Andersen Racing - Current Drivers





			Charles Hall Star Mazda Championship 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: Won the Star Mazda race at Watkins Glen, led the point standings, and ended up fifth in the championship while helping Andersen Racing capture the team title. Ran all the events except the season finale. In addition to the victory at the Glen, finished second at Sebring and MMP, and had a third at Road America and a fourth at the second Portland race. Finished fifth at Trois-Rivieres and the second race at New Jersey; ran sixth but got fifth-place points at the first race at New Jersey. Involved in accidents at the first Portland race, Mosport and Road Atlanta. Qualified second twice. Set the fastest race lap enroute to his victory at the Glen. Finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year standings. 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.





			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: Tied the driver champion in number of overall victories with four out of the 12 Star Mazda races, led the point standings, finished third in the overall driver championship and the Rookie of the Year standings, and helped Andersen Racing win the team championship by more than 70 points over its nearest rival. The four victories occurred at Road America, Trois-Rivieres, Mosport and the second race at NJMP. Got the point for the pole and second place points in the race at Laguna Seca since his teammate, polesitter and race winner Richard Kent, wasn't running for the title. Finished third at Sebring and the first race at New Jersey. Placed fourth at MMP and Watkins Glen. Got the pole outright at Trois-Rivieres and Road Atlanta, also setting new track records at both facilities. Set the fastest lap of the race at five of the 12 events: Road America, Trois-Rivieres, Mosport, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca. In addition to running the full Star Mazda campaign, he also stepped into an Andersen Racing F2000 car at the last minute at Road Atlanta, and finished second in that race. 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.





			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: Finished second out of 51 drivers in the F2000 Championship, helping Andersen Racing win the team championship. Won Mid-Ohio 2 from the pole. Had four second-place finishes (both races at VIR and both races at NJMP). Finished third at Road America 1 and was fourth three times (Road America 2 and both races at Mosport). Ended up with a total of six podiums, nine top-five finishes and 11 top-10 finishes. In addition to the pole at Mid-Ohio, he also won the pole at VIR 1. The latter was a new track record, and he also set that race's fastest race lap. Also ran three Star Mazda races with Andersen Racing: MMP, Watkins Glen and Laguna Seca, finishing 12th, ninth and 23rd, respectively. Best qualifying run in that series was fifth at Laguna Seca. 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: Finished 25th out of 51 competitors in the overall F2000 Championship as Andersen Racing's representative in the Masters class, which consists of drivers age 40 and above. Ran 13 of the 14 races. Best finish was 12th overall in the series' first race ever at the brand-new NJMP. Also had a 13th (Road Atlanta 1), a 14th (Watkins Glen 1) and two 16th-place finishes (Road Atlanta 2 and NJMP 2). Best qualifying result was 12th for the second race at the Glen. 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.





			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: Earned the F2000 driver championship and Rookie of the Year award with an incredible nine victories out of 14 races, helping to propel Andersen Racing to the team title as well. Finished 148 points ahead of the runnerup, teammate Jonny Baker, with 570 points to Baker's 422. A total of 51 drivers earned points. Sewed up the title a month before the series' season finale. The victories occurred at VIR (two), Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Mosport (two) and NJMP (two). Also finished second at another race at Road Atlanta. Ended up with 10 podium finishes and 11 top fives and 11 top 10s. Was the fastest qualifier 50 percent of the time, with seven pole positions in his first season of competition in America. Started second five times. Set numerous new track records in qualifying, and also earned many fastest race laps. Designated "Autosport Driver of the Year" for 2008 by the Norwegian Autosport Foundation, Norges Bilsportforbund; also won this prize in 2005 for his karting accomplishments. 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.





			Daniel Herrington Firestone Indy Lights, Car #5 Born: July 12, 1986 in Baltimore, Md. Resides: Winston-Salem, N.C. and Raleigh, N.C. Occupation: Race car driver and student. Education: Graduate of Forsyth Country Day School in Winston-Salem, N.C. Currently a senior engineering student at North Carolina State University. Personal: Single. Brown eyes, light brown hair, 5'11”, 155 lbs. Enjoys racing, golf, skiing, basketball and staying active. Sponsors: RLR/Andersen Racing Web sites: danielherrington.com and andersenracingteam.com *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Ran half of the 16-race 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series, running four races with Michael Crawford Motorsports and four with RLR/Andersen Racing to finish 20th for the year out of 40 drivers. Had no DNFs and four top-10 finishes. Best result of the year was seventh with RLR/Andersen Racing in first half of Infineon doubleheader. Best start of the year was second at Infineon the next day. Finishes with RLR/Andersen were an 11th, a seventh, an eighth and a tenth. 2007: Competed in five Indy Pro Series (now Firestone Indy Lights) with SpeedWorks, achieving one podium finish. Had engine problems on the road course at Indy, but finished sixth and third in the next two races at Watkins Glen, N.Y. Also competed at Mid-Ohio. Earlier in the year he tested in Champ Car Atlantic. 2006: Achieved his first professional open-wheel series podium finish by finishing second in Star Mazda season opener at Sebring, Fla., to Andersen Racing's Gerardo Bonilla. Won at Houston, then had a seventh at Mid-Ohio and a second at Milwaukee to move into the points lead. Started on the pole at the next race (Gilles Villeneuve Circuit), but was injured in an accident which destroyed his car. Worked hard to rehab his injured leg in time for the next race at Miller Motorsports Park; ran as high as third and finished seventh. Sat out the rest of the season due to budget constraints; finished tenth in the championship. Also tested a Daytona Prototype prior to the start of the 2006 season. 2005: Concentrated on the Formula BMW USA Series with Jensen Motorsport; finished 12th in points. Qualified third at Laguna Seca; second and third in Montreal; third at Indy and fourth at Road Atlanta. Also set fastest race lap at the latter event. Won his class in a Grand-Am Cup race in October at VIRginia International Raceway with Compass 360 Racing. Interned at Richard Childress Racing in the spring. 2004: Won the Expert Series division of the Skip Barber Eastern Regional Series, posting victories at Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen. Repeated as NASA Spec E-30 champion. Ran two Formula BMW USA races (Montreal and Cleveland), recording two top-10 finishes. Also competed in a Grand-Am Cup (now KONI Challenge) event at VIR with Team Lexus. Was youngest driver in the field; finished tenth. 2003: Entered his first race in August at VIRginia International Raceway in the Spec E-30 group in NASA, and went on to become the SO class champion in his rookie year racing a 1988 BMW 3 Series car. 2002: Introduced to road racing at the Justin Bell GT Racing School in Moroso, Fla., at age 16 when he joined his father, who had received the school session as a birthday present. Interned there the following summer.





			Richard Kent Star Mazda Championship Series, Car #77 Born: Nov. 27, 1988 Resides: Clifton Reynes, England Occupation: Instructor with the world class driving event, Palmersport; part-time public house bar work and management. Education: Completed Gcses with all five Bs and five Cs; went on to pass two A levels. Personal: Trains at one of the most well equipped gyms in his area four times a week, and goes to Oxford monthly for assessments and training schedule updates with Stewart Wilde of Formula Fitness. Ambition is to reach IndyCar. Sponsors: Traka and Allied Interior Products Web sites: andersenracingteam.com, richardkent.us *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Set a new track record to win the pole and then led every lap to win his first Star Mazda race ever at the season finale in October at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., with Andersen Racing. Tested with the team at Mosport but did not compete in that event due to engine problems. Also ran one Formula Renault TOCA race. 2007: Finished seventh in the Formula Palmer Audi Championship with several podiums and numerous fastest laps. 2006: Competed in the Formula Renault Winter series. 2005: Selected by the UK Tonykart team known as Strawberry Racing. In his first year of senior karting he finished fifth in the UK championship and 11th in the European qualification championship. 2002-2004: Competed in the Super One and Stars of Tomorrow national karting championships in the Junior Rotax Max category. Qualified in the top three by the end of the 2003 season. Was a serious championship contender by 2004, either leading or running second for most of the season. Unfortunately he had to forfeit the final round due to a hand injury sustained when he flipped his kart while testing, handing the championship to his rival. Offered a free entry into the Formula BMW scholarship program and also the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) scholarship, but respectfully declined both to pursue another season of karting. 2001: Moved into the two-stroke Junior TKM category and took several club level Rookie Cups during the year. 2000: Begins racing by joining the Silverstone Junior Kart Club as a complete novice, but still finished second in the championship.





			Natalia Kowalska Star Mazda Championship Series, Car #33 Born: Dec. 31, 1989 in Koszalin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. Resides: Biesiekierz, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Occupation: Race car driver, student. Educated: Was graduated from Stanislaw Dubois First Grammar School, Koszalin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. Personal: 5'3", 122 lbs. Racing hero is Ayrton Senna da Silva. Enjoys fitness training, karting, playing tennis and basketball. Sponsors: Natan Developers and Allied Building Products Corp. Web sites: kowalskanatalia.pl and andersenracingteam.com. *Racing Highlights:* 2008: Ran three Star Mazda races with Andersen Racing (Road America, Trois-Rivieres and Mosport), posting one tenth and two 13th-place finishes. Best qualifying result was ninth at Trois-Rivieres, which was her first street course race ever. 2007: Competed in selected rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and Formula Renault 2.0 EuroCup with SL Formula Racing. _Took part in Renault F1 Team Roadshow in Warsaw, Poland, drove Formula Renault 2.0 Tatuus/Renault car. Tested Jo Zeller Racing's Dallara/Mercedes HWA Formula 3 car at Motopark Oschersleben, Germany. 2006: Competed in Rotax Max Challenge in Germany. Participated in Walter Lechner Racing School's Gold Intensive Course, drove Formula Ford and Formula BMW cars. Tested Formula Renault 2.0 at Hungaroring, Hungary with Penker Racing. 2005: Polish Karting Champion in both ICA 100 and ICA 100 National categories. 2004: Third place in Polish Karting Championship Popular 100 category. Winner of Polish Automobile Federation Popular 100 category Cup. 2003: Fifth place in Polish Karting Championship ICA Junior category. Competed in Margutti Trophy at Kartdromo Parma, Italy. 2002: Runnerup in Polish Karting Championship Junior 100 category. Competed in Margutti Trophy at Kartdromo Parma, Italy. 2001: Made debut in Polish Karting Championship Junior 100 category at Koszalin Circuit. 1999-2000: Competed in selected rounds of Polish Karting Championship.





			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: Competed in 12 of the 14 F2000 races to earn sixth place out of 51 drivers in the F2000 driver standings while representing the team champion, Andersen Racing. Won the second half of the Watkins Glen doubleheader after starting third. Placed fourth in second race at NJMP. Recording three fifth-place finishes (Road Atlanta 2, Watkins Glen 1 and NJMP 1) for five top-five finishes in 12 events. Had three other top-10 finishes (Road Atlanta 1, Mid-Ohio 2 and Mosport 1). Set the fastest lap of the race enroute to his victory at Watkins Glen. 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.





			Tom Gladdis Star Mazda Championship Series, 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: Ran 10 of 12 Star Mazda races with Andersen Racing, posting one victory and finishing sixth in the driver standings while helping the team win the team championship. (Missed Watkins Glen due to being under 18, the age required to compete in New York; missed the season finale due to financial difficulties.) Won the pole for both of the Portland races, and then posted his first series victory in the first race there and finished second the following day. Always a solid contender, he finished third at Mosport and received the fourth-place points at the first race at NJMP. Was fifth at Sebring, MMP and Road America to record a total of seven top-five finishes in the 10 races he ran. Received seventh-place points at Road Atlanta; finished eighth at Trois-Rivieres. Only out of the top 10 once, as he received 12th in points at the second race at NJMP. Set the fastest lap of the race at Sebring and both Portland races. Finished fifth in the Rookie of the Year standings. 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: Finished fifth in the driver championship out of 40 drivers in his rookie season in the Firestone Indy Lights Series driving for RLR/Andersen Racing. Gave the team its first victory in this series in only its second year of participation when he won at Kansas Speedway in April. Had eight top-five finishes and 12 top-10 finishes in the 16-race season, and was running at the finish in 14 events. Led 47 laps during the season, all at Kansas. In addition to the victory at Kansas, finished second in the second half of the St. Petersburg doubleheader and was fourth at Nashville and both halves of the Infineon doubleheader. 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.





			Valle Mäkelä Star Mazda Championship Series, Car #31 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: Ran three Star Mazda races with Andersen Racing (two at NJMP and one at Road Atlanta). Qualified fifth for all three races. Best finish was a fourth in the first race ever for the series in New Jersey. Finished seventh in the second half of the doubleheader there. Ran in the top five at Road Atlanta but then was involved in an accident. 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.