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Andersen Racing's Krohn Finishes Second
While Grenier and Vautier Are Fifth and Sixth
In Star Mazda Action Sat. at NJMP
MILLVILLE, N.J., June 26 - With more than 100 guests of Fairfield,
N.J.-based Andersen Interior Contracting and Corporate Woodworking cheering them on,
three Andersen Racing drivers finished in the top six in Round 6 of the
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear Saturday at New Jersey
Motorsports Park's 2.17-mile, 14-turn Thunderbolt Raceway.
The race, part of the Mazda Motorsports Festival presented by
VisitFlorida.com, was covered live on HDNet. A similar race Sunday at 3:05 p.m. will also
be broadcast live on HDNet in programming that starts at 12:30 p.m. and
concludes at 4 p.m.
Stavanger, Norway-native Anders Krohn of Houston started fourth, led one
lap and finished second to Caio Lara to lead the way for the Andersen Racing
team. He had a long list of supporters to thank, including his Palmetto,
Fla.-based team, Andersen Interior Contracting, Corporate Woodworking and Allied
Building Products Corp., and his personal sponsors, Trallfa Industries,
Colosseum Dental and Norse Cutting & Abandonment. "The Viking" was so wound up
he even thanked his dog and cat on the podium, but later admitted that he
doesn't even have a dog and a cat.
Mikael Grenier, of Stoneham, Quebec, started sixth and finished fifth. The
Andersen Racing driver ran in fourth place from lap four through lap 27 in
the 45-minute/29-lap contest, but Conor Daly got around him two laps from the
finish. Grenier's car is sponsored by Slow Cow relaxation drink, April
Super Flow, NAPA Auto Parts, HS Telecom and Desharnais.
Tristan Vautier of Corenc, France was thinking about what could have been
when he got back to the Andersen Racing transporter after the race. He
started second but both he and Daly, the polesitter, received penalties for
allegedly jumping the standing start. The first three laps were run under a
full-course caution to pick up David Ostella's stranded car, and Daly and
Vautier reported to the pits and served their penalties as the race went green
again on lap four. That gave the lead to Lara, with Krohn second.
The race was only green for a second, however, as on the restart Patrick
O'Neill went airborne on the frontstretch and Rusty Mitchell went off course
in Turn 1 to bring out another yellow flag.
The green flag waved again on lap eight and that time it took, although
Walt Bowlin spun on that lap too. Krohn passed Lara for the lead in Turn 1 to
head the field on lap nine, but Lara got around him on lap 10 and went on to
a 2.650-second victory.
Vautier spent the rest of the race regrouping from his penalty. He set the
second-fastest lap of the race with his car, which is sponsored by Moulin
T.P., Cecibon, Circuit du Laquis, Fontanel Promotion and Allied Building
Products Corp., and he was back in the top 10 by lap 10. He got ninth on lap 11
and eighth on lap 13. He passed Chris Miller for seventh on lap 18 and then
set his sights on Joao Horto, whom he passed on the final lap.
Nick Andries of Pinellas Park, Fla. started 13th and finished 12th in the
Andersen Racing No. 81, which is sponsored by Julie Studer's book, "Indy 500:
An American Icon;" Team Pelfrey and Andersen Racing's primary sponsor,
Allied Building Products Corp. He had his hands full after his car's left-front
suspension was damaged in an early tangle with O'Neill.
The fifth Andersen Racing driver in the race, Dom Bastien of West Palm
Beach, Fla., started 22nd and finished 18th in a car that advertised Andersen
RacePark.
Tomorrow's schedule shows Star Mazda qualifying from 9:05 a.m. to 9:50
a.m., with Sunday's 45-minute Star Mazda race following at 3:05 p.m. In
addition to the live TV coverage on HDNet, live timing and scoring will be
available on starmazda.com.
The five Andersen Racing Star Mazda drivers weren't the only people
connected with the team who were racing at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Saturday
morning many guests of Andersen Interior Contracting and Corporate Woodworking
donned helmets and firesuits and tackled New Jersey Motorsports Park's F1
kart track. Afterwards they enjoyed hospitality suites and tents provided by
the companies and then headed to spots around the Thunderbolt road course to
enjoy the car races.
In addition to its corporate hospitality programs, Andersen Racing also
helps selected charities when possible. This month it is supporting Give Kids
the World's quest to win the Pepsi Refresh Project by running decals on the
team's race cars to advertise the effort. The non-profit organization is
asking everyone to log on to www.refresheverything.com/givekidstheworld and vote
to "Refresh the Village." If Give Kids The World receives the most votes in
June, Pepsi will give the organization a grant for $250,000. The funds will
be used to refurbish the villas that children with life-threatening
illnesses and their families stay in during their visits to Give Kids The World,
which is located in Kissimmee, Fla. More information on the non-for-profit
organization can be found at givekidstheworld.org.
Andersen Racing is one of the leading development teams in North America.
It offers extensive karting programs from its base at Andersen RacePark, a
1-mile road course in Palmetto, Fla. In addition to its Star Mazda team it
also fields cars in Firestone Indy Lights. A sister company, Andersen
Promotions, administers the USF2000 National Championship presented by Cooper Tires
and powered by Mazda.
For more information see andersenracingteam.com, andersenkarting.com,
andersenracepark.com and usf2000.com.
Post-race quotes follow:
Anders Krohn: "I want to give a massive thank you to Andersen Racing and my
main sponsors, Trallfa Industries, Colosseum Dental and Norse Cutting &
Abandonment. A lot of people from Andersen Interior Contracting, Corporate
Woodworking and Allied Building Products were here too, and it was a lot of fun
to be on the podium for them.
"I took the lead in Turn 1 on that one restart, and then the second
full-course yellow came out. I kept the lead for a lap, but then I could just see
Caio reeling me in. He passed me on the frontstretch, and I just couldn't
catch him after that because he was quicker than me.
"The balance of my car stayed the same throughout the race. I felt like we
were driving on ice because the track got very slick, but that was the same
for everybody."
Mikael Grenier: "My car developed a understeer, but I was fourth for a long
time and I ended up fifth. We made a change to the car for the race that
didn't work.
"On the last restart I was third and then Connor De Phillippi passed me in
the chicane. But the understeer was the big problem. We'll go over the data
and try to do better tomorrow."
Tristan Vautier: "We were much quicker than anybody on the track; Andersen
Racing gave me a great race car. Conor was quick too, but the stop-and-go
penalty just killed us. I had trouble getting around J.W. Roberts, or I
would have been higher up.
"At the start the car moved a bit, but I didn't go over the line. The way
we had the clutch set it just moved an inch, but they penalized us. Conor
moved much more than me.
"I am very ready to have some better luck, but I still have to thank
Andersen Racing for all their hard work and for giving me such a good race car,
and my sponsors for allowing me to be here."
Nick Andries: "The beginning was crazy. A few guys got into each other and
I got two positions there. Then on the restart I got run over by the 64
car in Turn 1, and it damaged my left-front suspension and just ruined the
handling.
"We were up to seventh or eighth there under yellow after Conor and Tristan
were penalized, but then after that first caution I had the problem with
the 64 car, and after that my car was the toughest car I have ever driven. It
was really hard to keep going, but we did and now we'll get to try again
tomorrow."
Dom Bastien: "We had an engine failure yesterday, and I have to thank the
Andersen Racing mechanics for putting a new engine in so I could race today.
"The race itself was very challenging. I had a good restart, and a
positive day. My thanks to the team though; their hard work has been the highlight
so far. It was intense out there."
The weekend stats so far follow:
Test Session 1 (Thursday, 9:40 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.):
1. Tristan Vautier, 1:16.589 seconds, 101.999 mph, lap 17
4. Mikael Grenier, 1.17.434 seconds, 100.886 mph, lap 6
10. Anders Krohn, 1:18.091 seconds, 100.037 mph, lap 7
17. Nick Andries, 1:20.510 seconds, 97.031 mph, lap 10
22. Dom Bastien, 1:24.590 seconds, 92.351 mph, lap 14
Test Session 2 (Thursday, 2:40 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.):
1. Conor Daly, 1:15.990 seconds, 102.803 mph, lap 14
2. Anders Krohn, 1:16.944 seconds, 101.528 mph, lap 12
3. Mikael Grenier, 1:17.063 seconds, 101.372 mph, lap 13
8. Tristan Vautier, 1:17.746 seconds, 100.481 mph, lap 9
15. Nick Andries, 1:18.627 seconds, 99.355 mph, lap 23
22. Dom Bastien, no time.
Practice 1 (Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.):
1. Conor Daly, 1:15.204 seconds, 103.877 mph, lap 17
2. Anders Krohn, 1:15.700 seconds, 103.197 mph, lap 22
5. Mikael Grenier, 1:16.164 seconds, 102.568 mph, lap 19
6. Tristan Vautier, 1:16.223 seconds, 102.489 mph, lap 16
17. Nick Andries, 1:18.068 seconds, 100.067 mph, lap 15
22. Dom Bastien, no time.
Practice 2 (Friday, 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.):
1. Conor Daly, 1:15.610 seconds, 103.320 mph, lap 16
2. Tristan Vautier, 1:16.616 seconds, 101.963 mph, lap 7
4. Anders Krohn, 1:16.682 seconds, 101.875 mph, lap 9
8. Mikael Grenier, 1:16.899 seconds, 101.588 mph, lap 6
16. Nick Andries, 1:18.478 seconds, 99.544 mph, lap 13
22. Dom Bastien, 1:20.757 seconds, 96.735 mph, lap 17
Qualifying for Round 6 (Saturday, 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.):
1. Conor Daly, 1:15.317 seconds, 103.722 mph, lap 3 of 5
2. Tristan Vautier, 1:15.920 seconds, 102.898 mph, lap 2 of 9
4. Anders Krohn, 1:16.014, 102.771 mph, lap 2 of 8
6. Mikael Grenier, 1:16.184 seconds, 102.541 mph, lap 2 of 10
13. Nick Andries, 1:17.378 seconds, 100.959 mph, lap 7 of 15
22. Dom Bastien, 1:19.249 seconds, 98.575 mph, lap 11 of 13
Round 6 (Saturday, 3 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.):
1. Caio Lara
2. Anders Krohn
5. Mikael Grenier
6. Tristan Vautier
12. Nick Andries
18. Dom Bastien
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.