Too young to contest the opening rounds on the streets of his hometown, St. Petersburg, Fla., the 15-year-old son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon followed up his maiden victory yesterday by leading from flag to flag in today’s second leg of the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland for VRD Racing.

Oliver Wheldon kept his head while others around him seemed to be losing theirs in baking hot conditions this afternoon before claiming a well-deserved maiden USF2000 race victory in the first of two races that comprise the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland.

Championships and scholarships remain on the line as the top two rungs on the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire open-wheel driver development ladder head this week to Portland International Raceway.

GhostLap will become the Official Driver Development Tool of the three series comprising USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire – USF Juniors, USF2000 and USF Pro 2000.

Anthony Martella, from Woodbridge, Ont., Canada, experienced a nightmare start to his USF2000 Presented by Continental Tires season, failing to finish four of the first six races, more often than not due to no fault of his own. But this evening at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Martella led throughout the final leg of the USF Pro Patriot 250 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio doubleheader to claim his third win of the season for his Exclusive Autosport team.