Andersen Racing - Current Drivers





			Tom Gladdis Star Mazda, Car #5 Born: Feb. 24, 1991 in Isle of Wight, England. Resides: Gibraltar (a British territory). Occupation: Student; training to be a professional race car driver. Education: Attended Bayside Boys School in Gibraltar. Personal: Single; blue eyes; dark brown hair; 5-feet, 8-inches tall; 135 lbs; enjoys boxing, biking and keeping fit. Favorite circuit is Brands Hatch. Sponsors: Marrache & Co., the international law firm of Gilbratar, with offices in London, Spain, Lisbon, Prague and Luxemburg. Web sites: andersenracingteam.com and marrache.com. *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Competing in his rookie season in the Star Mazda championship with Andersen Racing. 2007: Finished 14th in Formula BMW UK; sixth-best among the rookies. Best finish was tenth at the season finale at Snetterton, England. Tested a Star Mazda car for the first time over the Christmas holiday. 2006: Participated in a track day in England in a Caterham, then became one of only five drivers to earn a scholarship at the Formula BMW scholarship shootout in Valencia, Spain. 2005: Racing career began by finishing third in three of four kart races he entered in Spain at the age of 14.





			J.R. Hildebrand Firestone Indy Lights, Car #25 Born: Jan. 3, 1988 in San Francisco, Calif. Resides: Indianapolis, Ind. Occupation: Professional race car driver and driving instructor. Education: Was graduated from Redwood High School in Corte Madera, Calif., a semester early in December 2005 with a 4.12 GPA. Member of the California Scholarship Federation and was a National Merit Scholar while in school. Has been accepted with a two-year deferral to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Personal: 6'0", 155 lbs. Lists Mark Donohue, Dan Gurney and Ayrton Senna as his racing heroes. Enjoys training at Pitfit, boxing, mountain biking, playing most sports, karting, drifting the Trans Am, and having fun! Sponsors: Allied Building Products, Mockett.com, Formotion Products, Inc., Spy, Santa Cruz Bicycles. Web sites: jrhildebrandracing.com and andersenracingteam.com *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Competing in rookie season in Indy Pro Series competition driving for RLR/Andersen Racing. Passed Indy Pro Series rookie test in Nashville, Tenn., in February; joined RLR/Andersen Racing in March. 2007: Finished seventh overall in Champ Car Atlantic with Newman Wachs Racing; top U.S. rookie. 2006: Overall champion of the Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 series with 12 victories and 11 poles in 14 races driving for Cape Motorsports. Set records for most consecutive victories in a season at seven, most victories in a season with 12, most poles in a season with 11, and most laps led in a season in the series' 17-year history. 2005: Team USA Scholarship winner; third overall in Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Cup in England with three podiums and one DNF. Finished second overall and was rookie of the year in the Pacific F2000 Series: Zetec Formula Ford with PR1 Motorsports. Had two victories, nine podiums and 10 top-fives in only 12 races. 2004: Overall champion and Rookie of the Year in the SCCA Formula Russell Championship Series. Won seven races and was on the podium 11 times. Scored a total of 13 top-fives and 15 top-10s in 19 races. Also competed in the Red Bull driver search. Was one of 12 to make the final cut, but had mechanical problems in the last two rounds. Also competed in two Skip Barber Regional Series races at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, running in the top five in a mixed championship/expert group in both races and earning two class victories. 2003: Overall winner at the Jim Russell Graduate Runoffs, earning a free year of racing in the SCCA Formula Russell Championship Series for 2004 in the Russell Formula Mazda cars. 2002-2003: Karting experience; Jim Russell Sprint Arrive-and-Drive Champion; second in Junior 80cc shifter karts.





			Anders Krohn F2000 Championship Series, Car #9 Born: Nov. 15, 1987 in Stavanger, Norway Resides: Currently resides in Sandnes, Norway, but will move to the U.S. for the 2008 season. Occupation: Race car driver Education: A graduate of Gand VGS Athletic College. Personal: Single. Hobbies include go-karts, BMX racing, web design and movie editing. Racing goal: To be the best and to win no matter where or what he's driving. Sponsors: Trallfa Industries, Coliseum Dental, Kruse Smith, SR Transport, Antenor. Web site: anderskrohn.com and andersenracingteam.com. *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Named to drive for Andersen Racing in the F2000 Championship Series presented by Hoosier Racing Tire. 2007: First season of formula car racing, competing in the Dutch & Benelux Formula Ford Championship. Recorded six victories, nine pole positions and 11 podium finishes to secure the runner-up spot in the championship, finishing with just one point less than the champion. 2006: Was the National Champion in ICC (karting), receiving the "Golden Steering Wheel" award. Was the youngest driver ever to receive this prize. 2005: Scandinavian Champion ICC, GigaCup International Champion ICC, KNA Champion ICC, 17th in the World Championship in Super-ICC. Received the "Automobile Driver of the Year" award competing against World Rally Champion Petter Solberg. 2004: National Champion Formula A. 2003: National Champion ICA. 2002-1996: Competed in multiple championships and categories with great results, including: GigaCup Champion in 2002; winning the National Finals in 2001; and three club titles from 1998-2000. Was victorious in his third race ever at Kimbolton, England in 1996 at the age of 9.





			Charles Hall Star Mazda Series, Car #77 Born: Nov. 13, 1979 in Sheffield, England Resides: Sheffield, England Occupation: Race car driver Sponsors: Blimpie, AccentBanking.com, Pardoes Solicitors Web sites: charleshallusa.com andersenracingteam.com *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Competing in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear with Andersen Racing. 2006: ChampCar Atlantic series with Transnet Racing (3 races). Megane Trophy Eurocup series with TP Competition. (Testing) 2005: Short-listed for an F1 test seat. Due to compete in GP2 but sustained serious injuries in an accident caused by a drunk driver. 2004: Testing year British F3 and Renault V6. 2003: Champion Fran-Am 2000 World Winter Series Championship (two victories in the five races). Vice Champion honors in the Fran-Am Pro Series. Qualified 3rd at the Formula Renault V6 Monaco Grand Prix (DNF from second place, tire). Finished 2nd in the Monza 500 with Ascari Prototype. 2002: Race winner in the British F3 Winter Series. 3rd in the British Formula Renault Winter Series. One Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup race with AR Motorsport. Chosen as a rising star by the BRDC (British Racing Drivers' Club). 2001: 5 Toyota Atlantic races with the Duesenberg Brothers. Four Formula Renault 2000 UK races with Scorpio Motorsport. Invited to race in the Formula Chrysler Euro Series winning Round 1 at A1-Ring in Austria. 2000: Finished sixth in British Formula Renault 2.0 with one victory at Silverstone. 1999: Finished 5th in the Formula Vauxhall Europa Cup. Drove in two races of the British Formula 3 Class B. Drove in the Formula 3 Grand Prix of India in Madras, finishing 4th. 1998: Formula Opel Lotus Euro Series. 2nd in British Formula Vauxhall. 1997: Finished 3rd in BARC Formula Renault. Two races in Formula Vauxhall Winter Series, finished 2nd. 1991-1996: Karting, British Seeded Driver.





			Doug Prendeville F2000 Championship Series, Car #5 Born: July 4, 1978 in Summit, N.J.; raised in Chatham Township, N.J. Resides: Whippany, N.J. Occupation: Works with his father at Train Collectors' Warehouse in Parsippany, N.J. Education: 1996 graduate of Chatham High School in Chatham, N.J.; also attended Morris County College. Personal: Single. Blue eyes; light brown hair. His favorite food is pasta with lots of cheese. Collects antique toys, mostly mechanical ones. Enjoys vacations; his favorite one is being in the driver's seat. Sponsors: Advertising space on the car is available. Web sites: andersenracingteam.com *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Will compete in F2000 Championship Series presented by Hoosier Racing Tire for Andersen Racing. 2007: Ran 10 of 12 races in the F2000 Championship Series presented by Hankook Tires for PMC Racing and GTP Motorsports; finished 11th in the championship. Missed Mid-Ohio due to back injury suffered at Cleveland. Spent the majority of the season developing the Mygale chassis. Was chosen as the series' eighth-best driver by FormulaCar magazine and eFormulaCarNews.com writers, who wrote: "Displaying superb racecraft skills, Prendeville routinely passed multiple cars enroute to some good results." Recorded six top-10 finishes in all. Best finish was seventh in the second half of the Lime Rock season finale when he borrowed the Andersen Racing car usually driven by Noah Bystrom. 2006: Competed in two Star Mazda races for Andersen Racing at Miller Motorsports Park (14th) and Portland International Raceway (12th). 2005: Tested Star Mazda cars for Andersen Racing. 2004: Tested Star Mazda cars for Andersen Racing. Ran two Formula Ford 2000 Zetec races for Andersen Racing, the doubleheader at Sebring. Finished sixth in the first race and fifth in the second race. Passed Wade Cunningham for fifth on the last lap of the nightcap. 2003: Completed the full season in the Formula Ford 2000 Zetec national championship. Best finish was eighth at Mid-Ohio. 2002: Finished second in the SCCA Formula Continental national championship at the Valvoline Runoffs to his brother Andrew. Together they were 2002 SCCA Formula Continental co-rookies of the year. Also finished third in the June Sprints that year. 2001: Began racing cars in the Bertil Roos Racing School Series. Also did four F2000 races (VIR and Road Atlanta) and two Fran-Am races at Firebird Raceway. He was on the podium at Firebird in race two. Those two Fran-Am races were the first time he did a standing start. 1989: Started driving karts at the age of 11 at Orville Kart Club in Topton, Pa.





			Andrew Prendeville Firestone Indy Lights, Car #5 Born: Oct. 5, 1981 in Summit, N.J.; raised in Chatham Township, N.J. Resides: Las Vegas, Nev. Occupation: Professional race car driver and driver coach. Education: 2000 graduate of Chatham High School in Chatham, N.J. Personal: Single. Blue eyes, blonde hair. 5'7; 175 lbs. Likes football, baseball, hockey, Family Guy, South Park and comedy clubs. Sponsors: Best Friends Animal Society Charities: Best Friends Animal Society Web sites: racinglapsforbestfriends.com, andrewprendeville.com and andersenracingteam.com *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Competing in his sophomore season in Indy Pro Series competition driving for RLR/Andersen Racing while raising funds and awareness for the not-for-profit Best Friends Animal Society (see racinglapsforbestfriends.com). 2007: Finished 11th in rookie season of Indy Pro Series driving for RLR/Andersen Racing. Chosen as the series' tenth-best driver by the writers of FormulaCar magazine and eFormulaCarNews.com, who wrote “…Prendeville was among the front-runners by season's end….[he] has the talent to regularly challenge for race wins.” Gave RLR/Andersen Racing its first Indy Pro Series podium finish when he finished third in the next-to-last race of the season, held at Infineon Raceway. Had four top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes in all. His first race at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway was memorable, as he ran as high as second, set the fastest lap of the race by running even faster than the speed that won the pole, and finished fourth. Also founded and spearheaded the successful Racing Laps for Best Friends program for the Best Friends Animal Society. 2004: Finished second in the Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 national championship with three victories (Sebring, Mosport and Mid-Ohio) and nine podium finishes. Teammate Adam Pecorari finished third for the year and together they helped Andersen Racing win the series' team championship with seven victories and 15 podium finishes. 2003: Fifth in Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 national championship. 2002: Earned SCCA Formula Continental national championship at the Valvoline Runoffs. Older brother Doug finished second. 2002 SCCA FC co-Rookie of the Year. 2001: Began racing cars with enrollment at the Bertil Roos Racing School. 1991: Started driving karts at the age of 10.





			Jonny Baker F2000 Championship Series, Car #6 Born: Sept. 7, 1984 in Taplow, England. Resides: Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, England Occupation: Professional race car driver. Education: Graduate of Malvern College in Worcestershire, England; 2006 graduate of University of the West of England, Bristol with a degree in business administration. Personal: 5'11", 77 kg. Racing heroes are Nigel Mansell and David Coulthard. Web site: andersenracingteam.com and jonnybaker.net *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Scheduled to compete in the F2000 Championship Series presented by Hoosier Racing Tire during his second season with Andersen Racing. 2007: Finished 12th in the Star Mazda Championship in his first season racing in the States and his first season with Andersen Racing. Finished tenth in the rookie standings. Best finish was a fourth place when that series slipped above the border to race at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario. Baker said Andersen Racing made 2007 the best year of his life to this point, as he learned a lot about himself while racing in another country, and his technical knowledge and racecraft were substantially increased. 2006: Finished ninth in the 2006 UK Formula Ford Championship with Team JLR; had two podiums. Tested Formula Ford 2000 with Cape Motorsports at Group 4 Park in Florida in November. 2005: Finished second in the 2005 UK Formula Ford Scholarship Cup with Team JLR with four victories. Finished fifth in the national class. Tested new Formula Ford Duratec (Van Diemen) in December. 2004: Finished second in Class B of the BRDC Single Seater Championship, posting four victories. Tested and evaluated by Team JLR over a two-day test at Donington and Silverstone in November. Offered a ride for the UK Formula Ford Championship for 2005. 2003: Started racing by enrolling in the Silverstone Racing School.





			Scott Willard F2000 Championship Series, Car #14 Born: July 11, 1946 in Boston, Mass. Resides: Weston, Conn. Occupation: Owner and operator of a business development professional services firm called BroadReach Partners in Stamford, Conn. Education: BS in Business Administration from the University of Vermont in 1968. Personal: Enjoys skiing and sailing. Favorite car is a Porsche. Favorite tracks are Road America, Road Atlanta and Watkins Glen. Sponsors: BroadReach Partners Web sites: andersenracingteam.com *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Scheduled to compete in the F2000 Championship Series again in 2008 with Andersen Racing. 2007: Competed against the kids in the tough Hankook Tires F2000 Championship Series with Andersen Racing. Ran the entire 12-race schedule; finished 33rd out of the 53 registered drivers. Best finish was in the second race at Mid-Ohio, where he started and finished 12th. 2006-1999: Competed in SCCA Formula Continental regional and national events. Ran with Andersen Racing for the last four years. Prior to 1999: Competed in SCCA Northeast Division Formula Ford division, winning the championship twice and posting in excess of 20 victories.





			Valle Mäkelä Star Mazda, Car number TBA Born: Feb. 2, 1986 in Laitila, Finland Resides: Laitila, Finland Occupation: Training to be a professional race car driver. Education: Graduate of a Finnish commercial institute. Personal: Single; height: 178 cm; weight: 70 kg. Enjoys cross-country skiing, ice hockey, fishing, cycling. Favorite racetrack is Magny-Cours. Sponsors: Amitec, Police sunglasses, Mexx, Maanrakennus Vuola, Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas, Martelius exhaust systems, Hiekka Rantala, Allied Interior Products. Web sites: andersenracingteam.com *Racing Highlights:* 2008: After some testing, he's scheduled to compete in three Star Mazda races with Andersen Racing: the doubleheader at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, N.J. Sept. 13-14 and the race at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. on Oct. 3. 2007: Finished fourth in the Formula BMW UK championship with one victory (Brands Hatch) and three other podium finishes. 2006: Ran selected events in the Formula Renault UK series with Manor Motorsport. Best result was fourth at Knockhill. 2005: Competed in five World Touring Car events with a 2002 GR Asia Seat Toledo Cupra. Best overall result was a tenth at Silverstone. Best qualifying result was 12th at Magny-Cours. Finished seventh in the Independents Trophy standings with 37 points. Best result was second in Independent race at Silverstone. 2004: Became the first Finn to win the British Formula Ford championship at the age of 18. Dominated the series with 10 victories in 20 starts, breaking Jenson Button's record of nine victories in 1998. Earned more points than anyone in series history with 510. Also earned eight pole positions and set six fastest race laps. 2003: Moved to Great Britain to compete in the British Formula Ford championship with Nexa Racing, and finished third for the season in that championship. Won the race at Snetterton, England, setting a new record in the process. Had six podium finishes in all. Finished fourth at the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. 2002: Began driving cars at age 16, and became the Finnish Formula Ford champion driving for Team Soderman. Also was the runner-up in the Scandinavian Formula Ford championship. Presented with the Finnish ASN Rookie of the Year award. 2001: Runner-up in both Finnish ICA Formula A championship and Baltic ICA championship. 2000: Finnish ICA Junior Champion. 1994-1999: Race Karting in different class. Several dozens wins. For example, in Raket class he had 17 victories in 22 starts one season. 1993: Entered first kart race at age 7. 1990: Started driving karts at age 4.





			Peter Dempsey Star Mazda Championship Series, Car #21 Born: March 31, 1986 in Dublin, Ireland. Resides: Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland Occupation: Race car driver, data analyst and driver coach. Educated: Attended Ashbourne Community School, Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland. Personal: 5'11", 158 lbs. Racing heroes are Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine. Sponsors: Center Jewellers.ie, Quayside.ie, and Trojan Complete IT Solutions Web sites: peterdempsey.com and andersenracingteam.com. *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Scheduled to compete in the Star Mazda series with Andersen Racing. 2007: Raced in selected races of the UK and Irish Formula Ford 1600 season. Won the Martin Donnelly Trophy, the BRDC Golden Helmet, the Leinster Trophy and the Walter Hayes Trophy. 2006: Finished third in UK Formula Ford Duratec Championship. Won four races and had six additional podiums and five fastest laps with Cliff Dempsey Racing. Went on to win the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone. 2005: Competed in Formula Ford 1600 in UK and Ireland. Won 33 races with 33 fastest laps and 18 poles out of 43 races. Won UK Formula Ford 1600, champion of Brands and Northern Ireland Formula Ford series. Also won the BRDC Golden Helmet, Castle Combe Carnival and won the Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of the Year. 2004: Started racing Formula Ford seriously in June. Won six races with Cliff Dempsey Racing. 1995-2000: Karting action, winning many races. 1994: Entered first race in July, a Formula Ford 1600 event.