LIME ROCK, Conn. – Michael DeNino, Gaitherburg, Md., secured the pole position today for Saturday's Jetta TDI Cup race at Lime Rock Park with a best lap time of :59.977.  The race, which will take place at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the historic track as part of the NASCAR Camping World Series East, marks the fourth race in the clean diesel series and the halfway point of the inaugural season.  DeNino is currently ranked 15th in the series overall.  Speaking at the driver debrief after qualifying was famed F1 local driver Sam Posey, who offered additional instruction and tips to the up-and-coming drivers.

"I went out there and couldn't get a really good clean lap in at first, but luckily the lap that ended up being our last was my fastest," said DeNino.  "A lot of it came down to timing and I was fortunate that we just missed the rain.  I am really pumped for tomorrow's race.  I'd like to thank Volkswagen, Castrol and all the people that have supported my career so far."

The qualifying session, run under threatening skies, was abbreviated to gather information on tire wear occurring on the recently repaved Lime Rock circuit.  The technical crew was able to evaluate the data learned from the earlier part of the session and will be looking to make adjustments for tomorrows race.  Rain then coincided with the official end of the session.

Complete result information of the qualifying race listed below includes position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, sponsor and fastest lap time.
                1, (36), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., Castrol, :59.977
                2, (37), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., Bosch, 1:00.061
                3, (20), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., ful®, 1:00.077
                4, (11), Josh Hurley(R), Cooper City, Fla., Athletes Performance, 1:00.303
                5, (17), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., SCCA, 1:00.323
                6, (39), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., Hoopla, 1:00.353
                7, (12), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., Auto Logistics, 1:00.363
                8, (5), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., Kyosho, 1:00.371
                9, (18), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., Bosch, 1:00.405
                10, (31), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, Kyosho, 1:00.432
                11, (29), John Shim(R), Starkville, Miss., VW Credit, 1:00.434
                12, (32), Adam Kretschmer(R), Brampton, Ontario, VW Credit, 1:00.497
                13, (6), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Red Bull, 1:00.531
                14, (38), Gary Williams_Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Oakley, 1:00.543
                15, (42), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., Oakley, 1:00.544
                16, (30), Chris Kuenning(R), Grand Rapids, Mich., Aggreko, 1:00.598
                17, (35), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., ViON, 1:00.718  
                18, (2), Adam Crepin(R), St. Louis, Mo., SCCA, 1:00.858
                19, (33), Evan Pflock(R), Redondo Beach, Calif., SCORE, 1:00.861
                20, (41), Taylor Broekemeier(R), Fort Collins, Colo., Bondurant, 1:00.950
                21, (25), Adam Love(R), Normal, Ill., SCORE, 1:01.018
                22, (4), Juan Pablo SierraLendle, Puebla, Mexico, Aggreko, 1:01.119
                23, (15), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., ViON, 1:01.202
                24, (23), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, DC United, 1:01.238
                25, (40), Jake Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, Specialty, 1:01.494
                26, (14), David Richert(R), Niverville MB, Canada, Hoopla, 1:01.594
                27, (8), David Heinz(R), Pittsburgh, Pa., Pre Loved, 1:01.675
                28, (16), Chad Brassfield(R), Phoenix, Ariz., UTI, 1:01.694
                29, (26), Andrew Cordeiro(R), Woodbridge Ont, Canada, Castrol, 1:01.713
                30, (24), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., Volkswagen P&A, 1:02.554

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.

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.

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