{"id":6318,"date":"2014-07-20T17:16:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T21:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver4\/?p=6318"},"modified":"2014-07-20T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T21:16:29","slug":"formula-drift-round-5-throwdown-results-darren-mcnamara-takes-the-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/formula-drift-round-5-throwdown-results-darren-mcnamara-takes-the-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula DRIFT Round 5: Throwdown Results; Darren McNamara Takes the Victory\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tcobcur.com\/ver4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/255.jpg?resize=350%2C274&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"255\" width=\"350\" height=\"274\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p>Long Beach, Calif. \u2013 July 19, 2014 \u2013 Formula DRIFT returned to Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA for Round 5: Throwdown. Darren McNamara in the Falken Tire Nissan S14 takes his first victory of the season.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0899068658353006\"; \/* Tcob-468x60-banner1 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"4871497286\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\nRound 5: Throwdown held at Evergreen Speedway showcased intense competition throughout the weekend. The weather held up for the capacity crowd as they were entertained by the action on track, the open paddock and Offset Kings car show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe competition has tightened up with only two events remaining this season,\u201d says Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. \u201cWe can expect the final two rounds of the season to be as intense as ever. The drivers will be battling for every point possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Number one qualifier, Darren McNamara faced fellow Irishman, Dean Kearney in the Oracle Lighting SRT Viper, in the finals. After a close battle, McNamara was able to take the win for his first victory of the season. This also marks the first podium in Kearney\u2019s career. Rounding out the podium in third place was current point leader, Chris Forsberg, in the Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z, for his fifth consecutive podium of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice to be back. It\u2019s been a rough year,\u201d said Darren McNamara, winner of Round 5: Throwdown. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a few things to overcome, but we\u2019re here. It\u2019s been a flawless weekend and it\u2019s hard to believe. I\u2019m so happy, especially for the team.\u201d<br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0899068658353006\"; \/* Tcob-468x60-banner1 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"4871497286\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\nThe 2014 Formula DRIFT Championship season continues to Round 6: Showdown at Texas Motor Speedway on September 12-13. For more information visit:<a style=\"color: #0000cc;\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001VM12OcEKhBKIfwZ62tLVe45J5S7QjUIzKFrKXyej3oDuzZOpJ4gESIWXO8NeiUmT6oMfEfO8iNA_hm_n63di8IGhfnMveI_Qf8GB41lVPoxyBtz6d05-qtBXLcQKnEtFhUjZ-Y09X1VFhIjZySCk86ci5B-1AWKzH2EHudxLjOw=&amp;c=Dz-9mGuk9msIjJscAk2AjGX6r50XWjHOO2H8rCLv-sNY54lHjdemiQ==&amp;ch=7EsvKZvE-UxW2X2cvo-GfIGdLn7K3xdNioFXh8AUeF3WNCUvu254gw==\" target=\"_blank\">www.formuladrift.com<\/a>\u00a0and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram @formulad, Facebook\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000cc;\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001VM12OcEKhBKIfwZ62tLVe45J5S7QjUIzKFrKXyej3oDuzZOpJ4gESIWXO8NeiUmT6oMfEfO8iNA_hm_n63di8IGhfnMveI_Qf8GB41lVPoxyBtz6d05-qtBXLcQKnEtFhUjZ-Y09X1VFhIjZySCk86ci5B-1AWKzH2EHudxLjOw=&amp;c=Dz-9mGuk9msIjJscAk2AjGX6r50XWjHOO2H8rCLv-sNY54lHjdemiQ==&amp;ch=7EsvKZvE-UxW2X2cvo-GfIGdLn7K3xdNioFXh8AUeF3WNCUvu254gw==\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/formuladrift<\/a>\u00a0and Twitter @FormulaD.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Formula DRIFT Professional Championship Presented by GoPro 2014 Standings After Five Rounds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">1. Forsberg, Chris<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">421.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\" width=\"150\">2. Aasbo, Fredric<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\" width=\"350\">Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\" width=\"100\">362.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">3. Gittin Jr., Vaughn<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Monster Energy \/ Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">308.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">4. Moen, Kenneth<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Bridges Racing Nissan 240SX<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">275.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">5. McNamara, Darren<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Falken Tire Nissan S14<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">263.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">6. Bakchis, Aurimas<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Feal Suspension \/ Nitto Tire Nissan 240SX<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">243.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">7. Pawlak, Justin<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Falken Tire Ford Mustang<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">226.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">8. Kearney, Dean<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Oracle Lighting Dodge Viper SRT<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">215.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">9. Nishida, Robbie<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Achilles Radial \/ Bridges Racing Lexus SC300<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">191.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">10. Wang, Forrest<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Get Nuts Lab \/ Hankook Tire \/ STR Racing Nissan S14<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">183.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">11. Grunewald, Conrad<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Megan Racing \/ Top 1 Oil \/ BRE Chevrolet Camaro<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">176.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">12. Essa, Michael<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Essa Autosport \/ Yokohama BMW M3<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">164.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">13. Tuerck, Ryan<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Retaks Maxxis Tires Air Force PSI Scion FR-S<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">162.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">14. Gushi, Ken<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">156.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">15. McQuarrie, Tyler<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">GoPro Mobil 1Chevrolet Camaro<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">153.50 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">16. Field, Matt<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">CX Racing \/ Nitto Tire Nissan 240SX<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">153.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Round 5: Throwdown Event Results<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">1. McNamara, Darren<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Falken Tire Nissan S14<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Winner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">2. Kearney, Dean<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Oracle Lighting Dodge Viper SRT<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">2nd Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">3. Forsberg, Chris<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">3rd Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Manufacturers Championship Standings After Five Rounds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">1. Scion<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">569.50 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">2. Ford<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">534.50 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">3. Nissan<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">529.50 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">4. Chevy<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">330.00 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">5. BMW<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">299.00 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Tire Championship Standings After Five Rounds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">1. Hankook<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">784.00 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">2. Nitto<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">613.00 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">3. Achilles<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">574.00 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">4. Falken<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">508.00 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">5. Maxxis<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\">246.50 Points<\/td>\n<td class=\"myBodyText\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long Beach, Calif. \u2013 July 19, 2014 \u2013 Formula DRIFT returned to Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA for Round 5: Throwdown. 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