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Andersen Racing Purchases
Formula BMW Race Car,
Adds That Series to Its Offerings
 
PALMETTO, Fla., Jan. 15 - Andersen Racing, one of the top development team in 
open-wheel racing, has purchased a Formula BMW race car and will add the 
Formula BMW Americas Series to its program for 2009.
 
By competing in four different levels of the sport - karting, Formula BMW, 
Star Mazda and Firestone Indy Lights - Andersen Racing provides one central home 
and consistent, step-by-step training for up-and-coming open-wheel drivers.
 
Andersen Racing won the 2008 team championships in both the F2000 
Championship Series presented by Hoosier Racing Tire and the Star Mazda Championship 
presented by Goodyear.  One of its Firestone Indy Lights drivers finished fifth in 
that series last year too.  The team also has a professional karting team, as 
well as its own 1-mile road course test track at its headquarters in 
Palmetto, Fla.
 
The team, which is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp., is the 
official development team Rahal-Letterman Racing (RLR), which competes in the 
IndyCar Series.  RLR is also the BMW factory team in the American Le Mans Series 
team, and it will manage the Formula BMW Americas Series in 2009.
 
This will be Andersen Racing's first season in Formula BMW.
 
The team's new Formula BMW FB02 car should be a good one. Luis Nasr drove it 
to a fifth and a third-place finish at the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season 
finale Nov. 13-14 at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 
"We like the Formula BMW Americas Series because its schedule offers great 
exposure; its hospitality services are excellent, and the competition attracts 
some of the best young drivers in North America," said team co-owner Dan 
Andersen.  "We expect to run at least two cars in the Formula BMW Series this year 
out of our Palmetto, Fla. location. The track there is perfect for testing 
these cars.
 
"We're looking forward to a competitive season, and are already talking with 
quite a few drivers about the series.  We hope to announce our first signing 
soon," Andersen added.
 
Both the Formula BMW Americas Series and the Star Mazda Championship 
presented by Goodyear are sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Assn. (IMSA).
 
Drivers desiring budgets and other information about joining any of Andersen 
Racing's teams may contact Andersen at dandersen@andersenracingteam.com or 
(201) 532-9630.
 
The tentative 2009 schedule for the Formula BMW Americas Series shows two 
dates to be announced followed by Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah May 
15-17; Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. July 17-18; Road America in Elkhart 
Lake, Wis. Aug. 14-16; Mosport Int'l Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario Aug. 28-30 
and the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, Brazil Oct. 16-18 as part of the 
Brazilian Grand Prix.  The typical format utilizes doubleheader weekends.
 
Andersen Racing's Web site is at andersenracingteam.com. Information on the 
team's 1-mile road course test track at its headquarters can be found online at 
andersenracepark.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/Ander
sen 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.