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Andersen Racing's Jorda
Goes 2 Seconds Faster
In Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying at Barber
LEEDS, Ala., April 10 - Even though she wasn't feeling well, on Saturday
morning Andersen Racing's Carmen Jorda cut nearly 2 seconds off her previous
best time at Barber Motorsports Park during qualifications for Sunday's
Firestone Indy Lights race.
The 21-year-old rookie's best time during practice on Friday here was a
1:20.4262 (102.952 miles per hour), but on Saturday morning she qualified 16th
with a lap in 1:18.4781 (105.507 mph) for the 17-turn, 2.38-mile road course
in the heart of Dixie.
Her best lap was the 12th of 17 she ran in the qualification session. She
did 36 laps here in practice on Friday.
Three drivers had their best laps invalidated for causing full-course
cautions during the 45-minute qualifying session, but Jorda, who is from Alcoy,
Spain, was not one of them.
Her Andersen Racing/ASAP Sports/Allied No. 4 is sponsored by ASAP Sports,
NTGS.es, iHOLA!, Air Europa, pepetravel.com and Allied Building Products Corp.
This is the first appearance of the IZOD IndyCar Series or Firestone Indy
Lights at this particular facility, so both the pole positions were automatic
new track records. J.K. Vernay won the pole for the 40-lap Firestone Indy
Lights race, which is scheduled to start at noon Central time Sunday after a
warm-up session at 8 a.m.
The race will be covered via a Webcast on indycar.com. Andersen Racing's
Web site is at andersenracingteam.com. More information on Jorda is
available on line at carmenjorda.com.
Andersen Racing, which is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp.,
competes in karting, Star Mazda and Firestone Indy Lights. A sister company,
Andersen Promotions, administers the newly revived USF2000 National
Championship, which is presented by Cooper Tires and powered by Mazda.
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 program utilizing multiple
entries in three different platforms: karting, Star Mazda and Firestone
Indy Lights.
A sister company, Andersen Promotions, administers the USF2000 National
Championship presented by Cooper Tires and powered by Mazda. It is part of
both the Indy Racing League's Road to Indy program and the MAZDASPEED
Motorsports driver development system.
Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp. 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, andersenkarting.com, andersenracepark.com and usf2000.com.