JIMMY UNDERHILL SECURES POLE POSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME AT IOWA SPEEDWAY
Posted 20th September, 2008 in Volkswagen | Leave a comment
NEWTON, Iowa – Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., completed qualifying today for the Jetta TDI Cup race with a fastest lap time of :52.411 to secure his first time on the pole position for today’s 5:45 p.m. race at Iowa Speedway.
Underhill, 21, has consistently placed in the top of the field with appearances on the podium three times, twice in third and once in second, and is currently ranked eighth in the series. He will compete against 28 other amateur drivers in the fifth race of the clean diesel series’ inaugural season.
“I had some troubles on the very first lap and just barely grazed the wall but I was able to get back on track,” said Underhill. “I got my head back into it and pulled off the pole position which is really awesome. I’d like to thank Volkswagen and Rent2race.com.”
Complete result information of the qualifying race listed below includes position, car number, driver, hometown, sponsor name and fastest lap time.
1, (18), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., Bosch, :52.411
2, (37), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., Oakley, :52.444
3, (4), Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, MX, Aggreko, :52.545
4, (11), Josh Hurley(R), Cooper City, Fla., Athlete’s Performance, :52.577
5, (17), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., SCCA, :52.587
6, (12), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., Auto Logistics, :52.596
7, (39), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., Hoopla, :52.619
8, (20), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., ful®, :52.658
9, (30), Chris Kuenning(R), Grand Rapids, Mich., Aggreko, :52.675
10, (41), Taylor Broekemeier(R), Fort Collins, Colo., Oakley, :52.696
11, (5), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., Red Bull, :52.699
12, (36), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., Castrol, :52.720
13, (35), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., ViON, :52.721
14, (38), Gary Williams_Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Bondurant, :52.753
15, (6), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kyosho, :52.780
16, (26), Andrew Cordeiro(R), Woodbridge Ont, Canada, Castrol, :52.784
17, (33), Evan Pflock(R), Redondo Beach, Calif., DC United, :52.855
18, (42), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., Bosch, :52.886
19, (23), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, SCORE, :52.902
20, (31), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, UTI, :52.929
21, (14), David Richert(R), Niverville MB, Canada, ViON, :52.931
22, (40), Jake Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas Select 1, :52.965
23, (16), Chad Brassfield(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Kyosho, :53.127
24, (2), Adam Crepin(R), St. Louis, Mo., SCCA, :53.189
25, (8), David Heinz(R), Pittsburgh, Pa., Pre-Loved, :53.223
26, (25), Adam Love(R), Normal, Ill., SCORE, :53.297
27, (24), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., VW P&A, :53.443
28, (15), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., Hoopla, :53.475
29, (32), Adam Kretschmer(R), Brampton, Ontario, VW Credit, :54.003
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®, Holder, Hoopla, Ironclad, Kyosho, Oakley, RedBull, UTI and ViON.
[Source: VW]
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