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Prendeville Finishes 25 Laps
Sunday in Kansas
For Racing Laps for Best Friends 
 
KANSAS CITY, Kan., April 27 - Andrew Prendeville finished 25 laps of the 
67-lap Firestone Indy Lights race Sunday at Kansas Speedway after another driver 
spun right in front of him and he became involved in the accident with his Best 
Friends Animal Society No. 5. 
 
Prendeville was very lucky to escape uninjured in the accident, which started 
when Cyndie Allemann spun in Turn 2 of the 1.5-mile trioval.  Prendeville did 
his best to miss her but he clipped her car with the nose of his car, which 
sent him into the outer wall.  His car then careened down the track in front of 
a pack of cars, but miraculously none of them hit him.  Neither he nor 
Allemann were hurt, but both of their cars were too damaged to continue.
 
Prendeville was credited with a 23rd-place finish and 25 laps completed for 
the fans that made donations to the Best Friends Animal Society through the 
racinglapsforbestfriends.com Web site. 
 
Prendeville topped the charts in the Sunday morning practice session with a 
lap in 28.9498 for an average speed of 189.017 miles per hour.  Qualifying was 
cancelled Sunday morning due to cold temperatures, with the starting line-up 
determined by entrant points. 
 
Prendeville took the green flag in 11th place but he had a fabulous start, 
advancing to eighth by the end of lap one.  He ran in eighth place for the first 
17 laps, but then dropped back a couple of spots to allow his Firestone 
Firehawk tires to cool off.  Unfortunately the crash occurred before he was able to 
see if he could advance once more. 
 
The race, which was won by his RLR/Andersen Racing teammate, J.R. Hildebrand, 
will air on ESPN2 at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 1. 
 
Prendeville's biggest race of the year, the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis 
Motor Speedway, is coming right up on May 23.
 
In addition to donations, Bertil Roos Racing School raffle tickets to benefit 
Best Friends are available on the racinglapsforbestfriends.com Web site. 
Additional information is available at bestfriends.org and andrewprendeville.com.