is the returning champion and blinded Miki in the first run with a cloud of thick smoke that caused Miki to lose his drift, while giving chase in their first tandem run giving Foust the advantage. With a solid 2nd run, Foust was able to sit on top of the podium once again.

“The Rockstar team and I went from zero to hero after failing to qualify for the main competition last event,” said Formula DRIFT champion Tanner Foust, winner of Round 4: All In. “I am so proud of my team and they worked hard to fix the issues of the Rockstar Scion tC and I now feel comfortable and feel that this car has more potential than the Nissan 350Z ever had.”

Formula DRIFT returns to Evergreen Speedway on August 8-9. Tickets are on-sale now.

Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2009 Point Standings
1. Forsberg, Chris	NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z	307 Points
2. Tuerck, Ryan	Gardella Racing / Mobil 1Pontiac Solstice	294 Points
3. Hubinette, Samuel	NuFormz Dodge Viper	271 Points
4. Gittin, Vaughn	Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang GT	265.50 Points
5. McQuarrie, Tyler	Falken Nissan 350Z	265 Points
6. McNamara, Darren	Falken / Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky	260 Points
7. Nishida, Robbie	Hankook Tires / Dynamic Autosports Nissan 350Z	259 Points
8. Foust, Tanner	Rockstar / Hankook Scion Racing tC	246.50 Points
9. Pawlak, Justin	Bergenholtz Racing / Nitto Mazda RX-8	245 Points
10. Maeng, Joon	Maxxis / LS Auto Nissan S13.5	227.25 Points
11. Aono, Taka	Technosquare Toyota AE86 Corolla	223 Points
12. Mordaunt, Patrick	PM Racing Nissan S13	220 Points
13. Brakohiapa, Tony	Cooper Tire Ford Mustang	219 Points
14. Verdier, Stephan	Cooper Tire / Crawford Performance Subaru STI	214 Points
15. Petty, Ross	Garage Boso / Falken Nissan S15	212.75 Points
16. Yoshihara, Daijiro	Falken Tire / Discount Tire Lexus IS350	208 Points
Round 4: All In Event Results
1. Foust, Tanner	Rockstar / Hankook Scion Racing tC
2. Miki, Ryuji	APEXi / Hankook Mazda RX-7
3. Forsberg, Chris	NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z
Tires.com Triple Crown Point Standings after 1 of 3 events
1. Forsberg, Chris	NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z	102 Points
2. McNamara, Darren	Falken / Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky	94 Points
3. Tuerck, Ryan	Gardella Racing / Mobil 1 Pontiac Solstice	80 Points

 

Full official standings available on: www.formuladrift.com