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Rockstar Energy Toyota driver Fredric Aasbo is hoping to extend his Formula Drift points lead this weekend in New Jersey after he edged the Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra to the top of the standings earlier this month at Round 3.
Heading into Round 4, Aasbo has a 10-point advantage over closest challenger James Deane. The two drivers are the most winning in the sport, with Aasbo laying claim to the most career wins in series history and earning three championship titles, and Deane having won a record four titles.
Teammate Ryan Tuerck is expected to receive a warm welcome for the Rain-X Toyota GR Corolla as he returns to Englishtown, a track where he cut his teeth in drifting at the start of his career. He currently sits tied for 10th in the points and remains a title threat.
Known as The Gauntlet, the Englishtown course takes place on a converted drag strip that has been reconfigured into a tight Figure-8. The track has a long history of drift culture and is a favorite of amateur competitors. Aasbo took his first career Formula Drift win there in 2014.
With both the PRO and development PROSPEC classes competing this weekend, fans will be treated to multiple days of drifting action. Competition starts Thursday with qualifying seeding brackets for both classes. Both Papadakis Racing drivers are pre-qualified for the main event and will be on track Saturday for Top 32 competition starting at 2:15 p.m. ET. Action continues with opening ceremonies and the Top 16 competition starting at 6:45 p.m. ET. Qualifying and main event competition will be streamed live at www.formulad.com/live.
Norwegian driver Aasbo has won three Formula Drift titles since joining the Papadakis Racing Toyota team in 2011, earning his first series championship in 2015, as well as back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022. The Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra driver has a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most winning driver in Formula Drift, having now achieved 20 No. 1 finishes in the premier USA series and 100-plus podium finishes on three continents over the past decade of global competition. In 2024, he finished third in the championship chase.
Tuerck, who hails from New Hampshire, is a Formula Drift title contender in the Rain-X Toyota GR Corolla. His down-home charm, commitment to the sport’s grassroots, and talent in front of the camera have brought him a social fanbase of 1.7 million followers. His build legacy includes the Celica GT411, the Stout, and the Formula Supra, and started with the viral Toyota GT4586 build released in 2016. That inventive first project inspired the genre of build content online when he paired a Toyota GT86 with a Ferrari 458 engine to generate some 70 million digital impressions. He joined the Papadakis Racing team in 2020 and is a fan favorite for his go-big or go-home commitment to competition.
Based in Carson, California, the Papadakis Racing team began drifting in 2004 and is the most winning in Formula Drift history, earning the 2022, 2021 and 2015 championship titles with driver Aasbo, as well as back-to-back championships with driver Tanner Foust in 2007 and 2008. Partner Toyota has won the manufacturer’s cup nine times since 2014. Team owner Stephan Papadakis is a legend of sport-compact racing who began building his reputation in the 1990s in drag racing. The team has recently expanded of its capabilities outside of racing, delivering prototyping and engineering services for select industrial clients under the Papadakis Engineering banner.
Drifting is a high-skill, high-powered motorsport with an emphasis on car control. In the Formula Drift series, drivers compete in knockout heats on a closed course, sliding sideways in trials judged on speed and style. With origins in Japan, the sport has rapidly grown to one of the most popular youth-oriented motorsports in the world. Here in the United States, Formula Drift officially launched in 2004 and its national schedule of eight events routinely host capacity crowds, while live-streamed multi-platform broadcasts attract millions of online viewers.