Nexen Tire Motorsports introduced its 2019 Formula Drift team at the season kick-off event – Formula Drift Round 1: Streets of Long Beach – in early April with all drivers running laps on Nexen Tire N’Fera SUR4G street legal tires. Formula Drift driver Chris Forsberg piloted his NOS Energy Drink/Nexen Tire Nissan 370Z to a third-place podium finish.
Nexen Tire Motorsports teammate Fredric Aasbo, driver of the Nexen Tire/ Rockstar Energy Drink Toyota Corolla hatchback ended in fourth place after a blown engine during the semifinals. The performance of all drivers helped Nexen Tire finish the event in second place in points for this year’s Tire Cup Championship.