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Andersen Racing's Luyendyk
Will Have to Come from Deep in the Field
In Friday's Firestone Freedom 100
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS, May 27 - Andersen Racing's Arie Luyendyk Jr. of Scottsdale,
Ariz., will have to come from the 15th starting position in Friday's
Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after qualifying the
Andersen Racing IZOD No. 4 at an average speed of 183.479 miles per hour Thursday
afternoon.

The 40-lap Firestone Indy Lights race will get the green flag at 12:30 p.m.
Eastern. VERSUS will carry coverage of it during its broadcast starting at
1 p.m. Eastern time.

Luyendyk, whose car advertises IZOD, Mo'sGold Advantage and the team's
primary sponsor, Allied Building Products Corp., circled the 2.5-mile oval in
49.0617 seconds and 49.0421 seconds during his two-lap qualifying run for a
total time of 1:38.1038.

"It was a tough day," said Luyendyk, who finished third here in 2004. "It's
not really one thing, but we're missing a lot of top-line speed. The car
feels pretty good. It feels really stable. I think we'll have something to
work with in the race. It's just missing that qualifying pace. Hopefully we can
work on it tonight and move up through the field tomorrow.

"This team is synonymous with starting in the back and finishing up front
at IMS," he added. "Hopefully we can keep that string going. I'm pretty
confident that my experience will get me to the front. Andersen Racing has been
such a strong team on the ovals. I'm confident in the guys to turn it
around. We have all night to think about it."

Adding to the challenge for all the competitors will be a green race track,
as rain hit the area Thursday night after qualifying was held in 90-degree
temperatures that afternoon. No more rain is forecast throughout the
weekend, and temperatures are expected to be lower tomorrow.

Carmen Jorda's entry for the Firestone Freedom 100 was withdrawn Thursday
morning due to a delay in anticipated sponsorship. Jorda hopes to be back in
action with the team at the next race, which is slated for June 19 at Iowa
Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

Fans who can't be in attendance at the track tomorrow for Miller Lite Carb
Day or in front of a TV tuned to VERSUS can listen to the IMS Radio
Network's live coverage of the day's activities from noon to 3 p.m. on indycar.com,
XM Channel 145 and Sirius Channel 211.

Indycar.com also features live timing and scoring of all the Firestone Indy
Lights and the IZOD IndyCar Series races.

Luyendyk's Web site is located at arieluyendyk.com.

Andersen Racing, based at Andersen RacePark in Palmetto, Fla., has a
presence on the Internet at andersenracingteam.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 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.