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Prendeville and Hildebrand Prep for Glen Doubleheader;
Mechanical Issues Force Postponement of Hall's Debut
 
PALMETTO, Fla., June 26 - Andrew Prendeville and J.R. Hildebrand had a 
successful test day with their Firestone Indy Lights cars yesterday at Watkins Glen 
International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. as the RLR/Andersen Racing team prepared 
for a doubleheader to be held there July 5.  
 
Unfortunately another one of the Palmetto, Fla.-based team's drivers, Charles 
Hall, only got a handful of laps of testing in on Wednesday due to mechanical 
problems with a car the team leased from another team. Without that valuable 
seat time, Hall and the teams jointly decided to postpone his Firestone Indy 
Lights debut for now.
 
Hall, of Sheffield, England, is the current point leader in the Star Madza 
Championship presented by Goodyear.
 
"We struggled all day with Charles's car, so we've withdrawn his entry in the 
Watkins Glen doubleheader," said team co-owner John Andersen.  "Other 
competitors in the paddock did everything they could to try to help us in a variety 
of ways, and the people from Speedway Engines went above and beyond in their 
efforts.  We had fuel pressure and electrical problems, and we just couldn't get 
it sorted out in time to give Charles enough laps.  His Firestone Indy Lights 
debut is postponed for now, but we all expect that it'll happen sometime 
before the end of the year.  In the meantime, his focus remains the Star Mazda 
Championship."
 
Andersen said he was very happy with the progress made during the test with 
the team's other two cars.  Prendeville drives the Best Friends Animal Society 
No. 5, while Hildebrand is at the controls of the Allied Interior Products No. 
25.
 
The July 5 Firestone Indy Lights doubleheader at Watkins Glen will mark the 
first time in that series' history when two races are held on the same day.
 
Hall and the rest of the Star Mazda set, including Andersen Racing's Peter 
Dempsey, Tom Gladdis and Juliana Gonzalez, have a doubleheader next too.  It's 
slated for July 26-27 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Ore. Hall 
won that series' last race June 7 at Watkins Glen.
 
Andersen Racing competes in the F2000 Championship Series presented by 
Hoosier Racing Tire too.  It consists of double race weekends, with the next one 
scheduled for July 12-13 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.  
Andersen Racing's Anders Krohn and Doug Prendeville shared the top honors at 
the last F2000 doubleheader June 14-15, which was also held at Watkins Glen. 
Other Andersen Racing F2000 drivers include Jonny Baker and Scott Willard. Krohn 
leads that series' point standings.
 
Andersen Racing is the development team for IndyCar's Rahal Letterman Racing. 
 It is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp.  More information is 
available at andersenracingteam.com and andersenracepark.com.
 
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'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. 
 
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. For more information see 
andersenracingteam.com and andersenracepark.com.