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Andersen Racing's Kart Team
Posts Top-10 in Initial Event
 
PALMETTO, Fla., Jan. 6 - Andersen Racing's brand-new professional karting 
team began building both for the new year and the future by participating in the 
Daytona Kart Week World Karting Association (WKA) event Dec. 27-30 at Daytona 
International Speedway. The Palmetto, Fla.-based team competed in the TaG 
division that was part of the Margay Sprint Championships, utilizing the 7/10-mile 
sprint circuit set up just inside NASCAR Turns 3 and 4 at the famous track in 
Daytona Beach, Fla. 
 
Tyler Schule of St. Petersburg, Fla. posted the best results for the team 
when he finished tenth in the 18-lap TaG Final on Tuesday.  Driving a Kosmic 
kart, he was forced to the grass to avoid being involved in a multi-kart accident 
during the race.  That dropped him to around 18th position, but he battled 
back for the top-10 finish despite the intense competition. 
 
Schule qualified 14th that day with a lap in 41.507 seconds.
 
On Monday he qualified 32nd with a time of 42.310; finished fifth in the 
six-lap last-chance qualifier (LCQ), and placed 22nd in the eight-lap pre-final. 
He started 22nd in Monday's 18-lap main event and finished 12th. 
 
Another Andersen Racing driver, Keith Spicer of Naples, Fla., was involved in 
that same multi-car Turn 1 accident in Tuesday's TaG Final that caused Schule 
problems. He was able to recover too, and then quickly found himself battling 
several other top drivers, include NASCAR star Jamie McMurray of Roush Fenway 
Racing.  Spicer ran out of time and was in 13th position when the checkered 
waved, or it would have been a double top-10 for Andersen Racing.  
 
Earlier in the day he qualified sixth with a lap in 41.188. Spicer had 
trimmed four-tenths of a second off his qualifying time from Monday, which was a 
41.596 that was good enough for ninth place that day. His Kosmic kart developed a 
carburetor problem in that day's final event, however, so he finished back in 
the field that day. 
 
The event was the first WKA race ever for 17-year-old Tim Bambu of Sebring, 
Fla., who drove a CRG kart fielded by the team.  He didn't make the final 
either day, but he gained valuable experience that will help him during the 
upcoming Florida Winter Tour. 
 
Bambu qualified 39th on Monday with a time of 42.630 seconds.  He started 
25th in the last-chance qualifier and got up to about 18th place in that event. 
 
He started the week by qualifying 31st on Monday with a time of 43.918 
seconds.  He started 28th in the last-chance qualifier that day, and finished 
mid-pack.
 
Andersen Racing offers one of the most comprehensive driver development 
programs in open-wheel racing. In 2009 it plans to field multiple entries in 
karting, Formula BMW, Star Mazda and the Firestone Indy Lights Series.  The 
team, which is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corporation, is the 
official development team of Rahal Letterman Racing, which competes in IndyCar and 
the American Le Mans Series.
 
For more information see andersenracingteam.com and 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/Andersen 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.