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Alex McCollum and Logan Carbaugh Take Dual Feature Wins at Winchester Speedway
46 Teams Enter Winchester Event
Busy Upcoming Weekend with Twin Features Friday at Linda's Speedway and Twin Features Saturday at Path Valley Speedway
Alex McCollum (left) and Logan Carbaugh (right) with Miss East Coast Legend Series, Bree Kaylor, in Winchester Victory Lane (photo by Kevin Champman/wrtspeedwerx)
June 6, 2025 (Winchester, VA)-Alex McCollum ruined rookie Colby Miller’s upset bid and Logan Carbaugh outdueled Colton Friese as McCollum and Carbaugh raced to dual David H. Martin Excavating, Inc. East Coast Legend Series feature wins Saturday at Winchester!
The first 20-lap feature began with Miller grabbing the top spot at the completion of lap one. Miller started on the outside pole after winning heat No. 5 earlier in the evening. Scott Houdeshell trailed Miller in second and Wayne Dutterer, Jr., who fired off fifth, grabbed the third spot. This threesone continued in this order for the first three circuits. On lap four, McCollum moved by Dutterer to grab third. Dalton Friese ran fourth and Mike Mohelski occupied fifth as Dutterer settled back into sixth.
Miller, Houdeshell and McCollum ran in the same order in close-quarter action for several laps. It appeared that Miller had the distinct possibility of claiming the upset victory as he successfully held off the hard charges of Houdeshell and McCollum for several laps.
On lap 14, the action brought fans to their feet as all three drivers went three-wide in a bid for the lead on the back straightaway. As the drivers emerged from turn four, McCollum had the lead with Houdeshell in second while Miller had been relegated back to third. Dalton Friese held fourth and Jeremy Ott had fought his way to fifth after starting 11th.
As the last five laps clicked off, McCollum stretched his lead and claimed his second East Coast Victory of the season, both coming at Winchester. Houdeshell finished in the runner-up spot and Miller took third. Ott moved by Dalton Friese late in the going to take fourth and Mike Mohelski likewise got by Friese to take fifth.
Friese settled for the sixth spot but claimed the $100 bonus in honor of Sean Dawson. Logan Jones eclipsed Dutterer by a mere .001 seconds margin at the line to take seventh forcing Dutterer to settle for eighth. Scott Musselman finished ninth and Rick Hartwig took his Ryan Walls-owned machine to a top-10 finish.
All eyes from the grandstands were at the front of the field for feature two as Logan Carbaugh and Colton Friese battled ferociously nose-to-tail and side-by-side for all 20 laps. While Carbaugh was credited with leading the distance, Friese ran door-to-door with him at the line several times.
Shaun Abney was running a strong third, but Carbaugh and Friese had gapped the distance by lap six. Jeremy Hahn was having a great run in fourth followed by Kirk Martin, who was also impressive running in the fifth spot.
Carbaugh and Friese continued to dazzle the spectators as Friese grabbed the lead from Carbaugh in turn one on lap 18. However, a car running toward the rear of the field spun in turn fourth necessitating the caution. Reverting back to the last completed lap, this put Carbaugh back on the point for the restart.
The battle for the top spot for the final two circuits would once again bring the crowd to their feet. Friese continued to hound Carbaugh for the top spot. On the final circuit, the twosome entered turn three. Friese grabbed the lead, but he drifted high into turn four. This allowed Carbaugh to make a cross-over maneuver underneath to reassume the lead on the front straightway. Carbaugh grabbed the win, his second of the year, both coming at Winchseter. Friese settled for second. Abney finished a strong third and Hahn continued his strong effort to take fifth.
Travis McClelland, who started shotgun on the field, passed Kirk Martin on the final lap to claim fifth. Martin finished sixth, but he claimed the $100 bonus in honor of Sean Dawson. Eric Hurst had an impressive night to take seventh. Justin Cunningham claimed eighth, followed by Moses Goetz in ninth, and Brian Rampmeyer rounded out the top-10.
Forty six (46) East Coast teams entered the night’s competition. Six heat races paired the two 20-lap features. Heat winners were McCollum, heat 1; Abney, heat 2; Mohelski, heat 3; Carbaugh, heat 4; Miller, heat 5 and Colton Friese, heat 6. The first five heat winners also turned the fast lap in qualifying for each respective group. The lone exception was Cunningham who paced the field in group six qualifying.
Accompanying sponsors to David H. Martin for Winchester include: Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard, Fairfield Auto Service, NAPA Auto Parts of Taneytown, Charles “Tony” Dawson and Friese Motorsports.
Feature 1 rundown: 1. Alex McCollum, 2. Scott Houdeshell, 3. Colby Miller, 4. Jeremy Ott, 5. Mike Mohelski, 6. Dalton Friese, 7. Logan Jones, 8. Wayne Dutterer, Jr., 9. Scott Musselman, 10. Rick Hartwig, 11. Ryan Walls, 12. Scott Spidle, 13. Tyler Kaylor, 14. Tyler Rampmeyer, 15. Connor Tracy, 16. Tracy Linn, 17. Bill Funk, 18. Brad Kelley, 19. Andrew Mowen, 20. Mason Tracy, 21. Cameron See, 22. Jimmy Eicher DNS: Mike Racine
Feature 2 rundown: 1. Logan Carbaugh, 2. Colton Friese, 3. Shaun Abney, 4. Jeremy Hahn, 5. Travis McClelland, 6. Kirk Martin, 7. Eric Hurst, 8. Justin Cunningham, 9. Moses Goetz, 10. Brian Rampmeyer, 11. Chris Transeau, 12. Devin Friese, 13. Ben Goldsmith, 14. Hunter McElroy, 15. Kayleigh Linn, 16. Ben Morrow, 17. Dustin Wilese, 18. Dustin Burnisky, 19. Brad Friese, 20. Isaac Kelley, 21. Ryan Walls, Jr., 22. Nathanael Kelley, 23. Matt Grebe
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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.