ALTON, VA. – Volkswagen of America has announced the results from the driver qualification session and the starting grid positions for the inaugural race of the Jetta TDI Cup to be held Sunday, April 27, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR).  Josh Hurley finished with a qualifying time of 2:14.301 to secure the first pole position in the Jetta TDI cup race to be held at 4:00 p.m. (EST) at VIR.

"I'm excited to have secured the pole position for the first race of the Jetta TDI Cup series, and I am especially thankful to have the support of Gunther Volkswagen, " said Hurley.  "The cars have been performing great this weekend, and we're all excited to be able to race these clean diesel vehicles officially for the first time tomorrow."

Complete result information of the qualifying race listed below includes position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour.

        1, (11), Josh Hurley, Cooper City, Fla., 2:14.301, 87.653
        2, (39), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., 2:14.557, 87.487
        3, (17), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., 2:14.640, 87.433
        4, (20), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., 2:14.806, 87.325
        5, (42), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., 2:14.819, 87.317
        6, (18), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., 2:15.240, 87.045
        7, (5), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., 2:15.310, 87.000
        8, (4), Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, MX, 2:15.471, 86.896
        9, (35), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., 2:15.484, 86.888
        10, (36), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., 2:15.572, 86.832
        11, (37), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., 2:15.619, 86.802
        12, (31), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, 2:15.620, 86.801
        13, (15), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., 2:15.670, 86.769
        14, (2), Adam Crepin, St. Louis, Mo., 2:16.022, 86.544
        15, (29), John Shim, Starkville, Miss., 2:16.059, 86.521
        16, (40), Jake Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, 2:16.091, 86.501
        17, (23), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, 2:16.221, 86.418
        18, (33), Evan Pflock, Rendondo Beach, Calif., 2:16.222, 86.417
        19, (6), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2:16.345, 86.339
        20, (38), Gary Williams_Jr., Dana Point, Calif., 2:16.360, 86.330
        21, (30), Chris Kuenning, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2:16.370, 86.324
        22, (16), Chad Brassfield, Phoenix, Ariz., 2:16.392, 86.310
        23, (22), James Kirkham, Beaverton, Ore., 2:16.397, 86.306
        24, (32), Adam Kretschmer, Brampton, Ontario, 2:16.498, 86.243
        25, (12), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., 2:16.789, 86.059
        26, (26), Andrew Cordeiro, Woodbridge, Ontario, 2:17.187, 85.809
        27, (14), David Richert, Niverville MB, Canada, 2:17.191, 85.807
        28, (25), Adam Love, Normal, Ill., 2:18.002, 85.303
        29, (41), Taylor Broekemeier, Fort Collins, Colo., 2:18.333, 85.099

All drivers in this innovative race are participating using factory prepared and managed 2009 Jetta TDI clean-diesel vehicles powered by a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder TDI engine.  The Jetta TDI is lightly modified from spec, featuring race-ready suspension and brakes, and a six-speed double-clutch automatic DSG transmission.  Additionally, to highlight its environmental dedication Volkswagen has partnered with Carbonfund.org to certify the entire race series as carbon free.

The Jetta TDI Cup series, the first all clean-diesel race series, is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, Inc.
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