The fourteenth edition of Drift Indy’s biggest bash is kicking off tomorrow, September 19. This year’s No Star Bash is bringing 150+ cars together for a three-day celebration of drifting and will include the final round of the inaugural Drift Indy Grand Prix season Saturday evening.

Following a strong performance at the inaugural round of DIGP back in April and a first-place finish up at the M1 Concourse for Round Two, Roy Outcalt has planted himself atop the season rankings. With the final round less than a week away, he’s looking forward to pushing hard to try and fight his way to a second-straight podium finish and to writing his name into the drifting history books as the first-ever DIGP champion. All he has to do is put down a near-perfect heater in qualifying for the chance to battle his way through a gauntlet of some of the best drifting talent in the Midwest. Easy, right?

Drift Indy’s headed to the Motor City this weekend with a killer roster of Drift Indy Street League and Drift Indy Grand Prix drivers for this season’s second round of competition. Both series are set to have a super competitive round, and it’s all going down right next door to the legendary Woodward Dream Cruise.

If you’ve been to a Drift Indy event in the past six or seven years, you’ve almost certainly seen a slightly older dude in an open face helmet with a smile plastered on his face driving with just about everybody. Prior to 2024, you would’ve seen him behind the wheel of a graffiti-liveried 240SX. Last season he transitioned into a New Edge Mustang, and the smile only got bigger. 

Rodney Blankenship and his positive attitude have become a staple of Drift Indy events, and this season he has taken an early lead atop the Drift Indy Street League standings after an impressive performance at Round One.