By SEMA Editors
Fredric Aasbo Takes the Victory at Formula DRIFT Round 5: Throwdown
 Fredric Aasbo in the Rockstar Energy Drink/Hankook Scion tC took the victory and lead in both the Pro Championship and World Championship standings. | |
Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro returned to Evergreen Speedway for Round 5: Throwdown. Fredric Aasbo in the Rockstar Energy Drink/Hankook Scion tC took the victory and lead in both the Pro Championship and World Championship standings.
The 2015 Formula DRIFT season will continue to Round 6: Showdown, August 21–22, at Texas Motor Speedway.
Round 5: Throwdown Event Results
| 1. | Aasbo, Fredric | Rockstar Energy Drink/Hankook Scion tC |
| 2. | Hohnadell, Alec | 11 Racing Nissan S14 |
| 3. | Pawlak, Justin | Roush Performance/Car Crafters Ford Mustang |
| 4. | Goodin, Pat | Enjuku Racing/Falken Tire Nissan S13 |
| 5. | Field, Matt | CX Racing/Yokohama Nissan S14 |
| 6. | Saito, Daigo | Achilles Radial Nissan GT-R |
| 7. | McQuarrie, Tyler | Mobile 1/GoPro Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8. | Gittin, Vaughn | Monster Energy/Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR |
| 9. | Moen, Kenny | Bridges Racing/Achilles/Gatebil Nissan S14 |
| 10. | Gushi, Ken | GReddy Racing/Hankook Tire Scion Racing FR-S |
| 11. | Forsberg, Chris | NOS Energy Drink/Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z |
| 12. | Denofa, Chelsea | BC Racing/Chelsea DeNofa Motorsports/GT Radial BMW |
| 13. | Essa, Michael | SLP Performance/Yokohama Tire Chevy Camaro |
| 14. | Whiddett, Mike | RedBull/Mobil 1 Mazda “Radbul” |
| 15. | Coffman, Matt | Coffman Racing Nissan S13 |
| 16. | Stoneback, Geoff | Achilles Radial/Parts Shop Max/Enkei Nissan S14 |
2015 Formula DRIFT Championship Top 3 Standings After Five Rounds
| 1. | Aasbo, Fredric | Rockstar Energy Drink/Hankook Scion tC | 373.00 Points |
| 2. | Tuerck, Ryan | Ryan Tuerck Racing/Retaks/Maxxis Scion FR-S | 297.00 Points |
| 3. | Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis | Feal Suspension/ARK Performance/Nitto Nissan 240SX | 293.00 Points |
Manufacturers Championship Standings After Five Rounds
| 1. | Scion | 785.00 Points |
| 2. | Nissan | 417.00 Points |
| 3. | Ford | 407.00 Points |
| 4. | Chevrolet | 300.00 Points |
| 5. | Mazda | 225.00 Points |
| 6. | Dodge | 170.00 Points |
| 7. | Infiniti | 159.00 Points |
| 8. | BMW | 139.00 Points |
| 9. | Toyota | 105.00 Points |
Tire Championship Standings After Five Rounds
| 1. | Hankook | 751.00 Points |
| 2. | Nitto | 516.00 Points |
| 3. | Achilles | 510.00 Points |
| 4. | Falken | 485.00 Points |
| 5. | Yokohama | 447.00 Points |
| 6. | Maxxis | 401.00 Points |
| 7. | GT Radial | 266.00 Points |
New Lap Records Posted at Road America Majors
 Justin Hille leads the Spec Miata field into Turn Two at Road America. Photo credit: SCCA | |
Round 10 of the Northern Conference SCCA U.S. Majors Tour, part of the SafeRacer Club Racing Program, was held in noticeably cooler conditions than Saturday's sprint races. The result was three new lap records at a track that is no stranger to SCCA Club Racing.
While the traffic was faster at the 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course, the race results were still close in many classes. At one point the skies threatened rain during the scheduled 12-lap feature races, but that threat passed over the facility without affecting the competition.
Group One, made up of the Touring classes, provided close finishes among all three of those classes. In Touring 2, Tim Kezman, of Franksville, Wisconsin, was the winner in his No. 44 Calypso Lemonade/Fall Line Motorsports Porsche 911 by 0.553-second over Matt Slavens. Touring 3, saw J. Patrick Womack, of Burr Ridge, Illinois, win by 0.909-second in his No. 2 Laurel BWM/Hoosier BMW Z4. Justin Hille, of Canfield, Ohio, came out on top of the Spec Miata field. His No. 8 Hilltrux/Roush Mazda Miata crossed the line just 0.523-second ahead of Saturday winner Kyle M. Webb.
Additional information on the Road America Majors, including a schedule of events, winner interviews and full results, can be found at www.SCCA.com/RoadAmericaMajors. For more information on the Majors program, visit SCCA.com/Majors.