Clean Diesel Vehicles Make Only West Coast Stop for Third Race in Series
PORTLAND, Ore., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- After starting the previous two
races in the pole position, Josh Hurley, 23, Cooper City, Fl., claimed
first place at Portland International Raceway (PIR) today in the third race
of the Jetta TDI Cup series. Starting from the second position in today's
race, Hurley raced ahead of 29 other clean diesel vehicles in the only race
stop on the West Coast. Finishing second was Liam Kenney, 16, Sterling,
Va., and Northwest driver David Jurca, 22, Federal Way, Wash., rounding out
the top three.
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"I am really happy with the win today, words can't describe it. I was
actually a little choked up on the cool down lap," said Hurley. "To put the
Gunther Volkswagen Jetta TDI up front really means a lot after getting two
pole positions coming into here. I am absolutely ecstatic."
With almost all drivers completing 20 laps, the exciting race was run
mostly under green flag with multiple lead changes showcasing the talent of
these up-and-coming drivers. The VW race series will continue its
competitive run with the next race scheduled to take place at Lime Rock
Park on August 16, 2008.
Complete Jetta TDI Cup provisional race results are listed below with
finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car
sponsor and laps completed.
1. (2), Josh Hurley, Cooper City, Fla., Athlete's Performance, 20
2. (4), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., ViON, 20, -6.117
3. (6), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., Kyosho, 20, -6.742
4. (8), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., Bosch, 20, -7.270
5. (5), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, Kyosho, 20, -10.268
6. (9), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Red Bull, 20, -10.272
7. (7), Gary Williams Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Oakley, 20, -10.421
8. (13), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., SCCA, 20, -10.881
9. (18), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., Aggreko, 20, -11.138
10. (16), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., Specialty, 20, -12.031
11. (19), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, DC United, 20, -22.454
12. (14), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., Oakley, -22.689
13. (11), Taylor Broekemeier, Fort Collins, Colo., Bondurant, 20, -23.045
14. (10), Andrew Cordeiro, Woodbridge, Ontario, VW Credit, 20, -23.547
15. (15), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., Castrol, 20, -23.848
16. (17), Chris Kuenning, Grand Rapids, Mich., Aggreko, 20, -24.185
17. (20), Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, Mexico, SCORE, 20, -24.605
18. (21), John Shim, Starkville, Miss., VW Credit, -24.914
19. (26), Adam Crepin, St. Louis, Mo., SCCA, 20, -31.186
20. (28), Adam Love, Normal, Ill., Pre Loved, 20, -39.496
21. (24), Chad Brassfield, Phoenix, Ariz., UTI, 20, -40.612
22. (27), David Richert, Niverville MB, Canada, Hoopla, 20, -42.804
23. (12), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., ViON, 20, -43.002
24. (22), Evan Pflock, Redondo Beach, Calif., SCORE, 20, -48.950
25. (30), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., VW P&A, 20, -1:12.276
26. (1), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., ful(R), 18, DNF
27. (25), Jake Dallenbach, Charlotte, N.C., Auto Logistics, 17, DNF
28. (29), Adam Kretschmer, Brampton, Ontario, Castrol, 14, DNF
29. (23), David Heinz, Pittsburgh, Pa., Pre Loved, 12, DNF
30. (3), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., Bosch, 7, DNF
The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series is an innovative approach to
motorsports -- 29 factory-prepared and managed 2009 clean-diesel Jetta TDIs
will be piloted by talented, up-and-coming drivers, aged 16 to 26.
Volkswagen's goal is to find the driver with the most talent and help them
break into the world of professional motorsports. The Jetta TDI Cup series,
the first all clean-diesel race series, is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing
Inc. Sponsors for the race include: Aggreko, Athlete's Performance,
Bondurant, Bosch, ful(R), Holder, Hoopla, Ironclad, Kyosho, Oakley,
RedBull, UTI and ViON.
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Volkswagen of America, Inc. recently announced Electronic Stability
Program (ESP) as standard equipment on all its 2009 vehicles. As a result,
Volkswagen is one of the only original equipment manufacturers to offer an
electronic stability control system on their entire product line -- ahead
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) deadline
requiring vehicles in the 2012 model year to include stability control
systems. Volkswagen's ESP technology works in conjunction with anti-lock
brakes and helps reduce loss of control and rollovers to avoid crashes.
NHTSA predicts nearly 10,000 lives could be saved each year if automakers
included stability systems as standard equipment.
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in
Herndon, Va. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in
Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of
passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Rabbit,
New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GLI,
Passat, Passat Wagon, Eos, Tiguan and Touareg through approximately 600
independent U.S. dealers. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com.
SOURCE Volkswagen of America, Inc.
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