Race Information

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup – Round 3 Circuit: Miller Motorsports Park – Tooele, UT (West Course – 10 Turns, 2.183 miles) Date/Time: Practice/Qualifying – Saturday, May 16 at 11:20 am MT / 5:10 pm MT Race – Sunday, May 17 at 9:10 am MT Race Length: 30 minutes

About the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup

The 2009 season marks the second year of competition for ...read more

I managed to grab the first victory of the season and my race car career yesterday at VIR!

The cars rolled off at 2:10 on another very hot day in Alton, VA, for the 2nd Round of the 2009 Cup. From my 2nd place grid slot I was looking to redeem myself for the mistake on Saturday. ...read more

ALTON, Va., April 26 /PRNewswire/ — Heading into the 2009 SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup season, eight drivers had previous experience in the series. However, for the second time this weekend, a series rookie took the checkered flag with Vancouver, Canada’s Jake Thompson coming out on top today in the #19 ViON car at VIRginia International Raceway.

Thompson, the ...read more

I was feeling pretty nervous going into my first ever car race today, but optimistic that I could fight for the win. It was a blisteringly hot day today at VIR but I just tried to stay calm and go through my launch control procedure. Starting 3rd I got a good start and looked inside into ...read more

April 10/2009

With two weeks to go until the first round of the 2009 Jetta TDICup I have been working hard to get ready for the first event. Last Week, Volkswagen announced a partnership with leading motorsports simulator iracing (www.iracing.com). The laser modeled tracks are inch perfect and I have been practicing hard trying to come to grips with ...read more

HERNDON, Va. (March 23, 2009) – Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced the car sponsors for the 2009 Jetta TDI Cup series, in preparation for its season-opening SCCA Pro Racing sanctioned events at VIRginia International Raceway on April 25 and 26. The sponsors include a variety of automotive, lifestyle and other companies.

“Given the challenging nature of the current economic climate ...read more

30 drivers set to compete for the series championship beginning April 24

HERNDON, Va. (Feb. 10, 2009) – Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the names of the 30 drivers who will compete in its 2009 Jetta TDI Cup season. The Volkswagen-operated spec series, which is entering its second season, will take the green flag on its SCCA Pro Racing-sanctioned events on April ...read more

Today was the final day of evaluation at the TDI Cup Selection event and the candidates were on track at Infineon Raceway. Each driver got a follow the leader lapping session first thing in the morning and then one open lapping session to prove themselves.

Jake was lined up second in his group for the lapping session, and after a couple ...read more