Oliver Wheldon (R)
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| Birthdate: | March 19, 2011 |
| Hometown: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Residence: | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Instagram: | @oliver.wheldon |
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Sponsors: | Gainbridge / Big Machine Racing / Imaginarium & Co. |
Nationality: American
Languages spoken: English
Height/weight: 5’3” / 97 lbs.
Education: Eighth Grade Student
Hobbies: Fishing, soccer, sim driving
Favorite sport to watch: INDYCAR (Andretti)
Favorite sport to play: Racing
Best meal I can cook by myself: Pasta
Driver training preference: Sim work, physical training
Favorite places to visit: New York and California
Bucket list: Visit Barbados
Guilty food pleasure: Mint chip ice cream
The one person I would most like to meet and why: Max Verstappen, because he has accomplished so much in F1
Racing goal: Win the Indy 500
Racing hero: My dad, Dan Wheldon.
Career results:
2025
- Finished fifth in the YACademy Winter Series for USF Junior, with a pair of podium finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway and a fourth at NOLA Motorsports Park
2024
- Skip Barber Formula Race Series Champion, with nine race wins and three additional podium finishes from 14 races
- Claimed four pole positions and five fastest race laps
- Received a $100,000 scholarship to advance onto the USF Pro Championships ladder
2023
- Multiple wins and podium finishes in Junior karting
- Finished fifth on the SKUSA Pro Tour in X30 Junior
- Finished third in X30 Junior at the SKUSA SuperNationals XXVI
- Finished second in ROK Junior at ROK Vegas
2022
- SKUSA Winter Series Mini class champion
2021
- Multiple wins and podium finishes in Mini class karting
- Finished third in Mini Swift at the SKUSA SuperNationals XXIV
2020
- Won the Florida Winter Tour karting series in Micro ROK.