Cordeiro report; Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup reaches the midway point of the season at Autobahn Country Club

When the green flag flies for the Autobahn Grand Prix race weekend on July 25 and 26 at Joliet, Illinois’ Autobahn Country Club, it will signal a return to road racing in the Chicago area after nearly 40 years. It also will mark the halfway point of the 2009 season for the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, which is one of seven series competing during the race weekend. With four races under their belt, the 25 Jetta TDI Cup drivers will be challenged by the 21-turn, 3.56-mile road course. Autobahn is the second longest track that the series competes on during the season and has the most turns.

Unlike other circuits on the Jetta TDI Cup schedule where many of the drivers had previously competed in other series, only Melrose Park, Illinois’ Timmy Megenbier has driven at Autobahn in the past. While he’s never raced there, Megenbier has driven his personal Volkswagen Jetta GLI at an arrive-and-drive event at his “home track.”

So far this season, three drivers have found their way into victory lane with series rookies Joey Atterbury and Jake Thompson winning at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) and Megenbier taking the wins at the past two events at Miller Motorsports Park and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. With his win at Mid-Ohio, Megenbier moved into the Championship lead with a 19-point margin over second-place Atterbury.

Points standings after the first four races

Position/Car Number/Driver Name/Hometown/Points
1/17 Timmy Megenbier, Melrose Park, IL - 140
2/14 Joey Atterbury(R), Renton, WA - 121
3/19 Jake Thompson(R), Calgary, Alberta - 111
4/27 Andy Lee, Maricopa, AZ - 104
5/2 AJ Nealey(R), Edgewater, MD - 89
6/3 Taylor Broekemeier, Fort Collins, CO - 87
7/23 Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle, Puebla, Mexico - 76
8/8 Derek Jones, Philadelphia, PA - 72
9/4 Nicky Boulle(R), Dallas, TX - 70
10/20 Mark Pombo, Duluth, GA - 68
11/7 JD Mobley(R), Castle Rock, CO - 58
12/26 Andrew Cordeiro, Woodbridge, Ontario - 56
13/29 Devin Cates(R), Broad Run, VA - 56
14/5 Ryan Ellis(R), Ashburn, VA - 41
15/22 Andrew Novich(R), Novato, CA - 35
16/30 Perry Richardson(R), Los Gatos, CA - 35
17/24 Donny Warren(R), Winchester, VA - 31
18/6 David Richert, Niverville, Manitoba - 25
19/15 Theresa Condict(R), Lexington, MA - 16
20/34 Juan Pablo Delgado(R), Orizaba, Vericruz (Mexico) - 16
21/16 Eric Morse(R), Pittsburgh, PA - 15
22/11 Kyle Wharff(R), Miramar, FL - 13
23/28 Rhett Tucker(R), Cumming, GA - 10
24/18 Kerstin Smutny(R), Bothell, WA - 5
25/32 Andrew Gun Tucker(R), McDonough, GA - 2
(R) – Jetta TDI Cup Rookie Driver

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