Friday, August 30, 2019

Formula 3: Carter Joey picks up the 6th last-place finish of his career after multi-car crash prevents him from completing a lap at Monaco

Carter Joey picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula 3 Series career in Round 13 at the Circuit de Monaco when his #2 IZOD was involved in a multi-car crash without completing any of the 8 laps.

The finish came in his 13th career start. In the SCRL Formula 3 Series, it's the 1st for car #2 and the 3rd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 12th for the #2 and the 239th from a crash. Entering the inaugural F3 season, Joey was looking for some good runs, as he had only found victory lane one time in his career, that coming in race 10 of Season 1 of the SCRL Snap-On Tools Whelen Southern Series the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 at the Caraway Speedway. Joey finished 15th and 8th at Catalunya, 13th and 12th at Silverstone, 8th and 20th at Hockenheimring, 21st and a runner up 2nd place at Hungaroring, 10th at both Kyalami races before finishing 18th and then scoring another 2nd place finish at Monza.

On race day, Joey rolled off starting 16th while starting last was second Kyalami last-place finisher the #28 DHL / Sun Drop Citrus Soda of Zachary Billson, a position he wouldn't hold for long as by the time the field had made it to Turn 14, chaos broke out as the #99 Target of Ryan Rush was the first driver to lose control and slammed into the tire barrier, coming back across the track in front of the #19 Boy Scouts of America of Al Lagasee, causing Lagasee to nearly flip over as his car came back across and hit Joey at the wrong time, destroying Lagasee's, Joey's and second Silverstone last-place finisher the #21 Exide Batteries of Simon Fox, with all three drivers not completing a lap, while Rush was able to limp around to complete one lap before pulling into the garage.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was first Kyalami last-place finisher the #12 Verizon of Dilan Ebrahimian, who also had a bout with the Turn 14 wall, ending his day after three laps.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #2 had finished last in a Formula 3 race as well as at Monaco.
*This is only the second time a driver has failed to complete a lap in the Formula 3 Series; the only other time was when Simon Fox was involved in a multi-car crash in the second Silverstone event; 9 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
23) #2-Carter Joey / 0 laps / crash
22) #19-Al Lagasee / 0 laps / crash
21) #21-Simon Fox / 0 laps / crash
20) #99-Ryan Rush / 1 lap / crash
19) #12-Dilan Ebrahimian / 3 laps / crash

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Throwback IndyCar: Cole Nixey goes for a wild ride at Phoenix

Cole Nixey picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL IZOD IndyCar Series career in the Season 1 Dura-Lube 200 at the Phoenix International Raceway when his #38 Service Central was involved in a multi-car crash after 1 of the 32 laps.

The finish came in his 2nd career start. 

Cole at this point in his career was just starting to make a name for himself in the SCRL and was looking forward to making more success in the SCRL's IndyCar Series. Cole's debut wouldn't be what the driver was expecting, finishing a disappointing 34th at Walt Disney World.

On race day, Nixey would roll off starting in the final spot and it wouldn't take long for the battle for last to end. As the field entered Turn 3, the #68 of Alexander Rowe and the #7 McAfee / Bing of Brian Fox made contact and crashed in Turn 3, bringing out the first of three yellow flags. As the field raced back onto the frontstretch, more chaos broke out as the #78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy / Lotus of Joe Jefferson was hit by the #6 TrueCar of Colin Dryburgh, starting a chain reaction that would block the track. Nixey would try to avoid the crash but was hit from behind and nailed the #14 ABC Supply Co. of Tony Newman, sending both cars for a wild ride, flipping over three times each before landing on all four wheels. By the time the smoke had cleared, Nixey was done for the day having only completed the one lap while the #98 Barracuda Networks of Max Anderson and the aforementioned #14 of Tony Newman would limp around the track before pulling into the garage at the start of the second lap.

The remaining Bottom Five would also be victims of a crash, coming on Lap 14; 33rd was the #28 DHL / Sun Drop Citrus Soda of Dinkdrinker and 32nd was the #4 National Guard of John Arndt, who was barely able to limp back around to complete 15 laps before the car stalled on pit road.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #38 had finished last in a IndyCar race as well as at Phoenix.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
36) #38-Cole Nixey / 1 lap / crash
35) #98-Max Anderson / 2 laps / crash
34) #14-Tony Newman / 2 laps / crash
33) #28-Dinkdrinker / 14 laps / crash
32) #4-John Arndt / 15 laps / crash

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Formula 1: Rookie Tanner Hill trails wire-to-wire at Hungaroring

Tanner Hill picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring when his #55 Scuderia Toro Rosso completed all 7 laps under power.

The finish came in his 14th career start. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 1st for car #55 and the 11th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 5th for the #55 and the 222nd where the car was still running. Tanner was one of several rookies not only making their Formula One Series debuts in Season 2, but was also one of several making their entire league debut by competing in the highest division possible run in the Formula series. Tanner's open wheel career started off with a 4th at Melbourne, 16th at Bahrain, 13th at Hockenheimring, 21st at Zandvoort, 14th at CTMP, 7th at Monza before scoring back-to-back wins at Shanghai and in the series biggest event at Monaco. A runner up finish at Silverstone would lead into a 18th at Magny-Cours, 10th at Spa, 7th in the series first night race at Yas Marina before finishing 13th in the last round at COTA.

On race day, Tanner rolled off starting in the final spot and once the green flag dropped, the driver knew that win number three would not come that day as his car showed slow power in the first lap as he fell quickly to three seconds by the first lap, five by and third and over ten by the fifth circuit. When the checkered flag waved, Tanner had fallen twenty two seconds behind, finishing last for the first time in his short career.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the #9 Sauber F1 Team of Carter Friesen, 20th was Monza last-place finisher the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Trevor Collins, 19th was the #19 Williams Martini Racing of Patrick Smith and 18th was Magny-Cours last-place finisher the #88 Manor Racing of Zachary Fitzwater.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #55 has finished last in a Formula One race as well at Hungaroring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #55-Tanner Hill / 7 laps / running
21) #9-Carter Friesen / 7 laps / running
20) #22-Trevor Collins / 7 laps / running
19) #19-Patrick Smith / 7 laps / running
18) #88-Zachary Fitzwater / 7 laps / running

Monday, August 26, 2019

Formula 1: Early engine failure places Cassie Dent last at COTA

Cassie Dent picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas when her #30 Renault Sport F1 Team fell out with engine issues after 1 of the 6 laps.

The finish came in her 13th career start. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 1st for car #30 and the 2nd due to engine issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #30 and the 48th due to engine issues. Cassie is still a rookie when it comes to competing in the SCRL, having only driven one full time season, that being in Season 4 of the NASCAR Legends Series, picking up her first career win in just her 7th start at Talladega and would finish 2nd overall in the points to champion Christian Russell. After having a historic making debut season, she quickly decided to join the open wheel world by signing up to compete in the highest Formula division; the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series. Cassie would finish 10th in her debut at Melbourne, 12th at Bahrain, 15th at Hockenheimring and Zandvoort, 16th at CTMP, 17th at Monza, 14th at Shanghai before finally scoring her first points of the season by finishing 5th at Monaco. A 10th at Silverstone would lead into her second points results with a 6th at Magny-Cours, 13th at Spa before finishing 19th in the last round at Yas Marina.

On race day, Cassie rolled off starting 12th while starting in the final spot for the second race in a row was the #8 Haas F1 Team of Joseph Huffman, a position he would hold for the first lap, but as the field took the yellow flag, Cassie's car began to slow as she limped back to the pits and then into the garage, crossing the start/finish line to be scoring having competed a lap as the team looked over the car, discovering the problem was a blown engine, ending her day.

The remaining Bottom Five would all be knocked out in crashes before the race was over: 21st was the aforementioned #8 of Joseph Huffman, 20th was the #6 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team of Colin Dryburgh, 19th was the #19 Williams Martini Racing of Patrick Smith and 18th was Monza last-place finisher the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Trevor Collins.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #30 has finished last in a Formula One race as well at COTA.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #30-Cassie Dent / 1 lap / engine
21) #8-Joseph Huffman / 3 laps / crash
20) #6-Colin Dryburgh / 3 laps / crash
19) #19-Patrick Smith / 4 laps / crash
18) #22-Trevor Collins / 5 laps / crash

Friday, August 23, 2019

Formula 1: David Solomon becomes first driver to trail in a night race in series first race at Yas Marina

David Solomon picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit when his #26 Scuderia Toro Rosso completed all 6 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 12th career start, was his first on the circuit since the Grand Prix of the Netherlands at the Circuit Zandvoort when he completed all 8 laps under power, 8 races ago. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 2nd for car #26 and the 10th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #26 and the 221st where the car was still running. After trailing for the first time in his career in the season's 4th race, Solomon would finish 12th at CTMP, 21st at Monza, 17th at Shanghai, 14th at Monaco, before finishing 4th at Silverstone before scoring a runner up finish to Nick Kennedy at Magny-Cours. In the last round at Spa, Solomon would get caught up in a early wreck, but would limp home to finish 17th.

On race night, Solomon rolled off starting 21st while starting in the final spot was the #8 Haas F1 Team of Joseph Huffman as drivers for the first time in series history raced under the lights at the series first ever event at Yas Marina. As soon as the field took the green flag, Huffman was determined to not finish last in the first night race as he quickly knocked Solomon into the final spot. Unknown at the time was that the pass for last would turn out to be the only battle that would happen, as drivers would quickly get spread out around the 5.554 km track as Solomon would trail the field for everyone of the six laps, falling more then 35 seconds behind the race leaders when the checkered flag was waved.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #8 of Joseph Huffman, 20th was the #20 Renault Sport F1 Team of Ty Dent, 19th was the #30 Renault Sport F1 Team of Cassie Dent and 18th was the #27 Sahara Force India F1 Team of Riley Spurlytube.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #26 had finished last at Yas Marina.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #26-David Solomon / 6 laps / running
21) #8-Joseph Huffman / 6 laps / running
20) #20-Ty Dent / 6 laps / running
19) #30-Cassie Dent / 6 laps / running
18) #27-Riley Spurlytube / 6 laps / running

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Throwback CANADA: Nitahbk's broken camshaft at Delaware makes her first driver to fail to complete a lap in series history

Nitahbk picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Tim Hortons Canadian Series career in the Season 1 Keystone Light 200 at the Delaware Speedway when her #48 Mid West Combustion Chevrolet fell out with camshaft problems without completing any of the 30 laps.

The finish came in her 3rd career series start. Nitahbk had at this point proven she belonged in the SCRL, having picked up 7 wins in the SCRL NASCAR Legends Series and was looking to continue that streak in the newest Canadian Series. Having signed on to complete in a part-time schedule, her first trip across the border was a decent finish of 9th at Mosport Speedway before choosing to bypass the twisting road course at Circuit ICAR and focus on the short track in Delaware, Ontario, Canada.

On race day, Nitabhk was scheduled to roll off starting in the 5th spot while the #98 Roofing Connection Chevrolet of Chris Kyle was to start in the final spot. As the field pulled off pit road, Nitahbk's car began to smoke as she quickly pulled down to the apron and followed the pace car down pit road and then into the garage as the field took the green. Nitahbk's car never passed the start/finish line, and once the crew found that the camshaft was broken, her day was done, becoming the first driver to fail to complete a lap.

Finishing 33rd was the #01 Canadian Tire / MotoMaster / Sylvania Dodge of Joe Jefferson, taken out in a Lap 7 crash that brought out the first caution. Finishing 32nd and 31st was the #04 Group Bellemare / GP3R Dodge of Luke Rainey and the #5 EMCO Dodge of Grayson Acevedo, both being involved in the 3rd caution that would knock both drivers out with eight laps to go.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was the #69 Lake Excavating / Cleanwerx Dodge of Colin Dryburgh, finishing two laps behind the race leaders after having been involved in two of the four cautions.

Nitahbk still continues to compete in select SCRL Series, having last run in Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1, where she picked up two wins to bump her total up to 16 wins, which ranks her 5th on the all time win list, and finished 13th in points.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #48 had finished last in the Canadian Series as well as at Delaware.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
34) #48-Nitahbk / 0 laps / camshaft
33) #01-Joe Jeffrson / 6 laps / crash
32) #04-Luke Rainey / 6 laps / crash
31) #5-Grayson Acevedo / 6 laps / crash
30) #69-Colin Dryburgh / 8 laps / running

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Formula E: Late race spin at Mexico City gives Aaron John-Steel the first last-place finish of his career

Aaron John-Steel picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter career in the Season 2 Mexico City ePrix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez when his #19 Boy Scouts of America completed all 8 laps under power.

The finish came in his 7th career start. In the SCRL Formula E Series, it's the 2nd for car #19 and the 4th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #19 and the 220th where the car was still running. Steel was a brand new rookie looking to make a name for himself in the SCRL's second highest formula division, signing to drive for Dale Coyne in a one season ride to compete for the championship. In his debut at Adelaide, Steel finished an impressive 4th before he would struggle in the next round at Shanghai, finishing a disappointing 17th. An 11th at Vancouver and back-to-back 6th place finishes at Monaco and Toronto would follow before finishing 12th in the last round at Long Beach.

On race day, Steel rolled off starting 12th while starting in the final spot was Long Beach race winner the #63 Susan G. Komen Foundation of Kerri Love, a spot that she would hold for a full lap before entering Turn 2 she knocked the #20 Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka of TJ Dent into the final spot, a position that Dent would hold till the first caution when Vancouver last-place finisher the #3 Pennzoil Ultra Platinum of Danyal Gitirokh fell back to last, pitting for a flat tire. Back out on track, Gitirokh would remain in last till Lap 6 when he passed Dent back, but the battle for last would end coming to the white flag.

While racing for 15th, Steel was trying to make a move on the #8 NTT Data / TNT Energy Drink of Eli Bright entering the final turn, but the two cars would make contact, sending both cars for a spin, bringing out the second and final caution, just seconds before Jay Jefferson was about to take the white flag. Steel was slow to get his car restarted, but when he finally did, he had fallen back to the final spot, and with the race ending under the yellow flag due to the spin, Steel coasted back around to be scored in the final spot.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #20 of TJ Dent, 20th was the #8 of Eli Bright, 19th was the #3 of Danyal Gitirokh and 18th was the #98 Integrity Energee Drink of Joshua Rush.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #19 has finished last at Mexico City.
*This marked only the second time in series history the #19 has trailed a Formula E race; the other time was in the Season 1 Long Beach ePrix at the Long Beach Street Circuit Nicolas Lothaire-Irvine's #19 Williams Martini Racing fell out with valve issues without completing any of the 10 laps; 13 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #19-Aaron John-Steel / 8 laps / running
21) #20-TJ Dent / 8 laps / running
20) #8-Eli Bright / 8 laps / running
19) #3-Danyal Gitirokh / 8 laps / running
18) #98-Joshua Rush / 8 laps / running

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Formula 1: Tire problems cause Richard Torres to trail in series first event at Spa

Richard Torres picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa Francorchamps when his #5 Scuderia Ferrari completed all 6 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 11th career start, was his first on the circuit since the Grand Prix of Monaco at the Circuit de Monaco when he was involved in a single-car crash without completing any of the 8 laps, 3 races ago. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 3rd for car #5 and the 9th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 14th for the #5 and the 219th where the car was still running. After trailing in the series most important event, Richard would continue to struggle with a 14th at Silverstone before surviving to finish 11th in the last round at Magny-Cours.

On race day, Richard rolled off starting in the final spot and would hold it till the field entered Turn 3 when Monza last-place finisher the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Trevor Collins tried to make a move on his teammate, the #14 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Rodger McLaughlin, sending Collins for a spin. As Collins got back onto the track, he did so right in front of the #7 Scuderia Ferrari of Sebastian Torres, damaging his car and sending Sebastian into Zandvoort last-place finisher the #26 Scuderia Toro Rosso of David Solomon, sending Solomon for a spin into the gravel trap and bringing out the Virtual Safety Car.

As the field was about to get back to racing, Richard, who had climbed to 18th, began to slow entering Turn 8, before stalling, a result of a flat left front tire, as the rest of the field drove by. Due to a lack of communication between the officials, the pace car would pull back into the pits and the race was given the green flag. Torres's car would be pushed back to the pits by a safety truck despite safety concerns, with Richard making it to his pit stall, the team would change all four tires before sending their driver back out onto the track, and would never have a chance to gain a spot, finishing more then two minutes behind when the checkered flag was waved.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 21st was the #19 Williams Martini Racing of Patrick Smith, 20th was the aforementioned #22 of Trevor Collins, 19th was the #77 Williams Martini Racing of Bryson Hill and 18th was the aforementioned #7 of Sebastian Torres.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #5 had finished last at Spa.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #5-Richard Torres / 6 laps / running
21) #19-Patrick Smith / 6 laps / running
20) #22-Trevor Collins / 6 laps / running
19) #77-Bryson Hill / 6 laps / running
18) #7-Sebastian Torres / 6 laps / running

Friday, August 16, 2019

Formula 1: Zachary Fitzwater crashes out early at Magny-Cours; picks up the 8th last-place finish of his SCRL career

Zachary Fitzwater picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 Grand Prix of France at the Circuit de Nevers - Magny-Cours when his #88 Manor Racing was involved in a multi-car crash after 1 of the 10 laps.

The finish came in his 10th career start. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 1st for car #38 and the 16th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 14th for the #88 and the 238th from a crash. Fitzwater is one of the most longest active drivers in the history of the SCRL, having picked up 11 career wins and scoring two SCRL Championships, in the Season 3 of the SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series and in Season 7 of the IROC Series, but had never competed in the Formula Series of the SCRL, choosing to finally make that move over to the open wheel world. Fitzwater finished 18th in his debut in the wreckfest at Melbourne, 3rd at Bahrain, 9th at Hockenheimring, 5th at Zandvoort, 4th at CTMP, 2nd at Monza, 7th at Shanghai, 8th at Monaco before finishing 11th in the last round at Silverstone.

On race day, Fitzwater rolled off starting in the final spot a position he wouldn't hold for long as Shanghai last-place finisher the #11 Sahara Force India F1 Team of Trey Wright and the #9 Sauber F1 Team of Carter Frisen spun out in Turn 3, bringing out the event's first caution. Further up the track as drivers entered Turn 5, a pileup started with Fitzwater having nowhere to go and slamming into the back of the #19 Williams Martini Racing of Patrick Smith. Fitzwater would limp back to the pits, crossing the start/finish line to complete a lap before pulling behind the wall, done for the day, while Smith would make one more circuit before he too pulled behind the wall.

Finishing 20th was the #14 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Rodger McLaughlin, who would also find trouble in Turn 3, while leading he went wide and crashed hard into the tire barrier, ending his day.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were drivers who also would find trouble two laps later: 19th was the #3 Red Bull Racing of Marcus Saatchi and 18th was the #55 Scuderia Toro Rosso of Tanner Hill, who both would crash in the same Turn 3, ending both their day on Lap 6.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #88 had finished last in a Formula One race as well at Magny-Cours.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #88-Zachary Fitzwater / 1 lap / crash
21) #19-Patrick Smith / 2 laps / crash
20) #14-Rodger McLaughlin / 4 laps / crash
19) #3-Marcus Saatchi / 6 laps / crash led 2 laps
18) #55-Tanner Hill / 6 laps / crash

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Formula E: Early crash at Long Beach low point of Nick Productions's comeback

Nick Productions picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter career in the Season 2 Long Beach ePrix at the Long Beach Street Circuit when his #15 National Guard was involved in a single-car crash after 2 of the 8 laps.

The finish came in his 6th career start. In the SCRL Formula E Series, it's the 1st for car #15 and the 8th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 8th for the #15 and the 237th from a crash. Productions had competed in several series in the SCRL in the past but had been out of action for quite awhile before signing up to compete in the Formula E Series's second season. Productions finished 5th in his debut at Adelaide, 7th at Shanghai, 6th at Vancouver, 18th at Monaco before scoring his first career SCRL sanctioned win in the last round at Toronto.

On race day, Productions rolled off starting 10th while starting in the final spot was the #8 NTT Data / TNT Energy Drink of Eli Bright. The first lap around the two mile street course was calm but shortly after completing Lap 2, Productions would lose control and spin out, hitting the tire barriers. While he would limp back to the pits, Productions's day would be over after only two laps.

Finishing 22nd was the #9 Target of Mikali Kose, who also suffered a crash in the same Turn that Productions did just two laps later, limping across the start/finish line before pulling behind the wall as the leaders started Lap 6.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were drivers who finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st was the aforementioned #8 of Eli Bright, 20th was the #77 Lucas Oil / Protect the Harvest of Chakat Lightingblaze and 19th was the #11 Hydroxycut / Mistic eCigarettes / Circle K of Jay Jefferson.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #15 had finished last in a Formula E race as well at Long Beach.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
23) #15-Nick Productions / 2 laps / crash
22) #9-Mikali Kose / 4 laps / crash
21) #8-Eli Bright / 8 laps / running
20) #77-Chakat Lightingblaze / 8 laps / running
19) #11-Jay Jefferson / 8 laps / running

Monday, August 12, 2019

Formula 2: Tracey Dent gives Ferrari their first last-place finish of the season at Magny-Cours; becomes the first driver to fail to complete a lap in series history

Tracey Dent picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Formula 2 Series career in Round 12 at Circuit de Nevers - Magny-Cours when her #8 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro was involved in a single-car crash without completing any of the 8 laps.

The finish came in her 12th career start. In the SCRL Formula 2 Series, it's the 1st for car #8 and the 3rd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 17th for the #8 and the 236th from a crash. Tracey is one of the newest member of the Dent family to join the SCRL, being the daughter of the also debuting Carol Dent, and being the fifth overall member of that family to try and make a career, following Ty, TJ, Ray and Carol as Tracey was signed to drive for the legendary Ferrari team in a attempt at a championship. In Tracey's debut, she finished 18th and 13th at Silverstone, 16th and 19th at Spa, 19th and 11th at Hungaroring before in her 7th career start, Tracey scored her first career win at Catalunya. A 9th in the second event at Cataluyna would be followed with a 17th and a 14th at Doington Park before finishing 19th in the last round at Magny-Cours.

On race day, Tracey rolled off starting 19th while starting last was first Magny-Cours last-place finisher the #17 Scuderia Toro Rosso of Zachary Fitzwater Jr. but he wouldn't stay there for long as the field entered Turn 1, Tracey would go to fast entering the turn, sliding off the track and hitting the tire barrier hard, bringing out the first caution of the day and ending her day before it even began. Tracey's car would be towed back to the garage as the team looked over the car but it would be pointless, the car was beyond repair

The next two spots would be filled by drivers who would be involved in a wreck in Turn 5 that same lap as 20th was the #20 HRT F1 Team of Tanner Bell, who was involved in a crash in Turn 5, with his car flipping over twice, but Bell was able to limp back around to the pits, crossing the start/finish line to complete one lap before pulling behind the wall. 19th was the #23 BMW Sauber F1 Team of Cole Nixey, who was the car that ran into Bell's car that forced him to flip over, as Nixey would limp around to complete two laps before pulling behind the wall.

The remaining Bottom Five would be filled until the last caution as first Catalunya last-place finisher the #10 AT&T Williams of Devohn Blue and second Silverstone last-place finisher the #6 Red Bull Racing of Mark Owens would both crash hard in Turn 1, with Blue's car unable to continue, while Owens would limp back around to complete one more lap before pulling behind the wall.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #8 had finished last in a Formula 2 race as well at Magny-Cours.
*This marked the first time in the history of the Formula 2 Series that a driver had failed to complete a lap.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
21) #8-Tracey Dent / 0 laps / crash
20) #20-Tanner Bell / 1 lap / crash
19) #23-Cole Nixey / 2 laps / crash
18) #10-Devohn Blue / 6 laps / crash
17) #6-Mark Owens / 7 laps / crash

Formula 2: Late race crash at Magny-Cours lead to championship hit for rookie Zachary Fitzwater Jr.

Zachary Fitzwater Jr. picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula 2 Series career in Round 11 at Circuit de Nevers - Magny-Cours when his #17 Scuderia Toro Rosso was involved in a multi-car crash after 5 of the 7 laps.

The finish came in his 11th career start. In the SCRL Formula 2 Series, it's the 1st for car #17 and the 2nd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #17 and the 235th from a crash. Fitzwater Jr. is the son of two time SCRL Champion Zachary Fitzwater Sr., and had never competed in the SCRL before signing up for this series, but had found success in other racing leagues. Fitzwater Jr. finished 8th in his debut at Silverstone, and thanks to the inverted rule the SCRL uses for it's Formula 2 division, he started first in the second round at the same track and scored his first career win in just his second start. A 6th and a 4th at Spa would follow before he scored career win number 2 at Hungaroring before finishing 5th in that race's second event. After struggling to finish 17th at both Catalunya rounds, he bounced back with a 8th in the first round at Donington Park before repeating what he did at Silverstone, winning in the event's second event for win #3 in just his 10th start and entered the 11th race of the season with a 6 point lead over Muhammad Zain Abdullah.

On race day, Fitzwater Jr. rolled off starting 3rd while starting last was first Catalunya last-place finisher the #10 AT&T Williams of Devohn Blue, a position he would hold till the first turn when three time last-place finisher the #25 Virgin Racing of Eddie Wycombe went wide in Turn 1 and smacked the tire barrier, bringing out the first caution of the day. Further up the track, #5 Red Bull Racing of Greg Lee got into trouble as he was run into from behind by two time last-place finisher the #4 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team of Jason Larker, sending Lee for a spin before being hit by the #24 Virgin Racing of Marko Tellez, sending Lee over for a flip, landing on it's top. Lee's car would be towed back to pit road as the team looked over the car, despite being hit and flipping, the car actually had minor damage, and sent their driver back out on the track.

When racing resumed, chaos would break out quickly as Fitzwater Jr. had led the first two laps but spun out coming to take the green, quickly regaining control and driving up to try and take the lead back, Fitzwater Jr. made it three wide entering Turn 1 as the #20 HRT F1 Team of Tanner Bell made contact with Fitzwater Jr., sending him into the #8 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro of Tracey Dent, sending both cars for a spin and crashing hard into the Turn 1 wall, bringing out the race ending caution. Fitzwater Jr. was able to limp back to the pit road, fuming mad at Bell for costing him a possible win and valuable points, as the car would be retired after completing five laps and leaving Round 11 21 points behind his championship rival, with Tracy being able to limp home 19th, one lap down after repairs.

Finishing in between Fitzwater Jr. and Tracey Dent was the #15 Force India F1 Team of Chakat Duskwatcher, who would be involved in a second pileup in Turn 5, the same turn that Greg Lee had flipped over, ending hir day also after five laps.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were drivers who survived to finish on the same circuit as the race leaders: 18th was the #18 Lotus F1 Racing of Chakat Whitelion and 17th was the #9 AT&T Williams of Celious Wolf.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #17 had finished last in a Formula 2 race as well at Magny-Cours.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
21) #17-Zachary Fitzwater Jr. / 5 laps / crash led 2 laps
20) #15-Chakat Duskwatcher / 5 laps / crash
19) #8-Tracey Dent / 6 laps / running
18) #18-Chakat Whitelion / 7 laps / running
17) #9-Celious Wolf / 7 laps / running

Sunday, August 11, 2019

Formula 3: Battle for last a heated affair at Monza until late race wreck gives Brandon Brown the first last-place finish of his career

Brandon Brown picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula 3 Series career in Round 12 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza when his #4 National Guard was involved in a multi-car crash after 5 of the 7 laps.

The finish came in his 12th career start. In the SCRL Formula 3 Series, it's the 1st for car #4 and the 2nd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 11th for the #4 and the 234th from a crash. Brown is a brand new rookie that is looking to use the Formula 3 division as a stepping stone to one day complete against the very best in the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series by becoming the first ever champion of the Formula 3 Series. Brown's racing career started off with a 2nd and a 20th at Catalunya, 17th and 3rd at Silverstone, 15th and 6th at Hockenheimring, 10th and 8th at Hungarioring, 2nd and 14th at Kyalami before finishing 11th in the last round at Monza.

On race day, Brown rolled off starting 11th while starting last was first Monza last-place finisher the #1 IZOD of Sebastian Cucalon, a position he would hold for only two turns as he knocked second Hockenheimring last-place finisher the #6 TrueCar of Brian Fox into last, a spot he would hold for one lap as Fox would knock the #33 Shell V-Power / Pennzoil Ultra of Mitchell Collins into the final spot on Lap 2. Collins stay in last would last one lap as well when the #5 CITGO / PDVSA of Greg Torres took the final spot on Lap 3. Torres would remain in last for two laps and appeared he was going to finish last for the first time in his career when the battle for last ended very quickly.

While battling first Catalunya last-place finisher the #26 RC Cola of DJ Dogo for 9th entering Turn 8, Brown ran into the back of Dogo at the same time Dogo was going up the track, sending both cars for a spin, hitting the outside guard rail and sliding along the track. While Dogo was above to drive away and finish 17th, Brown's car was done for the day, having to be towed back to the garage, taking the final spot on Lap 5, with the car being listed as "out" just as the field took the white flag behind the pace car.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same circuit as the race leaders: 21st was the aforementioned #33 of Mitchell Collins, 21st was the #11 GEICO / Mouser Electronics of Nathan Ormond, 20th was the aforementioned #5 of Greg Torres and 19th was the #3 Shell V-Power / Pennzoil Ultra of Samet Ozkan.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #4 had finished last in a Formula 3 race as well as at Monza.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
23) #4-Brandon Brown / 5 laps / crash
22) #33-Mitchell Collins / 7 laps / running
21) #11-Nathan Ormond / 7 laps / running
20) #5-Greg Torres / 7 laps / running
19) #3-Samet Ozkan / 7 laps / running

Friday, August 9, 2019

Formula 3: Mid race engine failure at Monza gives rookie Sebastian Cucalon the first last-place finish of his career

Sebastian Cucalon picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula 3 Series career in Round 11 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza when his #1 IZOD fell out with engine issues after 3 of the 7 laps.

The finish came in his 11th career start. In the SCRL Formula 3 Series, it's the 1st for car #1 and the 2nd due to engine issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 13th for the #1 and the 47th due to engine issues. Cucalon had never competed in a SCRL sanctioned race before signing up to compete in the lowest Formula division in a attempt to climb up through the ranks to one day compete in the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series. Cucalon's debut started off with a 19th and a 5th at Catalunya, 3rd and 14th at Silverstone, 2nd and 18th at Hockenheimring, 18th and 3rd at Hungaroring before finishing 5th and 22nd at Kyalami in the last round.

On race day, Cucalon rolled off starting 4th while starting last was first Catalunya last-place finisher the #26 RC Cola of DJ Dogo, a position he would hold for the first three turns as he knocked second Hungaroring last-place finisher the #7 McAfee / Bing of Jacob Rose into the final spot. Rose would trail for the first three laps when Cucalon, who had fallen back to 6th, pulled onto pit road, reporting that his car had lost power. As the field raced past and knocked Cucalon into the final spot, the team discovered that the engine had blown, ending their day after three laps.

Finishing 22nd was second Hockenheimring last-place finisher the #6 TrueCar of Brian Fox, who suffered a broken header just after the field took the white flag, as Fox limped back around the 4.261 mile track, pulling into the garage, having not completed all seven laps.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same circuit as the race leaders: 21st was the aforementioned #7 of Jacob Rose, 20th was the #33 Shell V-Power / Pennzoil Ultra of Mitchell Collins and 19th was the #17 Automatic Fire Sprinklers of Toma Lakatos.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #1 had finished last in a Formula 3 race as well as at Monza.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
23) #1-Sebastian Cucalon / 3 laps / engine
22) #6-Brian Fox / 6 laps / header
21) #7-Jacob Rose / 7 laps / running
20) #33-Mitchell Collins / 7 laps / running
19) #17-Toma Lakatos / 7 laps / running

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Throwback ARCA TRUCK: "Big One" strikes early at Gateway; Isaac Nicholls becomes the first driver to not finish a ARCA Truck Series race under power

Isaac Nicholls picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Truck Series career in the Season 1 Door 2 Door Delivery 100 at the Gateway International Raceway when his #26 Coyote Entertainment Chevrolet was involved in a multi-truck crash after 6 of the 22 laps.

The finish came in his 5th career series start.

Nicholls was one of many drivers in the field looking to make a name for himself in the ARCA Series's second highest division, the SCRL ARCA Truck Series. Nicholls signed up as the series was run at the same time as the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, with the Truck Series running a 12 schedule for it's inaugural season started off at the Toledo Speedway, where Nicholls finished 11th. Nicholls would struggle to a 22nd at Mesa Marin before scoring his best finish so far, a 8th at Dover while in the last round at Bowman Gray, Nicholls once again impressed, finishing 10th.

On race day, Nicholls would roll off starting 15th while for the second race in a row the #17 unsponsored Chevrolet of Oscar Isaac started in the final spot. The racing action was intense early on as the first caution would come on just as the field entered Turn 4 as a five truck wreck broke out, damaging Mesa Marin last-place finisher the #72 Big Blue Dodge of Lowden Clear as he lost a lap to the leaders while getting repairs. Just one lap after the field went back racing, yet another cash broke out on the backstretch, before another to break out in Turn 4 seconds later. This time, Nicholls was involved, running into the #21 unsponsored Chevrolet of Gavyn Moore, destroying both trucks and sending Nicholls nearly over into a flip. Nicholls and the #9 unsponsored Chevrolet of Laura Delano would both be done for the day, completing 6 laps and filling out the bottom two spots.

The remaining Bottom Five were drivers also involved in the hard crash, but were able to limp around to complete one more lap before they each pulled into the garage; 24th was the #4 unsponsored Chevrolet of AJ Jones, 23rd the aforementioned #21 of Gavyn Moore and 22nd was the #28 ETS / Engine Rebuilders Chevrolet of Caiden Irene.

Nicholls wouldn't have to wait for long for his first career win, as three races later he scored his first and so far only career SCRL sanctioned win at Lanier.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #26 had finished last in a ARCA Truck Series race as well at Gateway.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #26-Isaac Nicholls / 6 laps / crash
25) #9-Laura Delano / 6 laps / crash
24) #4-AJ Jones / 7 laps / crash
23) #21-Gavyn Moore / 7 laps / crash
22) #28-Caiden Irene / 7 laps / crash

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Formula 1: Mid race spin at Silverstone gives rookie Gordon Schmidt the first last-place finish of his career

Gordon Schmidt picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit when his #33 Scuderia Toro Rosso completed all 5 laps under power.

The finish came in his 9th career start. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 1st for car #33 and the 8th where the car was still running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #33 and the 218th where the car was still running at the finish. Schmidt was one of seven drivers who were making their SCRL debuts by signing up to compete in the SCRL's highest sanctioned Formula division, driving for Toro Rosso, the sister team to Red Bull Racing. Schmidt's debut started off with a 9th at Melbourne, 8th at Bahrain, 19th at Hockenheimring, 17th at Zandvoort, 17th at CTMP, 18th at Monza, 18th at Shanghai before finishing 19th in the last round at Monaco.

On race day, Schmidt rolled off starting 21st while starting in the final spot for the third race in a row was the #3 Red Bull Racing of Marcus Saatchi. Saatchi would trail the field for the first two laps around the 5.141 mile road course as the field entered Turn 8, Schmidt had worked his way up to 18th as he was battling Shanghai last-place finisher the #11 Sahara Force India F1 Team of Trey Wright as the two cars made contact, sending Schmidt for a spin, sliding off the track and into the grass. Schmidt would quickly rebound before getting back on track and would try to climb back up, but was unable to gain a position over the final two laps, finishing 28 seconds behind the race leaders.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #3 of Marcus Saatchi, 20th was the #7 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro of Sebastian Torres, 19th was the aforementioned #11 of Trey Wright and 18th was Monza last-place finisher the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Trevor Collins.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #33 had finished last in a Formula One race as well at Silverstone.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #33-Gordon Schmidt / 5 laps / running
21) #3-Marcus Saatchi / 5 laps / running
20) #7-Sebastian Torres / 5 laps / running
19) #11-Trey Wright / 5 laps / running
18) #22-Trevor Collins / 5 laps / running

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Formula 1: Richard Torres crashes out early in the Formula One's first ever event at Monaco

Richard Torres picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 Grand Prix of Monaco at the Circuit de Monaco when his #5 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro was involved in a single-car crash without completing any of the 8 laps.

The finish came in his 8th career start. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 2nd for car #5 and the 15th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 13th for the #5 and the 233rd from a crash. Despite having never competed in a Formula One event, Richard had found success in other series the SCRL sanctioned, as he has scored 5 career wins and is a former champion of the SCRL V8 Supercar Series. Richard made his debut at Melbourne, finishing 20th after being caught up in the first crash just seconds after the green was waved. Finishes of 14th at Bahrain and a 12th at Hockenheimring would follow before Richard finally scored his first points finish, a 3rd at Zandvoort. A 18th at CTMP, 20th at Monza and a 15th at Shanghai in the last round would continue the bad luck string for Ferrari.

On race day, Richard rolled off starting 7th while starting in the final spot for the second race in a row was the #3 Red Bull Racing of Marcus Saatchi, a spot that Saatchi would hold for the first thirteen turns when the battle for last quickly ended as Torres had fallen back to the 8th spot when he lost control of his car and slammed into the tire barrier in Turn 14, ending his day without completing a lap in the season's more historic event.

Finishing 21st was two-time last-place finisher the #94 Sahara Force India F1 Team of Jack Hallec, who found trouble in the exact same turn just three laps later, ending his day early.

Finishing 20th was the #20 Renault Sport F1 Team of Ty Dent, who crashed coming to the checkered flag, unable to complete the final lap and was scored the last car out of the event.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 19th the #33 Scuderia Toro Rosso of Gordon Schmidt and 18th was Monza last-place finisher the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Trevor Collins.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #5 had finished last in a Formula One race at Monaco.
*This was only the second time the #5 has trailed in a Formula One event; the only other time was in the Pre-Season 1 Grand Prix of Mexico at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez when Adam Leitman was involved in a multi-car crash after completing 4 of the 8 laps; 26 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #5-Richard Torres / 0 laps / crash
21) #94-Jack Hallec / 3 laps / crash
20) #20-Ty Dent / 7 laps / crash
19) #33-Gordon Schmidt / 8 laps / running
18) #22-Trevor Collins / 8 laps / running