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Andersen Racing Signs Daly
For 2009 Star Mazda Season
 
PALMETTO, Fla., Dec. 19 - Andersen Racing is pleased to announce that it will 
field a car for Conor Daly in the 2009 Star Mazda Championship presented by 
Goodyear. 
 
Daly, of Noblesville, Ind., earned the 2008 Skip Barber National Championship 
with five victories. As part of his winnings he was awarded $350,000 from 
Mazda towards the season's budget in the 2009 Star Mazda championship.  
 
After testing with Andersen Racing, which won the 2008 Star Mazda team 
championship, he chose to work with the Palmetto, Fla.-based team in the new year.
 
Daly, who turned 17 on Monday, also distinguished himself this year as one of 
two recipients of a Team USA scholarship. In November at Silverstone, England 
he became the first American ever to win the Walter Hayes Trophy, considered 
the world's most prestigious Formula Ford race. He was the youngest winner 
ever of that prize as well.
 
He is the son of Derek Daly, a former race car driver who reached the top of 
the sport, competing in Formula 1, CART (now IndyCar) and six Indianapolis 
500s. He is also a two-time winner of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring at 
Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla., site of the 2009 Star Mazda season 
opener on March 20. Derek Daly is currently a professional speaker, 
broadcaster, author and consultant.
 
"I'm really excited to be with Andersen Racing for the Star Mazda 
Championship next year!" said Conor Daly, an 11th grader at Heritage Christian High 
School in Indianapolis.  "I have such a good relationship with the team already 
from doing various test days. Now I can actually compete for Dan [Andersen, the 
team co-owner] and his team!  I can't wait for the season to start because I 
know Andersen Racing will give me the best possible opportunity to win the 
championship!"
 
"We're pleased to have Conor Daly as a part of the MAZDASPEED ladder team in 
2009," said John Doonan, manager, MAZDASPEED Motorsports team development. 
"His championship-winning performance in the Skip Barber series earned him this 
Star Mazda opportunity, and it looks like he'll be a great fit with the 
Andersen Racing team." 
 
"Our team has had a relationship with Conor for a year now, and we are 
absolutely delighted that we will have him as a full-season driver for 2009," said 
Andersen. "He is a championship contender right out of the box, and we expect 
him to win races early and often. I have known Derek for about 10 years and 
have great admiration for what he has done in life.  One accomplishment he can be 
very proud of is Conor." 
 
"Developing the person and the driver is very important to me as both a 
father and a coach," Derek Daly said.  "For that reason I am thrilled that
the Mazda ladder system has provided Conor with the opportunity to join a 
proven, successful team."
 
Andersen said his team is also pleased that it will continue to work closely 
with Mazda, which does more to support junior formula-car racing in the
United States than any other car manufacturer.  
 
Developing stars is also Andersen Racing's goal.  It has one of the most 
comprehensive ladder systems in racing, offering drivers programs in
karting, Formula BMW, Star Mazda and the Firestone Indy Lights Series.  It 
won the team championships in F2000 and Star Mazda this year, and one of its 
drivers also finished fifth in the team's second year of Firestone Indy Lights 
competition.  
 
Andersen Racing is the development team of Rahal Letterman Racing, which 
competes in both IndyCar and the American Le Mans Series.
 
Andersen said he hopes to announce additional drivers for his 2009 roster 
soon. To learn of other opportunities that are still available, contact him by 
e-mail at dandersen@andersenracingteam.com or call team manager Michelle Kish at 
(941) 723-3900.
 
Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp.  Daly is 
sponsored by Indeck Forsythe Racing, Muscle Milk, The College Network, Pedigo 
Chevrolet, Tom Lange Co., Arai Helmets and Aprilia Racing.
 
For more information see andersenracingteam.com, conordaly.net and 
starmazda.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, four-step program utilizing 
multiple entries in four different platforms: karting, Formula BMW, Star Mazda 
(televised on SPEED) and Firestone Indy Lights (televised on VERSUS). In 2008 it 
fielded multiple entries in 42 races in 18 states and provinces at some of the 
best facilities on the continent, including the famed Indianapolis Motor 
Speedway. 
 
Andersen Racing won the team championship for 2008 for both the F2000 
Championship Series presented by Hoosier Racing Tire and the Star Mazda Championship 
presented by Goodyear. Two of its drivers finished first and second in the 
F2000 driver point standings, while another was sixth. Three of its Star Mazda 
drivers placed third, fifth and sixth in that series' driver standings. 
RLR/Andersen Racing finished sixth in the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights team standings, 
while one of its drivers placed fifth in that series' driver point standings.
 
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 and the American Le Mans Series. The team is headquartered at Andersen 
RacePark, an 18-acre facility in Palmetto, Fla. that includes a 1-mile road 
course test track. For more information see andersenracingteam.com and 
andersenracepark.com.