Andrew Prendeville (born October 5, 1981) is an American professional automobile racer. In 2004, Prendeville took second place in the Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 national championship. In 2002, at the Valvoline Runoffs, he won the

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Formula Continental national championship, sharing the position as SCCA's Rookie of the Year. Based in

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, Prendeville raced in the Indy Pro Series for Andersen Racing from the start of the 2007 season until the middle of the 2008 season.Staff. (2007-01-25
IPS: Andersen Racing names Prendeville for 2007
motorsport.com. Accessed 2008-08-29.Staff. (2008-07-23
Indy Lights: Herrington replaces Prendeville
. speedtv.com. Accessed 2008-08-29. Until departing to "pursue other opportunities", Prendeville drove car No. 5, with signage dedicated to

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. In 2007, in coordination with the no-kill animal sanctuary, Prendeville launched "Racing Laps for Best Friends", a fundraising initiative that included a website for donation and promotional appearances. In July 2007, Prendeville was named an

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in response to his fundraising efforts. He was replaced in car No. 5 by

Daniel Herrington Daniel Herrington (born July 12, 1986) is an American racing driver from Baltimore, Maryland. Herrington began his professional racing career in Formula BMW USA in 2004 with a partial schedule. He competed full-time in 2005 for Jensen Motorspor ...

. He returned to the series for

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, driving for Team Moore Racing. He finished a career-best 9th in points with a best finish of third at

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. A resident of Chatham Township, New Jersey,"Nashville: Andrew Prendeville race notes"

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, July 13, 2008. Accessed November 5, 2017. "Prendeville, a native of Chatham Township, N.J., started 12th, but he zoomed into the top 10 by the end of lap one." Prendeville, who graduated from Chatham High School in 2000, is the younger brother of Doug Prendeville, who is also a professional driver.

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External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prendeville, Andrew 1981 births Chatham High School (New Jersey) alumni Indy Lights drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Living people People from Chatham Township, New Jersey People from Morristown, New Jersey Racing drivers from New Jersey Sportspeople from Morris County, New Jersey U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners Team Moore Racing drivers Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers