As the drivers arrived to the circuit many were relieved to find dry conditions after the competition in 2022 was plagued with tropical storm rains. 32 drivers qualified for the main competition. Formula DRIFT made some minor revisions the layout of the figure-8 course for this year. The Outside of Zone 1 was lengthened and the Outside of Zone 2 shortened slightly to improve the flow of the course. The top qualifier Ryan Tuerck (USA) drove his Rain-X / Nitto Tire / Rockstar Energy GR Corolla into the top spot with a 94.6-point first run. One point separated the top 3 drivers making the round really anyone’s competition to take. The competition was fierce with multiple drivers pushing past the limit.
Second place qualifier and event winning Chelsea Denofa stated, “It was a gnarly event and the team worked extremely hard all weekend. We worked through a number of gremlins in practice and the car was there when I needed it. Everything went well, and after our One More Time in the Top 32 we won all the battles with the chase run and clean leads. It worked out really well because we have a great car for this track – it’s only one turn, so it can’t be that hard!” He continued, “We need to fix the car before New Jersey because it’s so battered. The crew will get it back together and we’ve got a good set up for Englishtown, so we’ll try to get on the podium again.” The win brought Denofa from 10th in the championship to 2nd 13 points behind championship leader Fredric Aasbo.
Round 3 FD PRO Top 16 Drivers Championship Points –Round 3
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Chelsea DeNofa | 102 |
| 2 | Fredric Aasbo | 88 |
| 3 | Kazuya Taguchi | 77 |
| 4 | Dylan Hughes | 64 |
| 5 | Ryan Tuerck | 51 |
| 6 | Travis Reeder | 48 |
| 7 | James Deane | 48 |
| 8 | Simen Olsen | 48 |
| 9 | Aurimas Bakchis | 32 |
| 10 | Dan Stuke | 32 |
| 11 | Jonathan Hurst | 32 |
| 12 | Forrest Wang | 32 |
| 13 | Chris Forsberg | 32 |
| 14 | Matt Field | 32 |
| 15 | Darren Kelly | 32 |
| 16 | Kristaps Bluss | 32 |
2023 FD PRO TOP 16 DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Fredric Aasbo | 196 |
| 2 | Chelsea DeNofa | 183 |
| 3 | Matt Field | 180 |
| 4 | James Deane | 146 |
| 5 | Chris Forsberg | 136 |
| 6 | Dylan Hughes | 128 |
| 7 | Jonathan Hurst | 128 |
| 8 | Aurimas Bakchis | 125 |
| 9 | Rome Charpentier | 120 |
| 10 | Ryan Tuerck | 118 |
| 11 | Forrest Wang | 114 |
| 12 | Kazuya Taguchi | 109 |
| 13 | Vaughn Gittin Jr | 103 |
| 14 | Simen Olsen | 96 |
| 15 | Dan Stuke | 96 |
| 16 | Kristaps Bluss | 96 |
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