MILLVILLE, N.J. (Sept. 29, 2008) Liam Kenney, of Sterling, Va., repeated his appearance on the Jetta TDI Cup podium this weekend in Sundays race by securing a first place victory in race two of the double header weekend. Kenney, 16, placed third in Saturdays race after routinely placing in the top ten of the field throughout the season. Josh Hurley, of Cooper City, Fl., and Chris Holman, of Burlington, Ont., Canada, joined Kenney on the podium in second and third places, respectively.I was a little nervous going out there on slicks in the wet, but the Jetta TDI never let me down and I thought the race was great, said Kenney. I went out there and concentrated on not making any mistakes, and not putting any wheels off, and am really excited to have my first win in the series and to have done it with Volkswagen. Id also like to thank ViON and Tracks International for all of their support.The race conditions were considerably wetter then Saturdays race, with the drivers racing on slick tires and beginning from a rolling start. Drivers battled the conditions early on and faced two full-course cautions in the 30-minute sprint race, including the finish, which was completed under yellow.The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup will take place next weekend at Road Atlanta with the points championship still very much up for grabs in what has proved to be a thrilling first season for the clean diesel racing series.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), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., ViON, 132. (3), Josh Hurley(R), Cooper City, Fla., Athletes Performance, 13, -.5443. (7), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, UTI, 13, -1.6494. (4), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., Bosch, 13, -2.4615. (5), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., Bosch, 13, -3.4296. (22), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., ful®, 13, -4.7157. (1), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., SCCA, 13, -5.5928. (11), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., Oakley, 13, -6.3099. (10), Taylor Broekemeier(R), Fort Collins, Colo., Oakley, 13, -6.69110. (13), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., Hoopla, 13, -7.75011. (9), Shane Williams, Capetown S Africa, ful®, 13, -9.49412. (25), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, SCORE, 13, -10.35413. (12), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kyosho, 13, -11.08014. (17), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., Castrol, 13, -12.59815. (30), David Heinz(R), Pittsburgh, Pa., Pre Loved, 13, -13.38616. (18), Gary Williams_Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Bondurant, 13, -14.80217. (21), David Richert(R), Niverville MB, Canada, ViON, 13, -15.34118. (24), Adam Crepin(R), St. Louis, Mo., SCCA, 13, -16.19919. (28), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., VW P&A, 13, -18.11320. (8), Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, MX, Aggreko, 13, -18.70921. (23), Chad Brassfield(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Kyosho, 13, -19.94722. (14), Adam Kretschmer(R), Brampton, Ontario, VW Credit, 13, -20.64523. (26), Evan Pflock(R), Redondo Beach, Calif., DC United, 13, -21.09424. (19), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., Auto Logistics, 13, -22.41725. (29), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., Hoopla, 13, -24.03626. (27), Andrew Cordeiro(R), Woodbridge Ont. Canada, $1300 Tax Credit, 12, -1 lap27. (20), Adam Love(R), Normal, Ill., SCORE, 11, -2 laps28. (6), Chris Kuenning(R), Grand Rapids, Mich., Aggreko, 9, DNF29. (16), Jake Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, Select 1, 8, DNF30. (15), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., Red Bull, 3, DNF31. (31), John Shim(R), Starkville, Miss., VW Credit, 0, DNSThe 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. Volkswagens 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, Athletes 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 Administrations (NHTSA) deadline requiring vehicles in the 2012 model year to include stability control systems. Volkswagens 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.SCCA Pro RacingA wholly owned subsidiary of Sports Car Club of America, Inc., SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. is a leading sanctioning body for motor sports events in the United States. A member of the Automobile Competition Committee of the United States (ACCUS), SCCA Pro Racing operates and sanctions the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championships, the SCCA Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup and the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, as well as provides sanctioning and various operational services for other racing series. For more information, please visit www.sccapro.com.
