The finish occurred in his 32nd career series start. In the SCRL Busch Series, it's the 1st for car #17 and the 28th for reason by crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #17 and 188th for reason by crash.
Entering Season 2 of the busch series, Sabre Jr. has proven to be one of the most successful rookies in league history as he has already scored a championship, in the SCRL CatDog Pro Series East and scoring two career wins, at Daytona and Loudon. In his series debut, Sabre Jr. finished 7th at Daytona, a finish he would repeat in the spring event at Hickory before scoring a runner up at North Wilkesboro, losing in a photo finish to Chris Kyle. In the very next event, Sabre Jr. led 28 of the 30 laps and scored his first career busch win, Sabre Jr. would score two more wins since, at IRP and the second Richmond Fairgrounds event. In the three previous events at Orange County, Sabre Jr. has a best finish of 25th and was looking to improve on his average finishing position.
On race day, Sabre Jr. rolled off the starting grid in 23rd while starting last was the summer South Boston last-place finisher the #1 New Con Leasing Pontiac of Carter Friesen, a spot he would hold only two turns before the #89 unsponsored Pontiac of Toby Fox, who lost ground with the field, trailing nearly five seconds by the tenth lap and on Lap 12 was only car lengths in front of the race leaders before chaos broke out in Turn 3. While running in 5th, the #93 unsponsored Pontiac of Brian Fox lost control and spun out in Turn 3, behind him Sammy Sabre Jr., who had moved up to 19th, lost control as well, spinning out and hitting the outside wall before coming back down the track right in front of the #4 unsponsored Pontiac of AJ Jones, sending Sabre Jr. for a flip as his car was completing destroyed and giving him his first last place finish, being listed as "out" by Lap 14.
Finishing 32nd was two-time last-place finisher the #88 unsponsored Pontiac of Ryan Bowyer, he himself got damage from the wreck, drove around the track under the caution laps before pulling into the garage, his day over just five laps from the finish. Finishing 31st was Ryan's brother the #90 unsponsored Pontiac of Matt Bowyer, who finished a lap down to the race leaders. Finishing 30th was two-time last-place finisher the #45 Luck Stone Pontiac of Patrick Smith, trapped one lap down after he also got damage from the lone caution of the day.
Rounding out the Bottom Five in 29th was fall Bristol last-place finisher the #23 Miller High Life Pontiac of Samet Ozkan, the last car to finish on the same lap as the race leaders.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #17 has finished last in a busch series race as well at Orange County.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
33) #17-Sammy Sabre Jr. / 13 laps / crash
32) #88-Ryan Bowyer / 15 laps / crash
31) #90-Matt Bowyer / 19 laps / running
30) #45-Patrick Smith / 19 laps / running
29) #23-Samet Ozkan / 20 laps / running
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