WORLD SUPERBIKE STAR ROGER HAYDEN TO COMPETE AS GUEST DRIVER IN UTAH Professional Motorcycle Racer Moves to Four Wheels at Miller Motorsports Park HERNDON, Va. Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced that 2007 AMA Supersport Champion, Roger Hayden, will join the field of guest drivers for Round Four of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup season at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah on Sunday, June 6. Hayden began competing in professional motorcycle racing in 2004 and has since amassed a total of 13 AMA Supersport wins. While he is highly skilled in two-wheel competition, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race in Utah will provide him with yet another challenge. “Car racing is big back here in Kentucky where I am from, so I’m excited to have been given the opportunity from Volkswagen to compete in the Jetta TDI Cup race,” said Hayden. “I’m really looking forward to swapping two wheels for four and seeing how I go. It’s a great chance for me and I really thank Volkswagen for thinking of me for this race.” Hayden will participate in not only Sunday’s Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race, but he’ll also take part in all on and off-track events, including practice and qualifying. While he’ll be a full participant, he will be ineligible for points or prize money. Full-time Series participants will move up the final race results accordingly. About Hayden: Hayden was born and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he still lives today. His two older brothers Nicky and Tommy are also professional motorcycle racers. His father, Earl Hayden, was a dirt track racer for twenty years and his mother Rose raced in the Powder Puff class for five years. He also has two sisters, Jenny and Kathleen. Hayden began riding at the age of five and entered his first race when he was six. When he’s not at the track, he likes to watch football, basketball, and auto racing. Hayden lists his hobbies as motocross, flat track, hunting, and fishing. His heroes are Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, Ronnie Jones and Michael Jordan. This season, Hayden is competing in the World Superbike Championship as a driver for the Pedercini Kawasaki satellite team. In 2009, Hayden competed in the Daytona Sportbike 600cc Class. In 2008, he produced a third-place finish in the AMA Supersport class at the first race at Daytona International Speedway. He would miss the next five races after suffering injuries from a crash at Barber Motorsports Park, but would return to competition at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca where he finished sixth in the AMA Superbike class. In 2007, he earned his first professional Championship in the AMA Supersport class. He used two wins and consistent finishes to edge out his teammate by two points. Hayden also earned five top-five AMA Superbike finishes on the Kawasaki Ninja® ZX™-10R and finished tenth, and was the top American competitor, in his MotoGP debut as a wild-card at the USGP. In 2006, Hayden was named AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year; and he also won AMA Supersport races at Daytona International Raceway, Barber Motorsports Park and the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. From 2004-2005, Hayden earned a total of eight wins over the two seasons and finished as runner-up both years in the AMA Supersport points standings behind his brother and teammate Tommy Hayden. Follow the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Series action on: www.vwmotorsportusa.com Volkswagen Online Newsroom: media.vw.com Live Timing & Scoring: http://livetiming.net/scca/VW Live Timing & Scoring for your Mobile Device: http://livetiming.net/SCCA/VW/html.asp Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/JettaTDICup Twitter: http://twitter.com/VWJettaTDICup About the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup The SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup was launched in 2008 as way to introduce clean diesel technology to the U.S. market and develop the best of motorsport’s up-and-coming talent. During the season, young, up and coming drivers (between ages 16-26) compete on road courses around North America in identical factory-prepared clean diesel powered Jetta TDI’s. Each driver competing in the Series earns a professional racing license from SCCA Pro Racing at the conclusion of the season. In addition to more than $50,000 in prize money at stake during the season, the Series Champion receives Volkswagen factory career advancement support with a value up to $100,000. The Jetta TDI Cup car is powered by a 2.0-liter, 170 hp, four-cylinder TDI clean diesel engine mated to a six-speed, double-clutch, automatic DSG transmission. The car is only slightly modified from stock with Pirelli racing tires, race suspension and brake components, drivers racing safety seat, FIA roll cage and an on-board fire extinguisher system. Series sponsors include: Pirelli, Bosch, ViON, Castrol, Oakley, Red Bull, Staubli, Aggreko, defNder, Lamin-X, Volkswagen Driver Gear, Volkswagen Parts & Service, iRacing, Safety-Kleen and Ringer Gloves. About Volkswagen of America Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world’s largest producers of passenger cars and Europe’s largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Golf, GTI, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Eos, Passat, Passat Wagon, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. All 2010 Volkswagens come standard-equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program. This is important because the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called ESC the most effective new vehicle safety technology since the safety belt. Visit Volkswagen of America online at www.vw.com or www.media.vw.com to learn more. About SCCA Pro Racing: A wholly owned subsidiary of Sports Car Club of America, Inc., SCCA Pro Racing Inc. is a leading sanctioning body for motorsports events in the United States. A member of the Automobile Competition Committee of the United States (ACCUS), SCCA Pro Racing operates and sanctions the World Challenge Championships, the SCCA Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup, SCCA Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, SCCA Pro Trans-Am Series, Spec Racer Ford Pro Series and Formula Enterprises Pro Series. For more information, please visit www.sccapro.com.