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 Alex Heilbrunn in the IMR BMW 3-Series took the victory over Cameron Moore and secured the PRO 2 championship heading into the final event of the season. | |
Alex Heilbrunn Takes the Victory and Secures Formula DRIFT PRO 2 Championship; Rookie Masashi Yokoi is Victorious in Round 6
Formula DRIFT PRO 2 continued to Texas Motor Speedway for the third of four rounds of competition, where Alex Heilbrunn in the IMR BMW 3-Series took the victory over Cameron Moore and secured the PRO 2 championship heading into the final event of the season. Jeff Jones in the DNA Motoring Nissan S14 finished the event in third place.
In Round 6: Showdown, Japanese rookie Masashi Yokoi in the D-MAX Nissan S15 earned his first Formula DRIFT victory. The championship will be determined at the Series finale, October 10.
Points leader and No. 1 qualifier Fredric Aasbo lost in the Great 8 opening the chase for the championship up to the rest of the field. Aasbo will head into the championship with a considerable lead of 80 points. The semi-finals had Daigo Saito in the Achilles Radial Nissan GT-R face against Ken Gushi in the GReddy Performance/Hankook Tire Scion FR-S. Gushi outdrove his opponent on his way to his second podium of the season. Yokoi beat former champion Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink/Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z to head into the Finals. Gushi’s second-place finish moves him into second place overall.
The 2015 Formula DRIFT PRO 2 season will continue to Round 7: Final Fight at Irwindale Speedway, October 9–10.
Lone Star Le Mans Returns to Circuit of the Americas
Lone Star Le Mans—Circuit of The Americas’ Texas twist on the 24 Hours of Le Mans—returns to Austin, September 17–19. The three-day event culminates in a Saturday of almost nine hours of racing and entertainment. Famed racer Jim Hall will be the Grand Marshal. Racing from two premier sports car series will take place: the North American-based Tudor United SportsCar Championship and the global FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), along with the Porsche GT3 Cup, Lamborghini Super Trofeo and Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. For more information about the event or to purchase tickets to Lone Star Le Mans, visit www.circuitoftheamericas.com/lslm.
Perfect Petroleum Partners With VP Racing Fuels
VP Racing Fuels has announced Perfect Petroleum has signed on with VP’s retail branding program. Based in Orlando, Florida, Perfect Petroleum services more than 250 retail locations and is positioned to enhance VP’s expansion efforts in Florida and the Southeastern United States.
Precision Turbo and Engine to Sponsor Pro Mod at PSCA Street Car Super Nationals St. Louis and Las Vegas
Precision Turbo and Engine has committed to being the title sponsor of the Pro Mod class at both of the upcoming Pacific Street Car Association (PSCA) Street Car Super Nationals (SCSN) races in St. Louis and Las Vegas. The SCSN “Anarchy at the Arch” II race will take place at Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis, August 27–29, 2015, followed by the SCSN XI race at "The Strip" at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, November 19–22, 2015. In addition to Pro Mod, some of the other classes include Outlaw Pro Mod, Radial vs. Outlaw 10.5, 275 Drag Radial and Outlaw 8.5 and will also feature many well-known Precision boosted racers.