Foust Closes The Season With Another Podium Finish
Irwindale, CA, Saturday September 19th, 2009— Rockstar Energy Drink racer and 2007/8 Formula Drift Champion, Tanner Foust won third place and a podium spot at the 2009 Formula Drift Championship season finale at the “House of Drift”—Irwindale Raceway. Foust, the 2007 and 2008 Formula Drift champion closed an uncharacteristically mixed season debuting his all new Rockstar Energy Drink Scion TC on a high note.
Foust moved through the Top 32 and Sliding 16 rounds using his Toyota Nascar V8 power to defeating Tony Brakohiapa and Michael Essa. In the Great 8 round he faced off with Dai Yoshihara for arguably one of the most exciting rounds of the night and Foust moved on to the Final 4.
In the Final 4, Foust paired the Rockstar Energy Drink Scion TC against Ryan Tuerck’s Pontiac Solstice. Ryan was on fire, battling for the best overall finish of his Formula Drift career. Foust followed Ryan first, giving great chase and sticking to him through the course. When Foust led Ryan was able to take a steeper angle, edging out Foust to advance to the championship round, and ultimately the race win. Foust earned his third place podium spot beating out Matt Powers in the consolation round.
“The Rockstar Energy Drink Scion TC was incredibly fast at Irwindale!” exclaimed Foust. “It logged some of the highest speeds on the track and was absolutely addicting to drive… I can’t get enough of that Toyota V-8 screaming at 9000RPM!” he continued, “I want to thank Stephan, Shawn and Carlos for a great year. Even though we didn’t take the championship this season, the guys stayed pumped and were eager to get our TC right. With a great result in Irwindale we’ve proved that our efforts throughout the year paid off and that we will have a wicked car waiting for the 2010 opener.”
Team manager and car builder, Stephan Papadakis also commented, “Tanner was on fire all week. It feels great to end the year on a high note and with the car running so well. But the bigger picture is the huge crowd at the Formula D finale at Irwindale! It was beyond standing room only. This shows how strong this series is doing, and is just one more reason we can’t wait until next year’s season opener in April.”