Whelen Southern: James Stabilito becomes first driver to trail the field at a race track other then Caraway; gets fifth career last-place finish at Bowman Gray

James Stabilito picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series career in last Wednesday's Advance Auto Parts 199 at the Bowman Gray Stadium when his #00 G. Lopes Construction Chevrolet completed all 25 laps under power.

The finish came in his 5th career start. In the SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series, it's the 1st for car #00 and the 5th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #00 and 128th for running at the finish.

Entering Season 1 of the SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series, Stabilito had struggled to make a name for himself in the SCRL, but he did achieve something not everyone in the league can say they did; visit victory lane, which Stabilito has done one time in his career, winning in Season 3 of the SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series at the Stevens Beil / Genuine Parts 200 at the Flemington Speedway, leading wire-to-wire for his first, and so far, only career win. In his debut for the Whelen Southern Series, Stabilito finished 5th in the first event at Caraway, a spot he would repeat in the next event, finishing 6th in the third race and finishing a runner up finish in the last round at Caraway.

On race day, Stabilito would roll off starting in the 14th spot while the #4 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Chase McDowell would roll off in the 20th and final spot. McDowell's stay in the final spot last only two turns before the #2 Kleet Lumber / Reynolds Insurance Chevrolet of Carter Joey fell back to last after the first lap, before dropping Chase back to the final spot, who trailed till Lap 4 when the #07 Patterson Automotive Group Pontiac of Keith Stevens took last on Lap 4. Stabilito would enter the battle when he took last on Lap 6, but he would knock the #16 Diversified Metals Chevrolet of Chris Kyle to the final spot on Lap 9.

Kyle would lose ground with the field, losing almost a second by Lap 12, but thanks to side-by-side battling, Kyle was able to pull back within range and on Lap 15, he knocked Keith Steven into last, and Steven himself struggled to keep up, while the leaders closed in on him, only a couple seconds from lapping him. Stevens was able to find something in his car in the last five laps, as he was able to knock Stabilito back to last with three laps to go and no matter how hard he tried, Stabilito got his first last-place finish of the season.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders; Finishing 19th was the aforementioned #07 of Keith Stevens, 18th was last Caraway last-place finisher the #48 Wheelers Auto / Mr. Rooter Chevrolet of Jay Jefferson, 17th was the aforementioned #2 of Carter Joey and 16th was the #16 of Chris Kyle.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS

*This is the first time the #00 has finished last in a Whelen Southern race as well at Bowman Gray.

THE BOTTOM FIVE

20) #00-James Stabilito / 25 laps / running

19) #07-Keith Stevens / 25 laps / running

18) #48-Jay Jefferson / 25 laps / running

17) #2-Carter Joey / 25 laps / running

16) #16-Chris Kyle / 25 laps / running

Throwback ARCA TRUCK: Lowden Clear scores first last place finish at Mesa Marin

Lowden Clear picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Truck Series career in the Season 1 California 200 at the Mesa Marin Raceway when his #72 Big Blue Dodge completed all 30 laps under power.

The finish came in his 2nd career series start. Having finished 21st in his debut at the Toledo Speedway in the last round, the ARCA Truck Series stayed on the short tracks, this time going to the California and at the half mile short track the Mesa Marin Speedway.

On race day, Clear would roll off the field starting 14th while the #21 Pirate Garage Chevrolet of Gavyn Moore when the green flag fell. Due to no cautions coming out, the racing was intense with the crowd in the stands being given a great showing over the thirty laps as Clear would drop back to last around the half way mark and as much as he tried to gain spots, he was unable to and the last place spot was his. The remaining Bottom Five were filled by drivers who finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 25th was the #09 Burning Rubber Chevrolet of Wooldoor Sockbat, 24th was the #9 unsponsored Chevrolet of Laura Delano, 23rd was the #82 Champion Chevrolet of Kelly Lee and 22nd was the #26 Coyote Entertainment Chevrolet of Isaac Nicholls.

For Lowden Clear, the SCRL ARCA Truck Series would be the only place he would find success, as he would pick up his lone career wins, at Dover in the very next round before winning later on in the season at Winchester.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #72 had finished last in a ARCA truck series race as well as at Mesa Marin.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #72-Lowden Clear / 30 laps / running
25) #09-Wooldoor Sockbat / 30 laps / running
24) #9-Laura Delano / 30 laps / running
23) #82-Kelly Lee / 30 laps / running
22) #26-Isaac Nicholls / 30 laps / running

Euro Elite 1: Jeff Bright's Lap 3 crash at Hockenheimring moves him up to 7th on the all time last-place record list

Jeff Bright picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 career in Round 5 at Hockenheimring when his #1 Port Cirt Race Cars Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car crash after 3 of the 9 laps.

The finish came in his 5th career start. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1, it's the 1st for car #1 and the 2nd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 11th for the #1 and the 192nd from a crash.

Jeff Bright is a member of the Bright Family, who has competed in the SCRL for several years, to which the family has found success, while as of the posting of this blog none have won a championship, collectively they have nine career wins, with Eli scoring seven and Jeff scoring two, with his first coming in the SCRL V8 Supercar Series at the Hidden Valley Raceway, and then backing up his road course skills, Bright's second and most recent visit to victory lane was in the SCRL Formula E Series were he won at the very same Hockenheimring track. With his past success on road courses, Bright was looking forward to this brand new series. However his season started off poorly as he finished 15th at Monza, but in the next event he finished 4th, before finishing a series worst of 16th at Circuit de Spa while in the last round he finished 9th at Estroil.

On race day, Bright would roll off starting in the 23rd spot while the #51 Bobcat of Buffalo Dodge of Toby Fox rolled off the grid in the final spot, a spot he would for only three turns as chaos broke out much like in the Euro Elite 2 race, the #58 Tire Barn Ford of Mark Owens spun out in the esses, but by the end of the first lap the #31 Blackwells Auto Chevrolet of Marcus Saatchi had fallen back to last and would remain there through the caution laps. When the green came back out, it didn't take long for chaos to again come out as Bright was running behind the #58 of Mark Owens entering Turn 3 as the field stacked up, Bright was unable to slow down, running into the back of Owens, severely damaging the radiator. Bright was able to limp back to pit road and then into the garage, the car listed as "out" by lap 5, at which point he had already taken last the second he had pulled into the garage.

The remaining Bottom Five also became victims of crash damage; 23rd was the aforementioned #58 of Mark Owens, who was barely able to make it one more lap before pulling off, 22nd was Estoril last-place finisher the #65 Bobcat of Buffalo / Husky Dodge of Floyd Wilson, he himself damaged but made it to Lap 5 pulling off just before the restart, 21st was the #77 NAPA / Mohawk Dodge of Diego Yepez taken out in a crash just after the Green, White, Checkered and finishing 20th was Monza last-place finisher the #88 MSTRC Chevrolet of Said Ismail, who crashed hard in the esses on the final lap.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #1 has finished last in a Euro Elite 1 Series race as well as at Hockenheimring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #1-Jeff Bright / 3 laps / crash
23) #58-Mark Owens / 4 laps / crash
22) #65-Floyd Wilson / 5 laps / crash
21) #77-Diego Yepez / 7 laps / crash
20) #88-Said Ismail / 8 laps / crash

Euro Elite 2: Zina Al-Samarai gets first career last-place finish after Suspension failure shortly before GWC at Hockenheimring

Zina Al-Samarai picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 career in the Round 5 at Hockenheimring when his #37 Knauf Ford fell out with suspension problems after completing 7 of the 9 laps.

The finish came in his 5th career start. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2, it's the 1st for car #37 and the 1st for suspension issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #37 and the 1st for suspension issues.

Zina Al-Samarai is still a rookie in the SCRL but quickly showed that he had talent, scoring his first career win in his first ever start in the series first ever race at Monza. Finishes of 5th at Brands Hatch, 8th at Circuit de Spa and and arunner up finish at Hungaroring has him sitting as the points leader as the series arrived at Hockenheimring.

On race day, Zina Al-Samarai would roll off 13th while starting last was the #7 Motorcraft Ford of David Dryburgh. Choas broke out in the esses as by the end of the first lap, three time last-place finisher the #73 Knauf Ford of Chakat Silverpaw had taken last, hir car destroyed but limping around the track, trying to gain as many points as possible as shi remained in last until another caution came out on Lap 4 when the #46 Motorvision.tv Chevrolet of Derryl Immel spun out in the esses, damaging his car and dropping back to last as the race was then decided by officials to be extended two extra laps to give the fans a green flag finish. Just shortly before that, Zina Al-Samarai pulled onto pit road and into the garage, the team reporting the suspension had been damaged after getting damage from both wrecks, as he would be unable to complete in the Green, White, Checkered.

Finishing 13th was the #33 Mavi Jeans Chevrolet of Soran Taheri, who wrecked hard in the esses during the first lap of the GWC, the driver was ok but was unable to make it back on track.

The remaining Bottom Five were all involved in another crash during the esses on the final lap; 12th was Monza last-place finisher the #1 Leonessa Group Ford of Jason Larker, 11th was the aforementioned #7 of David Dryburgh and finishing 10th was the #90 Braxx Performance of Mani Salado.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #37 has finished last in a Euro Elite 2 Series race as well as at Hockenheimring.
*This was the first time in the five year history of the SCRL where suspension issues was the cause for a driver finishing last.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
14) #37-Zina Al-Samarai / 7 laps / suspension
13) #33-Soran Taheri / 7 laps / crash
12) #1-Jason Larker / 8 laps / crash
11) #7-David Dryburgh / 8 laps / crash
10) #90-Mani Salado / 8 laps / crash led 2 laps

Whelen: Evan Hunter's piston problem prevents him from completing a lap at New Egypt; becomes first driver in series history to fail to complete a lap

Evan Hunter picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in last Saturday's Budweiser 150 at the New Egypt Speedway when his #11 Marek Engineering Chevrolet fell out with piston problems without completing any of the 20 laps.

The finish came in his 7th career start. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 1st for car #11 and the 1st for piston issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #11 and the 8th for piston issues.

Entering Season 1 of the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, Hunter had already tasted success having scored two career wins, with his first coming in the SCRL V8 Supercar Series at Lakeside International Raceway over one year ago and his most recent in the Season 1 SCRL CatDog Pro Series East event at the Virginia International Raceway. In his Whelen debut, Hunter finished a disappointing 16th at Thompson, a finish he would repeat in the next round at Martinsville, a position he would do one spot better, a 15th, at Stafford one race later. With only a finish of 15th being his best in the first three races, Hunter came back to Martinsville with redemption, starting first, Hunter would lead 49 of the 50 laps to score win #3. After finishing 13th at the first ever dirt event at New Egypt, win #4 came at Waterford Speedbowl as he led 17 of the 20 laps to become the first ever two time winner in Whelen Series history.

On race day, Hunter would roll off starting in the 20th spot while starting last was Waterford last-place finisher the #1 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Anthony Lopez. As the cars began to roll off to begin their pace lap, Hunter's car refused to start, stalling on the track. The car was quickly towed back to the garage, where the team discovered that the piston was broken and the car was officially listed as "out" by Lap 3.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 23rd was the #52 Dari-Farms Ice Cream of Patrick Smith, 22nd was the #99 Gearhart Chevrolet of Joshua Rush, 21st was the #0 Stakey's Pumpkins / Jessup Chevrolet of Carter Friesen and finishing 20th was the #28 Fuel Carrier Corp. Chevrolet of Riley Spurlytube.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #11 has finished last in a Whelen race as well as at New Egypt.
*This is the first time in SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series competition a driver has failed to complete a lap.
*This was the first time a driver has failed to complete a lap in a SCRL race since Chakat Silverpaw failed to complete a lap in Round 4 at Hungaroring in the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 division.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #11-Evan Hunter / 0 laps / piston
23) #52-Patrick Smith / 20 laps / running
22) #99-Joshua Rush / 20 laps / running
21) #0-Carter Friesen / 20 laps / running
20) #28-Riley Spurlytube / 20 laps / running

Whelen Southern: Jay Jefferson's starting violation at Caraway gives him 5th career last-place finish

Jay Jefferson picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series career in last Tuesday's SCRL Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 at the Caraway Speedway when his #48 Wheelers Auto / Mr. Rooter Chevrolet completed all 15 laps under power.

The finish came in his 4th career start. In the SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series, it's the 1st for car #48 and the 4th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #48 and 127th for reason running at the finish.

Jay Jefferson is one of the most successful drivers in the five year history of the SCRL, as he has picked up nine career wins, one higher then brother Joe Jefferson, which his last victory coming in Season 2 of the SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series by becoming the first ever winner at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Jay was one of twenty drivers to sign up for the Whelen's second highest division, the Southern Series. In his debut for the series, Jay finished a disappointing 16th at Caraway, while in the very next event, he scored career win #9 in the second event at Caraway and in the last event he finished 9th at the third round at Caraway.

Jay Jefferson jumps the start.

On race day, Jefferson would roll off starting in the 2nd spot while the #41 Kernersville Motorsports Dodge of Ty Dent would roll off in the 20th and final spot. Dent's stay in the final spot last only a couple of seconds as Jay would jump the start, beating the #10 of Mitchell Collins to the line by nearly a full car length. Much like how Jim Marks had been blacked flagged in the first ever Caraway event, Jay was stripped of his lead and scored last due to not given the lead back.


The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 19th was the #11 S&R Motor Co. / Pegg Realty Dodge of TJ Dent, 18th was the #99 Supreme Mfg. Co. Chevrolet of Jeremy Baylor, 17th was the #5 Ebersole Excavating Chevrolet of Adam McDowell and 16th the #07 Patterson Automotive Group Pontiac of Keith Stevens.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #48 has finished last at Caraway as well as in a Whelen Southern race.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #48-Jay Jefferson / 15 laps / running
19) #11-TJ Dent / 15 laps / running
18) #99-Jeremy Baylor / 15 laps / running
17) #5-Adam McDowelll / 15 laps / running
16) #07-Keith Stevens / 15 laps / running

Throwback ARCA: Late race wreck at Atlanta gives Richard Torres first last-place finish in the ARCA Series

Richard Torres picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Season 1 Pork The Other White Meat 400 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway when his #09 Hudson Performance Drivelines Dodge was involved in a multi-car crash after 22 of the 33 laps.

The finish came in his 2nd career start. Richard Torres is part of the legendary Torres family, along with his brother Sebastian, the Torres family is the most successful family in the five year history of the SCRL with Sebastian having 13 career wins, which ranks him 7th all time, along with winning 3 titles. Richard himself has picked up 5 career wins along the way to scoring 1 championship. Richard made his series debut at Daytona in the previous round, finishing a disappointed 25th after being caught up in a wreck with less then five laps to go.

On race day, Torres would roll off 4th while starting last was the #00 Thunder 2 Chevrolet of Matt Johnson when the field took the green flag. During the event several cautions would break out by no one would be knocked out of the race until with less then fifteen laps to go, that changed quickly. On Lap 22, Torres, who was running in 16th at the time, was spun out by the #99 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford of Eric Wayne coming out of Turn 4 as Torres hit the outside wall hard before sliding down the track right in the path of the #68 Kimmel Racing Ford of Nick Kennedy, with Kennedy hitting Torres in the driver's door, sending him back across the track and hitting the outside wall again. Amazingly both Torres and Kennedy would limp back to the pits, but both pulled into the garage, with Kennedy being placed higher since he completed one more lap.

31st was the #82 Text Salute to 50555 of Zachary Fitzwater, who had gotten damage from the first caution, fell one lap down and was never able to get it back. The remaining Bottom Five was in 30th the #06 Wayne Peterson Racing Ford of Tim Holiday and 29th the #17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford of Tommy Hudson, both of whom finished on the same lap as the race leaders.

Richard Torres stills competes in selected series from time to time.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #09 had finished last in a ARCA Series race as well as at Atlanta.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
33) #09-Richard Torres / 22 laps / crash
32) #68-Nick Kennedy / 23 laps / crash
31) #82-Zachary Fitzwater / 32 laps / running
30) #06-Tim Holiday / 33 laps / running
29) #17-Tommy Hudson / 33 laps / running led 1 lap

Euro Elite 1: Floyd Wilson gets first career last-place finish at Estoril

Floyd Wilson picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 career in Round 4 at Autodromo do Estoril when his #65 Bobcat of Buffalo / Husky Dodge completed all 9 laps under power.

The finish came in his 4th career start. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1, it's the 1st for car #65 and the 2nd for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 1st for the #65 and the 126th for running at the finish.

Floyd Wilson is a relative rookie when it comes to racing in the SCRL, having not much experience entering season 1 of the brand new series. In his series debut, Wilson finished a disappointing 20th at Monza, a position he would finish one spot higher at Brands Hatch before scoring a career best 15th at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps one race ago as the series made their first ever stop in Lisbon, Portugal at the four mile road course at Autodromo do Estoril.

On race day, Wilson would roll off starting in the 21st spot while the #77 NAPA / Mohawk Dodge of Diego Yepez rolled off the grid in the final spot, a spot he would hold for the first two laps before the #32 Sweeteners Plus Chevrolet of Max Anderson fell back to last for Lap 3 but by Turn 3, Anderson had knocked Wilson back to last, and as much as Wilson tried, he could never move up, and the first last-place finish of his career was his.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 23rd was aforementioned #32 of Max Anderson, 22nd was the #98 Wave Energy Drink of Muhammad Zain Abdullah, 21st was the #44 of Greg Lee and finishing 20th was the #39 of Matt Hamill.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #65 has finished last in a Euro Elite 1 Series race as well as at Estoril.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #65-Floyd Wilson / 9 laps / running
23) #32-Max Anderson / 9 laps / running
22) #98-Muhammad Zain Abdullah / 9 laps / running
21) #44-Greg Lee / 9 laps / running
20) #39-Matt Hamill / 9 laps / running

Throwback TRUCK: Josh Nixey's disqualification gives him first career last place finish at Tucson

Josh Nixey picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in the Season 1 Racing Champions 200 at the Tucson Raceway Park when his #43 Comfrey Corner / U.S. Bobsled Team Chevrolet was disqualified after completing 11 of the 25 laps.

The finish came in his 2nd career series start. Nixey had made his debut at the series's first race in the previous race at Phoenix as Nixey started 17th but by the time the Checkered Flag flew, Nixey had worked his way up and finished 5th spot as the series stayed in the state of Arizona but this time went to the short track in Tucson for the first ever night race in series history.

On race day, Nixey would roll off the field in 17th while starting last was for the second race in a row the #52 AC Delco Chevrolet of Cesar Chavez, a spot he would hold for most of the race, even through the first caution which came out on Lap 8. When the green flag came back out, Chavez still trailed the field but as the field raced around the track, Nixey pulled into the pits, having been given the black flag as it was later shown he had jumped the restart, his day over. Oddly enough, seconds later the #32 Straight Arrow / Mane 'n Tail Ford of Sebastian Torres also pulled into the pits, himself disqualified by the officials as well for passing to the left before the start/finish line.

The remaining Bottom Five were filled by drivers who finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 38th went to the #31 Performance Race Cars USA Chevrolet of Truttle, 37th went to the #2 Ultra Custom Wheels / ASE  Ford of Josh Barker and finishing 36th was the #30 Taylor Togs Dodge of Cole Nixey.

Josh's career in the SCRL would provide some success as he would pick up 3 career wins, which ties him with his brother Cam Nixey. The Nixey family as a whole hasn't competed in a SCRL series for awhile now, and the status of them is unknown.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #43 had finished last in a truck series race as well as at Tucson.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #43-Josh Nixey / 11 laps / disqualified
39) #32-Sebastian Torres / 11 laps / disqualified
38) #31-Truttle / 25 laps / running
37) #2-Josh Barker / 25 laps / running
36) #30-Cole Nixey / 25 laps / running

Euro Elite 2: Chakat Silverpaw scores third last-place finish in a row after withdrawing at Hungaroring

Chakat Silverpaw on track at Brands Hatch.

Chakat Silverpaw picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 career in the Round 4 at Hungaroring when his #73 Knauf Ford withdrew from the race without completing any of the 10 laps.

The finish came in his 4th career start, was his first on the circuit since September 17, 2018 in Round 3 at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps when he was involved in a single car crash after completing 3 of the 6 laps, 1 race ago. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2, it's the 3rd for car #73 and the 1st for reason of did not start. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #73 and just the 5th for reason of did not start.

After getting his second straight last-place finish at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, the second ever Chakat to race in league history was hoping to just finish the race as the series made their first ever trip to the 2.722 mile Hungaroring road course in Mogyorod, Hungary. 

The entry list for the race grew yet again for the second race in a row to 14 as Ace Horsebutt, who had competed in the first race of the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series at Thompson, withdrew from that series and travled across the pond and signed up to compete in the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2.

However before the race day began, Silverpaw's team decided to withdraw as their car wasn't prepared in time for the event as the team decided to focus their efforts for Round 5 at Hockenheim in Germany.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 13th was the #28 Micromoney of Turd Ferguson, 12th was the #8 Italicus Ford of Leroy Jones, 11th was the #33 Mavi Jeans Chevrolet of Soran Taheri and finishing 10th was the #27 Whelen Chevrolet of Jimmy Potter.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #73 has finished last at Hungaroring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
14) #73-Chakat Silverpaw / 0 laps / did not start
13) #28-Turd Ferguson / 10 laps / running
12) #8-Leroy Jones / 10 laps / running
11) #33-Soran Taheri / 10 laps / running
10) #27-Jimmy Potter / 10 laps / running

Whelen: Anthony Lopez gets first last place-finish of the season at Waterford

Anthony Lopez picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in Tuesday's M.J. Sullivan 100 at the Waterford Speedway when his #1 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 6th career start. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 1st for car #1 and the 4th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 10th for the #1 and the 125th for running at the finish.

Entering Season 1 of the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, Lopez is one of a few drivers who have tasted success in the SCRL, having scored two wins in the SCRL V8 Supercar Series, at Queensland and later on at Road America, however that was in August of 2017, a full year ago since he has visited victory lane. At the same time, Lopez has also struggled to finish races, having scored four career last-place finishes entering the Whelen Series. In his Whelen debut, Lopez finished 20th at Thompson, and a finished of 3rd in the second event at Martinsville is his career best so far as the series visited the Waterford Speedbowl for the first time in league and series history.

On race day, Lopez would roll off starting in the 23rd spot while the #38 P.A.S.E. Corporation Chevrolet of Jack Lagasee would roll off last and would trail the field for the first lap before knocking the #09 Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet of Kyle Hunter back to the final spot on Lap 2, who then passed the #88 Buzz Chez Chevrolet / GT Vodka of Dexter Black, as Black would trail till Lap 7 when the first caution came out as Kyle Hunter was spun out on the frontstretch, being forced to make a pitstop for repairs. When the green came back out, Hunter knocked Thompson last-place finisher the #59 Space Fitters / Ed Bennett Prop. Chevrolet of Zachary Fitzwater back to the final spot on Lap 14, but the very next lap, Fitzwater passed Lopez on Lap 15, who then fell nearly three seconds behind by the time the Checkered Flag flew.

The remaining Bottom Five was; 23rd was the aforementioned #38 of Jack Lagasee, 22nd was the aforementioned #09 of Kyle Hunter, 21st was the aforementioned #59 of Zachary Fitzwater and finishing 20th was the A-Best Forklift Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #1 has finished last in a Whelen race as well as at Waterford.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #1-Anthony Lopez / 20 laps / running
23) #38-Jack Lagasee / 20 laps / running
22) #09-Kyle Hunter / 20 laps / running
21) #59-Zachary Fitzwater / 20 laps / running
20) #48-Bafode Sacko / 20 laps / running

Whelen: Danyal Gitirokh trails the field in series first ever dirt event at New Egypt

Danyal Gitirokh picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in Monday's Spring Fling at the New Egypt Speedway when his #57 M-M Stone Chevrolet completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 5th career start. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 1st for car #57 and the 2nd for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 2nd for the #57 and the 124th for running at the finish.

Entering season 1 of the returning SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, Gitirokh is one of many drivers still trying to make a name for himself in the SCRL, having yet to visit victory lane, despite competing in several series. Gitirokh made his Whelen debut by finishing 22nd at Thompson, but a career best of 7th at the first Martinsville event is his best finish as the series entered the first ever dirt track even in series history at the New Egypt Speedway, due to no paved version being made.

On race day, Gitirokh would roll off starting in the 20th spot while the #3 D & H Potato Farms Chevrolet of Nick Kennedy would roll off last, but his stay wouldn't last long as the #0 Stakey's Pumpkins / Jessup Chevrolet of Carter Friesen was knocked back to last and remained in last till Lap 3 when Gitirokh entered the battle for the first time, as he would lose ground with the field, remaining in last till Lap 12 when Thompson last-place finisher the #59 Space Fitters / Ed Bennett Prop. Chevrolet of Zachary Fitzwater fell back to last on Lap 12, but quickly passed Gitirokh on Lap 13, and no matter how hard he tried, Gitirokh was unable to pass Fizwater, and the first last-place finish of his career was his.

The remaining Bottom Five was; 23rd the aforementioned #59 of Zachary Fitzwter, 22nd was the #28 Fuel Carrier Corp. Chevroley of Riley Spurlytube, 21st was the #99 Gearhart Chevrolet of Joshua Rush and finishing 20th was the #43 Supreme Mfg. Co. Chevrolet of Marko Tellez.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #57 has finished last in a Whelen race as well as at New Egypt.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #57-Danyal Gitirokh / 20 laps / running
23) #59-Zachary Fitzwater / 20 laps / running
22) #28-Riley Spurlytube / 20 laps / running
21) #99-Joshua Rush / 20 laps / running
20) #43-Marko Tellez / 20 laps / running

Whelen: Eddie Wycombe's bad luck at Martinsville continues with second straight mechanical problem

Eddie Wycombe picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the September 21st's Azalea 150 at the Martinsville Speedway when his #42 Patterson Farm / NAPA / Spafco Chevrolet fell out with engine problems after completing 38 of the 50 laps.

The finish came in his 4th career start, was his first on the circuit since September 7, 2018 in the Miller Time 500 at the Martinsville Speedway when he fell out after 26 of the 50 laps due to camshaft problems, 2 races ago. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 2nd for car #42 and the 1st for reason by engine. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #42 and 32nd for reason by engine.

After getting his first career last-place finish at Martinsville, Wycombe was determined to proove it was a one time thing, as in the very next next event, Wycombe finished a series best 2nd place to Eli Bright at Stafford and afterwards was determined to come back to Martinsville and look for redemption at the track.

On race day, Wycombe would roll off starting in the 6th spot while the #48 A-Best Forklift Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko would roll off last and would trail the field till Lap 4 when he knocked the #88 Buzz Chez Chevrolet / GT Vodka of Dexter Black back to the final spot as Black lost touch with the field until Lap 16 when Black knocked the #1 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Anthony Lopez to the final spot for Lap 17 before Black was knocked back to last the very next lap on Lap 17. Black would once again lose ground with the field yet again, falling almost two seconds behind by Lap 37. By Lap 37, Wycombe had fallen back to 12th and was entering Turn 2 when his engine exploded as smoke came out from behind the car as Wycome slowed entering the backstretch, spilling out in the oil as his car was hit by the #43 Supreme Mfg. Co. Chevrolet of Marko Tellez before moving on. Wycombe's car was towed back to the garage, his car listed as "out" by Lap 40.

The remaining Bottom Five was; 23rd was the #71 Draco / Purple Spring / Fluidyne Chevrolet of Daniel Bouchard, 22nd was the #09 Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet of Kyle Hunter, 21st was the aforementioned #88 of Dexter Black and 20th was the #28 Fuel Carrier Corp. Chevroley of Riley Spurlytube, all of whom was a lap down to the race leaders.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time a driver has finished last due to engine problems in a Whelen race.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #42-Eddie Wycombe / 38 laps / engine
23) #71-Daniel Bouchard / 49 laps / running
22) #09-Kyle Hunter / 49 laps / running
21) #88-Dexter Black / 49 laps / running
20) #28-Riley Spurlytube / 49 laps / running