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