Andersen Racing - Current Drivers





			Arie Luyendyk Jr. Firestone Indy Lights, Car #5 Born: Sept. 18, 1981 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Resides: Scottsdale, Ariz. Occupation: Professional race car driver and TV analyst. Education: Graduate of Desert Mountain High School, Scottsdale, Ariz. Personal: 6'2”, 175 lbs. Son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk Sr. Enjoys karting, training, hiking and snowboarding Sponsors: To be announced. Web sites: arieluyendyk.com and andersenracingteam.com. *Racing Highlights:* 2010: Scheduled to make his first start with Andersen Racing in the Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 28. 2009: Served as an expert analyst for Firestone Indy Lights broadcasts on the VERSUS cable TV network. 2008: Finished fourth in Firestone Indy Lights championship driving for AFS/Andretti Green Racing. Won the race at Chicagoland Speedway and led two other races for a total of 103 laps. Scored five podium finishes. Achieved his fourth career pole position when he topped time trials at Iowa Speedway. Set the fastest race lap at Nashville and Kentucky. Also participated in the A1GP series for Team Netherlands. Visited American troops in Iraq and Kuwait on a goodwill tour. 2007: Drove in Friday test sessions as an A1GP Team Netherlands driver. Competed in two Firestone Indy Lights races at Watkins Glen, N.Y. Competed in the 12 Hours of Sebring with Robertson Racing in GT2, but the car did not finish. 2006: Competed in the Indianapolis 500, qualifying 31st with an average speed of 216.352 miles per hour. Finished 28th in this event, his first IndyCar race. Participated in four Firestone Indy Lights races; best finish was fourth at Homestead-Miami Speedawy. Earned the “Most Popular Driver Award” for Firestone Indy Lights for the fourth consecutive year. 2005: Ran a limited schedule in Firestone Indy Lights but still recorded two top-five finishes. Qualified for the Indianapolis 500 at an average speed of 215.039 mph but was bumped in the closing stages of qualifying. Earned “Most Popular Driver Award” by IRL. 2004: Finished third in Firestone Indy Lights championship with six top-five finishes, four front-row starts and 25 laps led. Best finish was second at Phoenix International Speedway. Also finished third in the prestigious Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Earned “Most Popular Driver Award” by IRL Crew. Ran a Daytona Prototype in the 24 Hours of Daytona with the SpeedSource team. Drove four stints through the night until electrical problems caused a DNF. 2003: Finished seventh in Firestone Indy Lights with five top-five finishes and two poles (Michigan and Texas). Led 56 laps, and was second in most laps completed. Earned “Most Popular Driver Award” by the IRL Crew. 2002: Runner-up in Firestone Indy Lights championship with four se cond-place finishes in seven events, including one pole position at Michigan International Speedway. Passed IndyCar Series rookie test at Kentucky Speedway with a top speed of 218.4 mph. 2001: Won the SCCA Southern Pacific National Championship in the Formula Ford 2000 class on the strength of four victories. Also competed in the USF2000 series, earning nine top-10 results in 14 races. Best finish in that series was fourth at both Watkins Glen and Indianapolis Raceway Park. Finished ninth in the national championship and fifth in the “Oval Crown” championship. Placed third at the SCCA Valvoline Run-Offs in Formula Continental. Also competed in one event in the Dutch Formula Ford 1800 series, finishing third in the prestigious Marlboro Masters in Zandvoort, Netherlands. 2000: Finished fifth at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Road America in rookie season in USF2000 series. Also won the pole and the race in his first start in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge series. Finished in the top three in seven of eight of those races. 1999: Won a SCCA National Formula Ford race in only his third series start. Also competed in the Dutch and Benelux Formula Ford 1800 series, finishing fifth at the Marlboro Masters in Zandvoort, Netherlands. Ran three events in the Action American Race Truck series too. 1998: Competed in Regional SCCA Formula Ford events, winning from the pole at Phoenix International Raceway in only his second series start. Also earned two top-10 finishes in three starts in the European Ford 1800 series. 1992: Began racing go-karts.





			Download Hero CardJoel Miller Firestone Indy Lights, Car #5 Born: May 10, 1988 in Fontana, Calif. Resides: Hesperia, Calif. Occupation: Student and race car driver. Education: Currently a junior mechanical engineering major at the University of California, Riverside with a 3.1 GPA. Graduate of Hesperia Christian School High School in 2006 as salutatorian of his class with a 4.0 GPA. Personal: 6'1", 155 lbs. Parents are Jack and Jamie; one sister, Jillian. Enjoys playing golf, water skiing, working on his personal cars and karts, and wake-boarding. Racing hero was Ayrton Senna. Sponsors: Doug Mockett of Mockett and Co., John Wilkins of Rancho Motor Co., Vance Mitchell of The Mitchell Co., Seers Lumber Co., Daniel Singh, Joe Phillips and Greg Ewald. Web sites: joelmillerracing.com and andersenracingteam.com. *Racing Highlights:* 2010: Scheduled to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut with Andersen Racing on the street circuit in Long Beach, Calif. 2009: Finished fifth in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. After starting the season with another team, joined Andersen Racing on June 30 and competed in Andersen livery in seven of the 13 events. Had three podium finishes (VIR, Salt Lake City and Trois-Rivieres). Recorded five other top-five finishes (Sebring, both races in N.J., Autobahn #2 and Road Atlanta) for a total of eight top fives. 2008: Finished second in the Star Mazda championship presented by Goodyear with one victory (Sebring), four seconds and two thirds as a Mazda Motorsports driver development winner. Also received the John Gorsline Scholarship award. Tested one of Andersen Racing's Firestone Indy Lights cars in November at Sebring, Fla. 2007: Won the championship in the BF Goodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda with five victories and 10 podium finishes in 14 starts. Awarded Team USA scholarship to race in England. Won SKUSA Super Nationals karting championship in Las Vegas and was the Rotax champion at the Florida Winter Tour. 2006: Earned the Stars of Karting North American Championship, ICA for Tony Kart and was awarded the Skip Barber National Series' full-season scholarship by the Stars of Karting. 2005: Recipient of the Red Bull Driver Search "Wild Card" spot as selected by the Stars of Karting National Series. Finished second in the Stars of Karting National Series Championship and was the Western Division Champion of the ICA. Winner of the Jim Truman Racing Scholarship by the Stars of Karting. 2004: Finished third at the ICA Finals in Orlando, Fla. in the Stars of Karting National Series. Team USA Scholarship finalist, Formula Ford Zetec. Red Bull Driver Search scouted driver for semi-finals. 2002-2003: Started the PR1 Motorsports Formula Ford 1600/2000 development program at age 13. Finished sixth in Stars of Karting National Series Championship, ICA in 2003. Finished second in 80cc shifter kart class for Stars of Karting in 2002. IKF Region 7 Champion, HPV 2 Junior and Junior Sportsman in 2002. Also IKF Sportsman of the Year, Junior Class, that year. 2001: Finished sixth in SKUSA National Series Championship in 80cc shifter karts. Paced third at the SKUSA World Finals in 80cc shifter karts at Norman, Okla. Earned IKF Grand National Championship in Junior Sportsman at Santa Maria, Calif. 1999: Earned the SKUSA Super Nationals Championship in 60cc shifter karts. 1998: Won the IKF Region 7 Championship and the Gold Coast Karters Club Championship in the Junior 1 class. Was the California state champion in Junior 1 and rookie sportsman.





			Giancarlo Vilarinho Firestone Indy Lights, Car #4 Born: April 2, 1992 in Sao Paulo, Brazil Resides: Sao Paulo, Brazil Occupation: Race car driver and student Education: In his senior year at Sllant Normal (High) School in Sao Paulo, Brazil Personal: Has one older sister, but he's the only one in his family who is interested in racing. Also enjoys kite surfing, tennis, soccer and go karts. Racing goal: Would like to do a full season of Firestone Indy Lights in 2011; eventual goal is the IZOD IndyCar Series. Sponsors: Sponsorships are available Web sites: GiancarloVilarinhoRacing.com.br and andersenracing.com Racing Highlights 2010: After a test at Putnam Park in Indiana, made his Firestone Indy Lights debut with Andersen Racing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Also plans to race with the team at Infineon Raceway. 2009: Finished second in the Formula BMW Americas championship with seven victories in 14 races running a Mygale with the EuroInternational team. Also scored seven pole positions and six fastest race laps. Also ran one Star Mazda race with AIM Autosport. 2008: Finished sixth in Formula BMW Americas, running a Mygale with the EuroInternational team. Had four podiums in the 15 races and one fastest race lap. Also competed in six Formula BMW Europe races with the same team, posting one fastest race lap. Finished 20th at the Formula BMW World Final. 2006: Placed 12th in the CIK-FIA Panamerican Championship Sudam ICC-Junior karting series. 2005: Finished seventh in the CIK-FIA Panamerican Championship Sudam ICC-Junior Championship karting series. 2003: Placed 11th in the Paulista Championship-Junior Menor karting series.





			Download Hero CardCarmen Jorda Firestone Indy Lights, Car #4 Born: May 28, 1988 in Alcoy, Spain Resides: Miami, Fla. Occupation: Racing driver Education: Two years of business courses at ESIC University in Spain. Personal: Single. Hobbies include karting, cycling and racing. Racing goal: To become an IndyCar driver and compete in the Indy 500. Sponsors: Sponsorships are available. Web sites: carmenjorda.com and andersenracingteam.com. *Racing Highlights:* 2010: Will compete in Firestone Indy Lights with Andersen Racing. 2009: Competed in European F3 Open for GTA with best finish of ninth at Magny-Cours. Finished sixth in European F3 Open Copa de España for GTA/Campos Racing with two podium finishes, including a second at Magny-Cours. Made three LMP2 starts for Q8 Oils Hache Teams in Le Mans Series. 2008: Competed in Spanish F3 for Campos Racing with best finish of ninth at Jerez. Finished eighth in Spanish F3 Copa de España for Campos Racing with best finish of fourth at Albacete and Jerez. 2007: Finished fourth in Spanish F3 Copa de España for Meycom Sport with pair of podium finishes. Was first female driver to finish on podium in either Spanish F3 class. 2006: Finished ninth in Master Junior Formula. Made debut in Spanish F3 Copa de España. Tested F3 cars and a DTM car alongside MotoGP star Valentino Rossi at Hockenheim. 2005: Finished seventh as a rookie in Master Junior Formula. Early career: Began racing karts at age 11 and competed in Valencian Community Championship. Finished third in Yamaha Class at age 12, before moving to England to study.





			Tonis Kasemets (pronounced Toe-NEES KAHZ-uh-mets) Firestone Indy Lights, Car #5 Born: March 17, 1974 in Parnu, Estonia Resides: Mundelein, Ill. Occupation: Professional race car driver. Personal: Married to Ilona; one daughter, Adry, and one son, Ayrton. Sponsors: Flexovit, Northcentral Construction, Novotel Toronto North York hotel, Allied Building Products Corp. *Racing Highlights:* 2010: Made his Firestone Indy Lights debut at Long Beach with Team PBIR Racing; finished sixth. Made his first start with Andersen Racing in the Firestone Indy Lights race at Toronto, again finishing sixth. 2009: Finished fifth in the Atlantic Championship for Genoa Racing and Polestar Motor Racing with a best finish of third in the second race of the Autobahn doubleheader. Had a total of six top-five finishes. 2008: Competed in the Atlantic Championship, recording two third-place finishes. Also competed in Rolex 24 at Daytona in a Daytona Prototype for RVO Motorsports. Finished second in 45th SCCA Runoffs in Formula Ford. 2007: Competed in IMSA Lites, earning two victories, three poles and setting one qualifying record. Won SCCA Central Division title in Formula Atlantic, winning all three races. Made one Atlantic Championship start for Newman Wachs Racing. Finished second in 45th SCCA Runoffs in Formula Atlantic. Also competed in 25 Hours of Thunderhill. 2006: Made five starts in Champ Car World Series for Rocketsport Racing. Best finish was 11th in Edmonton, Alberta and best qualifying position was eighth at Road America. Also drove a Daytona Prototype at Watkins Glen and Sonoma, and tested a Champ car for RuSport Racing. 2005: Finished second in Toyota Atlantic Championship for Dan Cobb Racing/Team Tonis with three victories, six pole positions and six podiums in 12 starts. Tested a Champ car for both Dale Coyne Racing and Conquest Racing. 2004: Made six starts in Toyota Atlantic Championship for Brooks Associates Racing, earning two top-five finishes. Tested a Champ car for Dale Coyne Racing. 2003: Competed in Formula Zetec Championship, posting one victory and seven top-three finishes. Also raced in SCCA Formula Atlantic. 2002: Finished fourth in USF2000 National Championship with one victory and five podiums in 12 starts. Competed in SCCA National Runoffs in Formula Atlantic. Won the SCAA Central Regional championship in Formula Atlantic. 2001: Finished tenth in USF2000 National Championship with three victories and four pole positions. 2000: Earned the SCCA Formula Continental national championship at the Runoffs. Also competed in two F2000 races at Road America. 1999: Competed in SCCA Formula Continental events. 1998: Won eight of 10 SCCA Formula Continental events. Early career: Raced go-karts and ice raced on the Baltic Sea in native Estonia, beginning his career in 1982. Earned Baltic States Kart Racing championship in 1992 and 1993. Competed in Baltic Formula 1600 and represented Estonia in Formula Opel Lotus Nations' Cup.