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Jeremy Ott Claims First Victory at Winchester
Many Wins and Championships, but Checkers at the Virginia Track is Ott's First in the Commonwealth
Miss East Coast Legend Series, Bree Kaylor, in Victory Lane with Jeremy Ott. The Series heads back to Winchester this Saturday, March 29!!!
photo by Kevin Chapman/wrtspeedwerx
March 22, 2025 (Winchester, VA)-Forty-six Legends teams from six states invaded Winchester Speedway as the East Coast Legend Series made its much-anticipated return to the Virginia Speedway. When the checkers fell on the night, two-time Series champion, Jeremy Ott, claimed the East Coast victory and celebrated his first victory at Winchester.
Six heat races determined the starting line-up for the A-Main as the top-four finishers of each heat automatically transferred. At the drop of the green, Ott grabbed the early lead, and held off hard charges by the father/son duo of Seth and Lincoln Kearchner. The first 15 laps of the event went caution free. A late-race caution bunched the field, and the five remaining laps went all green with Ott grabbing the victory.
Seth Kearchner finished a close second. Defending Series champion, Colton Friese, made a late-race pass to claim third. Lincoln Kearchner, who won the season-opener at Lincoln, claimed fourth, and Logan Jones ran strong to take fifth.
Kelby Friese finished sixth and claimed the $100 bonus given by Tony Dawson to honor his late son, Sean Dawson, who drove car No. 6 in the Series for multiple seasons. Ryan Walls finished seventh. Mike Mohelski took eighth and Justin Cunningham finished ninth. Mike Racine finished 10th as Racine has not finished out of the top-10 in the Series’ first three races of the season.
Heat winners were Travis McClelland, Ott, Jones, Lincoln Kearchner, Walls and Colton Friese.
The remaining 22 drivers who did not make the A-Main competed in a 20-lap non-qualifiers race. Hunter McElroy was declared the winner after the initial first-three finishers did not report to tech following the race. Finishing second to McElroy was rookie points leader Colby Miller. Brian Rampmeyer was third followed by Tracy Linn in fourth. Ezra Burdette rounded out the top-five.
A-Main full-field rundown: 1. Jeremy Ott, 2. Seth Kearchner, 3. Colton Friese, 4. Lincoln Kearchner, 5. Logan Jones, 6. Kelby Friese, 7. Ryan Walls, 8. Mike Mohelski, 9. Justin Cuinningham, 10. Mike Racine, 11. Steven Partin, 12. Chris Transeau, 13. Scott Musselman, 14. Mike Kelley, 15. Scott Houdeshell, 16. Logan Carbaugh, 17. Camden Watkins, 18. Wayne Dutterer, Jr., 19. Rick Hartwig, 20. Justin Wagaman, 21. Bryan Wagaman, 22. Travis McClelland, 23. Moses Goetz, 24. Ben Morrow
Non-qualifiers race field rundown: 1. Hunter McElroy, 2. Colby Miller, 3. Brian Rampmeyer, 4. Tracy Linn, 5. Ezra Burdette, 6. Kayleigh Linn, 7. Dustin Burnisky, 8. Matt Grebe, 9. Cameron See, 10. Tim Poffenberger, 11. Bill Funk, 12. Brady Moats, 13. Brad Friese, 14. Ryan Walls, Jr., 15. Jeremy Hahn, 16. Andrew Mowen, 17.Tyler Kaylor, 18. Jacob Burdette, 19. Kirk Martin, 20. Shaun Abney, 21. Mike Grady, Jr., 22. Tyler Rampmeyer
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2025 East Coast Legend Series Rules Updates
1. Drivers who do not qualify or start a feature will now receive 40 show-up points. Again in in 2025, feature winners receive an additional 10 points. Feature Winners will now receive 110 points. The difference in points between first and second is now 13 points. The point difference between 24th and those who do not qualify/start a feature is now 19 points. This does not alter how INEX points are awarded. In a case where show-up points are awarded, this point differential will not be applicable
2. In 2025, The East Coast Legend Series will continue the Rookie Rule (with changes). For a Rookie's first FIVE events, he/she will be required to start at the rear of heat races ONLY. After the driver's respective heat race, the driver will then start in either the A/B Main in the qualified spot from the heat race. If the event has time trials/hot lap time trials, Rookies will start in the qualified position posted from time trials. Rookies will be required to have their rear bumpers, and new for 2025 their front bumpers, painted or taped yellow from bumper tab to bumper tab or rear horn to rear horn, and the bumpers must remain yellow for the duration of the season. Rookie drivers are those with NO prior Legends experience or less than FIVE Legends events as a driver. After the completion of a Rookie's first FIVE events, the driver will not be required to adhere to the Rookie Rule UNLESS the Series race director feels it's warranted based on performance shown by driver.
3. In 2025, a driver will be allowed to miss/drop TWO races. For example, if a driver does not attend two races, it will not count against him/her. If a driver attends all the races, then he/she will be allowed to drop their two worst finishes. If a driver does not attend one race, then that race will not count against said driver, and the driver will then be allowed to drop his/her worst finish for another race until the race tally reaches two. This miss/drop procedure will be in effect through the August 30 event at Winchester Speedway. Following that event, drivers will have their misses/drops calculated, and the remainder of the points season will be run "heads up" points and no misses/drops will be allowed. If a driver chooses to run a Legends event outside of the East Coast Series on the same night that the East Coast Series has a race, then that driver will not be allowed to use that date as a miss/drop. If an event is canceled, the miss/drop procedure does not apply.
4. Regarding the event at Action Track USA. The winner receives 110 points. All other drivers attending that event will receive 100 show-up points regardless of finishing position. Drivers who do not attend the Action Track event will be allowed to drop that race, provided that they have not already extinguished his/her two MISS races prior to the event. Hagerstown Speedway events will no longer be show-up points. Those events are regular East Coast points races.