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Vaughn Gittin Jr. Fights for 1st Place in Sonoma, his Fifth Podium of the Season

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BALTIMORE, Md. (September 13, 2010) – Over the weekend, Vaughn Gittin Jr. and the Monster Energy Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang entered Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California for Formula Drift Round 6: Point of Impact. Going into the event, Vaughn was in 1st place overall in the points chase for the Championship, and his goal was to maintain his lead with a podium finish. Not only did Vaughn accomplish that goal of keeping his lead, but he walked away from Sonoma with another win, his second win and fifth podium of the season thus far.

On Saturday, the fans piled into the paddock and filled the stands of Infineon Raceway excited to see all the insane drifting action and cheer on their favorite Formula Drift drivers. Vaughn was immediately ready and excited to partake in some top 32 tandem. After he put down two picture-perfect runs in his battle with Ken Gushi, Vaughn was deemed the winner and would advance into the Sweet Sixteen. Click HERE to watch Vaughn’s top 32 battle. (Skip to 1:02:55 to view.)

After the top 32, there was a “Half Time” break for fans to walk the paddock and talk to their favorite drivers and grab some swag. Vaughn was on-hand giving high-fives, signing autographs, and even throwing out some t-shirts. Click HERE to watch Vaughn’s interview with the “Voice of Formula Drift”, Jarod DeAnda, before the top 16 competition. (Skip to 0:36:22 to view.)

Meeting Vaughn in the top 16 would be Ireland’s Dean Kearney. Vaughn led first with an excellent entry and maintained a ton of speed and angle throughout the course. Kearney tried to keep up with the Monster Mustang, but ended up going wide, then straightening up, and just wasn’t able to close the gap.

When it was Vaughn’s turn to give chase, he followed Dean into the first clipping point and then as Dean slowed down a good amount going into the second clip, Vaughn was forced to tap him with nowhere else to go. Vaughn was awarded the advantage and would be moving on to the Great Eight. Watch his top 16 run by clicking HERE. (Skip to 0:55:50 to view.)

Vaughn was paired with Fredric Aasbo in the top eight; his third time battling this Norwegian drifter this season. Aasbo had taken the win over Vaughn at Round 4 in Seattle and Vaughn was determined not to let that happen again. He gave chase first, as Aasbo put down a solid run, but Vaughn was all over him piling on the pressure.

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Formula DRIFT Round 6: Point of Impact Results

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Long Beach, Calif. Formula DRIFT entered Sonoma, CA for Round 6: Point of Impact with Vaughn Gittin, Jr. taking his second victory of the season and increasing his points lead heading into the last round of the season on October 8-9 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.

It was another great event weekend to what has already been an intensely competitive season, said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. With the championship on the line and only 1 event remaining in the season we are excited to see who will come out on top.

The competition was fierce and made for another exciting event with the drivers putting it all on the line before heading into the Finals. The Top 4 competition consisted of a battle between current champion Chris Forsberg in his NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350Z against 2-time Formula DRIFT champion Tanner Foust in his Rockstar Energy Scion TC for third place. Foust took the victory and maintained his third place status overall in the point standings. The final match-up pitted Vaughn Gittin Jr. in his Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang against Ryan Tuerck in the Mobil 1 / Maxxis Pontiac Solstice. Gittin edged out Tuerck for his second victory of the season increasing his lead overall in the championship standings with only 1 event remaining in the season.

Are you serious? Is this really happening, stated Vaughn Gittin, Jr., winner of Round 6: Point of Impact. My team is amazing and I’m simply beside myself for what we did on the track!

With only 1 event remaining in the 2010 Formula DRIFT season the action heats up and a champion will be crowned at Round 7: Title Fight. Tickets are now on-sale online starting at $26. All seating is reserved with both main event day and 2-day ticket packages available. A limited amount of VIP tickets are also available for purchase online. Tickets are expected to sell-out, and it is advised to purchase tickets online early to guarantee your spot to witness the crowning of a new Formula DRIFT champion. For more information and details visit the Formula DRIFT website at: www.formuladrift.com

Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2010 Point Standings

1. Gittin, Vaughn Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang 540 Points
2. Yoshihara, Daijiro Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 482 Points
3. Foust, Tanner Rockstar Energy Scion TC 464.50 Points
4. Tuerck, Ryan Mobil 1 / Maxxis Tire / Gardella Racing Pontiac Solstice 455 Points
5. McNamara, Darren Falken Tire Saturn Sky 396.50 Points
6. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / CFR Nissan 350Z 375 Points
7. Millen, Rhys RMR / Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe 353 Points
8. McQuarrie, Tyler Falken Tire Nissan 350Z 341.50 Points
9. Hubinette, Samuel SHR-Dodge / BF Goodrich Dodge Challenger 330 Points
10. Takatori, Michihiro BF Goodrich / Exedy Nissan S13 295.50 Points
11. Pawlak, Justin Ford Racing / Falken Tire Ford Mustang 292.50 Points
12. Maeng, Joon Full Tilt Poker / Nitto Tire Mazda RX-8 245.25 Points
13. Grunewald, Conrad Hankook Tire Chevy Camaro 239 Points
14. Ng, Charles Charles Ng Racing Mazda RX-7 228.50 Points
15. Gushi, Ken Scion Racing / RS*R Scion TC 228 Points
16. Aasbo, Fredric Japan Auto Toyota Supra 223.50 Points
Round 6: Point of Impact Event Results
1. Gittin, Vaughn Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang 1st Place
2. Tuerck, Ryan Mobil 1 / Maxxis Tire / Gardella Racing Pontiac Solstice 2nd Place
3. Foust, Tanner Rockstar Energy Scion TC 3rd Place
Tires.com Triple Crown – Event 2 of 3
1. Foust, Tanner Rockstar Energy Scion TC 169 Points
2. Tuerck, Ryan Mobil 1 / Maxxis Tire / Gardella Racing Pontiac Solstice 167 Points
3. Yoshihara, Daijiro Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 162 Points

Full official standings available on: www.formuladrift.com