Kyle Mests picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Strictly Stock Series career at the Langhore Speedway when his #24 unsponsored Plymouth completed all 10 laps under power.
The finish came in his 4th start. Mests had proven himself in the SCRL as he had scored four career wins in several other series before signing up for the biggest series the league had to offer. Mests finished an impressive 3rd in the series first ever race at the Charlotte dirt track, finishing 17th in the series first ever road course event at Beach & Road Course before finishing a disappointing 37th at Hillsborough in the last round.
The entry list for the Langhorne race was a twenty one car field, the smallest in series history, as half of the drivers decided to race this event while the other half chose to race at the Hamburg Speedway that was being held the same day.
On race day, Mests would roll off starting in the 6th spot while the #28 Oldsmobile of Cam Nixey would roll off in the last spot. Due to the lack of cautions, the racing action was intense at both the front of the field and the rear as by the end of the 10th lap, Mests had found himself trailing the field, scoring his first last-place finish.
Rounding out the Bottom Five was drivers who finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 20th was the #2 unsponsored Ford of Dexter Black, 19th was the #7 Hudson of Evan Hunter, 18th was the #46 Chrysler of Rubens Wanderley and 17th was the #190 Oldsmobile of Luke Rainey.
Mests career at this point was on the decline as Mests never visited victory lane since before the series started, but the driver does still compete now and then in several SCRL Series.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #24 had finished last in the Cup Series as well as at Langhorne.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
21) #24-Kyle Mests / 10 laps / running
20) #2-Dexter Black / 10 laps / running
19) #7-Evan Hunter / 10 laps / running
18) #46-Rubens Wanderley / 10 laps / running
17) #190-Luke Rainey / 10 laps / running
Mark Owens picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 career in Round 10 at Circuit de Monaco when his #58 Tire Barn Ford completed all 8 laps under power.
The finish, which came in his 10th career start, was his first on the circuit since December 7, 2017, in Round 7 at Red Bull Ring where he also completed all 9 laps under power, 3 races ago. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1, it's the 2nd for car #58 and the 5th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #58 and the 144th for running at the finish.
Owens has struggled to make a name for himself in the SCRL and ever since his first career last place finish at Red Bull Ring, Owens finished 11th in the next round at Catalunya and a 5th at Hungaroring, which is his third best finish of his career after a 2nd in the series first race at Monza and a 3rd at Estoril.
On race day, Owens rolled off from the final spot when the green flag flew as drivers raced around the 19 turn 3.337 km(2.074 mile) street road course, and thanks to a tight race track and conditions, Owens struggled to and was unable to pass anyone despite two cautions flying during the event, easily giving Owen's his second last-place finish in the last four races.
The remaining Bottom Five were: 23rd was the #51 Bobcat of Buffalo Dodge of Toby Fox, 22nd was #57 unsponsored Ford of Mitchell Joey, 21st was two-time and current SCRLASTCAR championship points leader the #65 Bobcat of Buffalo / Husky Dodge of Adrian Ford and 20th was the #39 Sweeteners Plus Chevrolet of Matt Hamill.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #58 has finished last at Monaco.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #58-Mark Owens / 8 laps / running
23) #51-Toby Fox / 8 laps / running
22) #57-Mitchell Joey / 8 laps / running
21) #75-Adrian Ford / 8 laps / running
20) #39-Matt Hamill / 8 laps / running
dragonboy picked up the 1st last place finish of his ONL NASCAR Legends Series career in the Season 1 Richmond 500 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway when his #64 Woodfield Ford completed 48 of the 50 laps under power.
The finish came in his 3rd career start. After finishing a disappointing 19th in his series debut at Riverside, dragonboy responded in the next round by finishing 7th at Ontario as the series moved across the country to Richmond, Virginia for the first ever short track event of the season.
On race day, dragonboy would roll off starting in the 14th spot while the #32 Bestline Products Plymouth of Draco Drakul would start in the last spot when the green flag fell. Much like with all of Season 1, results and information are hard to come by, but it is known that by the time the Checkered Flag flew, dragonboy had fallen two laps down and scored his first-last place finish.
Finishing 19th was the #6 unsponsored Dodge of Nitahbk, who also finished two laps down, 18th was the aforementioned #32 of Draco Drakul, 17th was the #34 unsponsored Ford of Trail Blazer and rounding out the Bottom Five in 16th was Atecom, all of whom who finished one lap down.
The career of dragonboy would turn out to be successful as he would pick up four career wins as well as picking up a championship, winning the Season 2 IROC Championship. Currently dragonboy hasn't competed in years, having left the league to do other things.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #64 had finished last in a Legends race as well as at Richmond.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #64-dragonboy / 48 laps / running
19) #6-Nitahbk / 48 laps / running
18) #32-Draco Drakul / 49 laps / running
17) #34-Trail Blazer / 49 laps / running
16) Atecom / 49 laps / running
Zina Al-Samarai picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 career in Round 10 at Circuit de Monaco when his #37 Knauf Ford was involved in a single car crash after completing 1 of the 12 laps
The finish came in his 10th career start, was his first on the circuit since December 24, 2018, in Round 8 at Catalunya after he suffered camshaft problems without completing any of the 8 laps, 2 races ago. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2, it's the 3rd for car #37 and the 2nd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #37 and the 202nd for running at the finish.
Despite winning the very first race in series history at Monza, Al-Samarai's season has been a disappointment, scoring two last-place finishes and ranking low in points at the series entered round #10 at Circuit de Monaco, in Monte Carlo, Monaco for the very first time in series history.
On race day, Al-Samarai rolled off starting 6th while the #24 LeasePlan-Banden MD Chevrolet of Makaboo rolled off from the final spot, but he wouldn't stay there for too long as by Turn 5, Samarai had lost control and smacked the outside guardrail, causing damage to his car, bringing out not only the first caution of the day, but knocking Samarai out of the race.
Finishing in 16th was the #33 Mavi Jeans Chevrolet of Soran Taheri, who suffered tire problems on Lap 6, while the race was extended by way of the Green, White, Checkered rule, and remained two laps down the rest of the event, the only other driver to not finish on the same lap as the race leaders.
The remaining Bottom Five were; 15th the #78 Braxx Racing Ford of Connor Thunder, 14th was the #24 of Makaboo and 13th was Red Bull Ring last-place finisher the #27 Whelen Chevrolet of Jimmy Potter.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #37 has finished last at Monaco.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
17) #37-Zina Al-Samarai / 1 lap / crash
16) #33-Soran Taheri / 10 laps / tire
15) #78-Connor Thunder / 12 laps / running
14) #24-Makaboo / 12 laps / running
13) #27-Jimmy Potter / 12 laps / running
Eli Bright picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in last Thursday's the All-In-One Twins at the Oxford Plains Speedway when his #8 Al's Mobile Home Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 7 of 20 laps.
The finish came in his 26th career start. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 1st for car #8 and the 11th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 11th for the #8 and the 201st from a crash.
Bright was one of few drivers who had tasted success in the SCRL before signing up to compete in the Whelen Series, having picked up six career wins. In his debut for the series, Bright finished 18th at Thompson and then a 15th in the next round at Martinsville. In his third career start, Bright tasted success, winning at the series first ever event at Stafford for his seventh career win. Ever since his victory, Bright picked up 4 more Top 5 finished, a best of 3rd twice at New Egypt, Holland and in the last round at Shangri-La, along the way to 10 Top 10 finishes and was looking to continue his hot streak at the quarter of a mile track.
On race day, Bright rolled off starting 17th while 3 time last-place finisher the #42 Patterson Farm / NAPA / Spafco Chevrolet of Eddie Wycombe but by the time the field had gone through the first two turns, Wycombe had knocked first Thompson last-place finisher the #59 Space Fitters / Ed Bennett Prop. Chevrolet of Zachary Fitzwater as he struggled to stay in contact with the back of the field as "something just seemed off" the driver reported back to his crew as he remained in the field spot for the first six laps until a spin brought the battle for last to the end. Bright was battling for the 15th spot when he was spun out in Turn 4 and smacked the wall, damaging his car and ending his day.
For Fitzwater, his car was never right, losing three laps over the entire race and was the only other driver to not finish on the lead lap.
The remaining Bottom Five were: 23rd was the #4 Overland Driveshaft Chevrolet of AJ Jones, 22nd was second Holland last-place finisher the #28 Fuel Carrier Corp. Chevrolet of Riley Spurlytube and 21st was two-time last-place finisher the #34 American Powder Coating / Warner Chevrolet of Al Lagasee.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #8 has finished last in the Whelen Series as well at Oxford Plains.
*This is the first time Bright has trailed a field since November 13, 2017, where he suffered camshaft trouble after completing 7 of 25 laps of the Season 1 SCRL CatDog Pro Series East G-Oil 100 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #8-Eli Bright / 7 laps / crash
24) #59-Zachary Fitzwater / 17 laps / running
23) #4-AJ Jones / 20 laps / running
22) #28-Riley Spurlytube / 20 laps / running
21) #34-Al Lagasee / 20 laps / running
Kyle Hunter picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Southern Tier 200 at the Shangri-La Motor Speedway when his #09 Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 20 laps.
The finish came in his 25th career start. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 1st for car #09 and the 4th for engine issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #09 and the 35th for engine issues.
Evan is one of several drivers who had tasted brief success in the SCRL, having one career win, in Season 1 of the SCRL CatDog Pro Series East at South Boston and was looking to make a name for himself in the Whelen Series since he hadn't competed in the original series when it was created in 2014. In his series debut, Kyle finished 11th in the first Thompson race, 14th in the next round at Martinsville, 6th in the first Stafford race, 22nd in the second Martinsville race, 19th in the first ever dirt race in series history at New Egypt, 22nd at Waterford, 18th in the second New Egypt race, 17th at Spencer, 9th at Riverhead, 10th at Twin State, 17th at Stafford, 9th at Thompson, 11th in the third event at New Egypt.
In the 14th race of the season, Evan scored his series best finish, a 4th in the first event at Holland, 22nd in the second Holland race, before in the next event Kyle improved on his career best by scoring a runner up at Riverhead. A 14th at Catamount, 4th at Star, before scoring his 2nd runner up finish at Thompson, 17th at Waterford, 7th at Riverhead, 11th at Stafford a 22nd at Thompson and finally in his 24th career start, Evan picked up his second career win at the series first ever race at Pocono in the last round.
On race day, Evan was scheduled to roll off starting 17th while starting last was Twin State last-place finisher the #48 A-Best Forklift Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko. As soon as the command was given, Evan's car began to start smoking and he drove around the apron of the track before pulling onto pit road and then into the garage, his team looking and finding that the engine was beyond repair, the car officially retired by Lap 2.
Finishing 24th was Catamount last-place finisher the #43 Supreme Mfg. Co. Chevrolet of Marko Tellez, who also made a trip to pit road before the green came out and he lost a lap early, unable to get it back due to no cautions coming out.
The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 23rd was second Holland last-place finisher the #28 Fuel Carrier Corp. Chevrolet of Riley Spurlytube, 22nd was first Riverhead last-place finisher the #99 Gearhart Chevrolet of Joshua Rush and 21st was first Waterford last-place finisher the #1 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Anthony Lopez
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #09 has finished last in the Whelen Series as well at Shangri-La.
*This is the first time a driver has failed to complete a lap since Marko Tellez also suffered engine issues in the December 24, SCRL Doubleheader at the Catamount Stadium, 8 races ago.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #09-Kyle Hunter / 0 laps / engine
24) #43-Marko Tellez / 19 laps / running
23) #28-Riley Spurlytube / 20 laps / running
22) #99-Joshua Rush / 20 laps / running
21) #1-Anthony Lopez / 20 laps / running
Connor Thunder picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL V8 Supercar Series career in the Chill Perth 360 at the Barbagallo Raceway when his #55 Autobarn Toyota suffered clutch problems without completing any of the 12 laps.
The finish came in his 1st career start.
At this point in his career, Connor was still looking to make a name for himself in the SCRL, having competed in several series, but had yet to truly make a name for himself, or pick up that first career win. Connor was one of forty drivers to signup to compete in the 15 race schedule to see who would be the first ever champion.
On race day, Thunder was to rolled off starting in the final spot, but just after the command was given to start the engines, Thunder's car remained in the pit stall while the crew looked under the hood and inside the car to see what the problem was as the green flag waved. As Thunder's crew looked to see what the problem was, it didn't take long for chaos to break out as the #52 Fujitsu Ford of Kyle Mests's engine blew up while running in 39th and was forced to travel the entire length of the track back to pit road, but entering Turn 7, Mests was turned and spun out by the #20 Orrcon Ford of Anthony Lopez while going for the lead.
Mests day was done, but during the time it took to tow Mests car back to the garage, Thunder's car had already been retired, having not even been given a chance to race.
The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 38th was the #4 Jeldwen Ford of Carter Friesen, 37th was the #7 Autobarn Toyota of Jason Larker and 36th was the #44 Boomerang Toyota of Kevin McHugh.
Connor wouldn't have to wait for long before he found success in the SCRL. Joining the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, Connor picked up his first career win at Pocono, before winning the season finale at Kansas. Those two wins are the only of his career. Connor most recently came back to compete in the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 division, finishing 4th in his first race back at Yas Marina Circuit.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #55 has finished last in a V8 Supercar Series as well at Barbagallo.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #55-Connor Thunder / 0 laps / clutch
39) #52-Kyle Mests / 1 laps / crash
38) #4-Carter Friesen / 12 laps / running
37) #7-Jason Larker / 12 laps / running
36) #44-Kevin McHugh / 12 laps / running
Nick Kennedy picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Cam 2 Race of Champions at the Pocono International Raceway when his #3 D & H Potato Farms Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 11 of 25 laps.
The finish came in his 24th career start, was his first on the circuit since November 30, the Outside Pole Qualifier at the Thompson Speedway where he was involved in a single-car crash after completing 16 of 22 laps, 12 races ago. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 3rd for car #3 and the 10th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 11th for the #3 and the 200th from a crash.
Ever since trailing the field at Thompson, Kennedy has continued to struggle to make a name for himself in the Whelen Series. A 20th in the last dirt race at New Egypt, 15th at the first Holland race, and a series best runner up in the second Holland race was the lone highlight of his season so far. A 22nd at Riverhead, 10th at Catamount, 23rd at Star, 5th at the 3rd Thompson event, a second runner up finish at Waterford, 15th at Riverhead, 24th at Stafford and a 17th in the last round at Thompson as the series rolled into the first ever event at the Pocono short track.
On race day, Kennedy rolled off starting 9th while third New Egypt last-place finisher the #88 Buzz Chez Chevrolet / GT Vodka Chevrolet of Dexter Black, but his stay in the final spot lasted only two turns before he knocked the #8 Al's Mobile Home Chevrolet of Eli Bright into the final spot, a place Bright would hold till Lap 3 when the #38 P.A.S.E. Corporation Chevrolet of Jack Lagasee took the final spot as Lagasse struggled to keep up with the rest of the pack, and appeared he was on his way to picking up the 4th last-place finish of his career.
However, on Lap 11, chaos broke out in Turn 3 as first Waterford last-place finisher the #1 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Anthony Lopez was spun out by second New Egypt last-place finisher the #11 Marek Engineering Chevrolet of Evan Hunter as Lopez's car slid up the track and smacked the outside guard rail in Turn 3, spinning the car sideways. At the same time, Kennedy was riding along in 11th and had nowhere to go as he slammed hard into Evan's car, sending Kennedy's for a flip before landing on his roof. Both drivers were able to climb out of their cars uninjured, but their cars were both destroyed and their day was over.
The remaining Bottom Five were able to finish the race on the same lap as the race leaders: 23rd was current SCRLASTCAR championship leader the #57 M-M Stone Chevrolet of Danyal Gitirokh, 22nd was the aforementioned #88 of Dexter Black and 21st was the #38 of Jack Lagasee.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #3 has finished last at Pocono.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #3-Nick Kennedy / 11 laps / crash
24) #1-Anthony Lopez / 12 laps / crash
23) #57-Danyal Gitirokh / 25 laps / running
22) #88-Dexter Black / 25 laps / running
21) #38-Jack Lagasee / 25 laps / running
Danyal Gitirokh picked up the 4th last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Winston 300 at the Thompson Speedway when his #57 M-M Stone Chevrolet completed all 30 laps under power.
The finish came in his 23rd career start, was his first on the circuit since January 7, the Miller 200 at the Riverhead Raceway where he was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 8 of 20 laps, 2 races ago. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 4th for car #57 and the 10th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 5th for the #57 and the 143rd for running at the finish.
For Danyal Gitirokh he has struggled in the SCRL, having yet to score a win and in 21 starts he had already picked up three last place finishes. In his last race, he finished 14th at Stafford as for the fourth time of the season, the series returned to Thompson, a track where Gitirokh has a best finish of 7th in the last race at the track.
On race day, Gitirokh rolled off starting 4th while the #12 Sherry Cup Chevrolet of Oreius Centaur rolled off from the final spot, a position he wouldn't hold for long as Oreius knocked the #09 Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet of Kyle Hunter to the final spot, but Hunter knocked Oreius back to last on Lap 2. Oreius however wasn't there long once again as he knocked third Stafford last-place finisher the #10 Bilsom Safety Chevrolet of Sammy Sabre Jr. to the final spot on Lap 3, before Sabre knocked Kyle back to last on Lap 4. On Lap 6, first Riverhead last-place finisher the #99 Gearhart Chevrolet of Joshua Rush took the final spot and held it till Lap 9 when Sabre Jr. returned to last briefly on Lap 9 before Kyle Hunter again took it on Lap 10.
Sabre would reclaim last two laps later on Lap 12 and kept it till Lap 15 when the #38 P.A.S.E. Corporation Chevrolet of Jack Lagasee took the final spot on Lap 15, before Lagasee knocked Sabre back to the final spot one lap later on Lap 16. Sabre then began to trail the field each lap, had he not gained a spot for the remaining 14 laps, he would have become only the second driver in series history to get back-to-back last-place finishes after Nick Kennedy did earlier in the season in the second Stafford event and the second Thompson race. Luckily for Sabre, he was able to knock Gitirokh into the final spot with seven laps to go and it was Gitirokh who made history.
The remaining Bottom Five were: 24th was the #10 of Sammy Sabre Jr., 23rd was #121 of Ryan Pritchard, 22nd was the #09 of Kyle Hunter and 21st was the #12 of Oreius Centaur.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #57 has finished last at Thompson.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #57-Danyal Gitirokh / 30 laps / running
24) #10-Sammy Sabre Jr. / 30 laps / running
23) #121-Ryan Pritchard / 30 laps / running
22) #09-Kyle Hunter / 30 laps / running
21) #12-Oreius Centaur / 30 laps / running
Scott Stancil picked up the 1st last place finish of his ONL ASA Series career in the All-American 250 at the Ace Speedway when his #75 NAPA Firebird completed 23 of the 25 laps under power.
The finish came in his 1st career start.
Scott Stancil was one of seventeen drivers to sign up for the then ONL's newest series, the ONL ASA Series. Stancil had never competed in a ONL race before the ASA Series but was looking to prove he deserved to be there.
On race day, Stancil rolled off starting 10th while starting last was the #44 M&M's Oldsmobile of Riley Houston Sr. Two cautions would slow the race for nine laps, the last of which coming with three laps to go, ending the race under caution. At that time, Stancil had already fallen two laps down and became the first ever driver to trail a ASA race.
Finishing 16th was the #39 Welch's Oldsmobile of Jus Nimh, scored on the same lap as Stancil, having broken a header with two laps to go.
The remaining Bottom Five finished one lap down to the race leaders: 15th was the #14 unsponsored Ford of Evan McCollum, 14th was the #23 Expert Optional Oldsmobile of Rick Rome and 13th was the #81 Spam / Hormel Chevrolet of Chakat Silverpaw.
After leading 6 laps at Atlanta and finishing 17th, Stancil went to Baer Field looking to make a statement, starting first and leading all 30 laps to score his first career win. No one knew it at the time, but that would be his lone trip to victory lane. The ASA Series would be the only series he ever competed in, with his last race coming in the season finale at Homestead, finishing 23rd in the race, and 19th in the overall points. He hasn't competed in a race since.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #75 has finished last in a ASA race as well at Ace.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
17) #75-Scott Stancil / 23 laps / running
16) #39-Jus Nimh / 23 laps / header
15) #14-Evan McCollum / 24 laps / running
14) #23-Rick Rome / 24 laps / running
13) #81-Chakat Silverpaw / 24 laps / running
Sammy Sabre Jr. picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Pentax 200 at the Stafford Motor Speedway when his #10 Bilsom Safety Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 3 of 20 laps.
The finish came in his 22nd career start. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 1st for car #10 and the 9th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 14th for the #10 and the 199th from a crash.
In a short amount of time, Sabre Jr. has quickly established himself as one of the fastest growing rookies in SCRL history, having raked up five career wins, his first coming in his debut of Season 1 of the SCRL CatDog Pro Series East, he would later score win #2 at Loudon on his way to becoming the inaugural champion. In his last series he competed in, Season 2 of the SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series, he picked three more wins, at South Boston, IRP and Richmond and finished 13th in the overall points.
Sabre Jr. wasn't around to compete in the first two Whelen races which were held back in 2014 so his debut for the series came when he made his debut when the series was brought back and many were worried he would be unable to fair well in the cars, but he quickly put any doubts down when he finished 3rd in his first ever start at Thompson, an 8th at the first Martinsville race, 14th at Stafford, 7th in the second Martinsville event and back-to-back 10th place in the first ever dirt event at New Egypt and at Waterford. A 12th in the second trip to New Egypt, before tying his series best of 3rd at Spencer, 19th at Riverhead, 5th at Twin State, 8th at Stafford, 12th at Thompson, 7th in the third and final dirt track at New Egypt.
In his 14th career start, Sabre Jr. started first at Holland and led every single lap for his 6th career win and first in the Whelen series. A return trip to Holland wouldn't be as great as the first race, a 14th. A 21st at Riverhead followed, 7th at Catamount, 15th at Star, 22nd at Thompson, 23rd at Waterford and a 12th in the last round at Riverhead.
On race day, Sabre Jr. rolled off starting 18th while the #8 Al's Mobile Home Chevrolet of Eli Bright started in the final spot and Bright was the first driver to trail a lap when chaos broke out in Turn 1. The #71 Draco / Purple Spring / Fluidyne Chevrolet of Daniel Bouchard drove hard into Turn 1, trying to pass third Thompson last-place finisher the #52 Dari-Farms Ice Cream Chevrolet of Patrick Smith as Bouchard and Smith's cars made contact, sending Smith into a spin and up the track right into the path of Sabre Jr. who had no where to go as he slammed hard into the back of Bouchard's car, damaging the radiator of his car as Sabre was able to make it across the start/finish line to be scored on Lap 3 before pulling into the garage, his day done.
The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 24th was two-time last-place finisher the #3 D & H Potato Farms Chevrolet of Nick Kennedy, 23rd was the aforementioned #52 of Patrick Smith, 22nd was the #18 Buoy One Seafood Restaurant Chevrolet of Chakat Whitelion and 23rd was the #121 of Ryan Pritchard.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #10 has finished last in a Whelen Series race as well at Stafford.
*The only other time Sabre Jr. trailed an SCRL field was in the July 26, 2018 Season 2 SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series, the Solomon Enterprises 200 at the Orange County Speedway when his #17 Aladdin Industries Pontiac was involved in a multi-car accident after completing 13 of the 20 laps.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #10-Sammy Sabre Jr. / 3 laps / crash
24) #3-Nick Kennedy / 20 laps / running
23) #52-Patrick Smith / 20 laps / running
22) #18-Chakat Whitelion / 20 laps / running
21) #121-Ryan Pritchard / 20 laps / running
Han DeVice picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 career in last Saturday's Round 9 at Hungaroring when his #83 Food Country USA Dodge fell out with valve problems after completing 5 of 12 laps.
The finish came in his 9th career start. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1, it's the 1st for car #83 and the 1st for valve issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #83 and the 5th for valve issues.
DeVice was one of twenty four drivers to sign up to complete in the SCRL's newest series, and was still looking for his first career win. In his first start for the series, DeVice finished a disappointing 23rd at Monza, before quickly rebounding with a 3rd place finish at Brands Hatch and a 4th at Spa, before finishing 18th at Estoril, a 5th at Hockenheimring, 16th at Kyalami, 22nd at Red Bull and a 8th in the last race at Catalunya.
On race day, DeVice rolled off starting in the 9th spot while starting last was the #39 Sweeteners Plus Chevrolet of Matt Hamill. Hamill would trail the field for the first three turns before he knocked the #80 Monster Energy Ford of Tim Randolph into the final spot before the end of the first lap. Randolph struggled to keep up with the field through the race, falling behind some sixteen seconds behind the leader and nearly two behind the closest driver, and had nothing happened, Randolph would have scored his 5th all time last-place finish, with his most recent being on November 18, 2017 in the Season 1 SCRL CatDog Pro Series East Strutmasters.com 150 at the South Boston Speedway when he was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 6 of the 30 laps.
However thanks to the racing gods, Randolph's streak remained as on the 7th lap, DeVice began to slow in Turn 1 as the car began to smoke before he stalled completely in Turn 2, bringing out the lone caution of the day. DeVice's car was towed back to pit road, forcing the race to be extended two laps by way of the Green, White, Checkered rule and DeVice's car was retired from the race just shortly before the race was restarted.
Finishing 23rd was the #77 NAPA / Mohawk Dodge of Diego Yepez and 22nd was Brand Hatch last-place finisher the #29 Marlboro Chevrolet of Derrick Edison, both of whom was involved in a late crash shortly after the caution came out with both drivers limping around the remaining laps, the only other cautions not on the lead lap.
The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st was Circuit de Spa last-place finisher the #87 Frisby Prancer Dodge of Ryan Rush and 20th was the aforementioned #80 of Tim Randolph.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #83 has finished last at Hungaroring.
*This is the first time in series history a driver retired due to "valve" issues.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #83-Han DeVice / 5 laps / valve
23) #77-Diego Yepez / 9 laps / running
22) #29-Derrick Edison / 9 laps / running
21) #87-Ryan Rush / 12 laps / running
20) #80-Tim Randolph / 12 laps / running
Jimmy Potter picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 career in last Friday's Round 9 at the Red Bull Ring when his #27 Whelen Chevrolet completed all 9 laps under power.
The finish came in his 9th career start. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2, it's the 1st for car #27 and the 5th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 2nd for the #27 and the 142nd for running at the finish.
Entering the first ever Whelen Euro Elite 2 Series, Potter had already proven he had talent, scoring his first career win in Season 1 of the SCRL ARCA Truck Series at Gateway but had gone winless for over a year. Potter's season started off on a high note as he finished 3rd in the first ever race at Monza and in the very next race, he picked up career win #2 at Brands Hatch. A 10th at Spa and Hungaroring, a 5th at Hockenheimring, 4th at Sebring, 5th at Yas Marina and a 6th in the last round at Catalunya.
The entry list for the 9th race of the season grew to 17 as a brand new driver debuted, Chakat Lightingblaze, who became the fourth ever "chakat" to complete in the SCRL. On race day, Potter rolled off starting in the final spot, but by the time the first lap was completed, Yas Marina last-place finisher the #54 Maabadot Chevrolet of Draco Drakul had fallen back to last and trailed the field and struggled to gained any spots as the laps ticked by and just after the white flag, Draco finally made his move, knocking Potter back to last by the fifth turn and Potter ran out of time, scoring his third career last-place finish.
The remaining Bottom Five were; 16th the #54 of Draco Drakul, 15th was #31 of Mikail Kose, 14th was the #46 Motorvision.tv Chevrolet of Derryl Immel and 13th was the #9 SCM Medical Ford of Ace Horsebutt.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #27 has finished last in the Whelen Euro 2 Series as well at Red Bull Ring.
*This is the first time Potter has trailed the field since December 19, 2017 in the Season 3 SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series Pronto Auto Parts 400K at Texas when his #94 Super 8 Motel Ford was involved in a multi-truck crash after completing 3 of 19 laps.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
17) #27-Jimmy Potter / 9 laps / running
16) #54-Draco Drakul / 9 laps / running
15) #31-Mikail Kose / 9 laps / running
14) #46-Derryl Immel / 9 laps / running
13) #9-Ace Horsebutt / 9 laps / running
Danyal Gitirokh picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Miller 200 at the Riverhead Raceway when his #57 M-M Stone Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 8 of 20 laps.
The finish, which came in his 21st career start, was his first on the circuit since the December 17 Weld-Built 150 also held at Riverhead Raceway where he completed 21 of the 22 laps under power, 5 races ago. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 3rd for car #57 and the 8th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #57 and the 198th from a crash.
After scoring his second last-place finish of his career in the second Riverhead race, Gitirokh finished 17th at Catamount, 8th at Star, 7th at Thompson and finished 5th in the last round at Waterford.
On race day, Gitirokh rolled off starting 23rd while the #10 Bilsom Safety Chevrolet of Sammy Sabre Jr. started in the final spot. Sabre would trail the field for the first two laps before Thompson last-place finisher the #59 Space Fitters / Ed Bennett Prop. Chevrolet of Zachary Fitzwater took the final spot on Lap 3 and trailed the next two laps before the #121 of Ryan Pritchard took the final spot on Lap 6, but his stay lasted one lap before he knocked second New Egypt last-place finisher the #11 Marek Engineering Chevrolet of Evan Hunter on Lap 7 when chaos broke out the very next lap. The next lap, Gitirokh was spun out on the frontstretch as he made hard contact with the outside wall and knocking him out of the race.
The remaining Bottom Five were: 24th was the #18 Buoy One Seafood Restaurant Chevrolet of Chakat Whitelion, 23rd was the #121 of Ryan Pritchard, 22nd was the #38 P.A.S.E. Corporation Chevrolet of Jack Lagasee and 21st was two-time last-place finisher the #34 American Powder Coating / Warner Chevrolet of Al Lagasee.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the second time the #57 has finished last at Riverhead; both coming at the hands of Gitirokh.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #57-Danyal Gitirokh / 8 laps / crash
24) #18-Chakat Whitelion / 20 laps / running
23) #121-Ryan Pritchard / 20 laps / running
22) #38-Jack Lagasee / 20 laps / running
21) #34-Al Lagasee / 20 laps / running
Eddie Wycombe picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Busch 100 at the Waterford Speedbowl when his #42 Patterson Farm / NAPA / Spafco Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 16 of 22 laps.
The finish, which came in his 20th career start, was his first on the circuit since the September 21 2018 Azalea 150 at the Martinsville Speedway where he fell out with engine problems after completing 38 of the 50 laps, 16 races ago. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 3rd for car #42 and the 7th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 5th for the #42 and the 197th from a crash.
Ever since scoring his first win in the series return at Thompson, Wycombe's season has been lackluster and after scoring two early last place finishes at Martinsville, Wycombe's season continued: a 15th in the series first dirt track event at New Egypt, 4th at the first Waterford, 19th in the second trip at New Egypt, 10th at Spencer, 7th at Riverhead, 15th at Twin State, 3rd at Stafford, 6th at Thompson, 21st in the third New Egypt, 8th at Holland, 13th in the second Holland race, 15th at Riverhead, 23rd at Catamount, 12th at Star and 8th in the last round at Thompson.
The entry list bumped up to 25 for the first time since Twin State as league owner, Oreius Centaur, signed on to drive the #12 Sherry Cup Chevrolet for the final ten races as he completes in his final few series before fully retiring from league racing.
On race day, Wycombe rolled off starting 12th while the #8 Al's Mobile Home Chevrolet of Eli Bright rolled off last, but he would only be there for two turns as he knocked the #71 Draco / Purple Spring / Fluidyne Chevrolet of Daniel Bouchard to the final spot, which Bouchard would hold till Lap 3 when the #09 Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet of Kyle Hunter fell back to last. Hunter would trail the field till Lap 9 when the first caution came out when the #4 Overland Driveshaft Chevrolet of AJ Jones spun out in Turn 4 and smacked the outside wall. Had Jones not been unable to complete, it would have been the 3rd last place finish of his career, the first since the October 21st, 2017 SCRL CatDog Pro Series West S1 Graham Tire 150 at the Iowa Speedway when he was taken out in a multi-car crash after completing 2 of 25 laps.
However, for Jones, his team was able to keep his car on the lead lap and rolling despite it having minor cosmetic, but Jones would trail the field, struggling to keep up and it appeared his first DNF in over a year would happen, but as faith would have it, his streak wouldn't end on this night. On Lap 17, three to go, chaos broke out on the frontstretch as Twin State last-place finisher the #48 A-Best Forklift Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko was spun out by the #121 Chevrolet of Ryan Pritchard, sending Sacko up the track right in front of Bouchard who had nowhere to go and seconds later, Wycombe had nowhere to go, as he also slammed hard into Bouchard's car, knocking both cars out of the race.
The remaining Bottom Five were: 23rd the #10 of Sammy Sabre Jr., 22nd was the #88 of Dexter Black and 21st was the #121 of Ryan Pritchard.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #42 has finished last at Waterford.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #42-Eddie Wycombe / 16 laps / crash
24) #71-Daniel Bouchard / 18 laps / crash
23) #10-Sammy Sabre Jr. / 22 laps / running
22) #88-Dexter Black / 22 laps / running
21) #4-AJ Jones / 22 laps / running
Chakat Whitelion picked up the 1st last place finish of hir ONL IROC Series career in the Race 1 at the Daytona International Speedway when shi completed all 20 laps under power.
The finish came in hir 1st career start.
Chakat Whitelion was one of twelve drivers to sign up for the first ever International Race Of Champions as a four race schedule would put the very best of the ONL(Oreius NASCAR League) against each other to see who was the best of the best.
On race day, Whitelion rolled off starting 2nd while starting last was the #11 of Dinkdrinker. Details about the race are mostly unknown due to the race being held before it came to YouTube where it's currently being held. What is known about the race is that the lead changed 17 times during the 20 lap race, and by the time the Checkered Flag waved, Whitelion had fallen back to last.
The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 11th was the #7 of Nitahbk, 10th was the #3 of Oreius Centaur, 9th was the #9 of Truttle and 8th was the #10 of Bulldog67.
Chakat Whitelion would go winless for the first two seasons of hir career, picking up win #1 in the season finale of Season 3 at Indy. Season 4 would be Whitelion's greatest IROC Season, winning the final two races, at Cleveland and the season finale for the second year in a row as well as scoring the SCRL IROC Series Champion for Season 3. Currently shi has the second most wins, one behind dragonboy, who has 4.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #8 has finished last in a IROC race as well at Daytona.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
12) #8-Chakat Whitelion / 20 laps / running led 1 lap
11) #7-Nitahbk / 20 laps / running led 2 laps
10) #3-Oreius Centaur / 20 laps / running led 3 laps
9) #7-Truttle / 20 laps / running led 4 laps
8) #10-Bulldog67 / 20 laps / running
Patrick Smith picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Winston 100 at the Thompson Speedway when his #52 Dari-Farms Ice Cream Chevrolet completed all 20 laps under power.
The finish came in his 19th career start. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 1st for car #52 and the 9th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #52 and the 141st for running at the finish.
Smith was one of many drivers still looking to make a name for himself in the SCRL. Smith finished 19th in his debut at the first Thompson event, 12th at Martinsville and Stafford, 9th in the second Martinsville event, 14th in the first dirt event at New Egypt, a career and series best 3rd at Waterford, 23rd in the second event at New Egypt, before upping his best finish by finishing runner-up to Evan Hunter at Spencer. A 18th at Riverhead followed before Smith scored a second runner up finish at Twin State, a 15th at Stafford, 7th in the second Thompson race, 15th in the third New Egypt race, 17th and 15th in both Holland races, a 4th at Riverhead, 20th at Catamount and 20th in the last round at Star.
On race day, Smith rolled off starting 16th while third New Egypt last-place finisher the #88 Buzz Chez Chevrolet / GT Vodka Chevrolet rolled off from the final spot. Black would trail for the first lap and he would knock Riverhead last-place finisher the #99 Gearhart Chevrolet of Joshua Rush to the final spot on Lap 2. Rush would trail for two laps before he knocked the #10 Bilsom Safety Chevrolet of Sammy Sabre Jr. to last on Lap 4, the very next lap, Smith entered the battle for the first time on Lap 5. Smith would be in last for only one lap when he knocked the #0 Stakey's Pumpkins / Jessup Chevrolet of Carter Friesen to last on Lap 6, a spot Frisen would hold for two laps when he knocked Dexter Black back to last on Lap 9.
Black would stay in last till Lap 11 when Sabre Jr. took the final spot for two laps. Sabre would fight back for the next two laps when he passed Smith on Lap 13 and Smith was back to last on Lap 14, as as hard as Smith tried, he was unable to gain any spots in the final six laps and finished ten seconds behind the race leaders.
The remaining Bottom Five were: 23rd two-time last-place finisher the #34 American Powder Coating / Warner Chevrolet of Al Lagasee, 22nd was the #10 of Sammy Sabre Jr., 21st was the #88 of Dexter Black and 20th was first Waterford last-place finisher the #1 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Anthony Lopez.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #52 has finished last in a Whelen race as well at Thompson.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #52-Patrick Smith / 20 laps / running
23) #34-Al Lagasee / 20 laps / running
22) #10-Sammy Sabre Jr. / 20 laps / running
21) #88-Dexter Black / 20 laps / running
20) #1-Anthony Lopez / 20 laps / running
