{"id":20545,"date":"2016-09-13T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T16:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver4\/?p=20545"},"modified":"2016-09-13T12:02:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T16:02:10","slug":"formula-drift-pro-comp-at-texas-motor-speedway-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/formula-drift-pro-comp-at-texas-motor-speedway-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula DRIFT PRO comp at Texas Motor Speedway Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Matt Field Earns His First Career Victory<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Long Beach, Calif. \u2013 September 10, 2016 \u2013 Formula DRIFT presented by BlackVue returned to Texas for Round 7: Autozone Showdown presented by Black Magic.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Heading into the event only 15 points separated the Top 3 drivers.\"3966091473574083057\"[gard]\u201cThe competition tonight showcased the diversity and talent of the driver pool,\u201d said Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. \u00a0\u201cWe had a mix of past champions and young guns drive their hearts out at a very high level on a challenging and competitive course.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event was highly competitive with many battles often too close to call for the judges leading to several \u201cone more time\u201d calls.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 This battle was significant for the championship chase.\u00a0 An over correction by Aasbo opened the door for Forsberg to enter the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Forsberg met the young gun, Alec Hohnadell in the Enjuku \/ Get Nuts Lab \/ Nexen Tire Nissan 240, in the semi-finals.\u00a0 Hohnadell had car issues throughout the competition, which got the best of him helping to advance Forsberg into the Finals.\u00a0 Matt Field faced Kristaps Bluss in the HGK \/ Mast \/ Motul \/ Achilles BMW M3.\u00a0 A major mistake by Bluss on his chase run took him off course to give Field the win.\u00a0 Forsberg and Field met in the Finals.\u00a0 Forsberg drove aggressive, but that lead to him running into Field and that ultimately gave Field his first Formula DRIFT victory.\u00a0 This marks Forsberg\u2019s sixth consecutive podium and he now leads the chase for the championship by 36 points with one event remaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew we could do it, it took a little while, but we are there,\u201d said Matt Field, winner of Round 7: Showdown. \u00a0\u201cWe did it. We got the \u201cW.\u201d\u00a0 Thank you to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The 2016 Formula DRIFT Pro Championship will continue to Round 8: O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Title Fight sponsored by Gumout on October 7-8, 2016 at Irwindale Speedway. \u00a0For more information visit,www.formulad.com<\/a> and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram @formulad, Facebook www.facebook.com\/formuladrift<\/a>, Twitter @FormulaD, and Snapchat – formula_drift. \u00a0Tune into Formula DRIFT on CBS Sports and check your local listings for airtimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Round 7: Showdown Event Results<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Field, Matt<\/td>\nFalken Tire \/ Driftcave Motorsports Nissan 240<\/td>\nWinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Forsberg, Chris<\/td>\nNOS Energy Drink \/ Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z<\/td>\n2nd Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Hohnadell, Alec<\/td>\nEnjuku \/ Get Nuts Lab \/ Nexen Tire Nissan 240<\/td>\n3rd Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Bluss, Kristaps<\/td>\nHGK \/ Mast \/ Motul \/ Achilles Tire BMW M3<\/td>\n4th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Aasbo, Fredric<\/td>\nRockstar Energy Drink \/ Nexen Tire SR by Toyota tC<\/td>\n5th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Bakchis, Aurimas<\/td>\nArk Performance \/ Feal Suspension \/ Falken Hyundai Genesis<\/td>\n6th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Wang, Forrest<\/td>\nGet Nuts Lab \/ Hankook Tire Nissan 240<\/td>\n7th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Whiddett, Mike<\/td>\nRed Bull \/ Nitto Tire Mazda MX5<\/td>\n8th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Gittin, Vaughn<\/td>\nMonster Energy \/ Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR<\/td>\n9th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Tuerck, Ryan<\/td>\nGumout \/ Nameless Performance \/ Hankook SR by Toyota FRS<\/td>\n10th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. Gushi, Ken<\/td>\nGReddy Racing \/ Nexen Tire SR by Toyota 86<\/td>\n11th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. McQuarrie, Tyler<\/td>\nMobil 1 Chevy Camaro<\/td>\n12th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. Yoshihara, Dai<\/td>\nFalken Tire \/ Turn 14 Subaru BRZ<\/td>\n13th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14. Pawlak, Justin<\/td>\nRoush Performance Ford Mustang<\/td>\n14th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15. Stoneback, Geoff<\/td>\nCFR \/ Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z<\/td>\n15th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16. Essa, Michael<\/td>\nLoudmouth Exhaust \/ Achilles Tire BMW M3<\/td>\n16th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016 Formula DRIFT Championship Presented by BlackVue Standings After 7 Events<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Forsberg, Chris<\/td>\nNOS Energy Drink \/ Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z<\/td>\n503.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Aasbo, Fredric<\/td>\nRockstar Energy Drink \/ Nexen Tire SR by Toyota tC<\/td>\n467.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Gittin, Vaughn<\/td>\nMonster Energy \/ Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR<\/td>\n443.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016 Manufacturer Championship Standings After 7 Events<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. SR by Toyota<\/td>\n828.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Nissan<\/td>\n677.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Ford<\/td>\n639.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. BMW<\/td>\n441.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Mazda<\/td>\n314.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Chevrolet<\/td>\n258.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Dodge<\/td>\n221.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Infiniti9. Lexus<\/td>\n209.00 Points140.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016 Tire Championship Standings After 7 Events<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Nexen<\/td>\n915.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Falken<\/td>\n905.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Hankook<\/td>\n817.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Nitto<\/td>\n683.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Achilles<\/td>\n621.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. GT Radial<\/td>\n356.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Matt Field Earns His First Career Victory Long Beach, Calif. \u2013 September 10, 2016 \u2013 Formula DRIFT presented by BlackVue returned to Texas for Round 7: Autozone Showdown presented by Black Magic.\u00a0 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20545"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20547,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20545\/revisions\/20547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}