Team Mopar® Driver Samuel Hübinette Hunts for First ’08 Win and Points Lead at Formula Drift Round Five: Breaking Point
Center Line, Mich. — Mopar® NuFormz Racing Dodge Viper SRT10® driver Samuel Hübinette would like his visit to Evergreen Speedway for the Formula Drift Round Five: Breaking Point event to be a day of firsts. A triumph would earn the two-time FD champion his first win of 2008, his first victory in three tries at the Evergreen facility and most likely first place in the FD points standings. The FD event is scheduled for Saturday, August 9 at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Wash.
Hübinette’s NuFormz Racing squad is led by team owner Shaun Carlson. They enter the race fresh off their second podium finish of the year, a third-place showing at the FD event in Las Vegas on July 12. Hübinette is no stranger to the winner’s circle, with a series-leading nine career FD main event victories. A win next weekend would be especially sweet for the “Crazy Swede.”
“I always have a hunger to win at a track at which I haven’t won at before,” said Hübinette. “It’s not going to be easy. The talent level is so high now on the series, and this isn’t an easy track to tame. There will be a lot of cars in the wall at this event if the same holds true as in previous years. I’m excited for the challenge. I really like this track. It’s always been a great venue, with some really great fans up there in the Northwest.”
Speed will be a crucial factor for a win next weekend, which suits the Mopar-powered Hübinette.
“NuFormz Racing is prepping both of the Vipers and we’re going to make sure that we have the power we need,” Hübinette said. “We’ll have the supercharged Viper on hand to use if we need it. It’s a very fast track at Seattle. This is the kind of facility where having a Mopar power plant under the hood pays off, because you know you can depend on the performance and reliability of Mopar engines. I know we’ll be on top of our game come race day.”
With three races left in the FD championship, Hübinette is aware that crunch time is now in his chase for a third FD title.
“It’s a very tight points battle,” observed Hübinette. “We really need to stay on it. We only have three more events and the championship is coming close. We’re only eight points out of the lead in the points race, and we hope to leave Seattle on top.”