BRASELTON, Ga., – Road Atlanta will host the final race of the inaugural season of the Jetta TDI Cup this weekend when one of the 30 amateur drivers is crowned champion and receives a check for $100,000 to further his professional racing career. The race is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 4 at 9:00 a.m. Rookie driver Josh Hurley, Cooper City, Fl., is the current points leader, but with only a small margin separating the top drivers, and a large sum of money on the line, competition at Atlanta is guaranteed to be fierce.
 
"We've had an unbelievable season with these drivers who have shown amazing skill and dedication to this motorsport series," said Clark Campbell, motorsport manager, Volkswagen of America, Inc. "The idea of racing clean diesel vehicles has been embraced at every track we've visited and our drivers have given spectators a show with thrilling races at every turn. With a different winner at each race thus far, the points spread is extremely close and will only increase the excitement of our final race this weekend."

Points Scores, driver's standings after four of eight races
Complete ranking information listed below includes ranking, driver name (points), hometown and car sponsor.

1, Josh Hurley(R) (212), Cooper City, FL - Athlete’s Performance
2, Liam Kenney (195), Sterling, VA - ViON
3, Mark Pombo (194), Duluth, GA, - ful®
4, Chris Castagna, (191), South Boston, MA - Oakley
5, David Jurca (185), Federal Way, WA – Red Bull
6, Jimmy Underhill (184), Denver, CO - Bosch
7, Chris Holman (166), Burlington, ON, Canada - UTI
8, Michael DeNino (154), Gaithersburg, MD - Castrol
9, Caleb Kenney (137), Berkeley, CA - Hoopla
10, Gary Williams Jr. (110), Dana Point, CA - Bondurant
11, Andy Lee (106), Colorado Springs, CO - Kyosho
12, Taylor Broekemeier(R) (95), Fort Collins, CO - Oakley
13 Wyatt Dallenbach (94), San Antonio, TX - SCORE
14, Derek Jones (91), Philadelphia, PA - Bosch
15, Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle (80), Puebla, Mexico - Aggreko
16, Chris Kuenning(R) (75), Grand Rapids, MI - Aggreko
17, Timmy Megenbier (70), Melrose Park, IL - SCCA
18, Andrew Cordeiro(R) (62), Woodbridge, ON, Canada - $1300 Tax Credit
19, Jake Dallenbach (43), San Antonio, TX – Select 1
20, Nick Mancuso (36), Mettawa, IL – Auto Logistics
21, David Heinz(R) (22), Pittsburgh, PA – Pre Loved
22, Adam Love(R) (21), Normal, IL - SCORE
23, Evan Pflock(R) (18), Redondo Beach, CA – DC United
24, Adam Crepin(R) (14), St. Louis, MO - SCCA
25, Adam Kretschmer(R) (13), Brampton, ON, Canada – VW Credit
26, David Richert(R) (13), Niverville, MB, Canada - ViON
27, Chad Brassfield(R) (10), Scottsdale, AZ - Kyosho
28, John Shim(R) (10), Starkville, MS – VW Credit
29, Noah Arundel (6), Tonka Bay, MN – VW P&A
30, Ryan Buetzer (1), Long Beach, CA - Hoopla

           
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®, Holder, Hoopla, Ironclad, Kyosho, Oakley, Red Bull, 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, Routan, Tiguan and Touareg 2 through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers.  Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com.