Next Race: Saturday, April 18 at Path Valley Speedway!!

April 11, 2026 (York Haven, PA)-Richard Petty once said, “All you can do is put yourself in a position to win, then let circumstances and luck dictate the outcome.” For Logan Jones, he did exactly that en-route to his career-first David H. Martin Excavating, Inc. East Coast Legend Series victory Saturday at BAPS Motor Speedway.

    Jones raced well all night. Earlier in the evening, he finished second in his heat to Mike Mohelski. In the feature, Jones started in the second row and quickly moved into the second spot trailing race leader and two-time Series champion, Colton Friese. 

    For the first half of the race, Friese held the lead in his No. 7 machine. Jones maintained the second spot, while Mohelski, coming off that heat win against Jones, was hot on Jones’s rear bumper in third. Tyler Rampmeyer held a strong fourth for the first five laps until Jeremy Ott overtook him for the position.

     On lap 11, Ott, moving quickly through the field, passed Jones to grab second. Then, on the 12th circuit, the machines of Ott and Friese (both former Series champions) got together while battling for the lead coming off turn two. The contact created just enough damage to the machines to send both drivers to the infield pit area for the night.

     This set the stage: On the restart, Jones, who had inherited the lead, got off to a great restart, but he was forced to hold off a hard-charging Mohelski, who was looking to defeat Jones twice in one night. This set up a battle for the final three laps.

     Mohelski is a former asphalt Legends driver. He has 12 Legends asphalt wins to his credit; a Super Cup Stock Series victory on his resume, and at one time was approved by NASCAR to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Jones, as well, has spent time in an ARCA Car, and at one time was approved to race in the ARCA Series.

     Now, the former asphalt counterparts…both hungry for their first East Coast Series Dirt Victory would duel for the final three laps. Mohelski stayed glued to Jones’s bumper; he looked inside Jones’s car several times, but he could not mount a challenge to overtake Jones in his No. 5J machine. Jones held off Mohelski at the line to grab the checkers and his first East Coast Series victory. Mohelski took the runner-up spot. Kelby Friese, who started sixth, moved up nicely to third to take the final podium position. Scott Musselman moved up 11 spots to finish fourth. Rampmeyer ran a great race to finish fifth.

      Finishing sixth was Seth Kearchner. Justin Wagaman, who has been fast all season, took seventh. Lincoln Kearchner crossed the stripe in eighth. Shaun Abney was solid all night and finished ninth. Moses Goetz had a good outing and rounded out the top-10.

      Heat winners earlier in the night were Colton Friese, Wagaman, Rick Hartwig and Mohelski. Kirk Martin won the B-Main. Thirty-four (34) drivers/cars entered the event.

      The Series thanks title sponsor David H. Martin and event sponsor, Baker Door Company, for its event sponsorship of East Coast races at BAPS. Additionally, special thanks to Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard; NAPA Auto Parts Taneytown and Fairfield Auto Service for its sponsorship and support of East Coast racing at BAPS.

       The Series is back in action Saturday, April 18 when it returns to Path Valley Speedway.

 

Attaboys and Notables: Matt Grebe enjoyed one of his stronger East Coast runs and finished 13th. Owen Wagaman was the highest finishing rookie in 15th. Scott Montgomery was involved in a harrowing accident in his heat when his car flipped several times. Scott was okay, and he indicated that the car was very fixable. He said the crew would be busy working on it to make repairs this week.

 

Full Field Rundown: 1. Logan Jones, 2. Mike Mohelski, 3. Kelby Friese, 4. Scott Musselman, 5. Tyler Rampmeyer, 6. Seth Kearchner, 7. Justin Wagaman, 8. Lincoln Kearchner, 9. Shaun Abney, 10. Moses Goetz, 11. Rick Hartwig, 12. Hunter McElroy, 13. Matt Grebe, 14. Kirk Martin, 15. Owen Wagaman, 16. Chad Trout, 17. Shjon Dove, 18. Jayden Powell, 19. KJ Massey, 20. Dan Wirfel, 21. Brad Moats, 22. Colton Friese, 23. Jeremy Ott, 24. Chris Nicoll

 

Did Not Qualify: Brian Rampmeyer, Eric Moats, William Crook, Dave Benner, Brad Kelley, Blake Nalley, Donald Stoudt, Jacob Wiles, Dalton Friese and Scott Montgomery.