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
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