Racing on KUMHO Ecsta V730 Tires, Shanahan Secured the Podium as Formula DRIFT Returned to The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kumho Tire U.S.A., one of the world's leading tire manufacturers, proudly announces that KUMHO driver Jack Shanahan secured a third-place finish at Round Seven of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway racing on KUMHO Ecsta V730 tires. The Las Vegas podium marked Shanahan's third of the season in his E82 BMW, following a third-place finish at the Streets of Long Beach during the championship opener and a second-place finish at Round Four in Stafford Springs, Connecticut.
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