BRASELTON, Ga. – Josh Hurley, Cooper City, Fl., drove his clean diesel Jetta TDI to a championship win placing second overall in Saturday's race at Road Atlanta.  Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., claimed top place on the podium but Hurley's previous performances coupled with his second place finish today ensured his championship victory in the inaugural season of the Jetta TDI Cup series.  Completing the podium was Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., who began on the pole and finished third.

"It is a really exciting day and I'm absolutely ecstatic," said Hurley.  "This is one of the toughest races I've ever been in.  I was a little worried when I fell back but knew I had to end up second in order to bring home the championship.  To bring Gunther Volkswagen and Easykart up to the top of the championship is something that's hard to put in to words, but I'm thrilled."

The exhilarating race was run under sunny skies and was the first race of the season to be completed with no yellow flags throughout the 30-minute sprint.  There were multiple lead changes as the amateur drivers put it all on the line for the final time this season.  Pombo, Hurley, Kenney, Chris Holman and Michael DeNino spent most of the race in the front of the pack battling each other for top positions.  Kenney finally took over in lap 12, and Hurley moved up to second in lap 15 in order to secure their respective victories.

Championship Standings

Final championship standings are listed below with position, driver name, hometown, sponsor and point total.
                1, Josh Hurley(R) (260), Cooper City, FL - Athlete's Performance
                2, Liam Kenney, (255), Sterling, VA - ViON
                3, Mark Pombo (234), Duluth, GA - ful®
                4, David Jurca (211), Federal Way, WA – Red Bull
                5, Chris Castagna (210), South Boston, MA - Oakley
                6, Chris Holman (200), Burlington, ON, Canada - UTI
                7, Michael DeNino (186), Gaithersburg, MD - Castrol
                8, Jimmy Underhill (184), Denver, CO - Bosch
                9, Caleb Kenney (167), Berkeley, CA - Hoopla
                10, Andy Lee (130), Colorado Springs, CO - Kyosho
                11, Gary Williams_Jr. (126), Dana Point, CA - Bondurant
                12, Taylor Broekemeier(R) (115), Fort Collins, CO - Oakley
                13, Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle (108), Puebla, Mexico - Aggreko
                14, Wyatt Dallenbach (96), San Antonio, TX - SCORE
                15, Derek Jones (91), Philadelphia, PA - Bosch
                16, Chris Kuenning(R) (81), Grand Rapids, MI - Aggreko
                17, Andrew Cordeiro(R) (72), Woodbridge, ON, Canada - $1300 Tax Credit
                18, Timmy Megenbier (70), Melrose Park, IL -  SCCA
                19, Nick Mancuso (58), Mettawa, IL – Auto Logistics
                20, Jake Dallenbach (43), San Antonio, TX – Select 1
                21, Evan Pflock(R) (32), Redondo Beach, CA – DC United
                22, Adam Love(R) (29), Normal, IL - SCORE
                23, Adam Crepin(R) (26), St. Louis, MO - SCCA
                24, David Heinz(R) (22), Pittsburgh, PA – Pre Loved
                25, David Richert(R) (17), Niverville, MB, Canada - ViON
                26, Adam Kretschmer(R) (13), Brampton, ON, Canada – VW Credit
                27, Chad Brassfield(R) (10), Phoenix, 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

Road Atlanta Results

Complete Jetta TDI Cup race results from Road Atlanta are listed below with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car sponsor and laps completed.
                1. (6), Liam Kenney, Sterling, VA, ViON, 18
                2. (4), Josh Hurley(R), Cooper City, FL, Athlete's Performance, 18, -1.127
                3. (1), Mark Pombo, Duluth, GA, ful®, 18, -1.317
                4. (2), Chris Holman, Burlington, ON, Canada UTI, 18, -1.916
                5. (3), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, MD, Castrol, 18, -2.982
                6. (7), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, CA, Hoopla, 18, -3.556
                7. (5), Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, Mexico, Aggreko, 18, -4.013
                8. (8), David Jurca, Federal Way, WA, Red Bull, 18, -4.203
                9. (12), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, CO, Kyosho, 18, -10.335
                10. (13), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, IL, Auto Logistics, 18, -11.183
                11. (11), Taylor Broekemeier(R), Fort Collins, CO, Oakley, 18, -14.833
                12. (9), Chris Castagna, Boston, MA, Oakley, 18, -16.603
                13. (16), Gary Williams_Jr., Dana Point, CA, Bondurant, 18, -19.879
                14. (17), Evan Pflock(R), Redondo Beach, CA, DC United, 18, -28.153
                15. (19), Adam Crepin(R), St. Louis, MO, SCCA, 18, -28.519
                16. (24), Andrew Cordeiro(R), Woodbridge, ON, Canada, $1300 Tax Credit, 18, -28.788
                17. (15), Adam Love(R), Normal, IL, SCORE, 18, -35.262
                18. (21), Chris Kuenning(R), Grand Rapids, MI, Aggreko, 18, -36.176
                19. (18), David Richert(R), Niverville, MB, Canada, ViON, 18, -42.693
                20. (23), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, TX, SCORE, 18, -47.667
                21. (14), Adam Kretschmer(R), Brampton, ON, Canada, VW Credit, 18, -49.531
                22. (22), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, MN, VW P&A, 18, -50.087
                23. (26), Chad Brassfield(R), Phoenix, AZ, Kyosho, 18, -50.856
                24. (27), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, CA, Hoopla, 18, -51.761
                25. (25), David Heinz(R), Pittsburgh, PA, Pre Loved, 18, -55.449
                26. (10), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, IL, SCCA, 17, -1 lap   
                27. (20), Jake Dallenbach, San Antonio, TX, Select 1, 10, DNF
                28. (28), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, CO, Bosch
                29. (29), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, PA, Bosch, DNS

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, RedBull, UTI and ViON.

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