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Herrington Joins RLR/Andersen Racing
For Rest of Firestone Indy Lights Season
 
PALMETTO, Fla., July 22 - Daniel Herrington plans to take his oval test at 
Kentucky Speedway on Thursday and then compete in the four remaining Firestone 
Indy Lights races this year with RLR/Andersen Racing, team co-owner Dan 
Andersen said today.
 
Herrington, who has competed in nine Firestone Indy Lights races over the 
last two years, replaces Andrew Prendeville, who left the team to pursue other 
opportunities. Prendeville's older brother, Doug, will continue to drive for the 
Palmetto, Fla.-based team in the F2000 Championship Series. 
 
"Andrew gave our team its first podium finish in the Firestone Indy Lights 
Series last year, and we wish him the best," Andersen said. "Although Daniel 
hasn't been in any oval Indy Lights races yet, he finished second at Milwaukee in 
a Star Mazda race in 2006. We expect him to pass his rookie oval test 
quickly, and we'll field cars for both him and J.R. Hildebrand at the Kentucky race 
on Aug. 9."  
 
The Kentucky 100 Firestone Indy Lights race supports the IndyCar Series' Mei
jer Indy 300 that Saturday night at the 1.5-mile oval in Sparta, Ky.
 
RLR/Andersen Racing's program for Hildebrand, who drives the Allied Building 
Products No. 25, remains unchanged. Hildebrand is currently fourth in the 
championship's point standings, and RLR/Andersen Racing is fourth in that series' 
entrant standings.  Andersen Racing also leads the current point standings in 
the Star Mazda Championship with Charles Hall, as well as the F2000 
Championship with Anders Krohn.
 
Herrington competed in five Firestone Indy Lights races last year with 
SpeedWorks and four races this year with Michael Crawford Motorsports. He has four 
top-10 finishes in those nine races and one top-five, as he finished third in 
the second half of the Watkins Glen doubleheader last year in Watkins Glen, 
N.Y. He was running at the finish in all but one event.
 
In between driving in occasional events this year, he's been serving as a 
spotter for IndyCar driver Justin Wilson. 
 
Herrington finished tenth in the Star Mazda Championship in 2006, recording a 
victory at Houston and two seconds to take that series' points lead until he 
was forced to withdraw after an accident ate up the bulk of his budget. He 
competed in Formula BMW USA in 2005.  He won the Expert Series in the Skip Barber 
Eastern Regional Series in 2004, and the SO class championship in the NASA 
Spec E-30 series in 2003.  He has also competed in selected Grand-Am KONI 
Challenge sports car races. 
 
"I raced against Andersen Racing in Formula Mazda in 2006 when I ran half a 
season with AIM Autosport," Herrington said.  "I stayed in touch with Dan 
Andersen ever since then, but I haven't had the opportunity to work with them until 
this opportunity occurred. 
 
"I know how hard they work, and they've had some good results," Herrington 
said. "The Kentucky race will be my first time on a big oval, although I got 
second at Milwaukee in a Star Mazda race.  I competed in the Lights races at 
Mid-Ohio last weekend, and we had some good speed there. I've never raced at 
Infineon or Chicagoland either, but I'm hoping we'll do well. The biggest thing I 
want to do is to learn as much as I can and get as much experience as I can."
 
A native of Baltimore, Herrington turned 22 on July 12.  He currently lives 
in Winston-Salem, N.C. He will begin his senior year as an engineering student 
at North Carolina State University the week before the Infineon doubleheader.
 
Herrington's Web site is at danielherrington.com. The team's Web sites are at 
andersenracingteam.com and andersenracepark.com.  The series' Web site is at 
indycar.com/indylights.
 
RLR/Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp.
 
 
 
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.