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< Back TOP LEVEL KARTER JEREMY FLETCHER JOINS COPELAND MOTORSPORTS SPEC MIATA PROGRAM RTD Media Dec 15, 2022 Jeremy Fletcher Joins CMP For Spec Miata Launching the Copeland Motorsports Spec Miata program just last week, national level kart racer and multi-time karting champion Jeremy Fletcher is the first to jump on board. Inking a deal with Copeland Motorsports for the 2023 Spec Miata season with his eyes on the Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup in 2024, Fletcher will begin testing immediately as he looks to make an impact in the car racing world from the drop of the green flag at his first race. Focused on the training and preparation for drivers looking to take the next step in their motorsports career, Copeland Motorsports will also offer an internal scholarship program for these drivers and Fletcher will look to make history by being a first time winner. “I am excited to make the move to cars and with a program such as Copeland Motorsports,” explained Jeremy Fletcher. “They have trained and advanced a lot of my former karting teammates, and I can’t wait to follow in their footsteps. I have a lot of karting events to win this year, but I am excited for the future.” Dean Copeland continued, “Our goal is to bring drivers from the karting ranks to cars and help them be successful. Jeremy is the perfect candidate for our program, and we are happy to welcome him to the Copeland Motorsports family. We will train Jeremy both on and off the track, how to be a good driver and team player, how to dress and market themselves, communication, engineering and more. We want drivers to advance in our program as a complete package.” Jeremy Fletcher’s results speak volumes of his drive and determination on the track. A winner and champion in the cadet ranks of karting, Fletcher advanced to the junior ranks with ease continuing his winning ways. 2022 has seen another jump in categories as he moved to the senior categories, the upper echelon of karting in North America. Showing his speed early and often, Fletcher has been a force in every race weekend. “Jeremy is a winner, and he has proven that in karting,” expressed Copeland. “We think we can help him be a winner in cars as well.” While Copeland Motorsports works with competitors, they will also offer a $60,000 scholarship for drivers looking to take the next step with them. Jeremy Fletcher is the first competitor to join this program as Copeland Motorsports will aim to have a total of six Spec Miata Development Drivers. Following the successful completion of the seven-race Spec Miata program, competitors will receive a special invitation to the Copeland Motorsports Invitational; a two-day event at a to be determined track where all participants will be evaluated both on track and off track for speed, performance, driver feedback, understanding of data and analysis, driver attitude amongst other key areas to produce the complete driver. An overall winner of the Copeland Motorsports Mazda Driver Development Program will be chosen by a panel of judges including but not limited to Tom Long who is a judge in the Mazda Shootout as well as a longtime motorsports coach and driver, Dean Copeland, Kevin Copeland, Tyler Gonzalez, and Dan Williams with the winner of invitational receiving $60,000 scholarship towards a full season of Mazda MX-5 Cup with Copeland motorsports in 2024. Previous Next

< Back eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: March 2021 – Jeremy Fletcher Ekartingnews Apr 27, 2021 Multiple wins at United States Pro Kart Series and SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNats gives nod to Florida driver In a continued effort to highlight the many outstanding performances by drivers around the country, eKartingNews.com is proud to introduce the ‘Driver of the Month’ program. Each month, the staff at EKN will determine the one driver who stood out above the rest and give the viewers a chance to know exactly what they accomplished and who they are. The four weekends in March were busy with racing in the USA karting scene, welcoming outstanding numbers in the events that helped to close out the winter programs and begin the summer season championships. It was a busy three week stretch in the southeast with the United States Pro Kart Series and Superkarts! USA Pro Tour kicking off their 2021 programs while the championships were decided at the Florida Winter Tour in between those two events. Florida driver Jeremy Fletcher contested all three races over that three-week period, and put down some of his best performances at the Junior level to date. It all began with a dominating performance at the USPKS Southern Grand Prix at the Ocala Gran Prix facility, the track Fletcher honed his skills in Kid Kart and at the Cadet level. Fletcher ran both the X30 Junior and KA100 Junior categories on the weekend with two rounds of racing over the two days of competition. Fletcher ended up fifth in qualifying for X30, but worked his way to the point quickly to control the 39-driver field at the checkered flag. The Final was all Fletcher, leading all 22 laps for the victory. The KA field had 48 drivers and was split up for qualifying and the Prefinals. Fletcher was fourth overall in qualifying and was able to came away with the win in his heat race. When they put the field back together for the Final, Fletcher was among those fight for the victory. Leading just two laps, Fletcher settled into the second spot where he would cross the line. Provisional winner Danny Dyszelski would be removed from the results following tech, thus promoting Fletcher to the top of the podium. Sunday was a near perfect day in the KA100 class, scoring a second straight victory. After setting fast time in qualifying, Fletcher led all the laps in his Prefinal. Austin Jurs was the only driver to relegate Jeremy out of the top spot in the Final, leading just two laps until Fletcher returned to the point and leading the rest of the 22-lap distance. The X30 class was hard-fought all day long with Fletcher inside the top-three. Slipping to third at the start of the Final, Jeremy was unable to move forward and finished there, earning a fourth podium finish in the four main events on the weekend, leaving with three first-place trophies, two championship leads and a $2,500 payday. The following weekend was the Florida Winter Tour finale at the same Ocala facility, for what would unfortunately be the final race held at the Ocala, Florida circuit with its recent announcement to close. Fletcher was among the contenders all weekend in the Junior ROK category. Rain came for the main event with Jeremy placing fifth in the main event, ending the championship in the third position. The third and final weekend of the month took Fletcher west to the SKUSA WinterNationals at NOLA Motorsports facility in Avondale, LA for the opening rounds of the 2021 SKUSA Pro Tour. Double duty was on the docket for Fletcher throughout the weekend racing in both X30 and KA100 Junior classes. Jeremy began the weekend in X30 qualifying fourth for Round One. He drove up to the front and crossed the line first in the Prefinal, only to be dropped two positions for a pushback bumper penalty. Fletcher went immediately to the lead in the main event, and then battled with defending champion Carson Morgan for the remainder of the race. Morgan took the on-track win but a blocking penalty added three seconds to his total time. This penalty advanced Fletcher to the win, his first in SKUSA Pro Tour action in the category. Sunday brought on a good start and nearly the fast time in qualifying for Jeremy, missing out on the P1 position by 89 thousandths. What began as a promising day turned to trouble in the Prefinal. After battling for the lead through the first seven laps, lap eight sent Fletcher off the course and down to the tail of the field, eventually classified 21st. Making quick work on the opening circuits of the Final, Fletcher was up to 10th by the end of lap three. With a steady pace and some drafting partners, Jeremy was able to move up to third in the waning laps and then, on the penultimate circuit, grab the lead with a late move in Turn 17. Fletcher held off all challenge on the final circuit to complete the drive of the weekend. A podium finish was in sight during Round One in the KA100 Junior main event after winning the Prefinal but a pushback bumper penalty dropped him to P3 at the start. Fletcher led for two laps before getting shuffled out of the position. A few laps later, he pulled off with a mechanical issue, ending his day. Sunday was another fight for a podium spot, inside the top-five all day but ending up in the fifth position at the checkered flag. Next on the docket for Fletcher is this weekends United States Pro Kart Series Heartland Grand Prix at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. He leads both the X30 Junior and KA100 Junior championships going into the weekend. Two weeks later, Fletcher travels to the Utah Motorsports Campus for the SKUSA Pro Tour SpringNationals on May 21-23. He leads the X30 Junior standings while sitting ninth in KA100 Junior. Previous Next

< Back TEAM BENIK AND JEREMY FLETCHER ARE WKA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS RTD Media Jul 24, 2022 Fletcher Wins WKA National Championships Heading to the third round of the World Karting Association (WKA) Manufacturers Cup, Team Benik would be back at the newly configured Charlotte Motor Speedway. Utilizing the event to chase the elusive Grand National Eagle, Team Benik’s Jeremy Fletcher completed the task taking the win in the X30 Pro Junior class and ROK Junior as the team scored a trio of top-five results. “Huge congrats to Jeremy and his success this weekend,” explained Nick Mitchell. “Jeremy was on his game and at the front of the field during every on-track session. He has truly grown as a driver in our program and the wins will not stop here.” Claiming the top position on track in both the X30 Pro Junior class as well as ROK Junior, Fletcher was the driver to beat in the junior ranks. Now named a double WKA Grand National Champion, Fletcher will shift his focus to ROK Cup USA’s ROK Fest East event this coming weekend in his hopes to once again top the podium and be invited to join Team USA at the ROK SuperFinal in Italy later this year. Previous Next

< Back FLETCHER JOINS COPELAND MOTORSPORTS FOR THE 2023 SEASON Mazda MX-5 Cup Jan 5, 2023 FLETCHER TO MX-5 CUP Moving from karting to cars late in 2022, national-level kart racer and multi-time karting champion Jeremy Fletcher is set for his Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich debut later this month. Set to take on the high banks of the famed Daytona International Speedway, Fletcher will enter the event as an accomplished karter and a promising MX-5 Cup rookie. “Jeremy may have the rookie designation behind his name, but he is far from it,” expressed Dean Copeland. “Jeremy has performed very well in pre-season testing, so much so that they chose to skip the previously planned Spec Miata program and go straight into the national series. With a colorful resume, drive to succeed and pure pace, I would be surprised if Jeremy was not in the Rookie of the Year hunt at the end of the 2023 season.” “I am excited to make the full-time move to cars and with a program such as Copeland Motorsports,” explained Jeremy Fletcher. “They have trained and advanced a lot of my former karting teammates, and I can’t wait to follow in their footsteps. I grew up watching guys like Tyler Gonzalez, Tyler Maxson and Max Opalski and now I get to race in the same team as them.” Jeremy Fletcher’s results speak volumes of his drive and determination on the track. A winner and champion in the cadet ranks of karting, Fletcher advanced to the junior ranks with ease continuing his winning ways. 2022 has seen another jump in categories as he moved to the senior categories, the upper echelon of karting in North America. Showing his speed early and often, Fletcher has been a force in every race weekend earning multiple race wins on the national stage. Copeland continued, “Jeremy is a winner, and he has proven that throughout his karting career. We think we can help him be a winner in cars as well. He will have great teammates to work with and I am confident in a powerful program.” Stay tuned for additional Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich driver announcements coming from Copeland Motorsports. Previous Next

< Back eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: December 2021 – Jeremy Fletcher Ekartingnews Jan 18, 2021 Florida driver becomes second ever to win twice on SuperSunday at SKUSA SuperNationals 24 Jeremy Fletcher was named EKN Driver of the Month for December 2021 after three wins on the month at two events In a continued effort to highlight the many outstanding performances by drivers around the country, eKartingNews.com is proud to introduce the ‘Driver of the Month’ program. Each month, the staff at EKN will determine the one driver who stood out above the rest and give the viewers a chance to know exactly what they accomplished and who they are. December 2021 was the much-anticipated return of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals, with the 24th edition of the event moving to a new date and new location. Nearly 500 karters from around the world converged on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway between December 1-5. It was 742 days between the SuperSunday of 2019 and the SuperSunday of 2021 with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the cancellation of the event in 2020. A part of history was made for SuperNationals 24 in Vegas thanks to Florida driver Jeremy Fletcher. The KA100 Junior division was added to the SKUSA SuperNationals in 2018, providing a second Junior category for competitors to take part. Fletcher was among those to pull double duty, and was near the front in both. The KA100 class began for Fletcher by qualifying sixth. The veteran charged forward in the opening two heats, driving to the win in both. He ended up third in the final heat race, securing the pole position for the main event on SuperSunday. Fletcher jumped out to the lead and sat there for the first 22 laps. As he led, Texas driver Helio Meza worked up to second and sat on his bumper. Meza pulled the trigger prior to receiving the white flag. On the final lap entering turn four, Fletcher fought back and was able to grab back the top position. The two made contact on the exit of turn four. Meza ended up smacking the wall, as Fletcher caught air from the impact with Helio. Fletcher continued while Meza was forced to retire. Jeremy went on to take the checkered flag, securing his first SuperNationals victory. That was only half the battle as Fletcher jumped in his X30 Junior OTK machine later in the day. Fletcher began the event by qualifying second overall in the category. Starting on the outside of the front row was a tough task, but Fletcher fought strong all three heat races. He finished the opener in third but was given a three-second penalty for blocking to drop him to seventh after posting fast lap of the race. Jeremy led the opening eight laps of Heat #2 yet ended up in third. Two separate penalties, including a pushback bumper, dropped him to 11th in the final classification. The third heat was another with Fletcher up front, this time crossing the line second and advancing up as the winner after penalties. All that action lined him up in fifth in the order on SuperSunday. It only took three laps before Fletcher took over the point in the 24-lap main event. Fighting behind him, along with consistent lap times in clean air helped to establish a solid lead. By the checkered flag, Fletcher created a four-second advantage for the victory. With a second victory on SuperSunday, Fletcher joined four-time SuperNationals winner Connor De Phillippi as the only driver to win two separate main events at the same SuperNats event. The two wins by Fletcher puts him halfway to the top of all-time win list that includes De Phillippi, Billy Musgrave, and Kip Foster – all with four victories at the SuperNationals. Prior to the calendar turning over, Fletcher made his official jump up to the Senior level at the World Karting Association Daytona KartWeek event, annually held during the December 28-30 time period at the Daytona International Speedway. Jeremy competed in the KA100 Senior division, qualifying second for Day 1 and Day 2 action during the timed sessions at the end of practice day. Fletcher came out and won the Day 1 Prefinal, securing the pole position for the main event. He led the first 14 laps before slipping to the second spot, where he would finish. During the Day 2 Prefinal, Jeremy slipped back to sixth on the opening lap, fighting back to third with fast lap of the race. Early shuffling opened the Final before Fletcher established himself as the race leader. He led 14 of the 16 laps to secure his first Senior victory. He also added one podium in the Briggs 206 class, placing third in the Final on Day 2. Fletcher makes history with EKN, becoming the second driver to be named Driver of the Month in the same year, having gained the honor back in March for his winning performances at the SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNationals and United States Pro Kart Series opener (Brent Crews earned honor twice in 2017). Fletcher is kicking off the 2022 season with double duty at the SKUSA Winter Series, sitting fourth in KA100 Senior standings thanks to a runner-up finish on Sunday and 14th in X30 Senior with a best result of fourth on Saturday, including fast lap of the race. He followed that up with a victory in the VLR Senior division at the Florida Winter Tour opener, also placing ninth in ROK Senior. Jeremy is slated to compete at the SKUSA Pro Tour, United States Pro Kart Series, IAME USA Grand National Championship and local club events in 2022. December 2021 EKN Driver of the Month – Jeremy Fletcher Previous Next