Jetta TDI Cup: Timmy Megenbier makes it two in a row at Mid-Ohio

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Timmy has been super strong this year. if you followed the Jetta TDI Cup last year, you knew he had the potential and just needed a bit of door to door maturing. He now leads in the points after 4 rounds. Well done bud!

Melrose Park, Illinois native takes the Championship points lead

Jetta TDI Cup: Timmy Megenbier makes it two in a row at Mid-Ohio

After a DNF in Round 2 of the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup season, Timmy Megenbier has been a driver on a mission. Today, he claimed his second-consecutive victory of the season in Round 4 of the season after leading 13 of 17 laps at Lexington, Ohio’s Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Pole sitter Devin Cates led the field into the first turn on lap one, but went off course in the second turn, opening the door for the second and third place starters, Joey Atterbury and Timmy Megenbier to advance their positions. Atterbury and Megenbier battled for the remainder of the race with Megenbier taking the lead on lap five. He held on for the remainder of the race to take his second and second-consecutive victory of the young season. Megenbier’s win moves him into the Championship lead.

‘I really couldn’t have asked for anything more today,’ Megenbier said. ‘Heading into the race, I knew where the good places to pass were going to be, and I just waited for the opportunity to make it happen. I have to give it to Joey (Atterbury) for racing clean today and not trying to block my move. I simply out braked him, and he let me go. It feels amazing that I’ve been able to make it two in a row now and have moved into the Championship lead. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make it three in a row at our next race, which is at my home track.’

Atterbury and Andy Lee rounded out the podium. Lee’s third-place finish marks the best result for the Maricopa, Arizona native in two seasons. After a difficult qualifying session, Lee started ninth, but didn’t waste any time moving forward. He also ran the fastest lap of the race and the weekend – 1:39.605 (81.610 mph).

The top five drivers in the Championship after four races are: Megenbier (140), Atterbury (121), Thompson (111), Lee (104) and AJ Nealey (89). The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series returns to action for Round 5 of the 10 event season, July 25-26 at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois.

Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Round 4 (17 Laps)
Position/Car Number/Driver/Hometown/Sponsor/Best Time/Best Speed

1 3 17 Timmy Megenbier/Melrose Park/IL/Chicagoland VW/ 1:39.832 / 81.424
2 2 14 Joey Atterbury®/Renton/WA/SCCA/ 1:39.624 / 81.594
3 9 27 Andy Lee/Maricopa/AZ/Castrol/ 1:39.605 / 81.610
4 12 26 Andrew Cordeiro/Woodbridge/Ont/VION/ 1:39.758 / 81.485
5 11 4 Nicky Boulle®/Dallas/TX/Defnder/ 1:39.890 / 81.377
6 5 8 Derek Jones/Philadelphia/PA/Aggreko/ 1:40.684 / 80.735
7 13 7 JD Mobley®/Castle Rock/CO/Bosch/ 1:40.674 / 80.743
8 6 23 Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle/Puebla/MX/Castrol/ 1:39.996 / 81.291
9 8 2 AJ Nealey®/Pasadena/MD/Sherwin-Williams/ 1:40.162 / 81.156
10 22 22 Andrew Novich®/Novato/CA/Oakley/ 1:40.753 / 80.680
11 16 19 Jake Thompson®/Vancouver/BC/Lamin-X/ 1:40.053 / 81.245
12 15 3 Taylor Broekemeier/Fort Collins/CO/Oakley/ 1:39.934 / 81.341
   7 21 Mark Gillies(G)/Ann Arbor/MI/iRacing.com/ 1:40.394 / 80.969
13 10 5 Ryan Ellis®/Ashburn/VA/VION/ 1:40.157 / 81.160
14 19 24 Donny Warren®/Winchester/VA/Aggreko/ 1:40.385 / 80.976
15 18 15 Theresa Condict®/Lexington/MA/HYPERFUELS/ 1:41.384 / 80.178
16 1 29 Devin Cates®/Broad Run/VA/HYPERFUELS/ 1:41.106 / 80.398
17 14 6 David Richert/Niverville/MB/Bosch/ 1:41.324 / 80.225
18 20 16 Eric Morse®/Pittsburgh/PA/Amplify/ 1:41.665 / 79.956
19 21 34 Juan Pablo Delgado®/Orizaba/MX/Red Bull/ 1:42.854 / 79.032
20 23 28 Rhett Tucker®/Cumming/GA/DC United/ 1:41.595 /80.011
21 4 20 Mark Pombo/Duluth/GA/VW Parts & Accessories/ 1:41.329 / 80.221
22 24 32 Andrew Gun Tucker®/McDonough/GA/Pirelli/ 1:43.595 / 78.467
23 17 30 Perry Richardson®/Los Gatos/CA/Pirelli/ 1:42.073 / 79.637
® - Jetta TDI Cup Rookie Driver
(G) - Guest Driver (not eligible for Championship results)

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