Josh Hurley Wins Jetta TDI Cup at Portland International Raceway

Clean Diesel Vehicles Make Only West Coast Stop for Third Race in Series.

Photo: Volkswagen of America, Inc.

PORTLAND, Ore. - After starting the previous two races in the pole position, Josh Hurley, 23, Cooper City, Fl., claimed first place at Portland International Raceway (PIR) today in the third race of the Jetta TDI Cup series. Starting from the second position in today's race, Hurley raced ahead of 29 other clean diesel vehicles in the only race stop on the West Coast. Finishing second was Liam Kenney, 16, Sterling, Va., and Northwest driver David Jurca, 22, Federal Way, Wash., rounding out the top three.

"I am really happy with the win today, words can't describe it. I was actually a little choked up on the cool down lap," said Hurley. "To put the Gunther Volkswagen Jetta TDI up front really means a lot after getting two pole positions coming into here. I am absolutely ecstatic."

With almost all drivers completing 20 laps, the exciting race was run mostly under green flag with multiple lead changes showcasing the talent of these up-and-coming drivers. The VW race series will continue its competitive run with the next race scheduled to take place at Lime Rock Park on August 16, 2008.

Complete Jetta TDI Cup provisional race results are listed below with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car sponsor and laps completed.

1. (2), Josh Hurley, Cooper City, Fla., Athlete's Performance, 20

2. (4), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., ViON, 20, -6.117

3. (6), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., Kyosho, 20, -6.742

4. (8), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., Bosch, 20, -7.270

5. (5), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, Kyosho, 20, -10.268

6. (9), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Red Bull, 20, -10.272

7. (7), Gary Williams Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Oakley, 20, -10.421

8. (13), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., SCCA, 20, -10.881

9. (18), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., Aggreko, 20, -11.138

10. (16), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., Specialty, 20, -12.031

11. (19), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, DC United, 20, -22.454

12. (14), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., Oakley, -22.689

13. (11), Taylor Broekemeier, Fort Collins, Colo., Bondurant, 20, -23.045

14. (10), Andrew Cordeiro, Woodbridge, Ontario, VW Credit, 20, -23.547

15. (15), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., Castrol, 20, -23.848

16. (17), Chris Kuenning, Grand Rapids, Mich., Aggreko, 20, -24.185

17. (20), Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, Mexico, SCORE, 20, -24.605

18. (21), John Shim, Starkville, Miss., VW Credit, -24.914

19. (26), Adam Crepin, St. Louis, Mo., SCCA, 20, -31.186

20. (28), Adam Love, Normal, Ill., Pre Loved, 20, -39.496

21. (24), Chad Brassfield, Phoenix, Ariz., UTI, 20, -40.612

22. (27), David Richert, Niverville MB, Canada, Hoopla, 20, -42.804

23. (12), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., ViON, 20, -43.002

24. (22), Evan Pflock, Redondo Beach, Calif., SCORE, 20, -48.950

25. (30), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., VW P&A, 20, -1:12.276

26. (1), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., ful(R), 18, DNF

27. (25), Jake Dallenbach, Charlotte, N.C., Auto Logistics, 17, DNF

28. (29), Adam Kretschmer, Brampton, Ontario, Castrol, 14, DNF

29. (23), David Heinz, Pittsburgh, Pa., Pre Loved, 12, DNF

30. (3), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., Bosch, 7, DNF

The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series is an innovative approach to motorsports -- 29 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. 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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