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Andersen Racing Signs Dempsey
For 2008 Star Mazda Championship
 
PALMETTO, Fla., Feb. 18 - Andersen Racing has signed Peter Dempsey for the 
2008 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear following a spectacular test 
at Sebring International Raceway in which the Irish driver was timed well 
under the current Star Mazda track record.
 
On the first day of the test in Sebring, Fla. on Jan. 28, the 21-year-old 
driver from Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland posted a lap that was 0.6 of a 
second under the current track record for the class. On the second day he remained 
fastest of the drivers participating in the test, beating his rivals by 1 
second even though he was still on the tires he'd used the previous day.  
 
Track records can only be set during actual competition, but the test bodes 
well for Dempsey's chances at the season opener March 13-14 at Sebring.
 
"I'm over the moon with the test, and to be a second quicker on old tires 
when everyone else was on new gives me a big advantage," Dempsey said.  "The 
team, my engineer and my mechanic were brilliant.  I had the best car on the 
track, and that made my job a lot easier.  I really have to thank Dan Andersen, the 
team co-owner.  He has a fantastic team."
 
"There were about a dozen cars at the test, and Dempsey blew everyone away 
with times well under the track record," Andersen said.  "He was more than a 
full second ahead of the second-quickest driver, who was Tom Gladdis in another 
one of our cars.  Peter did a 1:58.7 and no one else was lower than 2:00.0.  If 
that continues, we should have fun this year!"
 
"I just can't wait to get going," Dempsey agreed.  "It will be a new 
challenge for me in a different country and in a different car and with a different 
team.  I really only have raced on my dad's team, Cliff Dempsey Racing, up to 
this point."
 
Dempsey's addition to the Palmetto, Fla.-based team's Star Mazda squad brings 
its driver roster to four for that series. Juliana Gonzalez and Yannick 
Hofman are already signed in addition to Dempsey and Gladdis.
 
Dempsey also tested at Andersen Racing's test track, Andersen RacePark, on 
Dec. 16-17, which was the first time he drove a Star Mazda car. 
 
He has an impressive record in British and Irish Formula Ford competition, 
however.  He won the Leinster Trophy in 2007, along with the BRDC Golden Helmet, 
Martin Donnelly Trophy and the Walter Hayes Trophy.  He was also a 
Dunlop/Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of the Year finalist last year. 
 
Dempsey finished third in the British Formula Ford Duratec Championship in 
2006.  He won the British Formula Ford 1600 Championship in 2005, the year in 
which he won 33 out of 43 races and was named the Motorsport Ireland Young 
Driver of the Year.
 
Andersen Racing strives to provide the best training possible for future 
open-wheel superstars. It addition to Star Mazda, Andersen Racing fields multiple 
entries in the F2000 Championship presented by Hoosier Racing Tire and the 
Indy Pro Series, the official development series of IndyCar. It is the official 
development team of Rahal Letterman Racing, which competes in both IndyCar and 
the ALMS.  The team is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp. 
 
For more information on Andersen Racing see andersenracingteam.com and 
andersenracepark.com.  For more information on the Star Mazda series see 
starmazda.com.  For more information on Dempsey, see peterdempsey.com.
 
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in 1950 with five employees and two trucks, today it is a $1.8 billion 
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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 the Indy Pro Series (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 and the American Le Mans 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.