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Irwindale
In the short and illustrious history of the Formula Drift series, no other venue has garnered the intimidation and the respect as the Irwindale Speedway in California. Many champions have been crowned here and many more would be champions have been defeated on the infamous innerbank of the speedway. Heading in to the final round of the 2013 season, Micheal Essa and Chris Forsberg were effectively tied as the series champion. Chris Forsberg fighting desperately for his second championship trophy and Michael Essa fighting as a one of the few privateers that had made it that far. And the drama and emotion literally unfolded in what is surely to remain the most controversial finish to a season in the Formula Drift series.
FREDRIC AASBO
MATT POWERS
DAI YOSHIHARA
LARRY CHEN BRANDON SCARPELLI
TONY ANGELO
KEN GUSHI
ROB PRIMO
RYAN TUERCK
CHELSEA DENOFA
MATT POWERS
KEN GUSHI
VAUGHN GITTIN JR.
ODI BAKCHIS
ALEX LEE
TOSHIKI YOSHIOKA
CONRAD GRUNEWALD
CHELSEA DENOFA
VAUGHN GITTIN JR | DAI YOSHIHARA
FREDRIC AASBO | MATT POWERS
MATT POWERS | KYLE MOHAN
MATT FIELD | CARL RYDQUIST | KEN GUSHI
DAIGO SAITO | ROBBIE NISHIDA
CHELSEA DENOFA | DENOFA MOTORSPORTS
BRANDON WICKNICK
CHRIS FORSBERG
MATT FIELD
DEAN KEARNEY
RYAN TUERCK
VAUGHN GITTIN JR.
MICHAEL ESSA
DAIGO SAITO | CHRIS FORSBERG
FREDRIC AASBO
ROBBIE NISHIDA
FOREST WANG | TYLER MCQUARRIE
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