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RLR/Andersen Racing's Romancini
Finishes Third After Thrilling Drive
In the Firestone Freedom 100 at IMS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 22 - A star was born at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway on Friday.

His name is Mario Romancini and he drives for RLR/Andersen Racing.

Romancini started 18th in the 22-car Firestone Freedom 100, the crown jewel
in the Firestone Indy Lights series since it supports the Indianapolis 500.

With a dazzling display of driving on the always tricky outside line,
Romancini passed seven cars on the first lap, ran as high as second, and finished
a strong third in only his second oval-track race ever.

By improving 15 positions, his performance earned him the Force for Earth
Hard Charger award.

It was the best Firestone Freedom 100 ever held. It had the closest margin
of victory (0.1046 of a second) and the most lead changes (nine) in the
event's history.

Polesitter Wade Cunningham won the race over J.R. Hildebrand, who started
third. Despite starting on the outside of Row 9, Romancini was only 0.1775 of
a second behind Hildebrand when the checkered waved after 40 laps of
competition on the world-famous 2.5-mile oval. Jay Howard was 1.6263 seconds
behind Romancini in fourth, while Sebastian Saavedra rounded out the top five.

Romancini has finished third in both of the oval-track races he's competed
in, as he was also third in the Firestone Indy Lights race at Kansas
Speedway April 26.

Driving the No. 5 sponsored by Andersen Racing, Revita Recycling, Win
Brazil Marketing, Allied Interior Products and Lafarge North America, the
21-year-old from Sao Paulo, Brazil dazzled the big Carb Day crowd on hand with his
high-flying command of the outside line.

After passing seven cars on the first lap he was already in the top 10 by
the end of lap one. He passed James Davison and Charlie Kimball on lap two
to vault into eighth, and then took care of Martin Plowman and Pippa Mann on
lap three to move into sixth. Plowman repassed him on lap five but Romancini
dodged a big bullet and got the position back when Plowman and Mann crashed
in Turn 1 to bring out the first full-course yellow on lap seven.

Romancini remained in sixth on the restart on lap 12, but he moved into the
top five on the following lap when he passed Jay Howard. He passed Ana
Beatriz on lap 14 for fourth. Two laps later everything almost came to a
premature and violent end when he and Howard touched tires, but they both
continued on, with Romancini retaining fourth. Beatriz and Yacaman weren't as
lucky, as contact between them resulted in the second full-course caution on lap
17 when they crashed in Turn 2.

Bolstered by his charge on the first lap and his subsequent passes, at that
point Romancini promised his engineer, Walter Preston, a podium finish over
the radio.

The green flew again on lap 24. Romancini once again got an excellent
restart, and passed Cunningham entering Turn 1 to nail down third on lap 25 and
back up that promise. Cunningham got him back on lap 26 right before a third
yellow waved for debris on the track near the pit-in point, however.

Romancini's fans were really screaming when he blasted from fourth to
second on the restart on lap 29, passing both Saavedra and Cunningham on the
outside entering Turn 1 like they were standing still. Hildebrand had the lead
at that point. Romancini was almost as animated as his fans about the whole
thing while talking on the radio, saying "Now that's what I'm talking
about!" to his crew when he got second place.

He had to pause again, however, as another yellow came out on lap 31 when
Mike Potekhen spun and made a nifty save after contact with Kimball.

The restart on lap 34 was another thriller. Romancini hung on to second
behind Hildebrand when the green waved, and he was only 0.0665 of a second
behind Hildebrand on lap 35. At that point the battle for the lead became a
four-way contest between Hildebrand, Romancini, Saavedra and Cunningham as the
lead pack duked it out.

Saavedra and Cunningham both passed Romancini on lap 36 to push him from
second to fourth. Undaunted, Romancini used the outside line to regain second
on the next lap by repassing both of them. Cunningham wiggled back by him
on lap 38 to push him back to third. Cunningham then passed Hildebrand for
the lead on the white-flag lap, and took the victory. Romancini held on for
the final podium spot, while Howard exchanged positions with Saavedra one
more time for the final top five after Saavedra brushed the wall exiting Turn
2 on the last lap.

Romancini's fastest lap was lap three when he ran a 47.2123 for an average
speed of 190.628 miles per hour. That was the second-fastest lap of the
race and far better than his qualifying speed of 186.785 mph.

The two other RLR/Andersen Racing drivers had to start at the rear too, but
they both had problems. Jonathan Summerton of Kissimmee, Fla. started 19th
and finished 12th in the No. 9, which advertised Give Kids the World,
Allied Interior Products and Lafarge North America. He had to make two pit stops
for a loose shock cover and lack of radio contact with his crew and spotter,
but he said without those problems he had a car that could have been in
contention for the victory.

Ali Jackson of Belfast, Northern Ireland started 20th in the No. 6
sponsored by the Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort in Kildare, Ireland. He placed 19th
after he brushed the wall in Turn 2 on lap 17. Although he was able to
bring the car back into the pits under its own power, the damage was too much
for him to continue.

The race was covered live on VERSUS.

Hildebrand (158 points) now leads the point standings over Saavedra (153),
Summerton (148), Junior Strous (146), Cunningham (135), James Hinchcliffe
(130), Daniel Herrington (130), Romancini (126), Howard (123) and Davison
(115).

There have been four different winners in the first five races of the year.
The RLR/Andersen Racing drivers will try to make that five different
winners at the next race on the schedule, which is coming right up on May 31 at
the Milwaukee Mile.

For more information on Andersen Racing, which is sponsored by Allied
Interior Products and Lafarge North America and offers programs in karting,
Formula BMW and Star Mazda in addition to Firestone Indy Lights, see its Web site
at andersenracingteam.com. For more information on its 1-mile road course
test track in Palmetto, Fla., see andersenracepark.com.

Driver quotes follow:

Mario Romancini: "I'm very happy; happy for me, happy for the team. They
did a good job from yesterday to today. We spent a lot of time yesterday
trying to figure out what happened on qualifying that we were starting so much at
the back. But we knew we had a strong car for the race. We knew that from
the beginning because on the practice when I was running in traffic, I knew
that the car was good, and that's what I was trying to tell them. We need to
improve when we are running by ourselves, but for the race I think we will
go good.

"I was able to make a very good first lap. I think I passed seven cars, I
don't know exactly. This helped me a lot. The car was really good in traffic,
especially when I was running side by side on the high line, I was able to
pass them in the first turn, which is important. In Kansas we struggled a
little bit with that. I couldn't pass them on the high side. So I'm very happy
and just speechless, I don't know what to say. I want to thank them.

"The first time I was on an oval was in Homestead in February at the first
test. The first laps I thought: 'What am I doing here? I can't handle this
car; it's just too fast.' But after some laps I was getting up to speed, and
I was feeling comfortable. I think what really helped me was the race in
Kansas because that was my first one and we finished on the podium too, and I
was feeling pretty comfortable with the car. That's just confidence. I trust
the car and I trust the guys.

"More important, I didn't want to risk anything. I'm really thinking about
the championship this year, so I just wanted to finish this race in a good
position to score points after the problem that we had in Long Beach. But now
I think we are starting to be more confident too. I'm feeling better
working with my engineers and with my mechanics. I know the guys better now, so
this is helping us, too.

"About the last laps, I think the guys in front are quicker, which means
it's more difficult to pass. So this was the main key, I think. When I was at
the back my car was quicker than the others, so it was easy for me to pass
them on the outside. When I got to Hildebrand it was difficult. We were
running side by side, but I couldn't do what I was doing with the others; I
couldn't pass him. So I tried to stay with him and didn't let the guys behind me
catch me because I wanted to finish on the podium after the position that we
started.

"To be honest, I think the yellows helped everybody because since from the
first practice everybody was having troubles with their right-rear tires. On
the yellows I wasn't scrubbing the tires; I just tried to cool them down
because I knew that I was going to need them for the last laps.

"That's something that I talked to my engineer about yesterday too. I said
to him: 'We need an understeering car. We cannot have oversteering in this
race because of the problems that we are having with the right-rear tire.'
And that's what I tried to do. I was playing with my bars, always trying to
keep the car a little bit understeering, so then the tires could last the
whole race.

"As I said, I'm speechless. This race means a lot, especially starting from
the back. It's a pleasure to be here, to be representing my country, to be
getting good points towards the championship, but especially for me to be
able to give my team good results for their hard work. They are working really
hard, and the best way that I can show them my appreciation is with good
results. They are very happy to have a car on the podium here in Indianapolis
in the most important race of the year. So for me, that's the most important
thing.

"I really don't know why I'm doing so well on the ovals. I mean, last year
I was doing the World Series by Renault. That car has a lot of downforce,
which means that when I was running on fast corners, I really had to learn how
to make that happen because with so much downforce, you really lose the
front of the car. So that helped me a little bit. But ovals are different. I
really don't know. I just have a good car that can keep a good pace behind the
others, and that's it. I'm just trying to be consistent and not risk too
much. I just want to finish races.

"I'm used to running close on the ovals. At the first test in Homestead, on
the second day we took the day to just run in traffic so I could get used
to it. The race in Kansas helped me because I was running side by side with
Cunningham for almost 15 or 20 laps, which gave me confidence. If you trust
the guy running side by side with you, you've got to trust that he's thinking
the same way you are, that you both need to finish the race. So whoever has
the best car will win."

Jonathan Summerton: "Our car was great. As we saw at the end, I was plowing
through all the traffic. We had as fast a car as the front runners, for
sure. It was just a shame we had a little bit of problem with the radio in the
race, so I had to pit for safety [and lost a lap]. I'm just a little down
considering my teammate [Mario Romancini] was third, and I know we had as
quick a car as he did. I think we would have been top three, no problem.

"We pitted twice. First the front shock cover was coming off, so we came
in under yellow. We came out on the same lap and dropped back to about ninth
again. I couldn't hear anybody on the radio on that stint, though, so we
came in for safety and that's when I lost a lap.

"Overall it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. Sometimes it gets a
little nerve-wracking when a guy comes up on you and you get a big understeer.
But all in all, the car was really good, and I'd like to thank Andersen
Racing for giving me this chance to race out here. I'm sure we can fight for the
championship even with this result."

Ali Jackson: "This was the first time I've been in that much traffic. I
just got caught up by the car in front. It took the air off my wing, and my car
just glanced off the wall; not very hard but enough to put us out. It
wasn't a lot of damage [right-rear suspension]. The draft was a big thing,
obviously. We'll move forward."

"If this wasn't the biggest crowd I've ever raced in front of, it was one
of the biggest. Despite the problems we had it was fun."




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 the Lafarge Group:

The Lafarge Group is the world leader in building materials, with
top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: cement, aggregates and concrete, and
gypsum. With 83,000 employees in 78 countries, the Group posted sales of
19.0 billion Euros in 2008.

Lafarge North America Inc. ("Lafarge North America" or "Lafarge"), a
Lafarge Group company, is the largest diversified supplier of construction
materials in the United States and Canada.

In 2009 and for the fifth year in a row, the Lafarge Group was listed in
the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World." With the
world's leading building materials research facility, the Lafarge Group places
innovation at the heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction
and architectural creativity.

For more information about Lafarge North America, go to lafarge-na.com or
contact Louise Muth, director of external communications, at (703) 480-3707.


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
Americas, Star Mazda 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, brothers 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. and Lafarge
North America. It is the official development team of Rahal Letterman
Racing. 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.