COMPETITION RESULTS FROM THE ORLANDO ROUND OF THE 2021 FORMULA DRIFT CHAMPIONSHIPS mv

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday, May 22, 2021

Location: Orlando Speed World, Orlando, FL

Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 2: Scorched & Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Championship Round 1

RESULTS FROM FD PRO COMPETITION

1. Chelsea DeNofa (USA) – BC Racing / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D

2. Fredric Aasbo (Norway) – Rockstar Energy Drink Toyota GR Supra

3. Justin Pawlak (USA) – Falken Tire Ford Mustang

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RESULTS FROM FD PROSPEC COMPETITION

1. Nick Noback (USA) – KoruWorks BMW E46

2. Blake Olsen (USA) – KoruWorks / GT Radial BMW E92

3. Dmitriy Brutskiy (Belarus) – Essa Autosport / ISC Suspension BMW E46

NOTES

• FD ORL 2021 represents the first win for DeNofa since FD STL at the start of the 2020 season
• The FD PRO Final between DeNofa and Aasbo was delayed after Pawlak’s engine blew at the beginning of his Top 4 heat against Aasbo. Track officials had to clean oil from the course and moved the startline forward to allow the Final to take place
• By finishing fourth, Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis in the Falken Tires / Feal Suspension Nissan S15 retains his lead of the FD PRO Championship points table
• Top placed FD PRO Rookie was Simen Olsen (Norway) driving a Toyota GR Supra who finished 15th
• FD ORL started in daylight but ended after dark, requiring all PRO competitors to run TYPE S undercar LED lighting
• The winners of the FD PRO and Link ECU PROSPEC rounds both qualified in first place
• FD ORL marked Nick Noback’s first win, and occurred at the inaugural round of the Link ECU PROSPEC Championship
• Noback was a series rookie in 2020 who scored a second place at the final round. The win means he continues his momentum into 2021
• Third place Dmitriy Brutskiy was the 2020 FD PRO2 Champion
• All three Link ECU PROSPEC podium finishers drove BMWs
• The top Rookie in the FD Link ECU PROSPEC Championship was Rich Whiteman driving the Freedom Motorsports Toyota JZX100 who finished fourth
• GT Radial is the Official Tire of the 2021 Link ECU PROSPEC Championship, with all teams serviced by TireStacks

ROUND TWO FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS 

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Chelsea DeNofa	100
2	Fredric Aasbo	91
3	Justin Pawlak	80
4	Aurimas Bakchis	80
5	Matt Field	67
6	Vaughn Gittin Jr	67
7	Kazuya Taguchi	67
8	Deane Kearney	67
9	Ryan Tuerck	52
10	Chris Forsberg	52
11	Jeff Jones	52
12	Travis Reeder	52
13	Dan Burkett	52
14	Alec  Robbins	52
15	Simen Olsen	52
16	Yves Meyer	52

2021 FD PRO CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 16 STANDINGS

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Aurimas Bakchis	180
2	Matt Field	158
3	Chelsea DeNofa	152
4	Justin Pawlak	147
5	Vaughn Gittin Jr	147
6	Fredric Aasbo	143
7	Dean Kearney	134
8	Jeff Jones	132
9	Kazuya Taguchi	119
10	Yves Meyer	119
11	Ryan Tuerck	104
12	Travis Reeder	104
13	Adam LZ	102
14	Branden Sorensen	87
15	Chris Forsberg	87
16	Jhonnattan Castro	87

2021 AUTO CUP TOP FIVE STANDINGS

Ford	327
Toyota	247
Chevrolet	158
Dodge	134
Nissan	87

2021 TIRE CUP STANDINGS

Falken Tire	351
Nitto Tire	338
Nexen Tire	253
GT Radial	251
Federal Tire	191

ROUND ONE PROSPEC TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS & CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

POSITION	DRIVER	POINTS
1	Nick Noback	100
2	Blake Olsen	91
3	Dmitriy Brutskiy	80
4	Rich Whiteman	80
5	Tommy Lemaire	67
6	Joshua Love	67
7	Cory Talaska	67
8	Austin Matta	67
9	Evan Bogovich	52
10	Ben Hobson	52
11	Josiah Fallaise	52
12	Alex Schlagel	52
13	Amanda Sorensen	52
14	Alex Jagger	52
15	Daniel Stuke	52
16	Kelsey Rowlings	52

NEXT ROUND

Old Bridge Township Raceway Park will host Round Three of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship and Round Two of the Link ECU PROSPEC Championship on June 18-19. Please visit formulad.com for the competition schedule, ticket information, driver profiles. special content and the event livestream