NEWS // VW ANNOUNCES 2010 TDI CUP DRIVER LINEUP

Volkswagen has just announced the 25 drivers that will compete in the 2010 Jetta TDI Cup. Now entering its third season, Volkswagen's spec-racing series will take see the green flag wave on its SCCA Pro Racing-sanctioned events beginning April 23 at the Virginia International Raceway... [read more]

Following a three-day driver selection held in Las Vegas NV, which included "a variety of on- and off-track scenarios to establish skill level, potential, and overall ability," Volkswagen has since released the official list of competitors for the 2010 season.

Driver Lineup // 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup:

Rafael Navarro IV – Temecula, CA
Colin Thompson – Perkasie, PA
Arie Ouimet – Plymouth, MA
Michael Hogg – Vancouver, BC
Chris Wehrheim – Norcross, GA
Kevin Gleason – Johnstown, PA
JJ Tomlinson – Park City, UT
Taylor Tzouanakis – Wauconda, IL
Justine Jackson – Kingston, Jamaica
Wyatt Gooden – Gates Mills, OH
Jarvis Gennari – Boca Raton, FL
Brian Whitmire – Baton Rouge, LA
Mike Mineo-Nardacci – East Hills, NY
AJ Severino – Hamilton, NJ
Jenna Wagner – Bristol, VA
Andrew Novich – Novato, CA
Nate Norenberg – Plymouth, MN
Taylor Broekemeier - Fort Collins, CO
JD Mobley - Castle Rock, CO
AJ Nealey - Edgewater, MD
Andrew Cordeiro - Woodbridge, ON
Ryan Ellis - Ashburn, VA
Jake Thompson – Calgary, AB
Juan Pablo Delgado – Orizaba, Mexico
Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle - Puebla, Mexico

Drivers will race in ten events on seven different race tracks in both the United States and Mexico, each of whom will be at the wheel of identical factory-prepared and maintained Jetta TDIs running on clean diesel fuel. The series Champion will win $100,000 towards career development support from Volkswagen.

2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Schedule:

Round 1 & 2 April 23 – 25 Virginia International Raceway (Alton, VA)
Round 3 May 8 – 9 New Jersey Motorsports Park (Millville, NJ)
Round 4 June 5 – 6 Miller Motorsports Park (Tooele, UT)
Round 5 July 18 – 20 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Lexington, OH)
Round 6 July 30 – Aug. 1 Autobahn Country Club (Joliet, IL)
Round 7 & 8 Aug. 20 – 22 Road America (Elkhart Lake, WI)
Round 9 & 10 Sept. 24 – 26 Autodromo AMOZOC (Puebla, Mexico)

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Info: Volkswagen Motorsport
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey