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The team provides a unique, three-step program utilizing multiple entries in three different formula car support series:

• the F2000 Championship (webcast)

• Star Mazda (televised on SPEED)

• Firestone Indy Lights (televised on ESPN2)

Firestone Indy Lights is IndyCar's development series. Indy Lights races are all run as support events to IndyCar Series races, including the Indianapolis 500, the world's largest single-day sporting event.

Andersen Racing is the official development team of Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR). RLR competes in both the IndyCar Series and in American Le Mans Series endurance sports car races. RLR is owned by racing superstar Bobby Rahal and late-night talk show host David Letterman.

Andersen Racing's F2000 team is the official factory team of Van Diemen, the most successful chassis in that series' history.

In 2008 Andersen Racing will field multiple entries in 42 races in 19 states and provinces at some of the best facilities on the continent, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Andersen Racing's principals, brother Dan and John Andersen, have extensive experience in series administration as well as team management. They've worked with many of today's top open-wheel stars, including several Indy 500 winners. They also understand the sport from a family perspective, as both of Dan Andersen's children raced in the past. Dan's son, Mike Andersen, is a three-time SCCA Formula Continental national champion.

Andersen Racing is headquartered at Andersen RacePark, an 18-acre facility it owns in Palmetto, Fla. that includes a 1-mile test track. This also showcases the team's efforts to always go one step beyond its competition, as even most teams in racing's major leagues do not own their own testing facility.

Ownership of a test track in sunny Florida greatly enhances Andersen Racing's testing program. Other teams in various series may rent the track for testing as the track's schedule permits. Andersen RacePark also hosts an active karting community. More information on the track is available at andersenracepark.com.

Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp.

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J.R. Hildebrand

2008: Competing in rookie season in Indy Pro Series competition driving for RLR/Andersen Racing. Passed Indy Pro Series rookie test in Nashville, Tenn., in February; joined RLR/Andersen Racing in March.

2007: Finished seventh overall in Champ Car Atlantic with Newman Wachs Racing; top U.S. rookie.

2006: Overall champion of the Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 series with 12 victories and 11 poles in 14 races driving for Cape Motorsports. Set records for most consecutive victories in a season at seven, most victories in a season with 12, most poles in a season with 11, and most laps led in a season in the series' 17-year history.

2005: Team USA Scholarship winner; third overall in Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Cup in England with three podiums and one DNF. Finished second overall and was rookie of the year in the Pacific F2000 Series: Zetec Formula Ford with PR1 Motorsports. Had two victories, nine podiums and 10 top-fives in only 12 races.

2004: Overall champion and Rookie of the Year in the SCCA Formula Russell Championship Series. Won seven races and was on the podium 11 times. Scored a total of 13 top-fives and 15 top-10s in 19 races. Also competed in the Red Bull driver search. Was one of 12 to make the final cut, but had mechanical problems in the last two rounds. Also competed in two Skip Barber Regional Series races at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, running in the top five in a mixed championship/expert group in both races and earning two class victories.

2003: Overall winner at the Jim Russell Graduate Runoffs, earning a free year of racing in the SCCA Formula Russell Championship Series for 2004 in the Russell Formula Mazda cars.

2002-2003: Karting experience; Jim Russell Sprint Arrive-and-Drive Champion; second in Junior 80cc shifter karts.

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Herrington Joins RLR/Andersen Racing For Rest of Firestone Indy Lights Season

Daniel Herrington plans to take his oval test at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday and then compete in the four remaining Firestone Indy Lights races this year with RLR/Andersen Racing, team co-owner Dan Andersen said today.

Herrington, who has competed in nine Firestone Indy Lights races over the last two years, replaces Andrew Prendeville, who left the team to pursue other opportunities. Prendeville's older brother, Doug, will continue to drive for the Palmetto, Fla.-based team in the F2000 Championship Series.

'Andrew gave our team its first podium finish in the Firestone Indy Lights Series last year, and we wish him the best,' Andersen said. 'Although Daniel hasn't been in any oval Indy Lights races yet, he finished second at Milwaukee in a Star Mazda race in 2006. We expect him to pass his rookie oval test quickly, and we'll field cars for both him and J.R. Hildebrand at the Kentucky race on Aug. 9.'

The Kentucky 100 Firestone Indy Lights race supports the IndyCar Series' Mei jer Indy 300 that Saturday night at the 1.5-mile oval in Sparta, Ky.

RLR/Andersen Racing's program for Hildebrand, who drives the Allied Building Products No. 25, remains unchanged. Hildebrand is currently fourth in the championship's point standings, and RLR/Andersen Racing is fourth in that series' entrant standings. Andersen Racing also leads the current point standings in the Star Mazda Championship with Charles Hall, as well as the F2000 Championship with Anders Krohn.

Herrington competed in five Firestone Indy Lights races last year with SpeedWorks and four races this year with Michael Crawford Motorsports. He has four top-10 finishes in those nine races and one top-five, as he finished third in the second half of the Watkins Glen doubleheader last year in Watkins Glen, N.Y. He was running at the finish in all but one event.

In between driving in occasional events this year, he's been serving as a spotter for IndyCar driver Justin Wilson.

Herrington finished tenth in the Star Mazda Championship in 2006, recording a victory at Houston and two seconds to take that series' points lead until he was forced to withdraw after an accident ate up the bulk of his budget. He competed in Formula BMW USA in 2005. He won the Expert Series in the Skip Barber Eastern Regional Series in 2004, and the SO class championship in the NASA Spec E-30 series in 2003. He has also competed in selected Grand-Am KONI Challenge sports car races.

'I raced against Andersen Racing in Formula Mazda in 2006 when I ran half a season with AIM Autosport,' Herrington said. 'I stayed in touch with Dan Andersen ever since then, but I haven't had the opportunity to work with them until this opportunity occurred.

'I know how hard they work, and they've had some good results,' Herrington said. 'The Kentucky race will be my first time on a big oval, although I got second at Milwaukee in a Star Mazda race. I competed in the Lights races at Mid-Ohio last weekend, and we had some good speed there. I've never raced at Infineon or Chicagoland either, but I'm hoping we'll do well. The biggest thing I want to do is to learn as much as I can and get as much experience as I can.'

A native of Baltimore, Herrington turned 22 on July 12. He currently lives in Winston-Salem, N.C. He will begin his senior year as an engineering student at North Carolina State University the week before the Infineon doubleheader.

Herrington's Web site is at danielherrington.com. The team's Web sites are at andersenracingteam.com and andersenracepark.com. The series' Web site is at indycar.com/indylights.

RLR/Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp.

About Allied Building Products Corp.:

Allied Building Products Corp., headquartered in East Rutherford, N.J., is one of the largest roofing and siding distributors in the United States. Founded in 1950 with five employees and two trucks, today it is a $1.8 billion building material distribution company with over 3,500 employees, more than 200 branches in 30 states, well over one million square feet of office and warehouse space, and an inventory of approximately 85,000 products, from residential roofing and siding to doors, windows, waterproofing, manufactured stone, interior products and commercial roofing systems. For more information see alliedbuilding.com.

About Andersen Racing:

Andersen Racing strives to provide the best and most comprehensive training possible for future open-wheel superstars while giving its marketing partners media exposure and hospitality opportunities at some of the most prestigious events in North America. It provides a unique, three-step program utilizing multiple entries in three different series: the F2000 Championship (webcast), Star Mazda (televised on SPEED) and Firestone Indy Lights (televised on ESPN2). In 2008 it will field multiple entries in 42 races in 19 states and provinces at some of the best facilities on the continent, including the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp. It is the official development team of Rahal Letterman Racing, which competes in the IndyCar Series. In addition, its F2000 team is also the official factory team of Van Diemen. The team is headquartered at Andersen RacePark, an 18-acre facility in Palmetto, Fla. that includes a 1-mile test track.

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RLR/Andersen's Hildebrand Finishes Sixth And Prendeville Places Eighth In Second Half of Mid-Ohio Doubleheader Sunday

It was a bizarre race, but it was still two top-10 finishes for RLR/Andersen Racing in Firestone Indy Lights action Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

A thunderstorm delayed the race for an hour and caused it to be shorted from 40 laps to a timed event that ended up being 20 laps long. Numerous spins and crashes on the wet course gave the race's lap chart a plot with more twists than a soap opera, but in the end the Palmetto, Fla.-based team's J.R.

Hildebrand placed sixth and Andrew Prendeville finished eighth in the second half of the weekend doubleheader.

Hildebrand spun out twice in the team's Allied Building Products No. 25, while Prendeville went around once at the start with his Best Friends Animal Society No. 5. Many of their rivals had similar or even worse experiences in the wild race, however.

Hildebrand started fifth. He dropped to eighth initially, and then fell back to 17th when he spun with four laps complete. He regrouped to 13th by lap eight, but then spun again to be back in 18th position with nine laps down. He was able to quickly make up three spots, although at that point he was the last driver on the lead lap.

Drivers in front of him were having similar problems, and in the last 5 minutes of the race Hildebrand went from 12th to sixth. He got one spot when leader Mitch Cunningham wrecked with 18 laps down, three more when Robbie Pecorari, Richard Antinucci and Logan Gomez crashed with 19 laps complete, and another one when he passed Sean Guthrie. The final position was a present from leader Jonny Reid. He had the race wrapped up, but due to a miscue he pitted on the last lap instead of taking the checkered flag, giving Hildebrand sixth and James Davison the victory.

Prendeville started ninth. He said the spray was so bad he couldn't even see where he was when he spun on the first lap. He wasn't the only one to do that, as Saturday's winner, Raphael Matos; Cyndie Allemann and Wade Cunningham also went around on the initial green. Arie Luyendyk Jr. went for a ride on lap two as well.

Prendeville started over from 19th position on lap two. He was 17th by lap four, and he was scored in 16th or 15th for the next few laps. He had a great restart on lap eight, vaulting to 12th, and he cracked the top 10 again on lap 10 when Franck Perera and Luyendyk had problems.

Prendeville stayed in tenth through lap 13, dropped to 11th on lap 14, and regained tenth on lap 15. He dropped to 12th again on lap 17, but he benefited from some of his rivals' problems like Hildebrand did to move into ninth with 19 laps down. He got eighth when Reid pitted prematurely.

James Davison ended up being the surprise winner, with Wade Cunningham second and Pablo Donoso third.

Hildebrand is still fourth in the point standings after Sunday's race, just 51 points behind leader Antinucci and nine points ahead of the fifth-place driver, Luyendyk. Prendeville moved up one spot to tenth place in the championship with four races remaining.

RLR/Andersen Racing, which is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp., is fourth in the entrant standings with the No. 25. The team, which is the official development team of Hilliard, Ohio's Rahal Letterman Racing, is ninth in the entrant points with the No. 5 car.

ESPN2 will show both Saturday and Sunday's races at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, July 24.

The circuit now travels to Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., for a night race on Aug. 9. A doubleheader at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Aug. 23-24 and the season finale at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., on Sept. 7 follow.

The team's Web sites are at andersenracingteam.com and andersenracepark.com. More information on the Firestone Indy Lights series is available at indycar.com/lights.

Post-race quotes follow:

J.R. Hildebrand: 'I think we would have had a really good race car in the dry, but the Allied Building Products was really loose in the wet conditions. I think it would have been super-fast in the dry, but when the rain came right before the race there wasn't much we could do with the set-up, and I was just really hanging onto it.

'I spun on my own twice; once coming out of Turn 8 and once coming out of Turn 1. I made contact two other times at the end of the race, but that was just being in tight corners with other cars.

'I was glad to bring it home in sixth. We made up some points. It should make the rest of the year very interesting in the points race.

'Yes, in terms of the number of cars crashing and spinning, this was the most bizarre race I've ever been in. A lot of the top drivers in this series are very good in the wet; we just got caught out today in a mismatched situation.'

Andrew Prendeville: 'I'm glad it's over. I can't tell you where I spun because I couldn't see.

'We finished all the laps possible this weekend, although that ended up being 60 laps and not 80 because of the thunderstorm. I want to thank everyone who made donations to Best Friends at racinglapsforbestfriends.com.'

John Andersen (team co-owner): 'The best thing I can say about this weekend is that we came away with four top-10s.

'We solidified our position in the point standings. It's not exactly what we expected coming in, but given the circumstances and the weather today, we'll take it. We didn't damage any cars, and now we'll get ready for Kentucky.'

Sunday's stats:

Warmup (8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.):

1. Pablo Donoso, 1:18.1539, 104.010 mph

8. J.R. Hildebrand, 1:19.7391, 101.942 mph

17. Andrew Prendeville, 1:22.0409, 99.082 mph

Race 2 (11:35 a.m.):

1. James Davison

6. J.R. Hildebrand

8. Andrew Prendeville

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RLR/Andersen Racing Signs Prendeville For 2008 Indy Pro Series Season

RLR/Andersen Racing is pleased to announce that it will again field a car for Andrew Prendeville in the Indy Pro Series in 2008.

The 2007 season was the first for both Prendeville and the Palmetto, Fla.-based team in the Indy Pro Series, the official development series of IndyCar.

Prendeville, who moved from New Jersey to Las Vegas over the Christmas holiday, recorded seven top-10 finishes in the Indy Pro Series last year. He ran as high as second in his first race at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, set the fastest lap of that race, and went on to finish fourth. He gave RLR/Andersen Racing its first podium in Indy Pro Series competition by finishing third in the next-to-last race of the season.

RLR/Andersen Racing strives to provide the best possible training for future open-wheel stars and give them one central home during the time they race in support series. It fields multiple entries in the F2000 Championship Series, Star Mazda and the Indy Pro Series, and it is the official development team of Rahal Letterman Racing. Prendeville is a perfect example of the team's work, as he is one of its former F2000 drivers.

'We are thrilled that Andrew has decided to do a second year with us in the Indy Pro Series,' said team co-owner Dan Andersen. 'Based on his first-year effort, we believe very strongly that he will be a winner in 2008. He has talent, discipline and focus, and he will challenge all year for the title.'

'All of us had to learn about the cars and most of the tracks last year, so this year we will be much better out of the box,' added John Andersen, team co-owner and its Indy Pro Series team manager.

'Kansas Speedway is the only new venue on the schedule,' elaborated Prendeville, 26. 'I will have raced at all of the tracks before except for that one. That wasn't the case in 2007, when most of the tracks were new to both the team and me. Not having to learn a new track from scratch on the race weekend will definitely help.

'I feel far better prepared for the 2008 season than I was at this time last year,' Prendeville continued. 'We did four test days in October which allowed us to solidify a lot of things and answer some questions we hadn't had time to work on during the 2007 season.

'I'm very happy to be working with the Cape brothers again,' added Prendeville, referring to engineers Dominic and Nicholas Cape. 'I'm also very happy that Will Paul, my lead mechanic, will be back with us. The continuity of working with the Capes and having the same lead mechanic as last year should be very beneficial.

'I think the preparations that we've been making in the last four months will pay off at the season opener at Homestead, and carry through the rest of the season,' he predicted.

'We'll again donate signage on my car to the Best Friends Animal Society,' added Prendeville, referring to America's largest no-kill animal sanctuary located in Kanab, Utah. 'We'll be expanding our Racing Laps for Best Friends program in 2008; details will follow soon.

'I also hope that fans will tune in to 'Dogtown,' a new weekly TV series about Best Friends that will debut on the National Geographic channel tonight, Friday, Jan. 4,' added Prendeville. 'National Geographic has produced three episodes, which will air at 9 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 4, Jan. 11 and Jan. 18. If the series proves successful, additional episodes will be produced and broadcast.'

The 16-race 2008 Indy Pro Series season begins Saturday, March 29 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. The complete schedule is posted at indycar.com/pro. The races are televised on ESPN2.

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