Greg Lee picked up the 4th last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Sunday's Parts America 150 at Watkins Glen International when his #80 LCI Telecommunications Ford completed 7 of the 13 laps under power.
The finish came in his 43rd career series start, was his second of the season, and his first in a truck series race since December 25, 2017 when he completed all of the 23 laps of the Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225 at the Louisville Motor Speedway, six races ago. Lee now has the most last place-finishes in truck series history, as well as he is now in the lead of the SCRLASTCAR Championship with seven races to go.
Ever since trailing the field at Louisville, Lee finished a respectable 13th at Colorado, a disappointing 34th at the road course in Heartland Park Topeka, a 24th at IRP, a 10th at Flemington and a 23rd at Nashville in the last round and is sitting 22nd in points.
On race day, Lee would roll off the field in the 19th spot while starting last was Heartland Park Topeka last-place finisher the #42 Hot Wheels Chevrolet of Gustau Odenberg who would trail the field for the first lap until Lee, who had moved up to 15th by the end of the first lap, began to slow heading into Turn 1, staying well to the inside of the track as others passed by, Lee stalled on the track, reporting of a flat tire as his truck would be towed back to the pits, however no caution would fly. Lee would drop back to last by the end of the second lap and despite his team getting him back out on the track by Lap 5, Lee was never able to catch back up or improve his position, making him now the driver with the most last place finishes in truck series history.
The rest of the Bottom Five was filled up by lap 10 as a "big one" would break out on the 9th lap collecting twenty trucks, but surprisingly only five were taken out; 39th went to the #28 Federated Auto Parts Ford of Richard Torres, 38th went to the #76 Action Performance Chevrolet of Ying Canario, 37th went to the #65 M.J. Software Chevrolet of Gatlin Downey and 36th went to the #16 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #80 has finished last at Watkins Glen.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #80-Greg Lee / 7 laps / running
39) #28-Richard Torres / 9 laps / crash
38) #76-Ying Canario / 9 laps / crash
37) #65-Gatlin Downey / 10 laps / crash
36) #16-Bafode Sacko / 10 laps / crash
Zachary Fitzwater picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 250 at the Nashville Speedway when his #17 Sears DieHard Chevrolet fell out with gearbox problems after completing 17 of the 20 laps.
The finish came in his 62nd career series start. Entering Season 3 of the truck series, Fitzwater had already written his name in the SCRL history books, having scored nine wins in his career, but two winless seasons in the truck series had haunted Fitzwater. In Season 1, Fitzwater drove the #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet that is currently being raced on a part-time schedule with Joshua Rush and a best finish of 2nd at IRP would lead him to a 17th place points standing finish. In Season 2, Fitzwater would pilot the #80 LCI Telecommunications Ford that is currently being driven by Greg Lee, and once Fitwater would finish 2nd three times at Phoenix and then in back-to-back races at Nazareth and the Milwaukee Mile would place him 11th in points, but still he was winless in 44 starts.
Fitzwater started off his third straight truck series season with back-to-back top ten finishes at Walt Disney World and Tucson before scoring his fourth career second place finish at Phoenix yet again. A 4th at Portland would be Fitzwater's best finish until the series 11th stop of the season at Nazareth were he would finish 3rd, in the next round at Milwaukee where one year earlier he finished second, Fitzwater would finally get his first truck series win and as the field rolled into Nashville, Fitzwater picked up his 5th second place finish at Flemington one race ago.
On race day, Fitzwater would roll off the field in the 14th spot while starting last was the #98 Raybestos Ford of Jason Larker who would trail the field lap before the Jason's brother the #20 Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevrolet of Steve Larker would take last on the second lap, a spot he would hold all the way up until the 12th lap when the first caution came out as Nazareth last-place finisher the #8 Cintas Chevrolet of Mani Salado would get damage and would pit for repairs, getting back onto the track before the final restart. At the same time, Fitzwater was involved in the same wreck as Salado, and was riding around in 31st when his truck began to smoke just as the field took the green to restart the race. Fitzwater quickly pulled to the inside of the track and would coast back to the pits, his truck pulled into the garage and was quickly listed as "out" by the 18th lap, a lap after he'd fallen back to last place.
32nd went to the aforementioned #8 of Mani Salado, 31st went to the aforementioned #20 of Steve Larker, 30th went to the aforementioned #98 of Jason Larker and rounding out the bottom five was the #6 RE/MAX International Chevrolet of Alexander Rowe, all of whom who finished on the same lap as race winner Simon Fox.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #17 has finished last in a truck series race as well as at Nashville.
*This is the first time in Truck Series history where the last-place finisher fell out with gearbox issues
THE BOTTOM FIVE
33) #17-Zachary Fitzwater / 17 laps / gearbox
32) #8-Mani Salado / 20 laps / running
31) #20-Steve Larker / 20 laps / running
30) #98-Jason Larker / 20 laps / running
29) #6-Alexander Rowe / 20 laps / running
Brian Fox picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Friday's Stevens Beil / Genuine Parts 200 at Flemington Speedway when his #9 Rhino Linings USA Chevrolet was involved in a multi-truck crash after 3 of the 20 laps.
The finish came in his 54th career series start. Entering the third season of the truck series, Fox is one of the most successful drivers in league history, having ranked up two championships and 11 career victories, two of which came in this very series, his first at Evergreen Speedway in Season 1 and Martinsville in Season 2. Fox's season started out on a high note by finishing 5th at Walt Disney World and backed that up by finishing 2nd at Tucson. A couple of finishes here and there kept Fox in the championship hunt, but he has since had horrible luck and has fallen out of the championship picture with nine races left.
On race day, Fox would roll off the field in the 14th spot while starting last was I-70 last-place finisher the #88 PBA Tour Chevrolet of Carter Frisen as he would trail the field for the first two circuits before Phoenix last-place finisher the #55 Gloy Racing Ford of Keith Stevens would drop back to last when in turn two chaos broke out as Loudon last-place finisher the #18 Dana Corporation Dodge made contact with Fox, sending both trucks up the track and hard into the outside wall. Whitelion would continue on to finish 32nd, one lap done due to hir damage, but Fox would limp back to pit road, his truck smoking heavily, and on the fifth lap, his truck would be officially retired from the race.
Rounding out the Bottom Five in 31st was Milwaukee Mile last-place finisher the #66 Carlin Burners & Controls Ford of Zaptos Amarrados, 30th the #16 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko and finishing 29th was the #76 Action Performance Chevrolet of Ying Canario, all of whom would finish on the same lap as Colorado last-place finisher the #99 Exide Batteries Ford of James Stabilito, who was in the lead at the time the race was called due to a passing thunderstorm after the race had reached it's schedule distance.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #9 has finished last in a truck series race as well as at Flemington.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
33) #9-Brian Fox / 3 laps / crash
32) #18-Chakat Whitelion / 19 laps / running
31) #66-Zaptos Amarrados / 20 laps / running
30) #16-Bafode Sacko / 20 laps / running
29) #76-Ying Canario / 20 laps / running
Evan Rudd picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Thursday's Cummins 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park when his #31 Concor Tool & Machine Ford was involved in a multi-truck crash after 7 of the 22 laps.
The finish came in his 56th career series start, was his first of the season, and his first in a truck series race since January 11, 2017 when he was involved in another multi-truck crash after completing 11 of the 20 laps in this very race in Season 1, 47 races ago.
Coming into Season 3 of the truck series, Rudd is one of the most successful drivers in league history, having scored 10 wins in his entire career, one of which was in the truck series, coming in Season 1 where he won in a shootout at Richmond. Due to signups being in high demand, Rudd missed a full time ride and was one of only a few drivers to have started every single truck race. Rudd started off the season by finishing a disappointing 31st at Walt Disney World, 9th at Tucson and 20th at Homestead. Entering the fourth race of the season, Rudd would start in third spot and after the leaders got together on the second lap, Rudd would defend his lead for the final 31 laps and scored his second truck win.
Rudd's team would only have one week to celebrate as their driver's consecutive streak of 46 races in a row as broke as he had to sit out the next three races due to being a part-time ride. Rudd would return at Loudon and picked up where he left off, finishing a respectable 10th place. A string of bad luck would strike the team as Rudd finished in the lower half of the field the next few races until he once again finished a well respected 9th at Heartland Park one race ago as the series return to IRP, the same track were Rudd has the record for scoring the closest margin of victory in league history(0.005 seconds in the SCRL Busch Series), as well as the site of his lone last place finish in the truck series.
On race day, Rudd would roll off the field in the 5th and had high hopes for the night. On the other end of the field, rolling off 40th on the grid was the #9 Rhino Linings USA Chevrolet of Brian Fox, who has been in a downward spiral over the past few races. When the green flag flew, Fox trailed the field as he reported into his crew that his truck appeared to be losing power as he remained in last until the first caution when chaos broke out on the Backstretch as Milwaukee Mile last-place finisher the #66 Carlin Burners & Controls Ford of Zaptos Amarrados would spin out after contact from Loudon last-place finisher the #18 Dana Corporation Dodge of Chakat Whitelion as Rudd would have nowhere to go and slammed into Amarrados. Rudd would limp around the track under caution, slipping Amarrados back to last on the sixth lap but as the field prepared to go back to racing, Rudd pulled off the track, locking up his second last-place finish.
Finishing 39th was the aforementioned #9 of Brian Fox, his bad luck continued as he was involved in the second multi-truck crash of the night, running into the back of 38th place finisher the #04 M-R Motorsports Chevrolet of Maria Valera, who had won the last race at Heartland Park, as both trucks would be done for the night. Rounding out the Bottom Five were 37th, the #26 Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford of Derrick Edison and 36th, Bristol last-place finisher, the #86 Valvoline Instant Oil Change Ford of Max Anderson, who both completed the race on the same lap as race winner Simon Fox.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #31 has finished last at IRP.
*This was the first time the #31 has finished last in a truck series race since January 19, 2017, when Truttle suffered camshaft problems without completing any of the 32 laps of the Season 1 finale, the GM Goodwrench / Delco Battery 200 at the Phoenix International Speedway, 40 races ago
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #31-Evan Rudd / 7 laps / crash
39) #9-Brian Fox / 16 laps / crash
38) #04-Maria Valera / 17 laps / crash
37) #26-Derrick Edison / 22 laps / running
36) #86-Max Anderson / 22 laps / running
Gustau Odenberg picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Wednesday's Lund Look 275K at Heartland Park Topeka when his #42 Hot Wheels Chevrolet fell out with transmission problems without completing any of the 9 laps.
The finish came in his 15th career series start. Entering Season three of the truck series, Odenberg had never raced in the SCRL and would make his league and series debut at Walt Disney World, where he finished a respectable 17th place. A career best of 4th at Nazareth would be his highlight until the series made their 13th stop of the season, starting on the pole, Odenberg would lead wire-to-wire, leading every single lap, for his first career SCRL win. A disappointing 33rd at Colorado in the last event sat Odenberg inside the Top 25 in points as drivers arrived at the first road course event of the season.
On race day, Odenberg would roll off the field in the 40th and final spot, and as the field made their way around the track on the pace lap, his truck began to smoke as the driver pulled into the pits as the green flag was waved to start the race. Odenberg would pull his truck in the garage, having no crossed the start/finish line, as the team found that the Transmission was broken, and retired the truck as the leaders completed the first lap.
Rounding out the Bottom Five were drivers who all completed the race on the same lap as race winner Maria Valera: 39th went to I-70 last-place finisher the #88 PBA Tour Chevrolet of Carter Frisen, 38th went to the #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet of Joshua Rush, 37th went to the #9 Rhino Linings USA Chevrolet of Brian Fox and finishing in 36th was Colorado last-place finisher the #99 Exide Batteries Ford of James Stabilito.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #42 has finished last in a truck series race as well at Heartland Park.
*This was the first time "Transmission" has ever been listed as the reason for a driver being out in the three season history of the truck series.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #42-Gustau Odenberg / 0 laps / transmission
39) #88-Carter Frisen / 9 laps / running
38) #75-Joshua Rush / 9 laps / running
37) #9-Brian Fox / 9 laps / running
36) #99-James Stabilito / 9 laps / running
James Stabilito picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Tuesday's Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools at the Colorado National Speedway when his #99 Exide Batteries Ford was involved in a single truck crash after completing 7 of the 25 laps.
The finish came in his 14th career series start. Entering Season three of the truck series, Stabilito was one of many drivers just looking to find any success, having yet really make a name for himself in the SCRL and still looking for that first career win. He would make his truck series debut earlier in the season by finishing a uneventful 20th at Walt Disney World and ever since then his best finish has been a 5th at Loudon.
On race day, Stabilito would roll off the field in the 29th spot while rolling off last was the #13 Key Federal Savings VISA Chevrolet of Simon Fox but by the end of the first lap, the #10 A & G Coal Chevrolet of Macarron Asado would take over last, but his stay would only be for one lap as Evergreen last-place finisher the #7 Lovable Ford of Truttle would take last and would hold it until the 6th lap when the #26 Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford of Derrick Edison would take last. A lap later while under green, Stabilito tried to make it to pit road, reporting of a flat tire, but misjudged and crashed into the pit road wall, his truck fully destroyed and done for the day.
A lap later the aforementioned #10 of Macarron Asado, the #9 Rhino Linings USA Chevrolet of Brian Fox and the #21 Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevrolet of Eli Bright would be ordered by SCRL officals to pull off the track as replays would show those drivers had passed to the inside on the restart, causing them to be disqualified and placed 39th through 37th. Rounding out the bottom five was the #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet of Joshua Rush as his horrible season continued as he was caught up in a Lap 18 crash.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #99 has finished last at Colorado.
*This was the first time the #99 has finished last in a truck series race since May 26, 2017 when Rodney Crouch suffered tire problems after completing 11 of the 50 laps of the Season 2 Hanes 250 at the Martinsville Speedway, 19 races ago.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #99-James Stabilito / 7 laps / crash
39) #10-Macarron Asado / 8 laps / disqualified
38) #9-Brian Fox / 8 laps / disqualified
37) #21-Eli Bright / 8 laps / disqualified
36) #75-Joshua Rush / 18 laps / crash
Greg Lee picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Sunday's Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225 at the Louisville Motor Speedway when his #80 LCI Telecommunications Ford completed all of the 23 laps under power.
The finish came in his 37th career series start, was his first of the season, and his first in a truck series race since May 30, 2017 when he was involved in a multi-truck crash after completing 5 of the 32 laps in the Season 2 GM Goodwrench / AC Delco 300 at the Phoenix International Raceway, 14 races ago. With his 3rd last place finish, Lee is now in a four-way tie with Cam Nixey, Riley Spurlytube and Max Anderson for the most last-place finishes in the truck series.
On race day, Lee would roll off the field in the last spot, a spot he would hold until the 11th lap before the #06 Greenfield Racing Dodge of Tim Randolph would slip back to the last spot on the 12th lap before one lap later Greg Lee would take the last spot back and would hold it until he would lose the last place spot to the #9 Rhino Linings USA Chevrolet of Brian Fox on the 18th lap, and it appeared Fox as on his way to his first career last place finish in the truck series. However as the field took the white flag, Fox would pass Lee down the backstretch and handed Lee his record tying third last place truck series finish.
Rounding out the bottom five were drivers who all finished the race under power on the same lap as the race winner: 32nd went to the aforementioned #9 of Brian Fox, 31st went to the #28 Federated Auto Parts Ford of Richard Torres, 30th went to Nazareth last-place finisher the #8 Cintas Chevrolet of Mani Salado and 29th went to the aforementioned #06 of Tim Randolph.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #80 has finished last in a truck series race as well as at Louisville.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
33) #80-Greg Lee / 23 laps / running
32) #9-Brian Fox / 23 laps / running
31) #28-Richard Torres / 23 laps / running
30) #8-Mani Salado / 23 laps / running
29) #06-Tim Randolph / 23 laps / running
Zaptos Amarrados picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Saturday's Sears DieHard 200 at the Milwaukee Mile when his #66 Carlin Burners & Controls Ford of Zaptos Amarrados completed 19 of the 20 laps under power.
The finish came in his 12th career series start. Entering the Truck Series, Amarrados was one of many drivers just trying to have some good runs, having competed in several series, but never really having good runs, let alone a win. Amarrados finished 23rd in his truck series debut earlier in the season at Walt Disney World and scored a career best 2nd at Texas only two rounds ago.
On race day, Amarrados would roll off the field in the 34th spot while starting last was the #31 Concor Tool & Machine Ford of Al Lagasee, a spot he would hold onto during the first lap before the #3 GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet of Samet Ozkan would fall back to last on the 2nd lap, the #26 Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford of Derrick Edison would fall back to last on the third lap before Bristol last-place finisher the #86 Valvoline Instant Oil Change Ford of Max Anderson would take over last on the 4th and 5th laps before the #90 NHL Ford of Muhammad Zain Abdullah would fall back to last on Lap 6 and a lap later, Amarrados would enter the battle for the first time on Lap 7.
Abdullah would reclaim last on the 8th lap and as the field enter Turn 1, Amarrados's truck took a sharp turn to the right heading for the wall, his right front tire flat, but the driver was able to keep it off the wall and cost back to pit road and get four fresh times as he slipped back to last on the 9th lap. Having lost a lap to the leaders, Amarrados was never able to gain a spot and locked up his first ever last place finish.
Rounding out the bottom five were drivers who all finished the race under power on the same lap as the race winner: 39th went to the #20 Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevrolet of Steve Larker, 38th went to I-70 race winner the #19 Pennzoil Dodge of Joe Jefferson, 37th went to the aforementioned #90 of Muhammad Zain Abdullah and 36th went to Texas last place finisher the #94 Super 8 Motel Ford of Jimmy Potter.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #66 has finished last in a truck series race as well as at Milwaukee.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #66-Zaptos Amarrados / 22 laps / running
39) #20-Steve Larker / 22 laps / running
38) #19-Joe Jefferson / 22 laps / running
37) #90-Muhammad Zain Abdullah / 22 laps / running
36) #94-Jimmy Potter / 22 laps / running
Mani Salado picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Friday's NAPA Autocare 200 at the Nazareth Speedway when her #8 Cintas Chevrolet completed all of the 20 laps under power.
The finish came in her 11th career series start. Entering the Truck Series, Salado had found limited success so far in her SCRL career, having scored only one career win, that being in the SCRL CatDog Pro Series West at the Auto Club Speedway. Making her SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series debut earlier in the season, Salado finished 6th at Walt Disney World, which would be her career best until she would finish runner up to Gustavo Arocha at the New Hampshire International Speedway, which placed her 12th in points entering Nazareth.
On race day, Salado would roll off the field in the 37th spot while starting last was the #3 GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet of Samet Ozkan but by the end of the first lap the #06 Greenfield Racing Dodge of Tim Randolph had taken the last spot before the #24 Quaker State Chevrolet of Sebastian Torres would take over last on Lap 2 followed by the #2 Team ASE Racing Ford of Jay Jefferson for the 3rd lap, points leader the #9 Rhino Linings USA Chevrolet of Brian Fox would take last on the fourth lap.
The #20 Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevrolet of Steve Larker would take last on the 6th lap, the #16 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko would take last on the 7th lap before Brian Fox would retake it back on the 8th before the #12 Blake Racing Chevrolet of Riley Spurlytube would take last on the 9th lap. Spurlytube would hold last until the 12th lap when Mani Salado would enter the battle as she would be in last for two laps before Spurlytube would take it back on Lap 15. Spurlytube would remain in last all the way up until the field took the white flag, passing Salado in turn 3 and giving Saldo her first last place finish in series history.
Rounding out the bottom five were drivers who all finished the race under power on the same lap as the race winner: 39th went to the aforementioned #12 of Riley Spurlytube, 38th went to the aforementioned #2 of Jay Jefferson, 37th went to the #34 Concor Tool & Machine Ford of Al Lagasee and 36th went to the aforementioned #16 of Bafode Sacko.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #8 has finished last in a truck series race as well as at Nazareth.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #8-Mani Salado / 20 laps / running
39) #12-Riley Spurlytube / 20 laps / running
38) #2-Jay Jefferson / 20 laps / running
37) #34-Al Lagasee / 20 laps / running
36) #16-Bafode Sacko / 20 laps / running
Max Anderson picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Thursday's Loadhandler 200 at the Bristol Motor Speedway when his #86 Valvoline Instant Oil Change Ford fell out with engine problems after completing 21 of 50 laps.
The finish, which came in Anderson's 34th career series start, was his first of the season, and his first in a truck series race since May 27, 2017 when he was involved in a multi-truck crash after completing none of the 42 laps in the Season 2 Lowe's 250 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, 14 races ago. With his 3rd last place finish, Anderson is now in a three way tie with Cam Nixey and Riley Spurlytube for the most last place finishes in the truck series.
Entering Season 3 of the truck series, Anderson had already found success in other series as he has three wins to his career with those being a victory in the SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series(at Richmond), the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series(at Lakewood) and the SCRL IZOD IndyCar Series(at Walt Disney World). However in his thirty three previous truck starts, he had yet to score a win, with a best finish of 3rd at the Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex and the Tucson Raceway Park in Season 2 being his best showing, a finish he repeated again earlier this year at Walt Disney World. In his previous start at Bristol in Season 2, Anderson would survive the wrecks and finished a respectable 16th
On race day, Anderson would roll off the field in the 23rd spot while starting last was the #66 Carlin Burners & Controls Ford of Zaptos Amarrados. By the end of the first lap, the #43 Cummins Engines Dodge of Marcus Saatchi had fallen back to last on the first lap before Amarrados would take it back by lap 3, then the #16 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko would take last on the 5th lap, before Amarrados would take it back again on the 9th lap and would keep it until the 12th when the #8 Cintas Chevrolet of Mani Salado would take last before giving it up to the #90 NHL Ford of Muhammad Zain Abdullah on the 13th lap as he would keep it till the 20th lap when Salado would retake last.
Meanwhile, Anderson was running in the 22nd spot when his truck began to smoke while under a caution period, the driver quickly pulled down to the inside of the track and off the racing surface as he would drive onto pit road and into the garage, his truck officially listed as "out" by the 25th lap, by which point he had taken last on the 21st lap.
39th went to I-70 last-place finisher the #88 PBA Tour Chevrolet of Carter Frisen, who finished 7 laps down after having been involved in multiple cautions. 38th went to the aforementioned #43 of Marcus Saatchi, who was two laps down to the race winner. Rounding out the bottom five in 37th and 36th was the #06 Greenfield Racing Dodge of Tim Randolph and the aforementioned #66 Zaptos Amarrados, both only one lap down behind race winner Al Lagasee.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #86 has finished last in a truck series race as well as at Bristol.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #86-Max Anderson / 21 laps / engine
39) #88-Carter Frisen / 43 laps / running
38) #43-Marcus Saatchi / 48 laps / running
37) #06-Tim Randolph / 49 laps / running
36) #66-Zaptos Amarrados / 49 laps / running
Jimmy Potter picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Tuesday's Pronto Auto Parts 400K at the Texas Motor Speedway when his #94 Super 8 Motel Ford was involved in a multi-truck crash after 3 of 19 laps.
The finish, which came in Potter's 30th career series start, was his first of the season, and his first in a truck series race since December 24, 2016 when he suffered Camshaft problems after 14 of 30 laps in the Season 2 Ford Dealers / Ford Credit 300 at the Mesa Marin Raceway, 11 races ago.
Entering Season 3 of the truck series, Potter had found success in another form of truck racing, the ARCA Racing Truck Series as Potter would his first ever race at Gateway and ever since then he would be looking for that second career win. Unable to signup in time, Potter would take a part-time ride which was the same ride he had in Season 2 of the truck series, a best finish of 8th at Phoenix earlier in the season has been his highlight of his season.
On race day, Potter would roll off the field in 8th spot while starting last was the #99 Exide Batteries Ford of James Stabilito by the end of the first lap the #3 GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet of Samet Ozkan had fallen back to last and as the field circled around the track for lap two chaos would break out in Turn 1 as Potter would make contact with the #98 Raybestos Ford of Jason Larker as Potter would make hard contact with the outside wall nearly head on. Potter would limp around the track and into the garage, his night over and his second ever last-place finish was his as he would drop back into 40th by Lap 3.
39th went to the #16 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko who would suffer camshaft problems just one lap after Potter's exit from the race. Rounding out the bottom five was 38th through 36th were drivers taken out when a "Big One" would break out in Turn 3; 38th went to the #24 Quaker State Chevrolet of Sebastian Torres, 37th went to the #10 A & G Coal Chevrolet of Macarron Asado and finally 36th went to the aforementioned #99 of James Stabilito.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #94 has finished last in a truck series race at Texas.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #94-Jimmy Potter / 3 lap / crash
39) #16-Bafode Sacko / 4 laps / camshaft
38) #24-Sebastian Torres / 13 laps / crash
37) #10-Macarron Asado / 13 laps / crash
36) #99-James Stabilito / 14 laps / crash
Chakat Whitelion picked up the 1st last place finish of hir SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Monday's Pennzoil Discount Center 200 at the New Hampshire International Speedway when hir #18 Dana Corporation Dodge was involved in a multi-truck crash after 1 of 26 laps.
The finish came in Whitelion's 28th career series start. Entering Season 3 of the truck series, Whitelion has become one of the SCRL's most successful drivers of all time by winning four championships and is currently sitting in second place for most wins in the league overall. However after sitting out of Season 2 of the truck series, Whitelion has yet to win despite winning the overall championship in the old Classic Truck Series and a best finish of 9th in the last round at I-70 has placed hir outside the top thirty in points.
On race day, Whitelion would roll off the field in 39th spot while starting last was the #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet of Joshua Rush. As the field took the green flag, Rush would pass the #31 Concor Tool & Machine Ford of Evan Rudd who would trail the field for the first lap. As the field worked it's way down the backstretch for the second time, chaos broke out as a multi truck wreck would break out, the #18 of Whitelion having no where to go, ran into the #01 Highwallers Racing Chevrolet of Marcos Yepez, both drivers trucks completely destroyed and done for the day.
The remaining bottom five was filled up by Lap 7: 39th went to the aforementioned #01 of Marcos Yepez, 38th went to the #42 Hot Wheels Chevrolet of Gustau Odenberg, his truck damaged as well in the same Lap 1 crash, but he was able to limp around for one extra lap. 37th went to the #65 AAG Racing Chevrolet of Gatlin Downey, a victim of a broken Gearbox(he would be the lone driver out due to a mechanical issue). And lastly was 36th the #12 Blake Racing Chevrolet of Riley Spurlytube, taken out in another multi-truck wreck on the seventh lap.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #18 has finished last in a truck series race as well as at Loudon.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #18-Chakat Whitelion / 1 lap / crash
39) #01-Marcos Yepez / 1 lap / crash
38) #42-Gustau Odenberg / 2 laps / crash
37) #65-Gatlin Downey / 5 laps / gearbox
36) #12-Riley Spurlytube / 7 laps / crash
Carter Frisen picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Sunday's Western Auto / Parts America 200 at the I-70 Speedway when his #88 PBA Tour Chevrolet fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 20 laps.
The finish came in Frisen's 7th career series start. Entering Season 3 of the truck series, Carter was one of many drivers just looking for his first career win, having been winless in several series, a stat that would change rather quickly as in his first ever series start, Frisen would lead the final two laps to score his first ever win. A best finish of 6th at Homestead over the next six races resulted in Frisen being 5th in points as the series headed to I-70 for the third time in series history.
On race day, Frisen would roll off the field in 17th spot while starting last was Tucson race winner the #80 LCI Telecommunications Ford of Greg Lee, but as the field was rolling off pit road and onto the track, the #88 of Frisen begain to start smoking and the driver quickly pulled to the inside of the track to prevent oil getting on the track. Frisen would make it to pit road as the green flag came out and Frisen would pull into the garage, his truck retired as the field got to the backstretch, scoring the driver his first last place finish in series history.
The remaining bottom five were drivers who were all able to finish on the same lap as the race winner: 32nd went to the #21 Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevrolet of Eli Bright, 31st went to the #16 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko, 30th went to the #3 GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet of Samet Ozkan and finally 29th went to the #66 Carlin Burners & Controls Ford of Zaptos Amarrados.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #88 has finished last in a truck series race as well as at I-70.
*This is the first time a driver has failed to complete a lap in the truck series since December 13th, 2017, when Gustavo Arocha suffered engine failure as well in the Florida Dodge Dealers 400K at the Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, four races ago.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
33) #88-Carter Frisen / 0 laps / engine
32) #21-Eli Bright / 20 laps / running
31) #16-Bafode Sacko / 20 laps / running
30) #3-Samet Ozkan / 20 laps / running
29) #66-Zaptos Amarrados / 20 laps / running
Truttle picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Saturday's NAPACARD 200 at the Evergreen Speedway when his #7 Lovable Ford completed 19 of the 20 laps under power.
The finish, which came in Truttle's 26th career series start, was his first of the season, and his first in a truck series race since December 24, 2016 when he suffered Camshaft problems without completing a single lap in the Season 1 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic at the Phoenix International Raceway, 30 races ago.
Entering Season 3 of the truck series, Truttle had written his name in the history books by becoming the first ever champion in league history by winning the NASCAR Legends title and since then has ranked up multiple wins and currently holds several records including most wins in a season(8) and most wins in a career(23) but had yet to score a win in the truck series.
After having not compete in a race in Season 2, Truttle made his return to the series by finishing an uneventful 28th at Walt Disney World, a 5th at Tucson, 17th at Homestead, 35th at Phoenix and a 28th at Portland left him 24th in points.
On race day, Truttle would roll off the field in 32nd spot while starting last was the #98 Raybestos Ford of Jason Larker as Larker would trail the field for the first lap and entering turn one, Truttle's truck moved to the high side of the track, the driver reporting of a flat left front tire. Truttle was able to limp back to pit road and get a new tire, but doing so put him down a lap. Due to no cautions coming out, Truttle was never able to get his lap back and he was the only driver to not finish on the same lap as race leader Sebastian Torres.
The remaining bottom five was filled up by drivers who were all able to finish on the same lap as the race winner: 32nd went to the #42 Hot Wheels Chevrolet of Gustau Odenberg, 31st went to the #66 Carlin Burners & Controls Ford of Zaptos Amarrados, 30th went to SCRLASTCAR Championship points leader the #4 Link-Belt Construction Chevrolet of Jeff Bright and finishing 29th was the #13 Key Federal Savings VISA Chevrolet of Simon Fox.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #7 has finished last at Evergreen.
*This is the first time the #7 has trailed a truck series race since May 30, 2017, when Greg Lee was involved in a multi-truck crash on the 5th lap of the Season 2 GM Goodwrench / AC Delco 300 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
33) #7-Truttle / 19 laps / running
32) #42-Gustau Odenberg / 20 laps / running
31) #66-Zaptos Amarrados / 20 laps / running
30) #4-Jeff Bright / 20 laps / running
29) #13-Simon Fox / 20 laps / running
Jeff Bright picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Friday's Craftsman 200 at the Portland Speedway when his #4 Link-Belt Construction Chevrolet completed all of the 20 laps.
The finish, which came in Bright's 25th career series start, was his second of the season, his first since Walt Disney World, four races ago. The finish puts Bright into the lead in the battle for the SCRLASTCAR Championship for Season 3.
After finishing last at Walt Disney World, Bright would finish 32nd at Tucson, 38th at Phoenix before finishing a season best 11th at Homestead one round ago.
On race day, Bright would roll off the grid 24th while starting last was the #04 M-R Motorsports Chevrolet of Maria Valera but by the end of Lap #1 Tucson race winner the #80 LCI Telecommunications Ford of Greg Lee would fall back to last and would trail the field for the first two laps before the #98 Raybestos Ford of Jason Larker would take over last on the third lap before Lee would take it back on the 6th lap.
A new challenger would appear in the form of the #43 Cummins Engines Dodge of Marcus Saatchi who would trail the field before the #99 Exide Batteries Ford of James Stabilito would take over last on the 13th lap, the #24 Quaker State Chevrolet of Sebastian Torres on the 14th lap before Stabilito would take over on the 15th lap. On Lap 18, Bright would fall back to last for the first time and he would trail the field for the remaining laps and would score the second last place finish of the season.
The remaining bottom five was filled up by lap 4 by drivers who were all able to finish on the same lap as the race winner the #2 Team ASE Racing Ford of Jay Jefferson; 32nd went to the aforementioned #99 of James Stabilito, 31st went to Tucson race winner the #80 of Greg Lee, 30th went to the #21 Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevrolet of Eli Bright and 29th went to the aforementioned #24 of Sebastian Torres.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #4 has finished last at Portland.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
33) #4-Jeff Bright / 20 laps / running
32) #99-James Stabilito / 20 laps / running
31) #80-Greg Lee / 20 laps / running
30) #21-Eli Bright / 20 laps / running
29) #24-Sebastian Torres / 20 laps / running
Keith Stevens picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Thursday's Chevy Desert Star Classic at the Phoenix International Raceway when his #55 Gloy Racing Ford was involved in a multi-truck crash after 2 of 32 laps.
The finish, came in Stevens's 4th series start. Entering Season 3 of the Rainbow Dash Truck Series, Stevens had found some form of success as he had scored one career win and was hoping to continue it in this series. Stevens would finish an uneventful 24th at Phoenix in his series debut, and finishing 31st at Tucson and Homestead the past two events.
On race day Torres would roll off the grid 37th while trailing the field was the #26 Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford of Derrick Edison but when the green flag was dropped, the by the #90 NHL Ford of Muhammad Zain Abdullah had made a trip to pit road, reporting of a flat tire and his crew was able to get him back out on the track just in front of the leaders before chaos would break out.
Heading into Turn 1, the #24 Quaker State Chevrolet of Sebastian Torres would make contact with the #2 Team ASE Racing Ford of Jay Jefferson as a multi truck wreck would break out involving ten trucks as Keith Stevens was one of the first on the scene, running into the #98 Raybestos Ford of Jason Larker, giving Stevens enough damage that the team was done for the day.
The remaining bottom five was filled up by lap 4 by drivers who were involved in the same wreck; 39th went to the aforementioned #24 of Sebastian Torres, 38th went to the #01 Highwallers Racing Chevrolet of Marcos Yepez, 37th to the #76 Action Performance Chevrolet of Yang Canario and 36th to Tucson race winner the #80 LCI Telecommunications Ford of Greg Lee.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #55 has finished last in a Truck Series race as well as at Phoenix.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #55-Keith Stevens / 2 laps / crash
39) #24-Sebastian Torres / 3 laps / crash led 1 lap
38) #01-Marcos Yepez / 3 laps / crash
37) #76-Yang Canario / 3 laps / crash
36) #80-Greg Lee / 3 laps / crash
Gustavo Arocha picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in Wednesday's Florida Dodge Dealers 400K at the Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex when his #1 MW Windows Ford fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 27 laps.
The finish, came in Arocha's 3rd series start. Entering Season 3 of the Rainbow Dash Truck Series, Arocha was one of many drivers still trying to make a name for himself. Making his debut earlier in the season finishing 29th at Walt Disney World before finishing a career best in the last round at Tucson.
On race day Bright would roll off the grid starting in the last spot and as the field rolled off pit road, Arocha's truck began to smoke and he quickly turned his truck to run the low lane making sure no oil got on the track as he coasted back to the garage, his truck officially listed as "Out" by the first lap.
The remaining bottom five was filled up by lap eleven as a multi-truck wreck would break out on Lap 10 as the #21 Orleans Hotel & Casino Chevrolet of Eli Bright, Walt Disney World last place-finisher the #4 Link-Belt Construction Chevrolet of Jeff Bright, the #42 Hot Wheels Chevrolet of Gustau Odenberg and the #18 Dana Corporation Dodge of Chakat Whitelion would all be knocked out of the race.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #1 has finished last in a Truck Series race as well as at Homestead.
*This is the first time a driver has failed to complete a lap in the truck series since May 28th, 2017, when Charlie Foos suffered engine problems in the Season 2 Kragen 151 at the Sears Point Raceway.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #1-Gustavo Arocha / 0 laps / engine
39) #21-Eli Bright / 10 laps / crash
38) #4-Jeff Bright / 10 laps / crash
37) #42-Gustau Odenberg / 10 laps / crash
36) #18-Chakat Whitelion / 10 laps / crash
