The finish, which came in his 49th start, was his first on the circuit since the Bowman Gray 250 at the Bowman Gray Stadium when he completed all 25 laps under power, 2 races ago. In the SCRL NASCAR Legends Series, it's the 4th for car #27 and the 2nd for valve issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #27 and the 6th for valve issues.
After trailing the field at Bowman-Gray, Nixey would go to the next event at Darlington where he would be involved in the race ending caution on Lap 31, and would finish 35th. As the field entered the 22nd race of the season, Nixey has a best finish of 23rd in the spring event this season.
On race day, Nixey rolled off starting 31st while starting off in the final spot was the #29 unsponsored Chevrolet of Marko Tellez, a position he would hold for one lap but the next time around points leader the #19 unsponsored Ford of Christian Russell had fallen back to last. Russell would be last for only one lap as well as the #71 K & K Insurance Dodge of Sylas Nixey would go to the pits to repair some minor damage. Nixey would stay in last for two laps, knocking the #99 Dow Chemicals Dodge of Joshua Rush into the final spot shortly after the race went back to racing. Just one lap later, Cole would slow off Turn 3 and pulled onto the apron and onto pit road and to his stall as the crew looked under the hood, finding that the valve was broken, and the car was pushed behind the wall, listed as "out" by the 10th circuit.
Finishing 41st was the aforementioned #99 of Joshua Rush, who would be caught up in two of the three cautions and would fall three laps down to the race leaders.
Rounding of the Bottom Five were drivers who would all finish a lap behind the race leaders; 40th was the #45 unsponsored Ford of Riley Spurlytube, 39th was spring Michigan last-place finisher the #97 Long-Lewis Ford of Ryan Rush and 38th was the aforementioned #71 of Sylas Nixey.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This marked the first SCRL NASCAR Legends Series last-place finish for the #27 at Richmond.
*This marked only the second time a driver has trailed the field due to valve issues; the only other time was the Season 2 Old Dominion 500 at the Martinsville Speedway when CGKS23's #72 unsponsored Ford fell out after 39 of the 50 laps; 51 races ago.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #27-Cole Nixey / 8 laps / valve
41) #99-Joshua Rush / 47 laps / running
40) #45-Riley Spurlytube / 49 laps / running
39) #97-Ryan Rush / 49 laps / running
38) #71-Sylas Nixey / 49 laps / running
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