ARUNDEL — In 2011 at age 12, Tommy Stilphen had already built up an impressive and lengthy track record of racing with wins in go karts and as a mini modified driver.
By that time, Stilphen had 73 feature wins under his belt. Two years later, the now 14-year-old continues to rack up the wins, this time in a pro late model car. Stilphen's latest victory occurred at Oxford Plains Speedway May 17, when he became the youngest Oxford Championship Series race winner ever in the 64 year history of racing at the Maine speedway.
"That's the hardest I've ever driven in my life," the exuberant teenager said shortly after his win.
This
was Stilphen's first year racing the pro late model car where the #70
driver owned the 40-lap event and was also named Rookie of the Year in
his category, with a total of 133 points. The second-place winner scored
122 points.
When asked how it feels to be the youngest champion ever at Oxford Plains Speedway, Stilphen said, "It's awesome. It felt good to be racing against drivers I used to watch when I was in go karts."
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