It all comes down to today at the finals at the Toyota Speedway of Irwindale. Top qualifier Justin Pawlak won the event last year and will try to repeat. While Chris Forsberg will be out to secure his first Formula DRIFT championship and 2nd Tires. com Triple Crown bonus. It will be another exciting event.

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Qualifying just finished – instead of a top 32 we will have top 30, since some drivers didn’t make it to Evergreen Speedway and some cars broke down.

Ryan Tuerck – Round 5 – #1 Qualifier

Justin Pawlak getting super sideways while riding the bank

Darren McNamara cars is running very well – can he pull himself back to the #1 spot?

stay tuned for more updates

j.martinez

Formula DRIFT Enters Evergreen Speedway

Evergreen Speedway is the oldest track on the circuit and was originally built as a horse-racing track. Located in Monroe, WA, Evergreen Speedway, is only a short distance from Seattle.

The Northwest fans are some of the most die-hard drift fans in the nation. The energy and excitement is often compared to that of Irwindale and the original “House of Drift.” The event’s headline moniker, “Breaking Point,” lives up to it’s name with many cars have been casualties to the track’s banking and tight transitions through the course. Last year’s event was historic as it was Formula DRIFT’s first rain event in history and the action did not fail to disappoint.

Pro AM drivers are also here @ Evergreen Speedway

Richey Watanabe – Mechanic of Tanaka Racing Corvette

Stay tuned for more photos – now I have to get ready because drivers are about to start practice…

j.martinez

Here are some photos from yesterday’s practice and qualifying. Congrats to Robbie Nishida for taking the #1 qualifying position. Some notable notes are points leader Darren McNamara failed to qualify into the Top 32 competition as his motor blew in the Falken / Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky and Rhys Millen failed to qualify as well.

Autograph Signing

Miki Taka – Miss Formula Drift 2009

Saturday, July 11, 2009

4:00 PM – Gates Open to the Public
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – FD Pro Am: Top 8 Competition
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Formula DRIFT Competition: Round of 32
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM – Half-Time Break
9:30 PM – Opening Ceremonies
10:00 PM – Formula DRIFT Competition: Round of 16 to Finals
*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

For more photos please CLICK HERE!

Today’s Top 32 Qualifying was very exciting. Both Ken Gushi and Tyler McQuarrie tied with the same top score, but Ken had a higher speed so he earns the top spot. The biggest upset of the day comes with current Formula DRIFT champion Tanner Foust spinning in both his qualifying runs and failing to qualify into the Top 32 competition.

Be sure to stay tuned to the Formula DRIFT Blog and Twitter for live updates throughout the day.

Ken Gushi

Tyler McQuarrie

Qualifying Drivers – Top 32

Driver: Car #: Score:

1 K. Gushi 5 95.9
2 T. McQuarrie 17 95.9
3 R. Millen 6 94.6
4 D. McNamara 8 93.9
5 S. Hubinette 77 93
6 V. Gittin 25 89.6
7 J. Pawlak 13 89.5
8 D. Yoshihara 9 88
9 P. Mordaunt 90 87.1
10 C. Forsberg 64 86.2
11 R. Tuerck 44 84.7
12 S. Verdier 12 84.4
13 R. Miki 26 84.1
14 R. Nishida 31 82.9
15 K. Yamanaka 7 80
16 R. Petty 808 77.9
17 C. Canul 30 77.7
18 M. Waldin 24 77.6
19 K. Mohan 99 76
20 M. Takatori 23 75.9
21 T. Brakohiapa 18 74.9
22 J. Maeng 51 74.1
23 D. VanDenBrink 19 72.6
24 E. O’Sullivan 35 70.6
25 T. Aono 86 70.4
26 C. Wan 3 66
27 T. Suell 777 63.8
28 J. Wagner 412 55.2
29 J. Jones 29 52.6
30 R. Ewerth 27 49
31 C. Kregorian 14 46
32 G. Lang 68 28