Profile: Youngest D-Bowl track champ pushes boundaries
By Tom Haley Staff Writer
Cody O’Brien on track during a race.
Photo by Michael John Pierce
O’Brien, you see, is 14 years old — becoming the youngest track champion in the 52-year history of Devil’s Bowl Speedway when he won the 500cc Mini-Sprint division in 2018 at age 13.
Despite his age, O’Brien has appreciable seat time in one type of vehicle or another.
Jim Melendy, his crew chief, saw the promise when O’Brien was just 4 years old. He was riding a 4-wheeler and doing things with it that