JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville boy is heading to the K1 Speed Indoor Karting National Championship this year.
12-year-old Hayden Jewell sped past the finish line Sunday in the Juniors category at the state championship. The competition was held in West Palm Beach.
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Jewell stood at the very top of the podium, making him officially the best in Florida.
He’ll soon be representing the state this April as he competes against the top karters in the country.
The race is scheduled for April 26th in California.
The top 3 finishers from each class of the National Championship will go on to compete in the World Championship as representatives of the United States.
Jewell races and trains with K1 Speed Jacksonville. He began his journey just last year as an 11-year-old. When he’s not on the track, his mome says he’s out on the diamond playing baseball.
One day, Jewell hopes to make it all the way to the top as an F1 driver.
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