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RED BULL DRIVER SEARCH RESULTS
The Red Bull Driver Search announced the names of 221 young racers who have potentially made their first step towards a career in Formula 1; these drivers are the winners of Open Qualifying, the first stage of the 2004 Search.

In a significant expansion from last year’s program, a total of 58 go-kart centers nationwide hosted Open Qualifying from 15 March through 13 June. Thousands of aspiring racers, between the ages of 13-17, posted lap times at their local go-kart centers, with the four fastest drivers from each location moving forward to the next stage of the program.

Open Qualifying provided an unparalleled opportunity for young drivers to walk into a go-kart center, and potentially win the support to make it all the way to Formula 1. This program is designed to help the racer with limited funding as well as the “diamond in the rough” lacking the knowledge and contacts to embark on a career in racing.

This select group has earned the opportunity to participate in the Run Offs; two outdoor go-kart events being held on the East and West Coast later this summer. The participants will be tested and evaluated in Rotax Rm-1 SuperKarts by Danny Sullivan and a panel of expert judges. The young racers will be hoping to impress the judges and move forward in the 2004 Search. Ultimately, they are striving for a chance to race in a junior formula in Europe with the Red Bull Junior Team.

The long-term goal of the Red Bull Driver Search is to have a steady group of three to six American drivers racing in Europe, groomed to break into Formula 1 and compete for the World Championship.

OPEN QUALIFYING WINNERS
(Track shown BOLD followed by qualifying winner’s name, hometown, age)

F1 RACE FACTORY - PHOENIX, AZ
Brandon Addington, Mesa, AZ 17
Brandon Lax, Mesa, AZ 16
Carson Richards, Scottsdale, AZ 12
Deana Kraft, Glendale, AZ 14

SPEEDWAY RACEWAY - PHOENIX, AZ
Chris Spritzer, Phoenix, AZ 17
Cody Coughan, Tempe, AZ 14
Joshua Lyan, Scottsdale, AZ 16
Ryan Roberts, Chandler, AZ 13

MORAN RACEWAY - BEAUMONT, CA
Joel Miller, Hesperia, CA 16
Lindsey King, Cherry Valley, CA 15
Patrick Barrett, Los Osos, CA 14
Ray Robinson, Ontario, CA 16

GO KART RACER - BURLINGAME, CA
Alex Melone, Concord, CA 13
Gino Fragulia, Millbrae, CA 17
J.R Hildebrand, Sausalito, CA 16
Jeff Westphal, San Carlos, CA 17

LEMANS KARTING - FREMONT, CA
Cole Nelson, Atwater, CA 16
Jack Shimonishi, Hollister, CA 17
Steven Goldine, Santa Clara, CA 17
Tad Funakoshi, Galt, CA 17

DROMO 1 - ORANGE CITY, CA
Alan Sciuto, Orange, CA 16
Brandon Janca, Huntington Beach, CA 13
Jonathan Ruffalo, Newport Coast, CA 17
Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, CA 14

RPM - SACRAMENTO, CA
Alexander Bossi, Nevada City, CA 12
Laura Hayes, Wilton, CA 14
Matt Sherman, Sacramento, CA 16
Scot Alves, Camino, CA 16

MIRAMAR SPEED CIRCUIT - SAN DIEGO, CA
Constantino Sismanis, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 14
Joseph Peralta, Pauma Valley, CA 18
Shawn Jackson, Cypress, CA 17
Tyler Dean, Fallbrook, CA 18

SPEEDRING INDOOR KART RACING - SANTA CLARA, CA
Andrew Kidd, Los Altos, CA 15
Eddie Caballero, San Jose, CA 16
Noah Redford, Saratoga, CA 16
Viktor Sinzig, Copertino, CA 15

DENVER INDOOR KART RACING - DENVER, CO
Chad Corken, Highlands Ranch, CO 14
Damian Hattori, Lakewood, CO 14
David Chapel, Aurora, CO 13
Zachary Gillis, Ft. Collins, CO 16

KART TRACK INDOOR - WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
Alex Tollefsen, Killingworth, CT 17
Parker Kligerman, Wesport, CT 13
Scott Baroody, Sherman, CT 17
Tom Abele, Norwich, CT 14

SPEED INDOOR RACING - FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
Andrew Van Vurst, Pompano Beach, FL 13
Anthony Saker, Boca Raton, FL 13
Jay Dorfman, Weston, FL 15
Michael Bachman, Melbourne, FL 16
Nicolas Silva, Homestead, FL 13

TAMPA BAY GRAND PRIX - ST. PETERSBURG, FL
Jared Kessler, Brooksville, FL 16
Justin Larson, Safety Harbor, FL 16
Matt Osterhout, Cape Coral, FL 16
Sean Meier, Jacksonville, FL 16

ANDRETTI SPEED LAB - ROSWELL, GA
Drew Cattell, Alpharetta, GA 17
Fred Miles, Alpharetta, GA 15
John Mossey, Norcross, GA 14
Matthew Brueck, Grayson, GA 14

EXCELERATORS - AMES, IA
Alex Hill, Stamhope, IA 16
Brennen Wears, Marshalltown, IA 13
Jon Boldt, Caledonia, MI 14
Joshua Klapperick, Alberty, MN 14

F1 INDOOR KARTING - BETTENDORF, IA
Joey King, Silvis, IL 16
Mike Sellers, Moline, IL 17
Mitchell Strayer, Davenport, IA 13
Tim Goettsch, Bettendorf, IA 15

FORMULA FUN - CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Chase Bolton, Palo, IA 16
Eric Hindman, Swisher, IA 17
Tyler Glass, Cedar Rapids, IA 16
Tyler Martin, Fairfax, IA 18

SPROCKETS KARTING CENTER - CLIVE, IA
Cody Houseman, Winterset, IA 18
Jesse Smith, Hartford, IA 17
Josh McKinney, Winterset, IA 16
Robert Gomez, Des Moines, IA 16

FAST LANE INDOOR KARTING - BOISE, ID
Austin Hager, Boise, ID 14
Kyle Latham, Boise, ID 16
Nick Gibson, Nampa, ID 17
Trevor Miran, Boise, ID 17

SUPER KART - BOISE, ID
Alex Clarke, Boise, ID 17
Jordan Tuffield, Boise, ID 14
Justin Washam, Idaho City, ID 14
Matt Shepard, Boise, ID 13

NAZZ KART LLC - TWIN FALLS, ID
Brian Ritchie, Jerome, ID 13
Clayton Eames, Bohl, ID 18
Ramsey Copeland, Bellevue, ID 15
Rhonda Petersen, Twin Falls, ID 17

CHICAGO INDOOR RACING - BUFFALO GROVE, IL
Andrew Rossetto, Grafton, WI 17
Darin Marcus, Northbrook, IL 17
Ryan Molloy, Lake Forest, IL 17
Tim Megenbier, Melrose Park, IL 13

IOWA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY – MARSHALLTOWN, IA
Brennen Wears, Marshalltown, IA 13
Joshua Banzhaf, Marshalltown, IA 14
Travis Storiohann, Marshalltown, IA 15
Zachary Peters, Lebanon, MO 17

FASTIMES INDOOR KARTING - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Jeremy Warren, Noblesville, IN 17
Kyle Wiegand, Bargersville, IN 17
Matt Thompson, Greenwood, IN 17
Nathan Altman, Carmel, IN 16

PRODRIVE - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL 15

COMPETITION RACING - LAWRENCEBURG, IN
Anthony Chaney, Hooven, OH 15
Ben Lykins, Connersville, IN 18
Casey Neal, Middletown, OH 16
Josh Philips, Lawrenceburg, IN 18

SADLERS INDOOR RACING - OLATHE, KS
Jack Mauldin, Owasso, OK 15
James Hurst, St. Peters, MO 17
Jason Garrison, Kansas City, MO 16
Matt Bundrant, Lenexa, KS 16

F1 BOSTON - BRAINTREE, MA
Joe Manning, Holden, MA 16
Michael Tosi, Sterling, MA 14
Stephen Hancsarik, Johnston, RI 13
Tony Aiello, Revere, MA 15

MAINE INDOOR KARTING - SCARBOROUGH, ME
Aaron Ricker, Iamoworth, NH 13
Drew Sprague, Skowhegan, ME 17
Joshua Cantara, Alfred, ME 13
Kayla Nielsen, Saco, ME 14

KART 2 KART - STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
Jonathon Horgas, S. Lyon, MI 14
Mario Smith, Detroit, MI 15
Robert Brent, Shelby Twp., MI 17
Rusty Ferguson, Lake Orion, MI 13

PRO KART - BLAINE, MN
Ashley Betts, Andover, MN 17
Chase Stroschein, Shoreview, MN 16
Patrick Beamish, Arden Hills, MN 15
Zachary Betts, Andover, MN 14

PRO KART - BURNSVILLE, MN
Adam Purcell, Minnetonka, MN 16
Brandon Lubich, Apple Valley, MN 17
Clifford Le Adee, Lakeville, MN 16
Kevin Linnersten, Burnsville, MN 17

PRO KART - MAPLE GROVE, MN
Dustin Auld, Loretto, MN 13
Dustin Wigen, Corcoran, MN 15
Katie List, Rogers, MN 15
Ryan Gates, Corcoran, MN 16

VICTORY LANE KARTING - CHARLOTTE, NC
John Freeman, Huntersville, NC 17
Michael Sboro, Mooresville, NC 16
Richard Blood, Mooresville, NC 16
Robert Duncan, Denver, NC 15

FASTLAP - LAS VEGAS, NV
Aaron McMorran, Las Vegas, NV 16
Nick Herda, Las Vegas, NV 16
Spencer Clark, N. Las Vegas, NV 17
Thomas Lovelady, Las Vegas, NV 15

EXTREME KARTING - WESTHAMPTON, NY
Alex Sarkozi, Briar Cliff Manor, NY 17
Jeremy Morales, Glen Head, NY 13
Joe Pagano, Aspen, CO 16
Peter Bortolussi, Upper Brookville, NY 15

SPEEDS - COLUMBUS, OH
Jim Allega, Independence, OH 17
Kyle Hamilton, Westerville, OH 14
Monique Olsman, Dublin, OH 17
Tyler Heddleston, Belpre, OH 15

SYKART INDOOR RACING CENTER - TIGARD, OR
Charles Putnam, White City, OR 17
John Winters, Tigard, OR 14
Kevin Anderson, Tigard, OR 17
Shawn Wilson, Tigard, OR 15

ARNOLDS - OAKS, PA
Cory Texter, Willow Street, PA 16
Jason Simmons, Philadelphia, PA 16
Leon Simmons, Philadelphia, PA 17
Steven Pierson, Center Valley, PA 16

BEAVERRUN MOTOR SPORTS - WAMPUM, PA
Charles Anti, Pittsburgh, PA 17
Mathew Jordon, Punxsutawney, PA 17
Tim Wilson, New Castle, PA 17
Zachery Linsell, Wind Gap, PA 13

TBC - DALLAS, TX
Brooks Wilson, Mesquite, TX 14
Christopher Jackson, Turtle, OK 17
Mitchell Fiorelli, Coppell, TX 16
Nicholas Boulle, Dallas, TX 15

HOUSTON INDOOR KARTING - HOUSTON, TX
Alex Steinberg, Houston, TX 14
Chris Dwight, Alvin, TX 17
Cody Jolly, Houston, TX 13
T.J. Hull, Bellville, TX 14

RPM - ROUND ROCK, TX
Jeff Hull, Bellville, TX 16
Jeff Sexton, Austin, TX 15
Kevin Schoener, Hutto, TX 17
Mitchell Ellis, Glen Rose, TX 15

SPEED STREET - LAYTON, UT
Alex Van Nimwegen, Ogden, UT 16
Nicholas Pepe, N. Ogden, UT 14
Thomas Eichelberger, Springville, UT 16
Tyler Bennett, Farmington, UT 14

NASCART INDOOR - SALT LAKE, UT
Austin Isaac, Salt Lake City, UT 13
Johnathon Thompson, Tooele, UT 15
Keenan Schmitke, Michuale, UT 14
Tigh Isaac, Salt Lake City, UT 16

ALL SPORTS GP - DULLES, VA
Dean Copeland, Bowie, MD 15
Guiliano Billetz, Sterling, VA 14
Kevin Kopp, Great Falls, VA 16
Ryan Ellis, Ashburn, VA 14

G-FORCE KARTS - RICHMOND, VA
Corey Melton, Newport News, VA 16
David Martin, Disputanta, VA 16
Kevin Bennett, Mechanicsville, VA 13
Will Branham, Sandston, VA 14

PLANTATION VALLEY KART - ALTON, VA
Jonathon Allen, Montrale, VA 17
Scott Heath, Huddleston, VA 17
Stephen Berry, Huddleston, VA 15
Todd Zandt, Semora, NC 14

INDY KART - KENNEWICK, WA
Chase Meyer, Kennewick, WA 17
Dan Hankel, Richland, WA 15
Jason Templeton, Kennewick, WA 15
Ray Valdez, Kennewick, WA 14

CHAMPS NORTH - MILL CREEK, WA
Chase Mattison, Mountlake Terrace, WA
Coulton Heath, Everett, WA
Jake Sage, Bothell, WA
Tyler Coudare, Kirkland, WA

TRAXX INDOOR RACEWAY - MUKILTEO, WA
Aaron West, Snohomish, WA 13
Matt Stone, Everett, WA 17
Randy Medlock, Seattle, WA 16
Vanessa Ferguson, Everett, WA 14

CHAMPS REDMOND - REDMOND, WA
Ashkaan Jaberi, Bellevue, WA 15
Elliot Ladik, Kirkland, WA 14
Jeremy Edwards, Bellevue, WA 14
John Vinella, Kirkland, WA 17

CHAMPS KARTING - SEATTLE, WA
Charles Cesmat, Seattle, WA 13
Elliot Ladik, Kirkland, WA 14
Scott O'Farrell, Camano Island, WA 17
Spencer Foote, Seattle, WA 17

NASCART INDOOR - SPOKANE, WA
Charles Young, Spokane, WA 16
David Waters, Spokane, WA 17
Devin Spencer, Spokane, WA 16
Ryan Crabtree, Spokane, WA 13

SYKART - TUKWILA, WA
Chris Nixon, Renton, WA 17
Cory Hehr, Ravensdale, WA 16
Harrison Laird, Seattle, WA 17
Ryan Hieronymus, Normandy Park, WA 16

HOTTRACK - VANCOUVER, WA
Joey Tanner, Portland, OR 14
Paul Zimmerly, Ridgefield, OR 16
Race Johnson, West Linn, OR 15
Sean Mataya, Vancouver, WA 17

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