South Boston Driver Races Clean Diesel Vehicle to Finish Line in
Connecticut
LIME ROCK, Conn., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Castagna, 22, South
Boston, Mass., won his first race of the Jetta TDI Cup Saturday at Lime
Rock Park after maintaining a lead he acquired early on in the 30-minute
sprint. The race was a fierce competition from the beginning with the 30
amateur drivers testing their skills on the recently re-paved mile and a
half track. Finishing second was Mark Pombo, 25, Duluth, Ga., and Josh
Hurley, 23, Cooper City, Fla., rounding out the top three.
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"I was kind of disappointed in the first three races and am glad to
finally pull the win out here at my home track," said Castagna. "I couldn't
have done it without the support of Volkswagen, Bosch and New England
Constables."
Prior to the race, famed local F1 driver Sam Posey offered instruction
and track tips to the drivers over the weekend based on his many years of
experience at this historic track.
"It's a great honor for us to have the Jetta TDI Cup come to Lime Rock.
I don't think Lime Rock's ever seen anything like it with the tents and
organization on this scale," said Posey. "It's great to see 30 young kids
and the process of discovery they have to go through to be competitive
here. It's very much in the spirit of Lime Rock, which is a track where a
lot of people have learned how to drive. The drivers are all eager, very
capable and have great cars at their disposal. I think it's fantastic."
The drivers will now look forward to the next race at Iowa Speedway on
September 20th which will kick off the final three back-to-back weekends of
racing leading up to the finale at Road Atlanta the first weekend in
October.
Complete Jetta TDI Cup provisional race results are listed below with
finishing position, driver, hometown, car sponsor and laps completed.
1. Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., Bosch, 25
2. Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., ful(R), 25, -.393
3. Josh Hurley(R), Cooper City, Fla., Athletes' Performance, 25, -1.083
4. Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., Hoopla, 25, -3.475
5. Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., Castrol, 25, -3.837
6. David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., Kyosho, 25, -3.990
7. Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., SCCA, 25, -4.645
8. Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., Bosch, 25, -6.975
9. Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., ViON, 25, -9.292
10. Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, Kyosho, 25, -9.600
11. Taylor Broekemeier(R), Fort Collins, Colo., Bondurant, 25, -9.997
12. Juan Pablo SierraLendle, Puebla, Mexico, Aggreko, 25, -10.273
13. Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, DC United, 25, -10.785
14. Chris Kuenning(R), Grand Rapids, Mich., Aggreko, 25, -11.173
15. Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., Oakley, 25, -11.320
16. Andrew Cordeiro(R), Woodbridge Ont, Canada, Castrol, 25, -22.146
17. David Heinz(R), Pittsburgh, Pa., Pre Loved, 25, -26.759
18. Chad Brassfield(R), Phoenix, Ariz., UTI, 25, -27.129
19. Adam Love(R), Normal, Ill., SCORE, 25, -28.237
20. Adam Crepin(R), St. Louis, Mo., SCCA, 25, -28.956
21. Jake Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, Specialty, 25, -3 laps
22. Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., ViON, 25, -29.677
23. David Richert(R), Niverville MB, Canada, Hoopla, 25, -30.100
24. Gary Williams Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Oakley, 25, -36.287
25. Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., VW P&A, 25, -37.350
26. Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Red Bull, 24, -1 lap
27. Adam Kretschmer(R), Brampton, Ontario, VW Credit, 22, -3 laps
28. Evan Pflock(R), Redondo Beach, Calif., SCORE, 21, -4 laps
29. Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., Auto Logistics, 16, DNF
30. John Shim(R), Starkville, Miss., VW Credit, 5, DNF
The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series is an innovative approach to
motorsports -- 30 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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