After losing power steering in his Top 16 battle with Dylan Hughes (USA), Ryan Tuerck still reached the Final but was handicapped against Aasbo
Toyotas prepared by Papadakis Racing took first and second places
Chris Forsberg (USA) in the NOS Energy Drink Nissan 370Z on Nexen Tires finished fourth but failed to make repairs to compete in the third-place run-off against Odi Bakchis
Best rookie performance was by Alec Robbins (USA) in the Fasetto Nissan 350Z who finished in 16th position
Taylor Hull (USA) driving the Comp Cams / Achilles Radial / YellowSpeed Racing Cadillac ATS-V was very emotional after achieving his first ever heat win in Top 32, but was eliminated in Top 16
29 drivers competed in FD STL Round One, representing eight different countries and including eight rookies
FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER ROUND ONE
POSITION
DRIVER
POINTS
1
Fredric Aasbo
100
2
Ryan Tuerck
88
3
Aurimas Bakchis
76
4
Chris Forsberg
64
5
Kazuya Taguchi
48
6
Justin Pawlak
48
7
Dylan Hughes
48
8
Dan Burkett
48
9
Matt Field
32
10
Vaughn Gittin Jr
32
11
Daijiro Yoshihara
32
12
Chelsea Denofa
32
13
Michael Essa
32
14
Jeff Jones
32
15
Taylor Hull
32
16
Robbins
32
2020 AUTO CUP STANDINGS
Toyota
188
Nissan
112
Ford
80
Chevrolet
48
BMW
32
2020 TIRE CUP STANDINGS
Nitto
188
Falken
124
Nexen
112
Achilles
80
GT Radial
64
FORMULA DRIFT ST LOUIS RECAP
A full recap of PRO Rounds One and Two as well as PRO2 Round One from World Wide Technology Raceway will follow on Tuesday along with event images.
2020 SEASON
The 2020 Formula DRIFT PRO and Link ECU PRO2 Championships continues on September 25-27 at Evergreen Speedway in Seattle, WA. Please visit formulad.com for 2020 event details, ticket purchases, driver profiles, new content and livestream information.
ABOUT FORMULA DRIFT
Formula DRIFT is recognized as the leading international drifting championship. Established on the streets of Japan, drifting has evolved into a worldwide competitive sport that challenges each driver’s ability and control. Formula DRIFT provides a series for the best professional drifters from across the globe to compete nationwide for the coveted Formula DRIFT Championship. As the first official drifting series in North America, Formula DRIFT has taken competitive motorsports to the extreme, attracting drift fans and car enthusiasts from all walks of life, and established itself as the global leader for the sport.
For a competition schedule, ticket information, special content and livestream, visit formulad.com