The finish came in his 2nd career start. Oreius Centaur is known for creating this league that has been around for five years, but back in 2014, Oreius was on the down swing of his career. While he had a great career in the Legends Series, Oreius had willingly skilled down his schedule to allow other drivers to compete, but would race in special series and decided to compete in the East Series. In a action packed race, Oreius scored the historic win and became the first driver to win in the East Series in the series debut at Daytona. Before the race even started, the field was cut from 23 cars to 22 as the #7 Woods Towing & Transportation of Draco Drakul decided to pull out from the race, deciding to run only a part-time schedule and focus only on the bigger events.
On race day, Oreius would roll off starting in the 6th spot while the #99 Boost Mobile Toyota of Dan Bandon rolled off in the last spot. By the end the first lap, chaos broke out on the backstretch as Oreius was spun out, slamming into the inside wall. Amazingly, Oreius kept on driving, but came up onto the track, right in front of the #47 PMC / Health Bridge Imaging Toyota of Devin Olasin, sending both cars into the Turn 4 head on, destroying both cars as Oreius would score his first last-place finish.
Olasin would complete one more lap before pulling into the garage, his day done, just seconds before the #22 Race Alert / Oakley Tank Lines Dodge of Jimmy Green, who also got damage in the same wreck, pulled into the garage, being scored 20th. The aforementioned #99 of Dan Bandon and the #96 Emco Gears / Blue Ox Chevrolet of Jesse Turner, both of whom was taken out in the second caution on Lap 17.
Oreius Centaur would compete for another three years, never winning a championship, but picking up 17 career wins in the SCRL, his last being in his final start, the Season 1 SCRL ARCA Truck Series California 200 at the Mesa Marin Raceway. Due to fan backlash at the league owner winning in his own league, despite the fact other league owners doing the same thing, Oreius decided to retire from ever racing again to allow others a spot. Oreius currently runs this site, the official Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel where this league is hosted as well as competing in another YouTube league owned by Chris Kyle, aka NR Leagues, where he has over 40 career wins and is a former champion in the ISCR Lowe's Sportman Series.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #50 had finished last at Bristol as well as in a East Series race.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #50-Oreius Centaur / 1 lap / crash
21) #47-Devin Olasin / 2 laps / crash
20) #22-Jimmy Green / 2 laps / crash
19) #99-Dan Bandon / 17 laps / crash
18) #96-Jesse Turner / 17 laps / crash
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