Big conrgats goes out to Mark Pombo! Superb driving and man was he pushing it through turns 10A/10B. We finally had the chance to meet Mark, just before qualifying. Great guy but he must have slammed a few of the gazilion Red Bulls at the Volkswagen pavilion. These guys are putting forth a ton of effort.
Michael DeNino, in the #36 Castrol / oneighturbo.com, had pole for a few laps and then was dropped to third. Oh so close! Keep an eye on him tomorrow. He is 8th in points and a strong finish could move him up.
Speaking of an eye, thats about all these guys may have open as they go green at 9am tomorrow morning. Ouch.
Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga. will start on the pole position for the final Jetta TDI Cup race scheduled to take place at Road Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 9:00 a.m. Pombo, is currently ranked third in the season overall, after winning the first race of the season at VIRginia International Raceway in April and having consistently placed in the top of the field.
‘It’s great to get pole in the last minute of the qualifying on my home track,’ said Pombo. ‘It’s going to be a tough race tomorrow but hopefully I can pull out the big win on my home town track. I have to thank Gossett Volkswagen and ful® for helping me be here, otherwise I wouldn’t have made it.’
Tomorrow’s race in the most important of the season with a championship still on the line with winnings that include $100,000 for the overall points leader as well as a trip to Germany as a guest driver in the ADAC Polo Cup
Complete result information for the qualifying race listed below includes position, car number, driver, hometown, sponsor and fastest lap time.
1, (20), Mark Pombo, Duluth, Ga., ful®, 1:40.049
2, (31), Chris Holman, Burlington, Ontario, UTI, 1:40.086
3, (36), Michael DeNino, Gaithersburg, Md., Castrol, 1:40.134
4, (11), Josh Hurley(R), Cooper City, Fla., Athlete’s Performance, 1:40.234
5, (4), Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, MX, Aggreko, 1:40.260
6, (35), Liam Kenney, Sterling, Va., ViON, 1:40.358
7, (39), Caleb Kenney, Berkeley, Calif., Hoopla, 1:40.382
8, (5), David Jurca, Federal Way, Wash., Red Bull, 1:40.675
9, (37), Chris Castagna, Boston, Mass., Oakley, 1:40.767
10, (17), Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, Ill., SCCA, 1:40.794
11, (41), Taylor Broekemeier(R), Fort Collins, Colo., Oakley, 1:40.898
12, (6), Andy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kyosho, 1:40.915
13, (12), Nick Mancuso, Mettawa, Ill., Auto Logistics, 1:41.105
14, (32), Adam Kretschmer(R), Brampton, Ont., Canada, VW Credit, 1:41.138
15, (25), Adam Love(R), Normal, Ill., SCORE, 1:41.246
16, (38), Gary Williams_Jr., Dana Point, Calif., Bondurant, 1:41.379
17, (33), Evan Pflock(R), Redondo Beach, Calif., DC United, 1:41.50
18, (14), David Richert(R), Niverville MB, Canada, ViON, 1:41.518
19, (2), Adam Crepin(R), St. Louis, Mo., SCCA, 1:41.610
20, (40), Jake Dallenbach, Charlotte, N.C., Select 1, 1:41.817
21, (30), Chris Kuenning(R), Grand Rapids, Mich., Aggreko, 1:41.994
22, (24), Noah Arundel, Tonka Bay, Minn., VW P&A, 1:42.234
23, (23), Wyatt Dallenbach, San Antonio, Texas, Score, 1:42.249
24, (26), Andrew Cordeiro(R), Woodbridge, Ont., Canada, $1300 Tax Credit, 1:42.260
25, (8), David Heinz(R), Pittsburgh, Pa., Pre Loved, 1:42.312
26, (16), Chad Brassfield(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Kyosho, 1:43.863
27, (15), Ryan Buetzer, Long Beach, Calif., Hoopla, 1:45.438″
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