Next up was Formula Drift Round 4 at Wall Stadium in New Jersey, a track not far from where Vaughn and the rest of Drift Alliance began their drifting careers. He came into the event with hopes of success in order to gain some more crucial points in the chase for the FD Championship. Not only did Vaughn accomplish that goal, but he also drove his Mustang all the way to 1st place after many extremely tough battles against fierce competitors. With the points earned from his 1st place finish and 2nd place qualifying, Vaughn moved up to 4h place overall in the Championship with three rounds still to go! Watch the VIDEO recap from Round Four.

Vaughn Gittin Jr. slid into Round 5 at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington with intentions of another podium finish just as he had done at the previous round. Vaughn persevered to obtain not just a podium finish, but the very top spot upon the podium and also gained crucial points by qualifying first, allowing him to surge into the 1st place position overall in the Formula Drift Championship standings! Watch the VIDEO recap from Round Five.

Formula Drift Round 6 was up next in Las Vegas, and Vaughn was hoping for a third consecutive podium finish. By the end of the night after many tough battles, Vaughn not only finished 3rd overall, but also gained even more Championship points, surging him farther ahead in 1st place overall in Formula Drift standings. Watch the VIDEO recap from Round Six.

With a very close Championship race in effect, Vaughn made his way to Irwindale Speedway for Formula Drift Round Seven. Vaughn qualified in the top 10 and made it all the way to the top 16 main event, but after a perfect lead run, he was blinded coming off the bank and unfortunately spun, ending his day earlier than expected. All Vaughn could do from this point was wait to see how his fellow competitors finished the event. With Daigo Saito’s win of the event, it was enough to push Vaughn into 2nd place overall in the Championship, still a very respectable finish in the Formula Drift circuit.

“Overall I am pumped with our performance during the 2012 Formula Drift season,” says Vaughn Gittin Jr. “We worked flawlessly together as a team and our Ford Mustang performed one-hundred percent every round. Given the fact we had a rough start to the season, our second place finish in the Championship is a true testament to us never giving up! While we are content with our second place overall finish in the Championship, we are not satisfied. You can guarantee there is not going to be an ‘off-season’ for us as the work for chasing down the 2013 Formula Drift Championship begins now. Thanks to all my partners, supporters, and family for the unconditional support this year – I could not have done it without you!”

The “off-season” will be a busy one for Vaughn Gittin Jr., as he heads to the Monster Energy Cup in Las Vegas this weekend to perform demos with fellow Hoonigan Ken Block, then he’s off to London to compete in Gymkhana Grid, then he heads back to Las Vegas for the 2013 SEMA Show, then he will be participating in the Baja 1000 with the Monster Energy family, and then finally he heads back to China to compete in WDS.