Trucks: Early crash makes Jimmy Potter first driver to finish last in a truck series race at Texas

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