Trucks: Early tire problem gives Greg Lee most last-place finishes in Truck Series history at Watkins Glen

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