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Nexen Tire Motorsports Kicks Off 2019 Formula Drift

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.

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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.

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