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RLR/Andersen's Drivers to Start 10th and 12th
At Nashville Superspeedway Saturday
LEBANON, Tenn., July 11 - RLR/Andersen Racing's J.R. Hildebrand and Andrew
Prendeville will start on the outside of Rows 5 and 6 when the Sunbelt Rentals
100 Firestone Indy Lights race gets the green flag at 4:30 p.m. EDT Saturday at
Nashville Superspeedway.
Hildebrand, of Sausalito, Calif., and Indianapolis, recorded laps in 26.1389
and 26.3100 seconds with the Allied Building Products No. 25 in SWE Race Car
Parts Qualifying Friday afternoon. That gave him the tenth starting spot with a
total time of 52.4489 and an average speed of 178.459 miles per hour.
Prendeville, a native of Chatham Township, N.J. who now lives in Las Vegas,
clicked off laps in 26.3314 and 26.2468 in the Best Friends Animal Society No.
5 to qualify 12th. His combined time was 52.5782 for an average speed of
178.021 mph.
Although he said his car was loose in qualifying, Hildebrand picked up 1.5
miles per hour in qualifying from the best time he ran in practice earlier on
Friday. Prendeville gained even more, jumping 3.2 miles per hour when it
counted.
The RLR/Andersen Racing drivers will share their rows with Guthrie Racing
drivers at the start of the 77-lap race. Logan Gomez will start alongside
Hildebrand, while Sean Guthrie will share Row 6 with Prendeville when the green flag
drops.
Twenty Dallaras are entered here. Qualifying was held in hot and humid
conditions, with temperatures of 92 degrees Fahrenheit and 41 percent humidity.
Similar conditions are expected when tomorrow's race on the 1.3-mile concrete oval
begins at 3:30 p.m. local time.
ESPN2 will telecast the race on a tape-delayed basis at 2:30 p.m. Eastern
time Thursday, July 17.
After Nashville the circuit moves to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in
Lexington, Ohio for a doubleheader next Saturday and Sunday. Andersen Racing's F2000
team is competing there this weekend.
Allied Building Products Corp. sponsors the Palmetto, Fla.-based team. It is
the official development team of Rahal Letterman Racing.
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-qualifying quotes follow:
J.R. Hildebrand: "The Allied Interior Products car was super loose on the
first lap, and I'm a little unclear why. We've been up and down with the set-up
all day. We'll have to look over some stuff and see if we can figure out
what's going on. My car was plenty quick, but it was a handful."
Andrew Prendeville: "We definitely made some improvements on the Best Friends
Animal Society car from practice, but they're set-up things that I can't talk
about.
"It's hard to pass here, but I think the car will be good for tomorrow. We're
just looking for a good finish tomorrow."
The stats so far:
First Practice (Friday, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.):
1. Jeff Simmons, 26.2367 seconds, 178.376 mph
7. J.R. Hildebrand, 26.4489 seconds, 176.945 mph
16. Andrew Prendeville, 26.7848 seconds, 174.726 mph
Second Practice (Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.):
1. Ana Beatriz, 26.1249 seconds, 179.139 mph
10. J.R. Hildebrand, 26.4807 seconds, 176.732 mph
18. Andrew Prendeville, 26.9427 seconds, 173.702 mph
SWE Race Car Parts Quals (Friday, 4:15 p.m.):
1. James Davison, 25.9294 and 25.9550 for a combined time of 51.8844, 180.401
mph.
10. J.R. Hildebrand, 26.1389 and 26.3100 for a combined time of 52.4489,
178.459 mph.
12. Andrew Prendeville, 26.3314 and 26.2468 for a combined time of 52.5782,
178.021 mph.
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.