Throwback ARCA TRUCK: Ryan Naughton limps home six laps down after two early wrecks at Dover

Ryan Naughton picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Truck Series career in the Season 1 Thriftway 200 at the Dover International Speedway when his #81 unsponsored Chevrolet completed 14 of the 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 3rd career series start. Naughton was one of 26 drivers who signed up for the ARCA Series second highest division; the ARCA Truck Series. Naughton finished 13th in his series and league debut at Toledo before scoring his first career Top 10 finish by finishing at 9th in the very next round at Mesa Marin. The entry list also saw a new driver added as Mesa Marin race winner Oreius Centaur gave up his truck to be piloted by Adam Karlson for the remainder of the season.

On race day, Naughton would roll off the field starting 23rd while the #28 ETS / Engine Rebuilders Chevrolet of Caiden Irene would roll off the grid in the final spot, a spot he would whole through the first caution as Naugton's driver got damage and then in the second and final caution got even more as he was forced to limp around for the final ten laps at half speed, pulling onto pit road to stay out of the leader's way, as he scored his first last place finish uncontested.

The remaining Bottom Five was filled by drivers who also got damage during the race and all finish one circuit behind the race leaders; 25th went to the #47 PB2 Chevrolet of Michael Matoushek, 24th went to the #30 Liuna! Chevrolet of Scott Custer, 23rd went to the #8 Gearheart Timber Management Chevrolet of Zach Borgerding and 22nd went to the #91 DeSales U Chevrolet of Chakat Whitelion.

For Ryan Naughton, the SCRL ARCA Truck Series would be the only place he would compete in, as his final race in the entire league was in the season finale, where he finished 7th at the Airborne Speedway.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #81 had finished last in a ARCA truck series race as well as at Dover.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #81-Ryan Naughton / 14 laps / running
25) #47-Michael Matoushek / 19 laps / running
24) #30-Scott Custer / 19 laps / running
23) #8-Zach Borgerding / 19 laps / running
22) #91-Chakat Whitelion / 19 laps / running

IROC: Starting violation gives Jonathan Raines 1st IROC last-place finish in series first race at Myrtle Beach

Jonathan Raines picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL IROC Series career in the Race 2 at the Myrtle Beach Speedway when he completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 6th career start. In the SCRL IROC Series, it's the 1st for car #1 and the 14th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 12th for the #1 and the 152 for running at the finish.

Raines gained entry into his second IROC Series by being a former two time champion in the SCRL, his first coming in Season 2 of the SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series and his second coming in Season 1 of the the SCRL Formula E Series, and has raked up 6 career wins in various series. Raines had experience in competing in the IROC Series as he raced in Season 6, with a best finish of 2nd at Talladega in his second start. Raines's Season 7 started off in a bumpy way as he was caught up in the first early crash, ending his day on Lap 3 as the series traveled for the first time to South Carolina as the series prepared to run for the first time ever on a short track at the half mile Myrtle Beach Speedway.

Raines jumping the start.

On race day, Raines rolled off starting 2nd while Daytona race winner the #3 of Colin Dryburgh rolled off in the final spot due to IROC Series inverting the field from the first race. As soon as the green flag was flown, the battle for last was over, as Raines jumped the start, clearing passing the #2 of Richard Torres well before the start/finish line. Raines's crew was informed by SCRL officials to tell their driver they had to give up the spot or else be black flagged, Raines would ignore the command, leading every single lap, but was given the black flag, while second place the #12 of Bulldog67 was scored the race winner, his 2nd win of his IROC career and the 15th win in his entire racing career, which ranks him sixth on the all time win list.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was: 11th the #4 of Leroy Jones, 10th the #5 of Chakat Whitelion, 9th the #6 of Draco Drakul and 8th Daytona race winner the #3 of Colin Dryburgh.

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

THE BOTTOM FIVE
12) #1-Jonathan Raines / 20 laps / running
11) #4-Leroy Jones / 20 laps / running
10) #5-Chakat Whitelion / 20 laps / running
9) #6-Draco Drakul / 20 laps / running
8) #3-Colin Dryburgh / 20 laps / running

Throwback ARCA: Early crash makes Daniel Bouchard first driver to trail field in race at Charlotte

Daniel Bouchard picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Season 1 #AllLivesMatter 200 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway when his #69 Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery Ford was involved in a multi-car crash after 3 of the 40 laps.

The finish came in his 3rd career start. At the time, Bouchard was one of many drivers just looking to try and get a great run, Bouchard made his debut at Daytona, finishing 20th, and then in the next event at Atlanta, he would lead one lap on his way to finishing 12th.

On race day, Bouchard would roll off 32nd while starting last was his team mate the #68 Kimmel Racing Ford of Nick Kennedy, who worked his way into the Top 20 by the end of the first lap before chaos broke out on the Backstretch. The #06 Wayne Peterson Racing Ford of Tim Holiday was spun out, causing cars to scramble for a place to avoid the spinning car Bouchard was unable to slow down as in Turn 4 he would hit the #2 Myrtle Beach Speedway Ford of Jonathan Raines, sending Bouchard up the track and into the path of the #12 The Cove / Dolphins Awareness Dodge of Kelly Lee, who hit Bouchard in the driver's door, sending both cars for a wild spin before the #92 NTS Motorsports Chevrolet of Sammath Kennedy hit both cars as well. Bouchard's car was completely destroyed and only completed 2 laps, while Kelly and Kennedy limped past the start/finish line to be scored completing 3 laps and placed 39th and 38th.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was the #55 Venturini Motorsports Toyota of Jay Jefferson and the #00 Thunder 2 Chevrolet of Matt Johnson, who were both taken out in a Lap 19 crash while Johnson was leading, and Jefferson had nowhere to go, slamming into Johnson's driver's door, sending his car over six times before landing on all four wheels.

The finish was one of the most exciting finishes in all of SCRL ARCA history as with three to go, leader Jesse Turner broken a header, handing the lead over to Nick Kennedy, who had started last, Kennedy was able to beat Benoit Lothaire-Irvine to the line by 0.070 for his first win in the entire SCRL league.

For Bouchard, his SCRL career was like this race, flashes of talent, visiting victory lane two times in his career.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #69 had finished last in a ARCA Series race as well as at Charlotte.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #69-Daniel Bouchard / 2 laps / crash
39) #12-Kelly Lee / 3 laps / crash
38) #92-Sammath Kennedy / 3 laps / crash
37) #55-Jay Jefferson / 19 laps / crash
36) #00-Matt Johnson / 20 laps / crash led 6 laps

IROC: Lap 2 crash makes Richard Torres last in first start in a IROC Series race at Daytona.

Richard Torres picked up the 1st last place finish of his ONL IROC Series career in Race 1 at the Daytona International Speedway when he was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 2 of 20 laps.

The finish came in his 1st career start. In the SCRL IROC Series, it's the 1st for car #2 and the 8th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 10th for the #2 and the 204th from a crash.

Richard is part of the Torres Brothers, along with Sebastian, as both brothers have found success in the SCRL, with Sebastian picking up 13 career wins and 3 championships while Richard has 4 career wins and 1 championship to his credit.

On race day, Richard rolled off starting in the final spot, but at the end of the first lap, the #11 of Brian Fox took the final spot and he was trailing through the tri-oval when chaos broke out as a "big one" started when the #8 of Jack Lagasse made contact with the #5 of Chakat Whitelion causing the Richard to slide down the track and then back up the track in Turn 1, causing another wreck when Richard's car came back up the track in front of, causing Richard to hit the concrete wall head on and completely destorying the car.

11th and 10th were both taken out in the same crash; 11th was the #1 of Jonathan Raines, also caught up in the crash, but was able to limp back around to complete one extra lap and 10th was the #9 of Al Lagasee.

9th was the #12 of Bulldog67, who received damaged and rode around the remaining laps with a severe damage, finishing one lap down to the race leaders.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was the #10 of Truttle, the last car on the lead lap.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #2 has finished last in a IROC race as well at Daytona.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
12) #2-Richard Torres / 2 laps / crash
11) #1-Jonathan Raines / 3 laps / crash
10) #9-Al Lagasee / 3 laps / crash
9) #12-Bulldog67 / 19 laps / running
8) #10-Truttle / 20 laps / running

Whelen: Mid race crash gives Nick Kennedy SCRLASTCAR Championship by way of a tie-breaker; takes 2nd place on the all-time last-place finisher list

Nick Kennedy picked up the 4th last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Winn-Dixie 500 at the Martinsville Speedway when his #3 D & H Potato Farms Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 22 of 50 laps.

The finish came in his 29th career start, was his first on the circuit since January 15, the Race of Champions at the Pocono International Raceway where he was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 11 of 25 laps, 5 races ago. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 4 for car #3 and the 11th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 12th for the #3 and the 203rd from a crash.

After getting his third last-place finish at Pocono, a finish of 13th at Shangri-La, 20th at Oxford Plains, 10th at Stafford and a 9th in the last round at Thompson set up a two driver battle for the SCRLASTCAR Championship between Kennedy and leader Danyal Gitirokh.

On race day, Kennedy rolled off starting 23rd while starting last was the #38 P.A.S.E. Corporation Chevrolet of Jack Lagasee rolled off from the final spot but he wouldn't stay there for long as he knocked the #4 Overland Driveshaft Chevrolet of AJ Jones into the final spot before the completion of the first lap. Jones would trail till Lap 5 when third New Egypt last-place finisher the #88 Buzz Chez Chevrolet / GT Vodka Chevrolet of Dexter Black entered the battle brief before on Lap 6 the #18 Buoy One Seafood Restaurant Chevrolet of Chakat Whitelion entered the battle. Whitelion who was fighting for hir sixth overall championship, struggled to stay caught up with the field for a few laps before rebounding, knocking  AJ Jones back to last on Lap 13, only to fall back to last again the next lap. Whitelion would trail once again till Lap 17 when Jones regained the last spot.

Had Jones remained in last for the remainder of the race, it would have been the first last-place finish of his career since October 21, 2017 when he was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 2 of the 25 laps of the Season 1 SCRL CatDog Pro Series West Graham Tire 150 at the Iowa Speedway. However on Lap 23 the battle for last ended quickly when Twin State last-place finisher the #48 A-Best Forklift Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko was spun out by second New Egypt last-place finisher the #11 Marek Engineering Chevrolet of Evan Hunter while battling for 5th spot. Sacko's car spun out in Turn 1, hitting the outside wall and then came back down the track right in from of Kennedy, who hit Sacko hard, completely destroying Kennedy's car and as soon as his car was retired, it gave Kennedy the LASTCAR Championship by having more Bottom Five finishes(11) to Gitirokh's 8.

Finishing 24th and 23rd was Catamount last-place finisher the #43 Supreme Mfg. Co. Chevrolet of Marko Tellez and first Waterford last-place finisher the #1 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Anthony Lopez, both taken out in the same wreck, but where both able to cross the start/finish line before pulling into the garage to be scored higher then Kennedy.

22nd was two time last-place finisher the #42 Patterson Farm / NAPA / Spafco Chevrolet of Eddie Wycombe, the only other driver to not finish on the lead lap. Rounding out the Bottom Five in 21st was the #48 of Bafode Sacko, the last car to finish on the same lap as race winner Danyal Gitirokh, who led all but one lap, on his way to his first career win in the entire league.

The SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series Season 1 Championship went to Chakat Whitelion, hir 6th overall championship in the entire league. Whitelion went the entire season without a last-place finish. Whitelion however did have 3 Bottom Five Finishes, and 7 Bottom Ten finishes, with hir worse finish being a 24th in the very first race of the season at Thompson.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #3 has finished last at Martinsville.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #3-Nick Kennedy / 22 laps / crash
24) #43-Marko Tellez / 24 laps / crash
23) #1-Anthony Lopez / 24 laps / crash
22) #42-Eddie Wycombe / 49 laps / running
21) #48-Bafode Sacko / 50 laps / running

Whelen Southern: Early spin gives last-place starter Pritti Shah first official last-place finish in season finale at Ace

Pritti Shah picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series career in the Whelen 150 at the Ace Speedway when her #01 Marek Eng. Co. / Holmes and Bahr Chevrolet completed all 50 laps under power.

The finish came in her 12th career start. In the SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series, it's the 1st for car #01 and the 11th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #01 and the 151st for running at the finish.

Shah is still looking to make a name for herself in the SCRL, having yet to visit victory lane despite having been completing in several series. Shah finished 12th in the first Caraway event, 4th in the second, 17th in the third, a career best 3rd in the fourth trip to Caraway and a 4th at Bowman-Gray. A disappointing finish of 17th at Martinsville, back-to-back 14th place finishes at Ace, 11th at Caraway and 5th in the last round at Caraway.

On race day, Shah would roll off from the final position and would try to gain a spot, but on the backstretch she was spun out by the #4 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Chase McDowell, as both drivers got minor cosmetic damage. Shah would remain in last during the caution laps and when the green came back out, she quickly knocked McDowell into the final spot. For McDowell his stay was brief, as the very next lap SCRLASTCAR Champion the #48 Wheelers Auto / Mr. Rooter Chevrolet of Jay Jefferson entered the battle for the first time and would trail for two laps when the #60 BC Brennenstuhl / LI Mod Manic Chevrolet of Dilan Ebrahimian into the final spot on Lap 11. Ebrahimian wasn't in last for long as the very next lap Martinsville last-place finisher the #15 TAS Country Homes Chevrolet of Jack Marks entered the battle.

Marks would remain in the last spot till Lap 17 when the #77 Curb Records / Stock Car Steel Chevrolet of Kapuel Ebai took last. Ebai would remain in last for three laps when Shah made a second appearance in the final spot on Lap 21. But once again Shah's stay was short lived as the next lap the #28 Ramar-Hall / Haydt Excavating of Trey Wright would take the final spot. Had Wright not gained any spots over the last thirty laps, it would have been his first last place finish of his career. However, Wright was motivated as he passed Shah on Lap 31 and as much as Shah tried to gain spots, she was unable to over the last twenty laps.

The remaining Bottom Five were; 19th the #77 of Kapuel Ebai, 18th was the #28 of Trey Wright, 17th was the #48 of Jay Jefferson and 16th was the #15 of Jack Marks.

The Season 1 SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series Championship fell to Adam McDowell, who went the entire season without a last-place finish. McDowell however did have 2 Bottom Five Finishes, and 3 Bottom Ten finishes, with his worse finish of the entire season being a 17th both times in the first Caraway and third Caraway events.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #01 has finished last in a Whelen Southern race as well at Ace.
*This is only the second time Shah has finished last in her career; the only other time was in her debut start when she competed in the 4th annual Shaker Memorial Race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway when her #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 3 of the 33 laps.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #01-Pritti Shah / 50 laps / running
19) #77-Kapuel Ebai / 50 laps / running
18) #28-Trey Wright / 50 laps / running
17) #48-Jay Jefferson / 50 laps / running
16) #15-Jack Marks / 50 laps / running

Euro Elite 1: Despite late race spin, Tony Newman wins SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 Championship by 1 point; Floyd Wilson wins SCRLASTCAR in tie breaker

Tony Newman picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 career in Round 12 at Nurburgring when his #21 Port Cirt Race Cars Chevrolet completed all 10 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 12th career start, was his first on the circuit since November 27, 2018, in Round 6 at the Kyalami Circuit where he completed all 11 laps under power, 6 races ago. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1, it's the 2nd for car #21 and the 7th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 13th for the #21 and the 150th for running at the finish.

After scoring his 4th career last-place finish at Kyalami, Newman would rebound in the very next race, scoring win #2 of the season at Red Bull Ring, a 9th at Catalunya and a 10th at Hungaroring. In Round 10 at Monaco, Newman picked up his series leading 3rd win of the season, finishing just ahead of points rival Bulldog67. In the last round at Silverstone, Newman finished 12th while Bulldog67 finished 14th, setting up a championship battle at Nurburgring.

On race day, Newman rolled off starting 16th while the #25 SPI Transport Chevrolet of Alexander Rowe started off in the final spot. Rowe would trail the field for the first lap, but by the end of the second lap, the #51 Bobcat of Buffalo Dodge of Toby Fox had fallen back to the final spot. Fox would remain in last place until Lap 5 when Hungaroring last-place finisher the #83 Food Country USA Dodge of Han DeVice lost control in Turn 7 and spun off track. Had DeVice finished last, he would have .

However with two laps to go, Newman spun out as well in Turn 5, just like Leroy Jones had done just twenty four hours prior. For Jones, he would survive by the skin of his teeth, a 2 point championship win; Newman however broke that record just twenty four hours later, while Newman finished last just like Jones, Newman won the driver's championship by one(1) point over Bulldog67, the closest points battle in the five year history of the SCRL.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 23rd the #51 of Toby Fox, 22nd was the #83 of Han DeVice, 21st was the #25 of Alexander Rowe and 20th was the #36 JEGS Chevrolet of Bulldog67.

In the SCRLASTCAR Battle, Floyd Wilson won the award by having one more Bottom Ten Finish over both Said Ismail and Mark Owens.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #21 has finished last at Nurburgring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #21-Tony Newman / 10 laps / running
23) #51-Toby Fox / 10 laps / running
22) #83-Han DeVice / 10 laps / running
21) #25-Alexander Rowe / 10 laps / running
20) #36-Bulldog67 / 10 laps / running

Throwback TRUCK: Caiden Irene's broken Camshaft gives him first last-place finish at Saugus; becomes first driver in series history to not complete a lap

Caiden Irene picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in the Season 1 Scott Irvin Chevrolet / Craftsman 200 at the Saugus Speedway when his #06 Ultra Custom Wheels Ford fell out with camshaft problems without completing any of the 20 laps.

The finish came in his 3rd career series start. Irene had made his debut in the series at Phoenix, finishing 36th, and in the next round at Phoenix he upped his finishing average by finishing 24th entering the series's shortest track they would ever compete on. Due to the length and shortage of pit stalls, the field was split, with the first twenty six drivers in points making it into the main event, while drivers 27th on down in points having to race in a ten lap LCQ(Last Chance Qualifier), with only the winner advancing to the main event.

On race day, Irene would roll off the field in 1st while starting last was the #88 Churchill Transportation Ford of Luke Rainey, but as the field rolled down the backstretch on the pace lap, Irene's truck began to smoke and slow, clogging up the field behind him as he tried to make it back to pit road, doing so without anyone hitting him. As the field took the Green, Irene's team looked under the hood, only to find that a camshaft had broken and decided to call it a night before it even began. Irene was officially listed as "out" by Lap 2, and became the first ever driver in series history to not complete a lap. Sebastian Torres would win the LCQ and later went on to finish 15th in the main race.

The remaining Bottom Five were filled by drivers who finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 35th went to the #21 Ortho Lawn & Garden Care Ford of Chakat Whitelion, 34th went to the aforementioned #88 of Luke Rainey, 33rd went to the #31 Performance Race Cars USA Chevrolet of Truttle and 32nd was the #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet of Zachary Fitzwater.

Irene's career would be an uneventul one, but he would get redemption as exactly one race after his troubles, Irene was on the pole again in the LCQ at Mesa Marin, and would lead every single lap to score the win and would finish 7th in the main event. His last career start was a 22nd place finish at Phoenix in the season finale.

The Saugus's event would be the only one held at the track, as it was removed from the SCRL schedule in Season 2, just like in the real NASCAR season.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #06 had finished last in a truck series race as well as at Saugus.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
36) #06-Caiden Irene / 0 laps / camshaft
35) #21-Chakat Whitelion / 20 laps / running
34) #88-Luke Rainey / 20 laps / running
33) #31-Truttle / 20 laps / running
32) #75-Zachary Fitzwater / 20 laps / running

Euro Elite 2: Leroy Jones trails the field at Nurburgring after late spin; Chakat Silverpaw locks up SCRLASTCAR Championship

Leroy Jones picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 career in Round 12 at Nurburgring when his #8 Italicus Ford completed all 10 laps under power.

The finish came in his 12th career start. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2, it's the 1st for car 8 and the 7th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 12th for the #8 and the 149th for running at the finish.

Leroy is a relative rookie when it comes to racing in the SCRL, but he has alot of pressure being the brother to 5 time SCRL race winner AJ Jones and was looking to make a name for himself in the newest SCRL Series. Leroy's career started off with a 7th at Monza, 10th at Brands Hatch, 7th at Spa, 12th at Hungaroring before scoring his career best, a runner up, to Turd Ferguson at Hockenheimring. A finish of 13th in the next round at Sebring and another runner up finish at Yas Marina motivated Leroy as the very next race, Round 8 at Catalunya, Leroy picked up career win #1. A 4th at Red Bull Ring followed the next round and a 4th at Monaco before Round 11 at Kyalami, Jones would impress the field once again, scoring win #2.

On race day, Jones Ferguson rolled off starting 15th while two-time last-place finisher the #28 Micromoney Ford of Turd Ferguson started in the final spot, but he wouldn't stay there long as the tricky three mile track turned out to be a struggle for several drivers including points leader Leroy, who spun out in Turn 5 and would trail the first lap, before one lap later, Ferguson did the same thing, spinning out in Turn 5. Ferguson would trail the field for the next two laps when current SCRLASTCAR Championship points leader, three time-last place finisher the #73 Knauf Ford of Chakat Silverpaw, who would take the final spot on Lap 5 and appeared on hir way to winning the championship by getting hir fourth last-place finish of the season.

However the battle wasn't over, as Leroy spun out for a second time, dropping back to last with two laps to go, and falling almost thirty seconds behind the race leaders and scored his first last-place finish of his career. Shockingly though, despite finishing last, Leroy scored enough points to win the drivers championship by 2 points over David Dryburgh, the closest points finish in SCRL history.

The remaining Bottom Five also finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 16th was the #9 SCM Medical Ford of Ace Horsebutt, 15th was the #31 of Mikail Kose, 14th was the #73 of Chakat Silverpaw and 13th was the #28 of Turd Ferguson.

Due to finishing in the Bottom Five, Silverpaw locked up the championship on the strength of having two more Bottom Five finishes over Zina Al-Samarai; it is Silverpaw's first ever SCRLASTCAR Championship.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #8 has finished last at Nurburgring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
17) #8-Leroy Jones / 10 laps / running
16) #9-Ace Horsebutt / 10 laps / running
15) #31-Mikail Kose / 10 laps / running
14) #73-Chakat Silverpaw / 10 laps / running
13) #28-Turd Ferguson / 10 laps / running

Whelen: Riley Spurlytube finishes last at Thompson due to broken header; championship battle set between Gitirokh and Kennedy at Martinsville

Riley Spurlytube picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the World Series at the Thompson Speedway when his #28 Fuel Carrier Corp. Chevrolet fell out with header problems after completing 3 of 25 laps.

The finish came in his 28th career start, was his first on the circuit since December 5 2018, the Genesee Twin 50s - Race 2 at the Holland International Speedway where he was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 3 of 20 laps, 13 races ago. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 2nd for car #28 and the 1st for header issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 10th for the #28 and the 16th for header issues.

After getting his first last-place finish in the series, Spurlytube rebounded in the next round at Riverhead finishing 5th. In his 17th career start, Spurlytube finally broke through, taking the lead with two laps to go and winning the series first race at Catamount, his first win in the Whelen Series and the 12th overall in his career. A 10th at Star and 3rd Thompson, 18th in the second Waterford event, a 5th in the 3rd Riverhead event, 10th in the 3rd Stafford event, 9th in the fourth Thompson race, 6th at Pocono, 23rd at Shangri-La, 22nd at Oxford before finishing 16th in the last round at Stafford.

On race day, Spurlytube rolled off starting 20th while first Stafford last-place finisher the #50 SMG Motoring Chevrolet of Samet Ozkan started in the final spot for the second race in a row, but his stay would last only a few turns before two-time last-place finisher the #42 Patterson Farm / NAPA / Spafco Chevrolet of Eddie Wycombe and Spurlytube both spun out in Turn 3 bringing out the first caution with Wycombe trailing the field for the first two laps. While running under caution, Spurlytube's car began to smoke as he pulled to the apron of the track, into the pits and then into the garage, Spurlytube's team looked over the car and found that the header was broken, ending his night early.

The remaining drivers finished the race on the same lap as the race leaders; 24th was third New Egypt last-place finisher the #88 Buzz Chez Chevrolet / GT Vodka Chevrolet of Dexter Black, 23rd was Shangri-La last-place finisher the #09 Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet of Kyle Hunter, 22nd was the #0 Stakey's Pumpkins / Jessup Chevrolet of Carter Friesen and 21st was the #71 Draco / Purple Spring / Fluidyne Chevrolet of Daniel Bouchard.

With one race left to go at Martinsville, the battle for the SCRLASTCAR Championship is down to two drivers, Danyal Gitirokh and Nick Kennedy. With Gitirokh having one more last-place finish, finishing last would give him the championship, but if Kennedy finished last, Kennedy would win by having more Bottom 5's. If anyone other then Gitirokh or Kennedy finishes last, the championship will go to Gitirokh.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #28 has finished last at Thompson.
*This was the first time "header" was the reason for a driver finishing last in a Whelen race.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #28-Riley Spurlytube / 3 laps / header
24) #88-Dexter Black / 25 laps / running
23) #09-Kyle Hunter / 25 laps / running
22) #0-Carter Friesen / 25 laps / running
21) #71-Daniel Bouchard / 25 laps / running

Throwback BUSCH: Early wreck at Bristol gives Todd Kennedy first last-place finish

Todd Kennedy picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series career in the Season 1 Southeastern 150 at the Bristol International Speedway when his #70 unsponsored Pontiac was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 4 of 20 laps.

The finish came in his 3rd start. Entering Season 1 of the Busch Series, Kennedy had alot of pressure on him being the brother of Nick Kennedy, who was a former champion and multiple time race winner in the SCRL. Todd's busch series career started off with a disappointing 28th at Daytona after being involved in one of the "big ones" ended his day after just seven laps. In the last round at Richmond, Todd scored his worst finish yet, a 30th.

Truttle rolled off 28th while the #42 unsponsored Pontiac of Marcus Saatchi started in the final spot. Details of the race have been lost to time, however it is known that on Lap 4 a wreck broke out in Turn 1 and Todd was unable to avoid the #04 unsponsored Pontiac of Eli Bright and damaged the radiator, ending his day just before Lap 5.

The remaining Bottom Five also struggled with the Bristol track; Finishing 41st was the #16 Bobby Cash Auto Parts Pontiac of Riley Spurlytube, the victim of a broken header on Lap 21. 40th was the #99 Washington Freightliner Pontiac of Benoit Lothaire-Irvine taken out on Lap 32, 39th was the #34 unsponsored Pontiac of Sebastian Torres, wrecked out on Lap 43 and finishing 38th was Richmond last-place finisher the #47 unsponsored Pontiac of Jesse Turner, retiring just two laps from the finish.

The SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series would turn out to be the only place Todd would find success, as in his 13th career start, he started 24th at Charlotte, and moved into the lead with ten laps to go and held off Hank Willis for his first, and so far, only career SCRL sanctioned win.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #70 had finished last in the busch series as well as at Bristol.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #70-Todd Kennedy / 4 laps / crash
41) #16-Riley Spurlytube / 21 laps / header
40) #99-Benoit Lothaire-Irvine / 32 laps / crash
39) #34-Sebastian Torres / 43 laps / crash
38) #47-Jesse Turner / 48 laps / crash

Whelen Southern: Ty Dent gets first career last-place finish in series first race at Motor Mile; Jay Jefferson locks up SCRLASTCAR Championship one race early

Ty Dent picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series career in the Adams Construction / Star Country 150 at the Motor Mile Speedway when his #41 Ford completed all 52 laps under power.

The finish came in his 11th career start. In the SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series, it's the 1st for car #41 and the 10th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 2nd for the #41 and the 148th for running at the finish.

Ty is one half of the Dent brothers who have competed in the SCRL, competing in the first ONL Classic Truck Series where, along with his brother TJ, both drivers scored their lone SCRL victories, with TJ winning at Charlotte and Ty winning the season and series finale at Homestead. Both brothers have competed in only a few series since then, with Ty focusing on his own racing league, which you can follow here.

Ty made his Southern Series debut at Caraway finishing 9th, before in the very next event Ty scored a runner up finish to Jay Jefferson. A finish of 8th and 10th in the next two Caraway events followed before a slump followed: a 13th at Bowman-Gray, 9th at Martinsville, 6th at Ace, 5th at Ace, 14th Caraway before finishing 16th in the last round at Caraway.

On race day, Ty would roll off starting 8th spot while for the second race in a row fifth Caraway last-place finisher the #04 WTQR / Foothill Ford of Joe Jefferson rolled off from the final position, this time Jefferson's stay wasn't long as by the end of the first lap, second Ace last-place finisher the #16 Diversified Metals Chevrolet of Chris Kyle, who would trail for the first two laps before first Ace last-place finisher the #2 Kleet Lumber / Reynolds Insurance Chevrolet of Carter Joey entered the battle on Lap 3, but he would stay there only two laps when the #041 Ty Dent Motorsports Dodge of TJ Dent took last on Lap 5. TJ would remain in last for two laps as well when he passed the #07 Patterson Automotive Group Pontiac of Keith Stevens into the final spot on Lap 8.

Stevens wouldn't be on last for long as on Lap 9 the #28 Ramar-Hall / Haydt Excavating of Trey Wright entered the battle and once again, he only held the final spot for two laps when he knocked Stevens back to last on Lap 12. Stevens this time struggled to keep up for eight laps, until finally making a move on Lap 20 when he knocked the #4 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Chase McDowell into last on Lap 21. McDowell would stay in last for four laps when Stevens fell back to last for a third time on Lap 26. Once again Stevens lost touch with the field for a few laps when Ty entered the battle for the first time on Lap 34.

Ty would find trouble himself keeping up as he trailed nearly two seconds behind the leaders, and for ten laps in the final spot before he knocked current SCRLASTCAR Championship leader two-time last-place finisher the #48 Wheelers Auto / Mr. Rooter Chevrolet of Jay Jefferson. Jefferson's stay would be brief when the very next lap Bowman-Gray last-place finisher #00 G. Lopes Construction Chevrolet of James Stabilito took last and appeared on his way to his second last-place finish, but a caution would come out setting up a Green, White, Checkered(GWC). When the green came back out, Stabilito trailed for the first lap, but in Turn 2, he passed Ty and with less then a half lap to go, Ty was unable to gain a spot and scored his first last-place finish of his career.

The remaining Bottom Five were; 19th the #4 of Chase McDowell, 18th the #00 of James Stabilito, 17th was the #28 of Trey Wright and 16th was the #2 of Carter Joey.

Entering the last race at Ace Speedway, no one is able to beat Jay Jefferson. Despite having only one more last-place finish, Jefferson would win the tie-breaker with most Bottom 5 and Bottom 10 finishes.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #41 has finished last in a Whelen Southern race as well at Motor Mile.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #41-Ty Dent / 52 laps / running
19) #4-Chase McDowell / 52 laps / running
18) #00-James Stabilito / 52 laps / running led 8 laps
17) #28-Trey Wright / 52 laps / running
16) #2-Carter Joey / 52 laps / running

Euro Elite 1: Said Ismail last at Silverstone; four-way battle set for SCRLASTCAR Championship at Nurburgring

Said Ismail picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 career in Round 11 at the Silverstone Circuit when his #88 MSTRC Chevrolet completed all 5 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 11th career start, was his first on the circuit since September 2, 2017, in Round 1 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza where he fell out with camshaft problems after completing 5 of the 7 laps, 10 races ago. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1, it's the 2nd for car #88 and the 6th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 13th for the #88 and the 145th for running at the finish.

Ever since becoming the first driver to trail the field in series history, Ismail has struggled to get a handle on the cars, finishing 11th at Brands Hatch, a career best 3rd at Spa, 19th at Estoril, 20th at Hockenheimring, tying his career best with another 3rd at Kyalami, 21st at Red Bull Ring, 14th at Catalunya, 13th at Hungaroring and a 15th in the last round at Monaco.

On race day, Ismail rolled off starting 18th while the #80 Monster Energy Ford of Tim Randolph started from the final spot. As soon as the green came out, Randolph quickly made his move in Turn 2 knocking the #72 Taco Casa Dodge of Devin Anderson into the final spot as Anderson would trail for the first two laps, and had he been unable to move up any, it would have been Anderson's first overall last-place finish of his career. Lucky for Anderson, he was able to make a move coming to complete the third lap when he knocked Ismail into the final spot. Ismail would try his hardest to move up over the final two laps but was unable to, setting up a four-way battle for the championship in the season finale.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 23rd was Circuit de Spa last-place finisher the #87 Frisby Prancer Dodge of Ryan Rush, 22nd was the #77 NAPA / Mohawk Dodge of Diego Yepez, 21st was the #31 Blackwells Auto Chevrolet of Marcus Saatchi and finishing 20th was the #75 Ray's Body Shop Dodge of Adrian Ford.

With one race to go at Nurburgring, the battle for the SCRLASTCAR Championship is down to three drivers; two-time last-place finishers Floyd Wilson, Ismail and Mark Owens. If any of the three pick up a last-place finish, they will lock up the championship. Should neither finish last, the tied breaker goes to Wilson with one more Bottom Ten compared to Ismail and two over Owens. The only other driver that could mathematically win the championship is Ryan Rush, if he finishes last at Nurburgring, he would win the championship by having one more Bottom Five then anyone else.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #88 has finished last at Silverstone.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
24) #88-Said Ismail / 5 laps / running
23) #87-Ryan Rush / 5 laps / running
22) #77-Diego Yepez / 5 laps / running
21) #31-Marcus Saatchi / 5 laps / running
20) #75-Adrian Ford / 5 laps / running

Turd Ferguson trails the field at Kyalami; Silverpaw and Al-Samarai set for championship battle at Nurburgring.

Turd Ferguson picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 career in Round 11 at Kyalami Circuit when his #28 Micromoney Ford completed all 11 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 11th career start, was his first on the circuit since November 19, 2018, in Round 6 at Sebring where he completed all 7 laps under power, 5 races ago. In the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2, it's the 2nd for car #28 and the 6th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #28 and the 203rd for running at the finish.

After scoring his first last-place finish at Sebring, Ferguson has picked it up in the last few races with back-to-back 9th places finishes at Yas Marina and Catalyuna and back-to-back 11th place finishes at Red Bull Ring and in at Monaco in the last round.

On race day, Ferguson rolled off starting 15th while Red Bull Ring last-place finisher the #27 Whelen Chevrolet of Jimmy Potter started in the final spot. By the time drivers raced through Turn 1, the #9 SCM Medical Ford of Ace Horsebutt had taken the final spot and trailed for the first lap, by Lap 2 Ferguson entered the battle for the first time and lost track with the field, falling nearly four seconds behind by Lap 4, and on the very next lap, Ferguson knocked Horsebutt back to the final spot on Lap 6 and if they stayed how they were, it would have been Ace's first last-place finish in his career. However it was only one lap later that Ace passed Ferguson to last, and as much as he tried, Ferguson was unable to gain any spots in the remaining for laps of the race.

The remaining Bottom Five were; 16th was the #9 of Ace Horsebutt, 15th was the #27 of Jimmy Potter, 14th was the #11 Vriends Chevrolet of Chakat Lightingblaze and 13th was the #5 Orion Ford of Dale Jones.

With one race left to go at Nurburgring, the championship battle has come down to two drivers; Chakat Silverpaw and Zina Al-Samarai. Silverpaw and Al-Samarai both have three last place finishes, and if either one finishes last, they will score the championship. If Silverpaw finished in the Bottom Ten while Samari finished in the Bottom Five, Silverpaw would win with four extra Bottom Five. The only way Samarai can win the championship is if he finishes last, if anyone else finishes in the final spot, Silverpaw wins on way of the tie breaker.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #28 has finished last at Kyalami.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
17) #28-Turd Ferguson / 11 laps / running
16) #9-Ace Horsebutt / 11 laps / running
15) #27-Jimmy Potter / 11 laps / running
14) #11-Chakat Lightingblaze / 11 laps / running
13) #5-Dale Jones / 11 laps / running

Whelen: Late race flat tire gives Zachary Fitzwater 6th career last-place finish at Stafford

Zachary Fitzwater picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Coca-Cola Fall Final at the Stafford Motor Speedway when his #59 Space Fitters / Ed Bennett Prop. Chevrolet completed 16 of 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 27th career start, was his first on the circuit since September 4, the Icebreaker at the Thompson Speedway where he was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 12 of 20 laps, 26 races ago. In the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series, it's the 2nd for car #59 and the 11th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #59 and the 145th for running at the finish.

After finishing last in his first ever Whelen start, Fitzwater has continued to struggle in the series, having gone winless in 26 starts with a best finish of 2nd in the second New Egypt race entering with only two races to go in the series. In the three previous races, Fitzwater has a best finish of 9th in the second Stafford event while finishing 21st in his first attempt in the first race while in the last time he visited Stafford, Fitzwater finished 19th.

On race day, Fitzwater rolled off starting 18th while first Stafford last-place finisher the #50 SMG Motoring Chevrolet of Samet Ozkan as his stay in the final spot would last only the first lap before he knocked the #12 Sherry Cup Chevrolet of Oreius Centaur into the final spot on Lap 2 when the very next lap, Fitzwater entered the battle for the first time on Lap 3. Fitzwater however wouldn't go down easy as he passed current SCRLASTCAR points leader the #57 M-M Stone Chevrolet of Danyal Gitirokh into the final spot on Lap 4, and had he not gained anymore spots, Gitirokh could have wrapped up the championship in the next round.

However by Lap 9, first Waterford last-place finisher the #1 DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet of Anthony Lopez entered the battle but once again his stay didn't last as the very next lap, third Thompson last-place finisher the #52 Dari-Farms Ice Cream Chevrolet of Patrick Smith took the final spot and would hold it till Lap 12 when Gitirokh entered the battle for a second time on Lap 12 and held it till five laps to go when the battle quickly came to an end. Fitzwater had problems while running just inside the Top 15 as his car began to slow down the backstretch before stalling in Turn 3 and despite his car stalled on the track due to a flat left front tire, no caution came out while Fitzwater was towed to the pit road. Fitzwater's team was able to quickly put on four fresh tires and put him back out on the track, four laps behind, but he was able to take the Checkered Flag.

Finishing 24th was the aforementioned #57 of Danyal Gitirokh who also made a trip to the pit road in the last few laps. Finishing 23rd was the only other driver to not finish on the same lap as the race leaders Twin State last-place finisher the #48 A-Best Forklift Chevrolet of Bafode Sacko.

The remaining Bottom Five were able to finish on the same lap as race winner Sammy Sabre Jr.; 22nd was the #0 Stakey's Pumpkins / Jessup Chevrolet of Carter Friesen and 21st was the aforementioned #12 of Oreius Centaur.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #59 has finished last at Stafford.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
25) #59-Zachary Fitzwater / 16 laps / running
24) #57-Danyal Gitirokh / 19 laps / running
23) #48-Bafode Sacko / 19 laps / running
22) #0-Carter Friesen / 20 laps / running
21) #12-Oreius Centaur / 20 laps / running