Kovacic In The Running For Jim Russell Prize

Aussie karter James Kovacic is one of six drivers to reach the fourth and final day of the Future Driver Search 2010 program at the Infineon Raceway, USA. Two of these drivers will win fully-funded drives in the 2010 Jim Russell Championship Series.

Almost 40 drivers began the Selection Process last weekend.

Multiple Australian kart champion James Kovacic won the opening 10-lap kart heat by 2.252secs over national karting champion Gary Carlton (USA). Yannick Mettler (CH), who has raced karts in Germany this year as well as testing a Formula BMW, comfortably took victory in the second heat, 17.533secs ahead of seasoned Rotax champion Greg Liefooghe (USA).

In the 18-lap Final Kovacic, who finished fifth in the 2009 Formula BMW Americas Championship, started from pole-position and despite dropping behind fellow front-row starter, Mettler, for the opening two laps, went on to record a comfortable 6.042secs victory on a drying, but still slippery track.

Judges will ultimately select the best "all-rounder" while the second recipient of the 2010 JRCS "seat" will be the driver who sets the outright fastest lap time.

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