Over 18,000 watch 5th VW TDI Cup race in Iowa
Posted By RichC on September 22, 2008
Volkswagen TDI Cup racing had 18,000 fans watching at the Iowa Speedway this past weekend for the 5th racing in the circuit. Jimmy Underhill of Denver, Colorado, took first place at the speedway driving the Jetta TDI for the 33 lap 30 minute sprint. He lead every lap in this impressive VW ‘clean diesel‘ and claimed his first victory in the series. He placed third twice before, and second once but indicated that he went into the race feeling confident that he would finish in the top few spots. According to the VW media website, there was some impressive "door-to-door racing.”
Here are the finish result for all 29 factory prepared 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI ‘clean diesel’ vehicles:
1. (1), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., Bosch, 33
2. (8), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., ful®, 33, -.268
3. (12), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., Castrol, 33, -1.166
4. (7), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., Hoopla, 33, -4.305
5. (2), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., Oakely, 33, -4.803
6. (13), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., ViON, 33, -8.049
7. (9), Chris Kuenning(R), Grand Rapids, Mich., Aggreko, 33, -8.145
8. (4), Josh Hurley(R), Cooper City, Fla., Athlete’s Performance, 33, -8.424
9. (3), Juan Pablo SierraLendle, Puebla, MX, Aggreko, 33, -9.000
10. (22), Jake Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, Select 1, 33, -9.324
11. (20), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, UTI, 33, -9.591
12. (15), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kyosho, 33, -10.105
13. (16), Andrew Cordeiro(R), Woodbridge Ont, Canada, Castrol, 33, -10.755
14. (14), Gary Williams_Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Bondurant, 33, -11.433
15. (11), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., Red Bull, 33, -11.949
16. (10), Taylor Broekemeier(R), Fort Collins, Colo., Oakley, 33, -12.851
17. (19), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, SCORE, 33, -13.414
18. (17), Evan Pflock(R), Redondo Beach, Calif., DC United, 33, -13.933
19. (18), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., Bosch, 33, -14.971
20. (23), Chad Brassfield(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Kyosho, 33, -15.253
21. (26), Adam Love(R), Normal, Ill., SCORE, 33, -24.674
22. (25), David Heinz(R), Pittsburgh, Pa., Pre Loved, 33, -26.500
23. (21), David Richert(R), Niverville MB, Canada, ViON, 33, -27.077
24. (29), Adam Kretschmer(R), Brampton, Ontario, VW Credit, 33, -27.563
25. (24), Adam Crepin(R), St. Louis, Mo., SCCA, 33, -27.989
26. (28), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., Hoopla, 33, -30.272
27. (27), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., VW P&A, 33, -34.794
28. (6), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., Auto Logistics, 32, -1 lap
29. (5), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., SCCA, 32, -1 lap
VW Jetta TDI Cup provisional race results listed with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car sponsor and laps completed.
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