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RED BULL DRIVER SEARCH SELECTS 13-YEAR OLD WINNER

The Red Bull Driver Search is truly unique in all of motorsports-- finding, funding, and nurturing American talent in the pursuit of the next American Formula 1 World Champion. The Program has already shown remarkable success, with Scott Speed winning both the Eurocup and German Formula Renault Championships this season, with Red Bull Junior Teammate Colin Fleming taking Rookie of the Year honors in the German Championship and finishing second in points. John Edwards hopes to follow in their footsteps and make it to the pinnacle of the sport with Red Bull support.

After months of searching, from the east coast of the USA to the west, from north to south, Red Bull has finally found it’s 2004 Driver Search winner. Young American John Edwards, from Little Rock, Arkansas has been selected as the winner in the 2004 Red Bull Driver Search after being selected in the Final round, held at the Autodromo Fernanda Pires Da Silva circuit in Estoril, Portugal.

Edwards, who is all of thirteen years old, impressed the Red Bull judges with his dedication and potential after two days of fitness training at the Red Bull Diagnostics & Training Center in Thalgau, Austria and testing in Alan Docking Racing-prepared Formula 3 cars on the former Formula 1 race circuit.

All of the 2004 Finalists were coached by Colin Fleming, who was on hand for the event to set baseline times in the Formula 3 car and to help the finalists in the high-pressure environment.

The Red Bull Driver Search program aims to discover and support the "diamond in the rough," lacking the knowledge and contacts needed to embark on a career in racing, as well as talented young drivers already in racing. The long-term goal 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.

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Three drivers emerged victorious after two days of intense testing:
John Edwards
Jonathan Summerton
Wade Van Hooser

Although everyone could not be a winner, the event was an invaluable and unforgettable experience for every one of the young drivers. For all of the racers, making it to the Semi Final was a major highlight in their racing careers to date, and for the winners, it is just the first in what they hope to be a series of new highs.

The Semi Finalists were:
Colin Brown
Dane Cameron
CR Crews II
John Edwards
Brian Frisselle
Robert Pecorari
Jonathan Summerton
Wade Van Hooser
Lucas Wolfe

Runoff Winners from Infineon Raceway, California
Alan Sciuto
Jonathan Beason
Sean Mataya
Royce Henry
Cole Whitt
Cole Nelson
J.R. Hilderbrand
Lindsey King
Eddie Caballero

Run Off Winners from F1 Outdoors, Massachusetts
Justin Larson
Jeremy Warren
Chase Stroschein
Joey King
Casey Neal
Matthew Jordan

For more information, see www.redbulldriversearch.com

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