Mark Pombo Secures Pole Position in Third Race of Jetta TDI Cup

Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., completed qualifying with a best lap time of 1:28.946 in order to secure the pole position in Sunday’s Jetta TDI Cup race at Portland International Raceway. The race, scheduled to take place at 3:30 p.m.(PDT), marks the third race and only West Coast stop in the clean diesel series. After winning the inaugural race of the Jetta TDI Cup in Virginia, Pombo is currently ranked third in the series overall.”I’ve never been here before and it feels good to come across the country and get on the pole this weekend. I’m excited,” said Pombo. “I just want to thank Volkswagen, ful®, and Gossett Motor Cars for letting me come out here. I’m looking forward to the weekend and really excited about trying to keep it up front.”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 series include: Aggreko, Athlete’s Performance, Bondurant, Bosch, ful®, Holder, Hoopla, Ironclad, Kyosho, Oakley, RedBull, UTI and ViOn. Complete result information of the qualifying race listed below includes position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, and fastest lap time.1, (20), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., 1:28.9462, (11), Josh Hurley, Cooper City, Fla., 1:29.0973, (18), Jimmy Underhill, Denver, Colo., 1:29.1394, (35), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., 1:29.1895, (31), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, 1:29.2096, (5), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., 1:29.2307, (38), Gary Williams_Jr., Dana Point, Calif., 1:29.2608, (37), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., 1:29.2779, (6), Andy Lee, Cooper City, Fla., 1:29.32310, (26), Andrew Cordeiro, Woodbridge, Ontario, 1:29.38211, (41), Taylor Broekemeier, Fort Collins, Colo., 1:29.43712, (15), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., 1:29.47013, (17), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., 1:29.49614, (42), Derek Jones, Philadelphia, Pa., 1:29.52415, (36), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., 1:29.62516, (12), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., 1:29.63717, (30), Chris Kuenning, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1:29.68518, (39), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., 1:29.70019, (23), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, 1:29.71120, (4), Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, Mexico, 1:29.97721, (29), John Shim, Starkville, Miss., 1:30.02622, (33), Evan Pflock, Redondo Beach, Calif., 1:30.08923, (8), David Heinz, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1:30.11124, (16), Chad Brassfield, Phoenix, Ariz., 1:30.14325, (40), Jake Dallenbach, Charlotte, N.C., 1:30.15226, (2), Adam Crepin, St. Louis, Mo., 1:30.18427, (14), David Richert, Niverville MB, Canada, 1:30.23228, (25), Adam Love, Normal, Ill., 1:30.24529, (32), Adam Kretschmer, Brampton, Ontario, 1:30.25630, (24), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., 1:31.078