Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Location: Utah Motorsports Campus, Grantsville, UT
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 7: Type S Elevated presented by AutoZone
Top 3 Results from PRO Round 7
- Chelsea DeNofa (USA) – Pennzoil / BC Racing Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD
- Matt Field (USA) – Borla Performance / GT Radial Corvette
- Simen Olsen (Norway) – Feal Suspension Nissan S14.9
Chelsea DeNofa secured back to back wins in Utah after winning in Seattle making it two in a row for the driver. His win extended his lead to 53 points ahead of Matt Field heading into the final round of the season. The other championship contended had a poor outing which had propelled DeNofa into a really good position for the final round at Irwindale.
DeNofa stated “Utah was a wild event but very different for me. Usually we win by driving as hard as we can and being very precise, but today it was more about luck and making less mistakes than the other drivers. The win feels different but the points move us up in the Championship, which is important going into Irwindale where we’re going to try to enjoy the event. A Championship would be cool but winning every event is the goal and maybe we’ll end up on top!”
ROUND 7 FD PRO Top 16 Drivers Points
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Chelsea DeNofa | 101 |
| 2 | Matt Field | 88 |
| 3 | Simen Olsen | 78 |
| 4 | Ryan Tuerck | 64 |
| 5 | Kazuya Taguchi | 48 |
| 6 | Trenton Beechum | 48 |
| 7 | Fredric Aasbo | 48 |
| 8 | Chris Forsberg | 48 |
| 9 | James Deane | 35 |
| 10 | Travis Reeder | 32 |
| 11 | Dean Kearney | 32 |
| 12 | Branden Sorensen | 32 |
| 13 | Aurimas Bakchis | 32 |
| 14 | Robert Thorne | 32 |
| 15 | Jhonnattan Castro | 32 |
| 16 | Diego Higa | 32 |
2023 FD PRO TOP 16 Driver Championship Points Standings
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Chelsea DeNofa | 464 |
| 2 | Matt Field | 411 |
| 3 | Simen Olsen | 387 |
| 4 | Fredric Aasbo | 383 |
| 5 | Aurimas Bakchis | 355 |
| 6 | James Deane | 337 |
| 7 | Ryan Tuerck | 328 |
| 8 | Chris Forsberg | 312 |
| 9 | Dylan Hughes | 297 |
| 10 | Kazuya Taguchi | 272 |
| 11 | Rome Charpentier | 248 |
| 12 | Jonathan Hurst | 224 |
| 13 | Jhonnattan Castro | 208 |
| 14 | Dean Kearney | 177 |
| 15 | Travis Reeder | 176 |
| 16 | Trenton Beechum | 160 |
Ben Hobson Wins PROSPEC in Utah
Top 3 Results from PROSPEC Round 4
- Ben Hobson (USA) – Pedal Commander / Feal Suspension / Koruworks / Motegi Racing Nissan S14
- Cole Richards (USA) – Richards Racing / Koruworks Scion FRS
- Geoff Donati (USA) – Freedom Builders / Tuner Tools-powered E46 BMW
Ben Hobson clinched the PROSPEC championship in Utah holding a more than 100 point lead heading into the final round of the season. Hobson has had a dominant season winning 2 of the 4 competitions this year in class. Hobson said after the competition, “We set a goal to win the Championship this season and we did it!” a jubilant Hobson said on the podium. “I wanted five trophies this year but I’ll settle for four! I was blessed to have a great team of guys supporting me and it’s an honor to be part of Formula DRIFT. It’s crazy to say we’ve won the Championship.”
ROUND 4 FD PROSPEC Top 16 Drivers Points
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Ben Hobson | 100 |
| 2 | Cole Richards | 88 |
| 3 | Geoff Donati | 78 |
| 4 | Andy Hateley | 64 |
| 5 | Rudy Hansen | 51 |
| 6 | Joshua Love | 49 |
| 7 | Trevor Root | 48 |
| 8 | Jack Davis | 48 |
| 9 | Kasey Kohl | 32 |
| 10 | Austin Matta | 32 |
| 11 | Kelsey Rowlings | 32 |
| 12 | Hooman Rahimi | 32 |
| 13 | Dustin Miles | 32 |
| 14 | Adam Knapik | 32 |
| 15 | Evan Bogovich | 26 |
| 16 | Tyler Foley | 32 |
FD PROSPEC Top 16 Championship Standings
| POSITION | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | Ben Hobson | 345 |
| 2 | Andy Hateley | 244 |
| 3 | Rudy Hansen | 215 |
| 4 | Cole Richards | 204 |
| 5 | Geoff Donati | 186 |
| 6 | Jack Davis | 176 |
| 7 | Dmitriy Brutskiy | 153 |
| 8 | Nate Chen | 146 |
| 9 | Joshua Love | 145 |
| 10 | Austin Matta | 144 |
| 11 | Alex Jagger | 140 |
| 12 | Dustin Miles | 128 |
| 13 | Faruk Kugay | 128 |
| 14 | Cody Buchanan | 128 |
| 15 | Connor O´Sullivan | 128 |
| 16 | Blake Olsen | 116 |