For more information:
Linda Mansfield, Restart Communications
Cell: (317) 201-0729
E-mail: LindaKMansfield@cs.com
 
 
Note: A headshot of Hall is available for downloading from the high-res photo 
gallery at restartcommunications.com.  His bio is posted in the Star Mazda 
driver section of andersenracingteam.com.
 
 
 
 
RLR/Andersen Racing to Field Three Cars
In Firestone Indy Lights Doubleheader
At Watkins Glen, N.Y. on July 5
 
PALMETTO, Fla., June 23 - Andersen Racing's Charles Hall, the current Star 
Mazda point leader, will make his Firestone Indy Lights debut as Andrew 
Prendeville and J.R. Hildebrand's teammates on the RLR/Andersen Racing team in the 
doubleheader at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. on July 5.
 
Hall, of Sheffield, England, will drive a white Dallara leased by 
RLR/Andersen Racing from another team, SWE Racing.  Its livery will include Andersen 
Racing's primary sponsor, Allied Interior Products, and Hall's sponsors: Blimpie, 
Pardoes Solicitors and AccentBanking.com. It will be No. 77, which is the same 
number Hall uses in the Star Mazda series.
 
Hall will drive the Indy Lights car for the first time at a test on Wednesday 
at the historic upstate New York road course.
 
In the three Star Mazda races held so far this year, Hall has two seconds and 
one victory. The victory came June 7 in the first Star Mazda race ever held 
at Watkins Glen, where Hall led every lap. 
 
That triumph was the first of three victories at Watkins Glen by Andersen 
Racing within eight days, as Anders Krohn and Doug Prendeville won doubleheaders 
in the F2000 Championship Series there June 14-15. The Palmetto, Fla.-based 
team offers a three-step ladder system for up-and-coming open-wheel stars.  It 
is the development team for IndyCar's Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR).
 
Hall, 28, was on the short list for a Formula 1 test seat in 2005 when he was 
seriously injured in a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver. Despite 
several operations and a great deal of physical therapy, Hall never gave up on 
his dream to return to the sport he loves.  He competed in a handful of Toyota 
Atlantic races in 2006 before finding a home with Andersen Racing earlier this 
year. Prior to that he had a long list of accomplishments in Fran-Am 2000, 
British Formula 3, British Formula Renault, the Formula Chrysler Euro Series, 
British Formula Vauxhall and karting in his native England.
 
"Charles's goal has always been to move into the Firestone Indy Lights series,
" said Andersen Racing co-owner Dan Andersen.  "We discussed him doing either 
the Glen or Infineon as a 'one-off' trial.  After his win at the Star Mazda 
event he was able to gather some support for that effort, and we agreed to 
assist some too to make it happen.
 
"Charles has demonstrated to us that he is extremely talented and 
experienced, and clearly ready right now for Indy Lights," Andersen continued.  "We 
looked at various opportunities, and with our team's test this week and Charles' 
recent win at the Glen, the stars seemed to align to make Watkins Glen the 
perfect place for his Indy Lights debut this season.  We expect him to be 
competitive immediately."
 
"The Firestone Indy Lights series is very competitive," noted Hall.  "I'm 
hoping that if I can have a good showing at Watkins Glen in front of all the 
IndyCar teams, it could further my career and help get me through a door."
 
Although the car and the Indy Lights series will be new to Hall, he'll have 
many familiar faces assisting him. Pete Mercier, Hall's Star Mazda engineer, 
will be his engineer for his Indy Lights debut. RLR's Greg Cates will be Hall's 
lead mechanic. Corey Center, who was Andrew Prendeville's second mechanic last 
year in Indy Lights and is currently Scott Willard's lead mechanic on 
Andersen Racing's F2000 team, will be Hall's second mechanic at the Glen. 
 
Hall has worked with RLR/Andersen Racing's Indy Lights engineers, Dominic and 
Nicholas Cape, in the past too. The Cape brothers, who are also from England, 
were Hall's engineers at the Star Mazda season opener in March at Sebring 
International Raceway in Sebring, Fla. 
 
Hall will meet Hildebrand for the first time at the test on Wednesday. Andrew 
Prendeville was Hall's spotter for his Watkins Glen Star Mazda victory. "I 
look forward to meeting J.R., and working with Andrew again," Hall said.  
 
When asked what his biggest challenge will be at the Glen next month, Hall 
said he wasn't worried about the car, the crew or the track.  "I'll take my time 
to see how you can race with the other drivers," he said. "But in my mind, 
the only thing that's changed is it's a new car for me.
 
"I'm just happy to be in the car," he added.  "I'm really pleased with the 
opportunity that's been put forward, and I have to thank Andersen Racing and our 
sponsors for that."
 
Hall will certainly get a concentrated indoctrination to the Firestone Indy 
Lights series. The Watkins Glen doubleheader marks the first time in its 
history when more than one race will be held on the same day.
 
For more information see andersenracingteam.com, andersenracepark.com, 
charleshallusa.com and indycar.com/lights.
 
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.