{"id":2370,"date":"2012-05-14T12:49:35","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T16:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2012-05-14T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:26:07","slug":"formula-drift-update-justin-pawlak-takes-the-victory-at-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/?p=2370","title":{"rendered":"Formula Drift Update:  Justin Pawlak Takes the Victory at Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elusivemedia.com%2Fv3%2F%3Fp%3D2370&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=dark\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px;height:60px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe><p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/LAR_6612.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"JTP Takes It Again!\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2375\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>May 12, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Justin Pawlak Takes the Victory at Round 2: Road to the Championship;<br \/>\nPawlak Remains on Top of the Standings and Becomes the Tires.com Triple Crown Leader<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach, Calif. \u2013 May 12, 2012 \u2013 Formula DRIFT returned to Road Atlanta for Round 2: Road to the Championship. Justin Pawlak takes the victory in the Falken Tire Mustang increasing his point lead in the Pro Championship Points Standings.<\/p>\n<p>Round 2: Road to the Championship brought the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship back to the Series birthplace nine years ago. Fans came in droves seeing an increase in attendance at Road Atlanta. This marks another consecutive season of growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s very satisfying that Road Atlanta and Formula DRIFT have formed a partnership nine years ago to help grow drifting in this region,\u201d said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. \u201cWe look forward to our ten year anniversary at this venue next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Justin Pawlak takes his second consecutive victory to increase his points lead. Additionally, Pawlak is now the points leader in the Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize. Pawlak faced Fredric Aasbo in the Need for Speed \/ Hankook Scion TC and edged out the 2010 Rookie of the Year to take the victory. Walker Wilkerson in the Falken \/ Fatlace \/ Garage Autohero Nissan 240SX battled Formula DRIFT rookie, Daigo Saito in the Achilles Tire \/ Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 in the consolation round. After a one more time battle Saito beat out Wilkerson to take his second third place finish of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe boys at ASD and Falken gave me what I need to help me get to that number 1 spot,\u201d said Justin Pawlak, winner of Round 2: Road to the Championship. \u201cNext round is West Palm Beach and with a great car and great team we were able to take the win there last year and plan to remain focused and keep this momentum going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Formula DRIFT Pro Championship continues with Round 3: Invasion at West Palm Beach International Raceway on June 1-2, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.formulad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.formulad.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2012 Point Standings After 2 Events<\/p>\n<p>1. Pawlak, Justin \tFalken Tire Ford Mustang \t209 Points<br \/>\n2. Saito, Daigo \tAchilles Tire \/ Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 \t157.50 Points<br \/>\n3. Aasbo, Fredric \tNeed for Speed \/ Papadakis Racing Scion TC \t152 Points<br \/>\n4. Millen, Rhys \tHankook \/ Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis Coupe \t127 Points<br \/>\n5. Powers, Matt \tNeed for Speed \/ Nitto Nissan S14 \t126.50 Points<br \/>\n6. Tuerck, Ryan \tTeam Retaks Nissan 240SX \t120.50 Points<br \/>\n7. Yoshihara, Daijiro \tAmerica&#8217;s Tire \/ Falken Tire Nissan S13 \t118 Points<br \/>\n8. Bakchis, Aurimas &#8220;Odi&#8221; \tBakchis Motorsports Nissan 240SX S14 \t117.25 Points<br \/>\n9. Kado, Ryan \tRyan Kado Racing Nissan 350Z \t114 Points<br \/>\n10. Mohan, Kyle \tNexen Tire \/ Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8 \t109.50 Points<br \/>\n11. Yoshioka, Toshiki \tRS*R Nissan Silvia S15 \t108.50 Points<br \/>\n12. Essa, Michael \tGSR Autosport \/ Nitto BMW ZR4 \t97.50 Points<br \/>\n13. Gittin Jr., Vaughn \tMonster Energy \/ Falken Ford Mustang \t96 Points<br \/>\n14. Forsberg, Chris \tNOS Energy Drink \/ Hankook Nissan 370Z \t93 Points<br \/>\n15. McQuarrie, Tyler \tMobil 1 Camaro \t88.50 Points<br \/>\n16. Moen, Kenneth \tLutz Performance Nissan 350Z \t87.50 Points<br \/>\nRound 2: Road to the Championship Event Results<br \/>\n1. Pawlak, Justin \tFalken Tire Ford Mustang \tWinner<br \/>\n2. Aasbo, Fredric \tNeed for Speed \/ Hankook Scion TC \tSecond Place<br \/>\n3. 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