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Upcoming this Weekend: Friday, Linda's Speedway
Saturday, Path Valley Speedway
Devin Friese Wins at Natural Bridge!!
Natural Bridge, VA (April 20, 2024)- Chambersburg, PA’s Devin Friese returned to his winning ways by claiming the 20-lap East Coast Legend Series event Saturday at the historic Natural Bridge Speedway. This was the first win of the season for Friese, who claimed the 2023 Series championship.
Earlier in the night, Devin was outdueled by his son, Kelby Friese, in the second heat race, which relegated Devin to the fourth starting position in the feature. Likewise, Scott Houdeshell, who finished second to Colton Friese in the first heat, started third alongside Devin.
Colton and Kelby shared the front row by virtue of their heat wins as the feature went green. Colton led the early laps, but Devin and Houdeshell would move by Colton as Devin took the lead with Houdeshell in second. Devin would distance himself from Houdeshell for the second half of the race and go on to secure the checkered flag and victory in the feature that had just once caution for debris.
Devin expressed gratitude to Natural Bridge Speedway in Victory Lane. He indicated that he could run top to bottom on the track, and the surface was one of the best surfaces that he had competed on in quite some time. He also acknowledged the respect the Natural Bridge staff showed the East Coast Legend Series.
Houdeshell, making his first East Coast start of the season, ran a strong race to finish second. Colton would hold on for third and Kelby took fourth. North Carolina’s Chase Singletary, who survived a wild ride over the fourth-turn embankment during hot laps, recovered to finish fifth in the A-Main. Logan Jones took sixth and Mike Kelley finished seventh. It was heartbreak for Grady McGrew. After making the tow from Gettysburg, PA, McGrew suffered clutch problems on the first lap of hot laps and was done for the night.
The Series will enjoy a double-header this weekend as it makes its first trip to Linda’s Speedway on Friday, April 26, followed by a return trip to Path Valley Speedway on Saturday, April 27.
Feature results: 1. Devin Friese, 2. Scott Houdeshell, 3. Colton Friese, 4. Kelby Friese, 5. Chase Singletary, 6. Logan Jones, 7. Mike Kelley DNS: Grady McGrew
Heat 1 Finish: 1. Colton Friese, 2. Scott Houdeshell, 3. Logan Jones, 4. Chase Singletary
Heat 2 Finish: 1. Kelby Friese, 2. Devin Friese, 3. Mike Kelley
Series Sponsor: David H. Martin Excavating—Race Sponsor: RDH Motorsports
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2024 East Coast Legend Series Rules Updates
1. Feature Winners will receive an additional 10 points in 2024. Feature Winners will now receive 110 points. The difference in points between first and second is now 13 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 2024, The East Coast Legend Series will reintroduce 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 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 2024, a driver will be allowed to miss/drop FOUR races. For example, if a driver does not attend four races, it will not count against him/her. If a driver attends all the races, then he/she will be allowed to drop their four worst finishes. If a driver does not attend one to three races, then those races will not count against said driver, and the driver will then be allowed to drop his/her worst finishes for other races until the race tally reaches four. This miss/drop procedure will be in effect through the Sept. 7 event at Lincoln 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. The following tracks in 2024 will NOT BE ALLOWED to be used for a miss/drop: Natural Bridge, Roaring Knob and Hagerstown. 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.