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BRUTSKIY IS 2026 FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC CHAMPION, SHANAHAN WINS FD PRO ROUND 7 IN LAS VEGAS

Formula DRIFT finally returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 14 years after it last used a temporary track configured in the parking lot. Utilized from 2008-2012, the facility helped the Series develop into maturity. For its triumphant return, Formula DRIFT sequestered The Bullring within the LVMS campus. And with a three-year commitment, FD invested in new paving to improve the surface for drifting, as well as the infrastructure to benefit teams and spectators as a reflection of its commitment to Las Vegas.

Framed by mountain views and baked under high desert temperatures, The Bullring would see the 2026 Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Champion crowned at the Final Round of the season. It would also see the penultimate Round of the FD PRO Championship raise the temperature ahead of the Final Round 8 in Long Beach, CA on October 23-24. Las Vegas fans were in for a treat and the drivers didn’t disappoint.

 

PROSPEC QUALIFYING

The two Formula DRIFT Championship use different qualifying formats to select the 32 drivers that will advance into the Competition heats. In PRO, every driver has two solo runs and their best score determines whether they qualify or not. Provided they complete at least one run and there are 32 drivers or less, they will advance. In the case of more than 32 drivers, the lowest scores are disqualified. 

The Qualifying points are awarded for car Angle (40%) and drift Line (40%) by UDSM (Universal Drift Scoring Method) technology from Race Data Labs. The telemetry and data system has automated the objective aspects of scoring individual qualifying runs, while the remaining 20% for driving Style continues to be assessed and awarded by the traditional panel of three Formula DRIFT judges.

In PROSPEC, the drivers voted for a competitive tandem drift Seeding Bracket qualifying format. Under these regulations, the 24 highest ranked drivers automatically advance to Competition. The remainder must compete in a Top 16 Seeding Bracket to determine the eight drivers who will advance. Each competitive heat is assessed by the FD judging panel, who award points and determine each heat winner.

For the Final Round 4, 12 drivers competed in the Seeding Bracket, meaning four would be eliminated. On this occasion, the 2026 season came to a premature end for Hooman Rahimi (USA), Allen Boss (USA), Coty Demster (USA) and Adam Knapik (USA).

The Seeding Bracket was won by Brian Wills (USA) in the Nasty Habit Motorsports Nissan S14.9. He beat Rookie Matt Shulman (USA) in a close Final, which was decided when Shulman’s Enjuku Racing / BC Racing Nissan S13 collided with Wills in both Zones 3 and 5 before Shulman spun out.

Rookie Jacob Duncan (USA) had lost to Wills in the Top 4 heats but his Duncan Motorsports Nissan S13 placed third thanks to his higher Seeding rank. 

Drivers receive three PROSPEC Championship points for each Seeding Bracket heat win. As the victor, Wills received 12 points, with Shulman on nine and Duncan on six.

All drivers in the Link ECU PROSPEC Championship are required to use Link Engine Management and GT Radial tires.

 

PROSPEC COMPETITION

With the top three drivers in the PROSPEC Championship title race separated by ten points, the tension was palpable. Two-time Champion Dmitriy Brutskiy was in the driving seat with a narrow seven point lead over Rookie Jason Webb (South Africa), who would need to advance further than Brutskiy to overcome the deficit. And waiting in the wings, ten points behind Brutskiy, was 15 year-old Camren Sorensen (USA) – one of three Vegas-based siblings competing this weekend – who was hoping to outwit them both to become the youngest ever FD Champion.

Three other drivers – Cory Talaska (USA), Jerry Johnson (USA) and Rookie Braden Lons (USA) – also had a mathematical chance of the title but had a steep hill to climb.

The first casualty was Sorensen in the Optima Battery / Sorensen Motorsports BMW. He was knocked out of the Top 16 by 16 year-old Braden Lons (USA) driving the Lons Motorsports Nissan S13 thanks to a better chase run in a well-matched battle.

As for Webb, after he previously detected a mechanical issue, the South African was devastated when his team was unable to repair front suspension damage to his NonStopTuning / Webb 45 Racing Ford Mustang. He withdrew from his Top 8 heat against Kasey Kohl (USA) and observed, “It sucks to go out this way, but that’s racing.” As the weight of the moment sunk in, Webb continued, “It’s been an incredible year and we came so close. I’m so proud of what we achieved and want to thank all our sponsors: they’re why we could come to the track each round.” 

Webb finished fifth on the night and as a consolation was crowned the 2026 FD Link ECU PROSPEC Rookie of the Year.

At that moment, with nobody able to amass enough points to beat him, Brutskiy was declared the 2026 Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Champion. Having previously won the title in 2020 and 2021, he became the first three-time PROSPEC winner in Series history.

After learning the news, the newly crowned Champion had to jump back into the Never Settle BMW for his Top 8 heat against Dustyn Farell (USA). It was a contest Brutskiy would lose and was visibly disappointed not to complete a perfect weekend by winning Round 4. He’d later admit to being distracted by the news he received. “It was weird to have the pressure for the Championship removed when you’re used to running under extreme pressure,” Brutskiy explained. “I got distracted by the news and lost the heat. I may also have blown my engine doing donuts afterwards!” he lamented at the end of a very successful season.

After collecting his Championship trophy, Brutskiy was more positive and had this to say, “I was well prepared for this season and started well with a podium at the Opening Round, then won my home Round at the new Connecticut track. Another podium in Round 3 meant I kept the lead but coming into Las Vegas my son had used the car for a Pro-Am event and as the track temperature rose this weekend, I cut short my practice because I felt the car was on the way out. I was hoping it would survive long enough to get me the Championship and we’re so happy to have made it. This gives us the boost to keep going and look forward to battling my son next year in PROSPEC!”

With the Championship decided and the leading contenders on the bylines, Braden Lons fought hard to win Round 4 after a tough battle against Kasey Kohl in the Final. Not only was it the Rookie’s first FD victory, but his 50-point haul meant Lons squeezed past Sorensen to capture third place in the Championship by two points. The teenager had arrived in Vegas holding sixth position and left with his first PROSPEC win and third overall.

As an additional bonus, the top three PROSPEC finishers are entitled to a Formula DRIFT PRO Championship license, allowing them to moving up next year, if they wish. Brutskiy had actually secured that endorsement previously and competed in PRO during the 2024 and 2025 seasons, choosing to focus on PROSPEC this year. Webb and Lons will undoubtedly look at their programs and decide whether to move to PRO or remain in PROSEPC.

“This was an incredible Round. Going against Camren in the Top 16 required a change of mindset. I thought I’d lost but was pumped when I learned I hadn’t,” Lons explained. “It was a hard battle to come out on top in Vegas but we’re going to review our program and work on car reliability for next season. I really want to thank my sponsors, team, spotter and my Dad – I hope to be the man he is one day. And I’m grateful to be here.”

After being eliminated from the Top 16 heats by Lons, Sorensen finished the night in ninth place, which meant he dropped to fourth overall and lost the automatic PRO license opportunity.

Kasey Kohl finished second at FD LV in his Mspek Race to Reef Nissan 240SX after a very close Final with Lons, which produced a split decision from the judges. The result was Kohl’s best ever PROSPEC finish, propelling him from 20th position to eighth overall.

Rookie Dustyn Farell, who defeated Brutskiy in the Top 8, was eliminated from the Final 4 by Kohl. At the wheel of the Dustyn Farrell Racing Nissan S14.9, he placed third, which was similarly his first PROSPEC podium. Farell finished the season seventh overall.

 

PRO QUALIFYING

With 106 points available (10 per heat win and three for the top Qualifier across two Rounds) from the remaining two Rounds of the 2026 Formula DRIFT PRO Championship, a total of 10 drivers retained a mathematical chance of claiming the title. However, there would be no room for mistakes, and a strong Qualifying run would not only score valuable points but also determine the strength of your competitor in the Competition heats. As an additional incentive, 31 drivers were competing for the Top 32 places, so the top qualifier would leapfrog directly into the Top 16 heats with a bye run.

It was the hometown hero, Branden Sorensen (USA), who dominated Qualifying in his Sorensen Motorsports / Quad Lock BMW. In fact, he set the best score on both his first and second runs. A top score of 91.4 points meant he gained three Championship points, which could be useful when the points are tallied at the season Finale. Sitting third in the title race, 24 points behind the leader, Sorensen continued to pressure his adversaries.

Second place went to Conor Shanahan (Ireland) in the Red Bull / GT Radial / JYR Toyota GT86. He scored 91.03 points on his second run and the reward of two Championship points nudged him even closer to the current points leader James Deane (Ireland), who qualified in a relatively low seventh place with 86.66 points driving the O'Reilly / Pennzoil Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD.

Three-time FD PRO Champion Chris Forsberg (USA) claimed third with 89.13 points after a very strong second run in the Destined Industries Nissan Z.

 

PRO COMPETITION

It was at Round 7 in 2025 that Formula DRIFT handed James Deane his fifth PRO Championship trophy. Not only was he the first driver in Series history to win five titles, but he was the first in 22 years to take the crown before the Final Round. Arriving in Las Vegas with a narrow five-point margin, it seemed unlikely Deane could repeat that feat, but he’d undoubtedly be looking to increase his advantage before the Final Round 8 in Long Beach on October 23-24.

So, it was in disbelief that teams and spectators watched Deane’s O'Reilly / Pennzoil Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD towed back to the pits with an engine problem. Deane later explained it was his first engine issue since joining the team but it occurred at a critical time in the title race. As a consequence, Deane dropped to second and his narrow five-point lead dissolved into a 47-point deficit to the new Championship leader.

The Irishman wasn’t the only driver to fall at the first hurdle. Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis (Lithuania) was also forced into early retirement after an unusual incident at the start of his Top 32 heat with Shinji Minowa (Japan). 

Leaving the start line, Minowa tapped a marker cone, which triggered a restart. However, Odi was unable to see the restart lights and slammed into the rear of Minowa’s Enjuku Racing / BC Racing / GT Radial / JYR Toyota GT86 when the Japanese driver unexpectedly applied the brakes. 

Given the nature of the incident, Formula DRIFT allowed both teams to effect repairs. However, Odi’s engine catastrophically dropped its oil on the track when his Feal Suspension / GT Radial / Subimods Subaru BRZ returned to the starting line. As a result of the incident and being unable to compete, Odi remained fifth in the overall standings but dropped out of title contention.

Three-time FD PRO Champion Fredric Aasbo (Norway) also took early retirement after losing his Top 32 battle to "Drift Wizard" Andy Hateley (USA) in the Drift Wizard E46 BMW. Aasbo admitted to a poor performance at the wheel of his Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra. And while he remained sixth, Aasbo’s points tally also meant he lost the chance of a fourth Championship title.

The next contender to fall was local boy Branden Sorensen. After qualifying first in the Sorensen Motorsports / Quad Lock BMW and skipping the Top 32 heats with a bye run, he eventually lost to Matt Field (USA) in their Top 8 heat. It was an epic battle but Sorensen’s early exit meant he placed fifth on the night. He remained third in the title race with a 48-point gap to the leader.

The Final 4 heats saw the demise of Jack Shanahan (Ireland) at the hands of his younger brother, Conor. The titanic battle was decided when Jack’s Pulsar Turbos E82 BMW dropped two tires off the course in Zone 4. Despite the loss, he secured third on the night and remained fourth overall as the Irish drivers continue to dominate the season.

And that left Conor Shanahan. Driving the Red Bull / GT Radial / JYR Toyota GT86, he hacked a path to the Final where he faced veteran Matt Field. The pair had consistently achieved the highest ratings for proximity on the Universal Drift Scoring Method telemetry, which showed them maintain an average of 2-3ft from their opponents throughout the night. With that level of skill and determination, the Final was a perfect demonstration of drifting artistry. And when the smoke cleared, the judges unanimously awarded the win to Shanahan.

Arriving in Vegas five points behind Deane, Conor’s 50-point rampage through Round 7 catapulted him into first with a commanding 212 points. His closest rivals – Deane, Sorensen and brother Jack – will need to win the Final Round and Conor must score no points for one of them to claim the title. But if Conor wins one heat, he will be crowned the 2026 Formula DRIFT PRO Champion. However, anything can happen in the heat of battle…

“The plan was to come here and take the points win, but I didn’t expect to make it as big as I did,” a surprised Conor Shanahan admitted after the podium celebrations. “The bad luck sucks for James. I feel for him but it’s not over until it’s over. And all roads lead to Long Beach now. I’m looking forward to coming back to get the big one at the end of the year. I’m proud of everybody at Jerry Yang Racing and want to thanks all my sponsors.

“The plan at the start of the year was to fight for a Championship, so P1 in Vegas, back-to-back wins, and my fourth podium is great, but let’s keep pushing to Long Beach!”

For Matt Field, second at FD LV was another step forward after his fourth place finish at the previous round. The valuable points allowed the driver of the Borla Performance / GT Radial / Heat Wave Visual / Logitech / Liqui Moly Corvette to rise from eighth to seventh in the 2026 Championship standings.

In the 2026 Rookie of the Year title race, Cole Richards (USA) had another impressive night in the Richards Racing Toyota GT86. He placed tenth on the night and established a 41-point lead over his nearest rival, Cody Buchanan (USA). On this form, Richards would appear to be a good bet to win the ROTY award.

“Our return to Las Vegas has been an incredible success,” said Ryan Sage, Formula DRIFT President. “Seeing more than 10,000 people attend a new venue after being away for 14 years was truly an amazing sight to behold. And what a great way to crown our first ever three-time PROSPEC Champion, Dmitriy Brutskiy.

“One year ago, James Deane secured his fifth PRO Championship title before the Final Round," Ryan Continued. "But who could have predicted that going into Shoreline Showdown; the Final Round, we’d have four competitors within striking distance of the 2026 PRO Championship, with much of the focus on Round 7 winner Conor Shanahan. We’re all looking forward to a smashing success and look forward to seeing the fans back on The Streets of Long Beach in four weeks!”

 

ROUND 7 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS*

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Conor Shanahan

50 +3

2

Matt Field

40 +1

3

Jack Shanahan

30 +1

4

Dan Stuke

30 +1

5

Branden Sorensen

20 +4

6

Chris Forsberg

20 +2

7

Trenton Beechum

20 +1

8

Shinji Minowa

20 +1

9

Tommy Lemaire

10 +1

10

Cole Richards

10 +1

11

LZ

10 +1

12

Ken Gushi

10 +1

13

Dan Burkett

10 +1

14

Ryan Tuerck

10 +1

15

Rudy Hansen

10 +1

16

Andy Hateley

10 +1

 

2026 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS*

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Conor Shanahan

212

2

James Deane

165

3

Branden Sorensen

164

4

Jack Shanahan

162

5

Aurimas Bakchis

131

6

Fredric Aasbo

128

7

Matt Field

119

8

Dylan Hughes

90

9

Ryan Tuerck

87

10

Chris Forsberg

82

11

Cole Richards

78

12

Ben Hobson

66

13

Dan Stuke

57

14

LZ

57

15

Trenton Beechum

56

16

Vaughn Gittin Jr

51

 

2026 AUTO CUP TOP 5 STANDINGS*

Ford

282

Toyota

245

BMW

179

Chevrolet

120

Nissan

99

 

2026 TIRE CUP STANDINGS*

GT Radial

470

Kenda

290

Nitto

282

Kumho

219

 

ROUND 4 FD PROSPEC TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS*

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Braden Lons

50

2

Kasey Kohl

40

3

Dustyn Farrell

30

4

Adam Heishman

30

5

Jason Webb

20

6

Dmitriy Brutskiy

20

7

Sean Booth

20

8

Luis Lanz

20 + 3

9

Camren Sorensen

10

10

Cory Talaska

10

11

Matt Rusiecki

10

12

Ayden Copham

10

13

Nik Jimenez

10

14

Brian Wills

10 + 12

15

Matt Shulman 

10 + 9

16

Jacob Duncan

10 + 6

 

2026 FD PROSPEC TOP 16 DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS*

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Dmitriy Brutskiy

130

2

Jason Webb

123

3

Braden Lons

112

4

Camren Sorensen

110

5

Cory Talaska

90

6

Jerry Johnson

70

7

Dustyn Farrell

66

8

Kasey Kohl

60

9

Sean Booth

56

10

Tyler Mayer

56

11

Adam Heishman

50

12

Ayden Copham

42

13

Sam Maghmoumi

39

14

Nik Jimenez

30

15

Matthew Bystrak

30

16

Matt Rusiecki

29

 

* Preliminary standings. Final results pending official confirmation

 

NEXT ROUND

The Final Round 8 of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship will take place on the street circuit in Long Beach, CA on October 23-24. Please visit formulad.com for ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream.

 

  

 

Fisher Over Drane by 0.009 in Caterpillar Springfield Mile II Finale Thriller

Tim Lester ama

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 6, 2026) – Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke) scored his second-career Mission AFT SuperTwins victory in a thrilling Caterpillar Springfield Mile II that closed out a spectacular 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, in fine style. 

 

As with his first – taken at the 2021 Charlotte Half-Mile – Fisher did so in a season-ending stunner. The difference is this one came in Springfield, Illinois, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds’ fabled Springfield Mile. 

 

Equally noteworthy was the overall makeup of the podium, which did not feature any of the three Grand National Championship protagonists who dominated the headlines and garnered all previous 15 victories leading into the last race of the year. 

 

While champion Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) and title rivals Briar Bauman (No. 3 Super.com/RWR/Rocket Doctor Harley-Davidson XG750R) and Kody Kopp (No. 12 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R) played their roles in the race, Fisher ultimately earned the win by fending off KICKER AFT Singles superstar and Mission AFT SuperTwins wild card Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) at the flag. 

 

Fisher and Drane went back and forth for first over the back half of the contest, where it became increasingly obvious that Fisher needed to keep Drane behind him entering Turn 3 on the final lap to have any hope of taking the win. And he did exactly that, a fact that allowed him to edge the talented Australian by a meager 0.009 seconds at the flag. 

 

Fisher said, “Tom (Drane) put up a heck of a fight. I just can’t thank the whole Rackley team enough for just chugging away at this and putting the KTM on the top of the box. My long-time sponsor Bob Lanphere from Beaverton Motorcycles made the trip here, and he told me, ‘I’m here to watch you win the Mile.’ And we did that.

 

“It’s pretty cool going into the offseason on top. I get to look at the scoreboard all year long, just like I did after Charlotte. It’s been a while since I got a win. It was long overdue, and it feels so great.” 

 

2025 Springfield winner Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods Honda CB750 Hornet) finished in third just 0.057 seconds further adrift to back up his Saturday podium with another on Sunday. 

 

As for the title fighters, Bauman frequently ran at the head of the multi-rider lead pack until he was forced out with an apparent mechanical issue with just over four minutes remaining. 

 

Daniels, meanwhile, lost touch with the lead group just prior to half-distance. He dropped nearly two seconds back at one point before executing a late charge aided by the back-and-forth antics of Fisher and Drane at the front. That enabled him to latch onto the tail of the draft with two laps to go, bringing him near enough to zap Kopp on the final lap for fourth.  

 

Despite that setback, fifth was more than enough for Kopp to overtake the unlucky Bauman and finish his rookie premier-class campaign ranked second in the Grand National Championship.  

 

Behind, Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) took a lonely sixth, while Declan Bender (No. 70 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07) won out in a tight all-Yamaha battle for seventh, finishing just ahead of Hunter Bauer (No. 24 G&G Racing Yamaha MT-07) and Chad Cose (No. 49 PRO Roofing/Parker Racing Yamaha MT-07).  

 

The “Wizard” Jeffrey Carver, Jr. (No. 123 Mission Foods/Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R) earned a popular top ten in his return to action at the Springfield Mile.  

 

Daniels concluded his second-consecutive championship-winning campaign with 309 points. He was followed by Kopp (274) and Bauman (270).  

 

Fisher rounded out a fine season in fourth with 216 points, followed by Lowe at 178. 

 

KICKER AFT Singles 

 

The KICKER AFT Singles category held out until its final Main Event of the season to unleash its wildest race of 2026. 

 

Twelve riders went back and forth for ten minutes and (nearly) two laps, swapping the lead at the end of almost every straight. That intensity reached its boiling point on the final lap, at which point Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Mark Tepper Racing/Pags Powersports KTM 450 SX-F) got sucked up the track and collected Jordan Beaulac (No. 156 Picotte Motosport/Dofralex GASGAS MC 450F), sending both riders into the air fence.  

 

The incident brought out a red flag while double class champ Tom Drane (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) held the lead negotiating the race’s final lap.  

 

However, Chase Saathoff (No. 88 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) had actually taken the white flag to open that lap inches ahead of both Kage Tadman (No. 28 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) (0.038 seconds back) and Drane (0.039) as the massive group maneuvered to set up their last-gasp sprints to a checkered flag that would never wave.  

 

As a result, the win was awarded to Saathoff in what might prove to be an unexpected conclusion to an epic, years-long KICKER AFT Singles rivalry should one or both graduate to premier-class duty in 2027.  

 

After picking up his second victory of the season, home-state hero Saathoff said, “It still feels great to win. I’m super grateful, and I do feel we would have had a chance at the line. I can’t thank the whole team enough; it’s been a great year. I’m very blessed to be up here right now, even though it was by a technicality… it happens.”  

 

Tadman was credited with second while Drane officially finished third – a tough luck end to his seven-race Mile win streak aboard the YZ450F.  

 

Trevor Brunner (No. 21 JMC Motorsports/Fairway GMC KTM 450 SX-F) and Jared Lowe (No. 63 Big R Racing/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R) rounded out the top five in that order.  

 

Walker Porter (No. 10 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Memphis Shades/Corbin Seats Yamaha YZ450F), Tarren Santero (No. 75 Roof Systems/Texas Utility Studies/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), Jett Katarzy (No. 117 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) and Kaleb Martin (No. 93 GETMOREBIKE Honda CRF450F) were listed sixth through tenth, respectively, in the official results.  

 

Despite Sunday’s minor disappointment, Drane had already locked down a record-breaking nine-win season to round out a second consecutive crushing title triumph. He ended his campaign with 303 points, followed by Saathoff at 257 and Tadman with 226.  

 

How to Watch  

 

FloRacing  

For those that can’t catch the live action at the track, FloRacing is the live streaming home of Progressive American Flat Track. Motorsports fans can subscribe to FloRacing to enjoy over 1,000 live motorsports events in 2026. FloSports is available by visiting https://flosports.link/AFT2026 or by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast. 

 

FS1 

FOX Sports coverage of the Caterpillar Springfield Mile I, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, September 13, at 10:00 a.m. ET (7:00 a.m. PT). The Caterpillar Springfield Mile II will air the following Sunday, September 20, at  11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT) 

For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com. 

 

 

 

Tim Lester ama

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 5, 2026) – A destiny promised is now a destiny realized. Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) joined the exclusive ranks of multi-time Grand National Champions with a victorious performance in Saturday’s Caterpillar Springfield Mile I at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois.  

 

Racing in front of his home-state fans at the crown jewel of the Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, Daniels once again did exactly what he needed to do when it mattered the most. 

 

Main Event 1 

 

The Mission AFT SuperTwins competitors lined up for the season’s third and final Mission Triple Challenge contending with not just one another but near-triple-digit temperatures to boot. That extreme heat carried over into the competition, which was scorching hot from the opening lap. 

 

An initial ten-lap sprint properly set the tone for the day with an eight-rider lead pack scrapping for top honors as the contest settled in. Two-time Grand National Champion Briar Bauman (No. 3 Super.com/RWR/Rocket Doctor Harley-Davidson XG750R) grabbed the holeshot but was immediately overhauled by last year’s hero of Springfield, Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods Honda CB750 Hornet).  

 

Daniels took his turn at the front soon after but saw Lowe and Fisher simultaneously rip past on either flank with seven laps to go. Those three would then proceed to slowly stretch out an advantage over the remainder of the field. 

 

Fisher kicked in up another gear late, shaking free over the final two laps to claim an unchallenged victory in the first of three Mission Triple Challenge Main Events. 

 

Daniels edged Lowe for second by just 0.059 seconds, while KICKER AFT SuperTwins champion Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) did his part to help out his teammate, drafting past Bauman and Kody Kopp (No. 12 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R) on the final lap to steal away fourth. 

 

Main Event 2 

 

An even better race played out in the 15-lap Main Event 2 – and one that ultimately proved to have massive championship implications. 

 

From the early going, this one was a six-rider affair. Fisher immediately dropped to the back of the group following a poor start from pole that sent him spinning up the track, while Daniels powered under Lowe to secure the lead. 

 

Daniels proceeded to control the race from the front but never had room to breathe with Lowe, Drane, Kopp, Bauman, and Fisher running in tight formation on his rear wheel. 

 

With four laps remaining, title hopeful Bauman raised his hand, indicating a problem. Moments later, he pulled out of the race, further opening the door for Daniels’ quest for a second-consecutive crown.  

 

He raced through that opening to close out Main Event 2, holding Lowe at bay by 0.111 seconds to claim the win. 

 

Kopp edged former 450cc rival Drane for third while Main Event 1 winner Fisher came home fifth, finishing just 0.564 seconds off the win despite struggling to keep his bike tidy and low in the rematch. 

 

Behind, Declan Bender (No. 70 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07) ran a lonely race to sixth, with Hunter Bauer (No. 24 G&G Racing Yamaha MT-07), Chad Cose (No. 49 PRO Roofing/Parker Racing Yamaha MT-07), Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650), and Ben Lowe (No. 25 Rackley Racing/Roof Systems KTM 790 Duke) rounding out the top ten. 

 

Main Event 3 

 

While his shattered championship aspirations couldn’t be resurrected, Bauman did get a significant measure of revenge in Main Event 3. 

 

Starting from the back of the field, Bauman clawed his way into contention, slotting into sixth after the opening lap. 

 

Working a slightly higher line, the RWR Harley-Davidson ace continued to pick his way forward, taking his position at the front of a seven-rider pack shortly after the race hit its half-way point. 

 

Meanwhile, Daniels had bigger concerns, finding himself in a dogfight with Fisher, Lowe, and Drane as he calculated what he needed to do to secure the day’s overall win and the 2026 Grand National Championship along with it. 

 

While Fisher repeated his Main Event 2 fade, Lowe and Drane didn’t go anywhere. Bauman managed to break the draft with Daniels, Lowe, and Drane racing side-by-side for second over the contest’s final three laps. 

 

Once in position, Daniels again proved a difficult quarry. And he indeed came home in second, finishing some 0.289 seconds behind Bauman and 0.059 seconds ahead of Lowe. 

 

That (2-1-2) was all Daniels needed to do to lock down the Caterpillar Springfield Mile I overall win and another #1 plate.  

 

The victory was Daniels’ fourth in a row and moved him equal with Bauman at six on the season. Afterward, he said, “It was a tough year. It was really long, and it was hard. The guys I’m racing against are so good. Each year you expect to take a step (forward), but your competition does too. I didn’t know if it was going to happen today.

 

“I could talk about the day, or I could talk about the season, but really, I want to thank my whole team. The Estenson Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team – Tommy Hayden and Tim Estenson – gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to come out here and do what I love and make a living doing it. I also want to thank all of my supporters… This year came together late, but winning four in a row and the Springfield Mile, it’s awesome.  

 

“This is an emotional time for me. I dreamed of this for a long time. It’s cool.” 

 

Lowe finished the day second overall (3-2-3) to claim his first podium of the season. Meanwhile, Bauman’s victory more than made up for his second race 15th, springing him all the way up to third (5-15-1) on the combined order. Fisher finished fourth (1-5-6) with Drane rounding out the top five (4-4-4). 

 

With one race to go, Daniels now holds an unassailable 27-point lead over Bauman (295-268). Kopp is third at 261 and still well within striking distance of second heading into Sunday’s finale. 

 

KICKER AFT Singles 

 

Two-time KICKER AFT Singles champion Tom Drane (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) continued his unprecedented revision of the record books with yet another Springfield Mile performance to remember. 

 

Saturday’s Main Event was predictably frenetic with a huge pack of motivated riders holding the throttle wide open around the fabled Mile. A red flag brought the action to a momentary halt after promising rookie Charlie Jaques (No. 110 J&M Logging/Miller Racing Honda CRF450R) crashed from fourth after briefly running in the lead. 

 

When the race resumed, it took shape as a five-rider breakaway. Kage Tadman (No. 28 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) did manage to open up a gap of more than a half-second as the race took the halfway flags but was quickly hunted down by the chasing Drane, Chase Saathoff (No. 88 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450), Trevor Brunner (No. 21 JMC Motorsports/Fairway GMC KTM 450 SX-F), and Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Mark Tepper Racing/Pags Powersports KTM 450 SX-F). 

 

All but Eisenhard held the lead at one point or another as the contenders rehearsed last-lap strategies with the laps ticking away. Eisenhard finally fell off the lead pack with less than a minute to go, as the jockeying continued at the front. 

 

As the last lap opened, Tadman sailed ahead of Drane entering Turn 1 to reclaim the lead but was helpless as Drane rushed back by on the entrance to Turn 3. 

 

Drane tucked in low coming off of Turn 4, hoping to beat his pursuers to the checkered flag. The gambit worked, as he blasted past the checkered flag mere fractions of a second ahead of second-placed Saathoff (.037 seconds back) and third-placed Brunner (0.067 seconds back). 

 

The victory was the Estenson Racing star’s ninth of 2026, establishing a new single-season wins record for the category. It also upped the Australian’s Mile win streak to seven and his Springfield-specific streak to six. 

 

Tadman, despite leading on the final lap and finishing just 0.085 seconds back of the win, didn't even earn himself a trip to the podium in fourth. 

 

Eisenhard managed to come home with a top five but only just, as Evan Kelleher (No. 31 Schaeffer's Motorsports KTM 450 SX-F) closed in to finish 0.035 seconds behind him in sixth. 

 

Walker Porter (No. 10 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) battled from the back to an eventual seventh, while Jordan Beaulac (No. 156 Picotte Motosport/Dofralex GASGAS MC 450F), Jett Katarzy (No. 117 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450), and Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Memphis Shades/Corbin Seats Yamaha YZ450F) completed the top ten. 

 

Next Up 

 

The 2026 Progressive AFT season will conclude tomorrow with the second half of this weekend’s double finale, the Caterpillar Springfield Mile II. 

 

Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/meespromotions/events/day-2-springfield-2026-165643 to secure your seats now. 

 

How to Watch 

 

FloRacing 

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FS1 

FOX Sports coverage of the Caterpillar Springfield Mile I, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, September 13, at 10:00 a.m. ET (7:00 a.m. PT). The Caterpillar Springfield Mile II will air the following Sunday, September 20, at  11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT) 

For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.

 

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Formula DRIFT (also known as Formula D or FD) is a United States-based motorsport drifting series. Formula DRIFT was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003 as a sister company to Slipstream Global Marketing, the same partnership that introduced D1 Grand Prix to the United States. The new entity would solely own, operate and launch the first official drifting series in North America. Formula DRIFT is not associated with the FIA series of formula racing championships

2026 FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION RESULTS FROM ROUND 7 IN LAS VEGAS

 

Conor Shanahan wins after a fierce Final battle against Matt Field

 

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026

Location: The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 7 Competition results

 

RESULTS FROM FD PRO ROUND 7

  1. Conor Shanahan (Ireland) – Red Bull / GT Radial / JYR Toyota GT86
  2. Matt Field (USA)  Borla Performance / GT Radial / Heat Wave Visual / Logitech / Liqui Moly Corvette
  3. Jack Shanahan (Ireland) – Pulsar Turbos E82 BMW

 

NOTES

  • After crowning the 2026 Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Champion last night and providing a thrilling Round 7 for the PRO Championship tonight, the Series has made a triumphant return to Las Vegas
  • PRO Championship points leader James Deane (Ireland) retired from the Top 32 without completing a run after his O'Reilly / Pennzoil Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD suffered an engine problem. Deane explained it was his first engine issue since joining the team but it occurred at a critical time in the title race. Heading into the Final Round, Deane dropped to second and his narrow five-point lead dissolved into a 47-point deficit to the new Championship leader
  • Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis (Lithuania) was also forced into early retirement after an unusual incident at the start of his Top 32 heat with Shinji Minowa (Japan). Leaving the start line, Minowa tapped a cone, which triggered a restart. However, Odi was unable to see the restart lights and slammed into the rear of Minowa’s Enjuku Racing / BC Racing / GT Radial / JYR Toyota GT86 when he applied the brakes. Given the nature of the incident, Formula DRIFT allowed the teams time to effect repairs but the engine let go in Odi’s Feal Suspension / GT Radial / Subimods Subaru BRZ when he returned to the starting line. As a result of the incident, Odi remains fifth in the overall standings but dropped out of title contention
  • Fredric Aasbo (Norway) also took an early retirement after losing his Top 32 battle to Andy Hateley (USA) in the Drift Wizard E46 BMW. Aasbo admitted to a poor performance at the wheel of his Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra. And while he remains sixth, Aasbo’s points tally means he lost the chance of a fourth Championship title
  • The next contender to fall was Vegas local Branden Sorensen in the Sorensen Motorsports / Quad Lock BMW. After qualifying first and skipping the Top 32 with a bye run, he eventually lost his Top 8 heat to Finalist Matt Field. Sorensen placed fifth on the night and remained third in the standings, but with 48 point gap to the leader
  • The Final 4 saw the demise of Jack Shanahan at the hands of his younger brother, Conor. The titanic battle was decided when Jack dropped two tires off the course in Zone 4. He secured third on the night and remains fourth overall as the Irish drivers continue to dominate the season
  • And that left Conor Shanahan. He hacked a path to the Final where he faced veteran Matt Field. The pair had consistently achieved the highest ratings for proximity on the Universal Drift Scoring Method telemetry, which showed them maintain an average of 2-3ft of their opponents throughout the night. With that level of skill and determination, the Final was a perfect demonstration of drifting artistry. And when the smoke cleared, the judges unanimously awarded the win to Shanahan
  • Arriving in Vegas just five points behind Deane, Conor's 50-point rampage through Round 7 catapulted him into first with a commanding 212 points. His closest rivals – Deane, Sorensen and brother Jack – need to win the Final Round and Conor must score no points for them to claim the title. But if Conor wins one heat, he will be crowned the 2026 Formula DRIFT PRO Champion. However, anything can happen in the heat of battle...
  • Cole Richards (USA) had another impressive night in the Richards Racing Toyota GT86. He placed tenth and sits 11th overall. More importantly, he’s 41 points ahead of his nearest rival, Cody Buchanan (USA) in the 2026 Rookie of the Year title race. Again, Richards would appear to be a good bet to win the award 
  • Finally, PROSPEC driver Amanda Sorensen, sister to Branden and Camren, invited rap legend Flavor Flav to a drift demo in her Quad Lock / Rockstar Energy / Sorensen Motorsports BMW. It proved to be one of the highlights of the night, with Flavor Flav joining the commentary team to learn more about the sport, vowing to return as a driver!

 

ROUND 7 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS*

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Conor Shanahan

50 +3

2

Matt Field

40 +1

3

Jack Shanahan

30 +1

4

Dan Stuke

30 +1

5

Branden Sorensen

20 +4

6

Chris Forsberg

20 +2

7

Trenton Beechum

20 +1

8

Shinji Minowa

20 +1

9

Tommy Lemaire

10 +1

10

Cole Richards

10 +1

11

LZ

10 +1

12

Ken Gushi

10 +1

13

Dan Burkett

10 +1

14

Ryan Tuerck

10 +1

15

Rudy Hansen

10 +1

16

Andy Hateley

10 +1

 

2026 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS*

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Conor Shanahan

212

2

James Deane

165

3

Branden Sorensen

164

4

Jack Shanahan

162

5

Aurimas Bakchis

131

6

Fredric Aasbo

128

7

Matt Field

119

8

Dylan Hughes

90

9

Ryan Tuerck

87

10

Chris Forsberg

82

11

Cole Richards

78

12

Ben Hobson

66

13

Dan Stuke

57

14

LZ

57

15

Trenton Beechum

56

16

Vaughn Gittin Jr

51

 

2026 AUTO CUP TOP 5 STANDINGS*

Ford

282

Toyota

245

BMW

179

Chevrolet

120

Nissan

99

 

2026 TIRE CUP STANDINGS*

GT Radial

470

Kenda

290

Nitto

282

Kumho

219

 

* Preliminary standings. Final results pending official confirmation

 

FORMULA DRIFT LAS VEGAS RECAP

A recap of all the action from FD LV with event images will be available on Monday.

 

NEXT ROUND

The Final Round 8 of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship will take place on the street circuit in Long Beach, CA on October 23-24. Please visit formulad.com for ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream.

 

 

2026 FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION RESULTS FROM FINAL ROUND 4 IN LAS VEGAS

 

Dmitriy Brutskiy claims his third Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Championship title while Braden Lons wins Round 4

 

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Friday, September 25, 2026

Location: The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Event: Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Final Round 4 Competition results

 

RESULTS FROM FD PROSPEC FINAL ROUND 4

  1. Braden Lons (USA) – Lons Motorsports Nissan S13
  2. Kasey Kohl (USA) – Mspek Race to Reef Nissan 240SX
  3. Dustyn Farell (USA) – Dustyn Farrell Racing Nissan S14.9

 

RESULTS FOR 2026 FD LINK ECU PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP

  1. Dmitriy Brutskiy – Never Settle BMW
  2. Jason Webb (South Africa) – NonStopTuning / Webb 45 Racing Ford Mustang
  3. Braden Lons (USA) – Lons Motorsports Nissan S13

 

NOTES

  • Following the return of Formula DRIFT to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Dmitriy Brutskiy is the 2026 Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Champion and the first three-time winner in series history, previously winning the title in 2020 and 2021
  • The newly crowned Champion was somewhat disappointed not to complete a perfect weekend by also winning Round 4, but admitted he was distracted by the news of his nearest rival's demise before starting his Top 8 heat. Brutskiy lost the heat to Dustyn Farell and placed sixth in the Round 4 results
  • “It was weird to have the pressure for the Championship removed when you’re used to running under extreme pressure,” Brutskiy explained. “I got distracted by the news and lost the heat. I may also have blown my engine doing donuts afterwards!” he lamented at the end of a very successful season
  • Second place in the 2026 PROSPEC title race went to Rookie Jason Webb. With only a seven-point deficit coming into the Final Round, he needed one more heat win than Brutskiy to claim the crown. However, broken front suspension forced him to retire from his Top 8 heat. He finished fifth on the night but as a consolation was crowned the 2026 PROSPEC Rookie of the Year
  • By winning Round 4, 16 year-old Rookie Braden Lons (USA) squeezed past 15 year-old Camren Sorensen (USA) to capture third place in the Championship by a narrow two-point margin. He arrived in Vegas holding sixth position but the 50-point haul from his Competition victories gave Lons his first PROSPEC win and placed him third overall
  • The top three Championship finishers are entitled to a Formula DRIFT PRO Championship license, allowing them to moving up next year, if they wish. Brutskiy actually secured that endorsement previously and competed in PRO during the 2024 and 2025 seasons, choosing to focus on PROSPEC this year
  • Ironically, Sorensen was eliminated from the Top 16 heats by Lons. The Vegas native finished the night in ninth place and dropped to fourth overall
  • Kasey Kohl finished second at FD LV after a very close battle with Lons that produced a split decision from the judges. The result was Kohl's best ever PROSPEC finish, propelling him from 20th position to eightth overall
  • After beating Brutskiy in the Top 8 heats, Rookie Farell was eliminated from the Final 4 by Kasey Kohl on his way to the Final. However, Farell secured his first Formula DRIFT podium by placing third, and finished seventh in PROSPEC
  • All PROSPEC entrants must use Link Engine Management and GT Radial tires to compete in the Championship

 

FINAL ROUND 4 FD PROSPEC TOP 16 DRIVER POINTS*

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Braden Lons

50

2

Kasey Kohl

40

3

Dustyn Farrell

30

4

Adam Heishman

30

5

Jason Webb

20

6

Dmitriy Brutskiy

20

7

Sean Booth

20

8

Luis Lanz

20 + 3

9

Camren Sorensen

10

10

Cory Talaska

10

11

Matt Rusiecki

10

12

Ayden Copham

10

13

Nik Jimenez

10

14

Brian Wills

10 + 12

15

Matt Shulman 

10 + 9

16

Jacob Duncan

10 + 6

 

2026 FD PROSPEC TOP 16 DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS*

POSITION

DRIVER

POINTS

1

Dmitriy Brutskiy

130

2

Jason Webb

123

3

Braden Lons

112

4

Camren Sorensen

110

5

Cory Talaska

90

6

Jerry Johnson

70

7

Dustyn Farrell

66

8

Kasey Kohl

60

9

Sean Booth

56

10

Tyler Mayer

56

11

Adam Heishman

50

12

Ayden Copham

42

13

Sam Maghmoumi

39

14

Nik Jimenez

30

15

Matthew Bystrak

30

16

Matt Rusiecki

29

 

* Preliminary standings. Final results pending official confirmation

 

FORMULA DRIFT LAS VEGAS RECAP

Competition results from FD PRO Round 7 will be available Saturday evening. A recap of all the action from FD LV with event images will be available on Monday.

 

NEXT ROUND

The Final Round 8 of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship will take place on the street circuit in Long Beach, CA on October 23-24. Please visit formulad.com for ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream.

 

FORMULA DRIFT PRO & PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026

Location: The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 7 Qualifying & PROSPEC Final Round 4 Seeding Bracket results

 

RESULTS FROM FD PRO QUALIFYING

  1. Branden Sorensen (USA) – Sorensen Motorsports / Quad Lock BMW
  2. Conor Shanahan (Ireland) – Red Bull / GT Radial / JYR Toyota GT86
  3. Chris Forsberg (USA) – Destined Industries Nissan Z

 

RESULTS FROM FD PROSPEC SEEDING BRACKET

  1. Brian Wills (USA) – Nasty Habit Motorsports Nissan S14.9
  2. Matt Shulman (USA) – Enjuku Racing / BC Racing Nissan S13
  3. Jacob Duncan (USA) – Duncan Motorsports Nissan S13

 

PRO NOTES

  • This weekend marks Formula DRIFT’s return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway after previously using a temporary track at the facility from 2008-12. As part of a three-year agreement, the series will utilize The Bullring within LVMS and has invested in paving and infrastructure updates to reinforce its commitment
  • With 31 drivers Qualifying for the Top 32 Competition places, nobody was eliminated after every driver completed at least one of their two Qualifying runs
  • Hometown Hero, Branden Sorensen dominated Qualifying, setting the best scores on both his first and second runs. He’ll start from the #1 position thanks to a score of 91.4 points, which also earned him a bye run through the Top 32 heats and directly into the Top 16. Sitting third in the title race, 24 points behind the leader, Sorensen is undoubtedly a strong contender for the 2026 Formula DRIFT PRO Championship
  • Second place went to Conor Shanahan with a score of 91.03 points on his second run. The Irishman is second in the overall standings and only five points behind the leader, fellow countryman James Deane (Ireland) who qualified in a relatively low seventh place with 86.66 points driving the O'Reilly / Pennzoil Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD
  • Three-time FD PRO Champion Chris Forsberg claimed third with 89.13 points after a very strong second run
  • The leading Rookie driver was Cody Buchanan (USA). He scored 84.26 points driving the Life Wide Open / Reboot Energy 350Z, placing 14th in Qualifying 
  • Formula DRIFT PRO Qualifying utilizes UDSM (Universal Drift Scoring Method) technology from Race Data Labs. The telemetry and data system has automated the objective aspects of scoring individual qualifying runs with up to 80% of each PRO driver’s Qualifying score for drift Line and car Angle quantified and scored entirely by UDSM Driving Style. The remaining 20% for Style continues to be assessed and awarded by the existing panel of three Formula DRIFT judges
  • The top qualifier receives four Championship points, second place receives three, third gets two, and all other drivers receive one point

 

PROSPEC NOTES

  • The Formula DRIFT Link ECU PROSPEC Championship retained its competitive tandem Seeding Bracket Qualifying format, providing lower ranked drivers with additional competitive track time to increase their experience level 
  • With 24 of the places in Top 32 Competition determined by the Championship standings from Round 3, the remaining eight places would be filled from among the 12 drivers competing in the Seeding Bracket
  • Brian Wills took the Seeding Bracket win. He beat Rookie Matt Shulman in a close Final, which was decided when Shulman collided with Wills in Zone 3 and 5 before he spun out
  • Rookie Jacob Duncan lost to Wills in the Top 4 heats and placed third thanks to his higher Seeding rank
  • Drivers receive three PROSPEC Championship points for each Seeding Bracket heat win. As the victor, Wills received 12 points, with Shulman on nine and Duncan on six
  • Four drivers were eliminated from the Seeding Bracket, including Hooman Rahimi (USA), Allen Boss (USA), Coty Demster (USA) and Adam Knapik (USA)
  • The 2026 Link ECU PROSPEC Championship will be decided by the Top 32 Competition heats today. Coming into Las Vegas, the top six drivers have a mathematical opportunity to claim the title, with double PROSPEC Champion Dmitriy Brutskiy leading the points table 
  • All drivers in the Link ECU PROSPEC Championship are required to use Link Engine Management and GT Radial tires

 

FD PRO ROUND 7 TOP 16 QUALIFYING RESULTS*

POSITION

NAME

POINTS

1

Branden Sorensen

4

2

Conor Shanahan

3

3

Chris Forsberg

2

4

Aurimas Bakchis

1

5

Fredric Aasbo

1

6

Jack Shanahan

1

7

James Deane

1

8

Matt Field

1

9

Tommy Lemaire

1

10

Dylan Hughes

1

11

Wataru Masuyama

1

12

Dan Stuke

1

13

Simen Olsen

1

14

Cody Buchanan

1

15

Ben Hobson

1

16

Branden Sorensen

1

 

FD PRO ROUND 7 TOP 32 COMPETITION BRACKET

 

 

 

FD PROSPEC FINAL ROUND 4 SEEDING BRACKET RESULTS*

POSITION

NAME

POINTS

1

Brian Wills

12

2

Matt Shulman 

9

3

Jacob Duncan

6

4

Ryan Kaufman

6

5

Luis Lanz

3

6

Levi Wait

3

7

Brian Hoplamazian

3

8

Collete Davis

3

9

Hooman Rahimi

0

10

Allen Boss

0

11

Coty Demster

0

12

Adam Knapik

0

 

FD PROSPEC ROUND 4 TOP 32 COMPETITION BRACKET

 

 

* Preliminary standings. Final results pending official confirmation

 

FORMULA DRIFT LAS VEGAS RECAP

Competition results from FD PROSPEC Final Round 4 will be available this evening. FD PRO Round 7 results will be available Saturday evening. A recap of all the action from FD LV with event images will be available on Monday.

 

NEXT ROUND

The Final Round 8 of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship will take place on the street circuit in Long Beach, CA on October 23-24. Please visit formulad.com for ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream.

 

ABOUT FORMULA DRIFT

Formula DRIFT is recognized as the leading international drifting championship. Established on the streets of Japan, drifting has evolved into a worldwide competitive sport that challenges the driver's skill while demanding a great deal from their vehicle in terms of power and strength. Formula DRIFT provides a series for the best professional drifters from around the globe to compete for the coveted title of Formula DRIFT Champion. As the first official drifting series in North America, Formula DRIFT has taken competitive motorsports to the extreme, attracting drift fans and car enthusiasts from all walks of life, and established itself as the global leader for the sport. For a competition schedule, ticket information, special content and livestream, please visit formulad.com

 

WATCH FORMULA DRIFT

Fans can find the free-to-view event livestream at formulad.com/live and on Racer Network through the Racer+ app and Racer Select. The PRO Championship Top 16 will only be available via the Racer Network 

 

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2026 FORMULA DRIFT OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Major Sponsor, Official Vehicle Lighting – TYPE S

Major Sponsor, Official Energy Drink – Rockstar Energy Drink

Major Sponsor, Official Auto Parts Retailer – O’Reilly Auto Parts

Major Tire Sponsors – GT Radial, Kenda Tire, Kumho Tire, Nitto Tire

Official Sponsors – Pennzoil (Official Oil), K&N (Official Performance Filter), Canon (Official Imaging Partner),Ford Performance, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, BC Forged, BC Racing (Official Suspension), SIMAGIC (Official SIM Racing Hardware), Fast Orange (Official Hand Cleaner)

Associated Sponsors – Enkei Wheels, RAYS Wheels, Meguiar’s car care, NGK Spark Plugs

Official ECU & PROSPEC Title Sponsor – Link Engine Management

Official PROSPEC Tire – GT Radial

Official PROSPEC Tire Service Partner – Tire Agent 

Official PROSPEC Oil – ENEOS Motor Oil

Broadcast partner – RACER Network

Official Education Partner – University of Northwestern Ohio

Official Community Outreach Program – Acceler8

Official Casino Partner – Yaamava’

Technical Partners – PCI Race Radios

 

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