Formula E: Chakat Lightingblaze suffers rare fuel pump issues at Surfers Paradise; Aaron John-Steel wins SCRLASTCAR Championship

Chakat Lightingblaze picked up the 1st last place finish of hir SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter career in Sunday's Surfers ePrix at Surfers Paradise when hir #77 Lucas Oil / Protect the Harvest fell out with fuel pump problems after completing 4 of the 6 laps.

The finish came in hir 12th career start. In the SCRL Formula E Series, it's the 1st for car #77 and the 1st for fuel pump issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #77 and the 2nd for fuel pump issues.

Lightingblaze, the daughter of Blaise Zebrataur and 6 time SCRL Champion and all time race winner Chakat Whitelion, decided to follow in hir parents hoof/paw steps and begin a career in racing, signing up to compete in Season 1 of the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 division, where shi would win in hir first two starts at Red Bull Ring and Monaco, before choosing to focus on hir school work, choosing to skip a few series before a break in school gave hir free time to compete in the SCRL's second highest Formula division. Lightingblaze finished 13th in hir FE debut at Adelaide, 5th at Shanghai, 19th at Vancouver, 13th at Monaco, 8th at Toronto, 20th at Long Beach, 6th at Mexico City, 14th in the first ever SCRL event held in the rain at Watkins Glen, 9th at Montreal, 6th at Suzuka before finishing 13th in the last round at St. Petersburg.

Entering the season finale, 8 drivers have a mathematical chance of winning the SCRLASTCAR Championship; Aaron John-Steel, Sammy Sabre Jr., Danyal Gitirokh, Kerri Love, Anthony Stewart, Gregg Speed, Jeff Cornils and Nick Productions. If Steel or Sabre Jr. finished last, they would win the championship out right, if any of the other six drivers finish last they could win the championship. If any driver driver finished last, Steel could lock up the championship as long as Sabre Jr. doesn't finish in the Bottom Five with Sabre Jr. having more Bottom Ten finishes to break the tiebreaker.

On race day, Lightingblaze rolled off starting 14th while starting in the final spot was the #12 Verizon of Karl-Jong Bensson, a postion that he would hold for only three turns before knocking the #9 Target of Mikali Kose into the final spot, a position she would hold for the first lap before she passed the #8 NTT Data / TNT Energy Drink of Eli Bright into the final spot. Bright would struggle around the 2.800 mile road course for the next few laps until the lone caution came out that would end the race under caution. As the field was catching back up to the pace car, Lightingblaze's car began to slow as shi pulled onto pit road and into the paddock. The team would look over the car and found that the problem was a fuel pump issue, and with the race going to end under caution, the team retired the car as the field took the white flag.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st was Montreal last-place finisher the #63 Susan G. Komen Foundation of Kerri Love, 20th was the #16 Mi-Jack of Nick Speed, 19th was the aforementioned #9 of Mikali Kose and 18th for the second race in a row was the #98 Integrity Energee Drink of Joshua Rush.

The SCRLASTCAR Championship was decided when the checkered flag waved as with Lightingblaze finishing last and Sabre Jr. finishing outside the Bottom Five, Aaron John-Steel locked up the championship on the strength of two last-place finishes, at Mexico City and Watkins Glen, his first ever SCRLASTCAR title.

The Season 2 SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter Championship went to Karl-Jong Bensson. Making his SCRL debut in this series, Benson impressed in his first ever race, finishing runner up to Gregg Speed at Adelaide. It wouldn't be until Bensson's 8th start that he would score his first win, coming in the league's first ever event held in the rain at Watkins Glen, and scoring his second win at Suzuka just two races later. Bensson scored no last-place finishes in his championship season, his worse finish being a 21st at Vancouver.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #77 has finished last in a Formula E race as well at Surfers Paradise.
*This marked the only the second time in the history of the SCRL that a driver has finished last due to fuel pump issues; the only other time that it happened was in Season 1 of the SCRL V8 Supercar Series Coates Hire Ipswich 300 at the Queensland Raceway when Kevin McHugh fell out after completing 12 of the 16 laps.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #77-Chakat Lightingblaze / 4 laps / fuel pump
21) #63-Kerri Love / 5 laps / running
20) #16-Nick Speed / 5 laps / running
19) #9-Mikali Kose / 5 laps / running
18) #98-Joshua Rush / 6 laps / running

Formula 2: Tracey Dent's off camera crash places her last in season finale at Adelaide; Eddie Wycombe wins SCRLASTCAR Championship

Tracey Dent picked up the 2nd last place finish of her SCRL Formula 2 Series career in Round 16 at the Adelaide Street Circuit when her #8 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro was involved in a two-car crash after 3 of the 8 laps.

The finish, which came in her 16th career start, was her first on the circuit since Round 12 at the Circuit de Nevers - Magny-Cours when she was involved in a single-car crash without completing any of the 8 laps, 4 races ago. In the SCRL Formula 2 Series, it's the 2nd for car #8 and the 5th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 18th for the #8 and the 245th where the car was still running. 

After trailing for the first time in her career, Tracey rebounded with a 5th and 7th at Kyalami before finishing a disappointing 17th in the previous round at Adelaide.

Entering the season finale, Eddie Wycombe, Jason Larker and Bafode Sacko would battle for the championship, if any of the drivers finished last, they would win the championship.

On race day, Tracey rolled off starting 17th while starting in the final position was based on Formula 2 rules was first Adelaide last-place finisher the #9 AT&T Williams of Celious Wolf. Wolf would get a slow start as he would trail for the first five turns before passing Tracey, who had went off track before getting back on behind the #24 Marussia F1 Team of Marko Tellez. As the field entered Turn 1, two time last-place finisher the #4 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team of Jason Larker, who was running in 13th, spun out in front of the field as the #18 Lotus F1 Racing of Chakat Whitelion got into Pearson's car a little bit before Tracey made her way to the turn and misjudged were Pearson was going and slammed into his car, with Pearson driving away while Tracey's car remained stalled on track and would be pushed off track, her season over.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish the race on the same circuit as the race leaders: 20th was the aforementioned #4 of Jason Larker, 19th was the #24 Marussia F1 Team of Marko Tellez, 18th was two time last-place finisher the #12 Renault F1 Team of Bafode Sacko and 17th was the #1 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes of Mike Pearson.

The SCRLASTCAR Championship went to Eddie Wycombe, as neither Jason Larker or Bafode Sacko finished last, so Wycombe locked up the championship by default on the strength of 3 last-place finishes.

The Season 1 SCRL Formula 2 Championship went to Muhammad Zain Abdullah. Having only visited victory lane once in his career previous to this season, Abdullah scored 4 wins in this season. Abdullah scored one last-place finish on the season, the first Hungaroring event. Congratulations to Abdullah for having a breakout year.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #8 had finished last at Adelaide.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
21) #8-Tracey Dent / 3 laps / crash
20) #4-Jason Larker / 8 laps / running
19) #24-Marko Tellez / 8 laps / running
18) #12-Bafode Sacko / 8 laps / running
17) #1-Mike Pearson / 8 laps / running

Formula 2: Mid race spin places rookie Celious Wolf last at Adelaide; SCRLASTCAR battle set for season finale

Celious Wolf picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula 2 Series career in Friday's Round 15 at the Adelaide Street Circuit when his #9 AT&T Williams completed all 8 laps under power.

The finish came in his 15th career start. In the SCRL Formula 2 Series, it's the 1st for car #9 and the 10th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #9 and the 230th where the car was still running. 

Wolf was one of several drivers making their SCRL debuts by competing in the Formula 2 division of the SCRL but wasn't new to the racing scene, having competed in the ISCR's Formula B Series, finishing 22nd in points. Wolf finished 13th and 10th at Silverstone, 4th and 11th at Spa, 12th and 9th at Hungaroring, 7th in the first Catalunya before scoring his first career SCRL win in Catalunya's second event. Wolf's momentum would be short lived as he would finish 14th and 19th at Donington Park, 17th and 3rd at Magny-Cours, 16th and 10th in the last round at Kyalami.

On race day, Wolf rolled off starting 20th while starting in the final position was the #24 Marussia F1 Team of Marko Tellez, a position that Tellez would hold for the first four laps straight, but the very next lap, Wolf would lose control of his car and spin out briefly on track, while no caution would fly, he would be passed by Tellez. Over the next three laps, Wolf cut the distance between himself and Tellez from three seconds to half a second by the time the white flag waved, but ran out of time, with Wolf being scored last.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 20th the aforementioned #24 of Marko Tellez, 19th was two time last-place finisher the #12 Renault F1 Team of Bafode Sacko, 18th was the #1 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes of Mike Pearson and 17th was second Magny-Cours last-place finisher the #8 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro of Tracey Dent.

Heading into the season finale to also be held at Adelaide, the battle for the SCRLASTCAR Championship will come down between three drivers: Eddie Wycombe, Jason Larker and Bafode Sacko. Entering the season finale, Wycombe has a one last-place finish lead over both Larker and Sacko, and if he finished last he would win the championship out right, if anyone but Larker or Sacko finish last, Wycombe would win the championship as well. In order for Larker to win the championship, he would have to finish last, and if Wycombe finished in the Bottom Five, Larker would win the tie breaker of Bottom Tens(9-6). Sacko is the furthest away from the championship, with him needing to finish last and for Wycombe to not finish on the Bottom Five or Ten in order to have a shot.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #9 had finished last in a Formula 2 race as well at Adelaide.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
21) #9-Celious Wolf / 8 laps / running
20) #24-Marko Tellez / 8 laps / running
19) #12-Bafode Sacko / 8 laps / running
18) #1-Mike Pearson / 8 laps / running
17) #8-Tracey Dent / 8 laps / running

Formula 3: Damian Blue trails for the 3rd time in his career at Red Bull Ring; wins SCRLASTCAR Championship

Damian Blue picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Formula 3 Series career in Round 16 at the Red Bull Ring when his #97 Advance Auto Parts completed all 8 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 16th career start, was his first on the circuit since the Round 7 at Hungaroring when he fell out with engine problems after completing 6 of the 10 laps, 10 races ago. In the SCRL Formula 3 Series, it's the 3rd for car #97 and the 9th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #97 and the 229th where the car was still running. 

After engine failure ended his race at Hungaoring, Blue rebounded with 4th and 16th at Kyalami, 9th and 14th at Monza, 16th and 17th at Monaco before finishing runner up to Toma Lakatos.

Entering the season finale, six drivers have a mathematical chance of winning the SCRLASTCAR Championship; Carter Joey, Damian Blue, Simon Fox, Zachary Billson, Elliott Rose and Jacob Rose can all win the championship if either finished last on the day, but if none of them finish last, Carter Joey would be given the championship on the strength of a tie breaker.

On race day, Blue rolled off starting 21st while starting in the final spot was two time last-place finisher the #10 Target of Laura Delano, a position that Delano would hold on for the first three laps when Delano was finally able to make a move, passing Blue in Turn 4, with Blue taking the last spot on Lap 4. As much as Blue tried to gain a spot over the last half of the race, due to tough passing places on the five mile track, Blue was unable to, and by virtue of finishing last, Blue won the SCRLASTCAR Championship.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 22nd was the aforementioned #10 of Laura Delano, 21st was first Catalunya last-place finisher the #26 RC Cola of DJ Dogo, 20th was the #19 Boy Scouts of America of Al Lagasee and 19th was the #17 Automatic Fire Sprinklers of Toma Lakatos.

The Season 1 SCRL Formula 3 Championship went to Toma Lakatos. Lakatos had no last-place finishes, and scored a series high four wins and leading a series high 28 laps over the course of the season. Congratulations to Lakatos for having a great year.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #97 had finished last at Red Bull Ring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
23) #97-Damian Blue / 8 laps / running
22) #10-Laura Delano / 8 laps / running
21) #96-DJ Dogo / 8 laps / running
20) #19-Al Lagasee / 8 laps / running
19) #17-Toma Lakatos / 8 laps / running

Formula 3: Late race crash causes Laura Delano to lose a tire and score the first last place finish of her career; SCRLASTCAR Championship battle set for Red Bull Ring finale

Laura Delano picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Formula 3 Series career in Round 15 at the Red Bull Ring when her #10 Target was involved in a two-car crash after 5 of the 8 laps.

The finish came in her 14th career start. In the SCRL Formula 3 Series, it's the 1st for car #10 and the 5th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 19th for the #10 and the 244th from a crash. 

Delano was a rookie, having never competed in a SCRL race before signing up to compete in the SCRL's lowest Formula division; Formula 3. Delano finished 10th in her debut at Catalunya before finishing 16th in the next event at the track. A 14th and a 9th at Silverstone would be followed with a series best 3rd in the first Hockenheimring before finishing 17th in the second event. A 17th and 7th at Hungaoring, 21st in the first event before scoring a runner up finish at Kyalami. A 4th and a 12th at Monza, before scoring her second runner up first in the first round at Monaco before finishing 22nd in the last round.

On race day, Delano rolled off starting in the final spot a position that she would hold for the first three laps before knocking two time last-place finisher the #2 IZOD of Carter Joey to last on Lap 4. Joey's stay in the final spot would only last one lap as the very next lap second Monza last-place finisher the #4 National Guard of Brandon Brown, who was running in 14th, lost control of his car going into Turn 4 and slammed into the guard rail, sending his car back out onto the track. While the #9 Target of Christian Russell was able to avoid Brown, Delano wasn't as lucky as she slammed into him with enough force that it detached the left front wheel of her car, sending it up into the air and nearly landing in the grandstand that was nearby. Delano was able to limp back around to pit road and into the garage, done for the day, the only car to not finish on the lead lap.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 22nd was the aforementioned #2 of Carter Joey, 21st was the #4 of Brandon Brown, 20th was second Silverstone last-place finisher the #21 Exide Batteries of Simon Fox and 19th was second Hungaroring last-place finisher the #7 McAfee / Bing of Jacob Rose.

Entering the season finale at Red Bull Ring, the SCRLASTCAR battle will come down between Carter Joey, Damian Blue, Simon Fox, Zachary Billson, Elliott Rose and Jacob Rose. If Joey or Blue finish last at Red Bull, they will win the championship outright no matter what the other drivers do. If Blue, Fox, Billson, Elliott or Jacob finish last they can win the championship by way of a tie breaker as long as Joey or Blue don't finish in the Bottom Ten.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #10 had finished last in a Formula 3 race as well at Red Bull Ring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
23) #10-Laura Delano / 5 laps / crash
22) #2-Carter Joey / 8 laps / running
21) #4-Brandon Brown / 8 laps / running
20) #21-Simon Fox / 8 laps / running
19) #7-Jacob Rose / 8 laps / running

Formula 1: Suspension damage places Richard Torres last at Kyalami; SCRLASTCAR battle set for Suzuka

Richard Torres picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 South African Grand Prix at the Kyalami Circuit when his #5 Scuderia Ferrari completed all 6 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 18th career start, was his first on the circuit since the Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa Francorchamps when he completed all 6 laps under power, 7 races ago. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 4th for car #5 and the 13th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 15th for the #5 and the 228th where the car was still running. 

After suffering a flat tire at Spa, Richard would bounce back with a 4th at Yas Marina, 5th at COTA, 7th at Hungaroring, 10th at Red Bull Ring, 6th at Estoril before struggling at Mexico City, finishing a disappointing 16th.

On race day, Richard rolled off starting in the 16th spot while starting in the final spot was Shanghai last-place finisher the #11 Sahara Force India F1 Team of Trey Wright and position that Wright would hold for the first lap when entering Turn 1 the #14 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Rodger McLaughlin took the final spot after being spun out, with Richard having no where to go and slammed into McLaughlin's car. Richard would take the final spot for the first time on Lap 5 as he struggled with suspension damage, but would fight back to knock the #8 Haas F1 Team of Joseph Huffman into last on Lap 7, but his stay in the final spot would be brief, knocking Richard back to last on Lap 9. Richard would try to gain another spot over the last two laps but the suspension damage had taken it's toll on the car, preventing him from keeping up, falling 18 seconds behind the race leaders by the time the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #8 of Joseph Huffman, 20th was the #14 of Rodger McLaughlin, 19th was two-time last-place finisher the #30 Renault Sport F1 Team of Cassie Dent and 18th was the #11 of Trey Wright.

Entering the season finale at Suzuka, Richard has a one last-place finish lead over Trevor Collins, Jack Hallec, Cassie Dent, David Solomon and Tony Newman but only Richard, Collins, and Hallec can mathematically win the championship on the strength on having more Top Five finishes. If anyone but Richard, Collins or Hallec finishes last, it will give the title to Richard, but if Richard, Collins or Hallec finish last, they will win the championship.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #5 has finished last at Kyalami.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #5-Richard Torres / 11 laps / running
21) #8-Joseph Huffman / 11 laps / running
20) #14-Rodger McLaughlin / 11 laps / running
19) #30-Cassie Dent / 11 laps / running
18) #11-Trey Wright / 11 laps / running

Racing's first Pegasus Zebrataur, Blaise Zebrataur, trails in caution free race at St. Petersburg; SCRLASTCAR battle set for Surfers Paradise

Blaise Zebrataur picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter career in Monday's St. Petersburg ePrix at the Streets of St. Petersburg when his #67 Hartman Oil completed all 5 laps under power.

The finish came in his 11th career start. In the SCRL Formula E Series, it's the 1st for car #67 and the 7th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #67 and the 227th where the car was still running.

After the retirement of Oreius Centaur after Season 4 of the SCRL NASCAR Legends Series, a new driver would take his place with Blaise, a pegasus zebrataur, making his debut in the SCRL's second highest Formula division. Blaise finished 18th in his debut at Adelaide while in his second ever start, Blaise finished runner up to Nick Speed at Shanghai. A 18th at Vancouver, 15th at Monaco, 7th at Toronto, 16th at Long Beach, 11th at Mexico City, 16th at Watkins Glen, 8th at Montreal before finishing 20th in the last round at Suzuka.

On race day, Blaise rolled off starting 20th while starting in the final spot was the #20 Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka of TJ Dent. Dent would remain in the final spot for the first two laps before making a move in Turn 3, knocking Blaise back into the final spot on Lap 3. Over the next two laps, Blaise tried everything he could to gain a spot to prevent himself from finishing last, but due to a tight track with limited passing places, Blaise was unable to and would trail for the first time in his short career.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was Monaco last-place finisher the #17 Automatic Fire Sprinklers of Gregg Speed, 20th was the aforementioned #20 of TJ Dent, 19th was the #14 ABC Supply Co. of Joe Jefferson and 18th was the #98 Integrity Energee Drink of Joshua Rush.

With one race to go, the battle for the SCRLASTCAR Championship will come down to the season finale as Sabre Jr. and Aaron John-Steel both have two last-place finishes, if either driver finished last they will win the championship outright. However also in the hunt for the championship are one time last-place finishers themselves; Danyal Gitirokh, Kerri Love, Anthony Stewart, Gregg Speed, Jeff Cornils and Nick Productions, if any of those drivers finish last they can win the championship. If any new driver finishes last, John-Steel can lock up the championship as long as Sabre Jr. doesn't finish in the Bottom Five, with Sabre Jr. having more Bottom Ten finishes to break the tiebreaker.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #67 has finished last in a Formula E race as well at St. Petersburg.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #67-Blaise Zebrataur / 5 laps / running
21) #17-Gregg Speed / 5 laps / running
20) #20-TJ Dent / 5 laps / running
19) #14-Joe Jefferson / 5 laps / running
18) #98-Joshua Rush / 5 laps / running

Formula 1: Cassie Dent only retiree after first lap crash at Mexico City

Cassie Dent picked up the 2nd last place finish of her SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in Wednesday's Grand Prix of Mexico at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez when her #30 Renault Sport F1 Team was involved in a multi-car crash after 1 of the 8 laps.

The finish, which came in her 17th career start, was his first on the circuit since the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas when she fell out with engine issues after 1 of the 6 laps, 4 races ago. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 2nd for car #30 and the 17th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #30 and the 243rd from a crash. 

After engine failures had knocked her out in Texas, Dent finished 13th in the next round at Hungaroring, 4th at Red Bull Ring before finishing a series best runner up finish to Marcus Saatchi in the last round at Estoril.

On race day, Dent rolled off starting in the 18th spot while starting in the final spot was two-time last-place finisher the #94 Sahara Force India F1 Team of Jack Hallec, a position he would hold for only the first turn as he knocked fellow two time last-place finisher the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Trevor Collins into last, a spot he held as the cars competed their first lap. Entering Turn 1, the #8 Haas F1 Team of Joseph Huffman failed to hit the brakes fast enough and slid into the #9 Sauber F1 Team of Carter Friesen, sending Friesen for a spin as drivers swerved to avoid him. As the cars tried to get back going, in Turn 3, Dent, who had moved up to 16th, wheel hopped and slid up the track right into the path of the #19 Williams Martini Racing of Patrick Smith, causing a chain reaction that would also involve Silverstone last-place finisher the #33 Scuderia Toro Rosso of Gordon Schmidt. Dent was hit hard by Smith in the driver's side of the car with both Smith and Schmidt driving away while Dent's car remained on track destroyed and done for the day, not taking the final spot until the field competed the 2nd lap.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st was the aforementioned #19 of Patrick Smith, 20th the #9 of Carter Friesen, 19th the #33 of Gordon Schmidt and 18th the #14 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Rodger McLaughlin.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #30 has finished last at Mexico City.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #30-Cassie Dent / 1 lap / crash
21) #19-Patrick Smith / 8 laps / running
20) #9-Carter Friesen / 8 laps / running
19) #33-Gordon Schmidt / 8 laps / running
18) #14-Rodger McLaughlin / 8 laps / running

Throwback BUSCH: Dinkdrinker's late tire problems nets him first last-place finish in the busch series first event at South Boston

Dinkdrinker picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series career in the Season 1 Busch 200 at the South Boston Speedway when his #00 Thomas Brothers Country Ham Oldsmobile fell out with tire problems after completing 20 of the 30 laps.

The finish came in his 7th start. 

Entering Season 1 of the Busch Series, Dinkdrinker had tasted success in the SCRL NASCAR Legends Series and was looking to continue it in the SCRL's second highest division. A early wreck at Daytona placed Dink 36th at Daytona, 14th at Richmond, 24th at Bristol, a series best 2nd at Martinsville, 36th at Darlington and finishing 25th in the last round at Hickory.

Dinkdrinker would roll off the starting grid 31st while the #22 unsponsored Pontiac of Marcus Saatchi started last. Cloudy conditions made for a slick track, but no cautions would fly as the battle for positions happened almost every single lap while not a single caution would come out. By Lap 19, Dink had moved up to 15th and was looking to improve when his car suddenly began to slow down the backstretch, coasting around the track, crossing the start/finish line by the inside wall before pulling onto pit road at the entrance of Turn 2 before pulling into the garage, the team reporting that tire problems was the cause, Dinkdrinker's day done just ten laps short of the finish.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 41st was the #27 Mason Day Paving Chevrolet of Cole Nixey, 40th was the #82 unsponsored Pontiac of Aidan Shepherd, 39th was the #29 Longwood Restaurant Dodge of Zachary Fitzwater and finishing 38th was the #01 Miller Lite Pontiac of Tony Newman.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #00 had finished last in the busch series as well as at South Boston.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #00-Dinkdrinker / 20 laps / tire
41) #27-Cole Nixey / 30 laps / running
40) #82-Aidan Shepherd / 30 laps / running
39) #29-Zachary Fitzwater / 30 laps / running
38) #01-Tony Newman / 30 laps / running

Formula E: Sammy Sabre Jr.'s mid-race crash at Suzuka makes battle for SCRLASTCAR Championship tighter with two races to go

Sammy Sabre Jr. picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter career in Tuesday's Suzuka ePrix at the Suzuka Circuitland when his #10 Target was involved in a single-car crash after 4 of the 10 laps.

The finish, which came in his 10th career start, was his first on the circuit since the Shanghai ePrix at the Shanghai International Circuit when he completed all 8 laps under power; 8 races ago. In the SCRL Formula E Series, it's the 2nd for car #10 and the 9th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 18th for the #10 and the 242nd from a crash.

After trailing the field in just his second start in the Formula E Series, Sabre Jr. rebounded with a 10th at Vancouver, 14th at Monaco, 14th at Toronto, before scoring his first Top 5 in the series, a 5th at Long Beach. A 17th at Mexico City, 7th at Watkins Glen before finishing 11th in the last round at Montreal with the series making his second ever trip to Japan, a event that Sabre Jr. didn't compete in since he wasn't competing in the series in Season 1.

On race day, Sabe Jr. rolled off starting 18th while starting in the final spot was the #16 Mi-Jack of Nick Speed, a position that Speed would hold for only three turns when Adelaide last-place finisher the #28 DHL of Anthony Stewart was spun out and smacked the outside wall. No caution would come out as Stewart would be in the final spot for the first two laps until the #67 Hartman Oil of Blaise Zebrataur made an unscheduled pit stop for a flat left rear tire. Zebrataur's stay in the final spot would last for two laps as well until the battle for last ended suddenly two laps later.

While running in 8th, Sabre Jr. had gained ten spots and was looking to finish in points for the fifth time in his career, but it was ended while racing for several laps side by side with Long Beach last-place finisher the #15 National Guard of Nick Productions, the two cars made contact, which sent Sabre Jr. off track and slammed into the wall with enough force that Sabre Jr. was unable to limp back to the paddock, with the driver climbing from his car and walking to the infield care center to be checked out while the car was left in the gravel trap not taking the final spot until Lap 6 when Blaise passed by.

Finishing 21st was Montreal last-place finisher the #63 Susan G. Komen Foundation of Kerri Love, who also found her own trouble at that same turn that Sabre Jr. had crashed in, but she however was able to limp back to the paddock and after a brief looking over by her Dale Coyne racing team, the car was listed as "off" on the racing graphics by the 9th lap.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 20th was the aforementioned #67 of Blaise Zebrataur, 19th was the #28 of Anthony Stewart and 18th was the #18 Cafe de Colombia of Jay Jefferson.

With two races to go, Sabre Jr. is now tied with Aaron John-Steel with two last-place finishes a piece with the championship still wide open to the point that any driver could still lock up the championship and it could come down to the season finale at Surfers Paradise.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #10 has finished last at Suzuka.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #10-Sammy Sabre Jr. / 4 laps / crash
21) #63-Kerry Love / 6 laps / crash
20) #67-Blaise Zebrataur / 10 laps / running
19) #28-Anthony Stewart / 10 laps / running
18) #11-Jay Jefferson / 10 laps / running

Formula 1: Piston problems prevents Trevor Collins from completing a lap at Estoril; takes lead in SCRLASTCAR title fight with three races to go

Trevor Collins picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 Grand Prix of Portugal at the Autódromo do Estoril when his #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team fell out with piston problems without completing any of the 7 laps.

The finish, which came in his 16th career start, was his first on the circuit since the Grand Prix of Italy at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza when he fell out with gearbox problems without completing any of the 7 laps, 10 races ago. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 5th for car #22 and the 3rd for piston issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 14th for the #22 and the 9th for piston issues. 

After not completing a lap at Monza, Collins bounced back with a 6th place finish at Shanghai, 18th at Monaco and Silverstone, 15th at Magny-Cours, 20th at Spa, 8th at Yas Marina, 18th at COTA, 20th at Hungaroring and in the last round at Red Bull Ring.

On race day, Collins was scheduled to roll off starting in the 4th spot while starting in the final spot was the #44 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team of Steve Larker, but just as the field began to roll, Collins's car remained stalled on the track, before forced to be towed back to the pits as the field finished their formation lap. As the field took the green flag, the Mercedes team took the car into the paddock to see what the problem was, it wouldn't be until the second lap that the crew had found the problem; the piston had broken and with the amount of time it would take to fix it, it wouldn't be done in time to get back on track, so the car was officially listed as "out" on the 4th circuit.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st was the #20 Renault Sport F1 Team of Ty Dent, 20th was the #8 Haas F1 Team of Joseph Huffman, 19th was the #77 Williams Martini Racing of Bryson Hill and 18th was the #9 Sauber F1 Team of Carter Friesen.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #22 has finished last at Estoril.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #22-Trevor Collins / 0 laps / piston
21) #20-Ty Dent / 7 laps / running
20) #8-Joseph Huffman / 7 laps / running
19) #77-Bryson Hill / 7 laps / running
18) #9-Carter Friesen / 7 laps / running

Formula E: Late race spin at Montreal gives Kerri Love the first last-place finish of her career

Kerri Love picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter career in Friday's Montreal ePrix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when her #63 Susan G. Komen Foundation completed all 8 laps under power.

The finish came in her 9th career start. In the SCRL Formula E Series, it's the 1st for car #63 and the 6th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #63 and the 226th where the car was still running.

Love was one of a few rookies that had never competed in a SCRL race before signing up to compete full time in the SCRL's second highest formula division; the SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter. With the series entering it's second season, Love was just hoping to complete as many laps as possible and learn experience to one day compete in the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series. Love made her debut in the series first ever event at Adelaide, where she started 10th and would work her way up through the field and finished an impressive 6th. A finish of 11th at Shanghai would be followed up with her first career Top 5 in just her 3rd start; a 5th at Vancouver. In her 4th career start she would struggle for the first time in her career with a 19th at Monaco and a 17th at Toronto. In the very next round, Love started on pole and led all 8 laps to score her first career win at Long Beach. After scoring her first career win, Love would struggle in the next round, a 15th at Mexico City before battling all race long in the Top 5 before finishing 3rd in the last round in the first ever SCRL race held in the rain at Watkins Glen.

On race day, Love rolled off starting 14th while starting in the final spot was the #9 Target of Mikali Kose, a position that Kose would hold for the first lap, before making a move in Turn 1, knocking Vancouver last-place finisher the #3 Pennzoil Ultra Platinum of Danyal Gitirokh into the last spot. Gitirokh would remain in the last spot for the next three laps and was trailing the field on Lap 5 when Love, who had fallen back to 19th at this point, wheel hopped entering Turn 7, sending Love's car for a spin, sliding off track and making slight contact with the wall. As the rest of the field roared past, Love put her car back into gear and rejoined the race, with no caution coming out, her only hope was for another driver to have problems but it didn't happen, with Love crossing the start/finish line 41 second behind the race winner AJ Jones, and seven seconds behind 21st place finisher Gitirokh.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 20th was the #20 Fuzzy's Vodka of TJ Dent, 19th was the #12 Verizon of Karl-Jong Bensson and 18th was Monaco last-place finisher the #17 Automatic Fire Sprinklers of Gregg Speed.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #63 has finished last in a Formula E race as well at Montreal.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #63-Kerri Love / 8 laps / running
21) #3-Danyal Gitirokh / 8 laps / running
20) #20-TJ Dent / 8 laps / running
19) #12-Karl-Jong Bensson / 8 laps / running
18) #17-Gregg Speed / 8 laps / running

Throwback CUP: Late race crash gives Zach Houseknecht first career last-place finish at North Wilkesboro

Zach Houseknecht picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Strictly Stock Series career in the Season 1 Wilkes 200 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway when his #108 unsponsored Oldsmobile was involved in a two-car accident after he completed 34 of the 40 laps.

The finish came in his 7th start. Zach Houseknecht was one of 42 drivers who entered Season 1 of the brand new SCRL Cup Series and was looking to make a name for himself. In his first start for the series, Houseknecht started 5th and finished 10th at Charlotte, a finish he would repeat two races later at Occoneechee. In the very next race at Langhorne, Houseknecht finished a career best 4th, and in the last round at Heidelberg, Houseknecht finished 37th, his worse finish to date.

On race day, Houseknecht rolled off 32nd spot while the #58 unsponsored Ford of Gabryel Wanderley would start last for the second race in a row. The battle up front for the lead wouldn't be found as not a single lead change would happen, while almost every other spot changed during the race. By Lap 34, Houseknecht was spun out on the backstretch as the #5 Oldsmobile of Brian Fox had no where to go and slammed hard into the driver's door, sending Houseknecht for a wild tumble down the backstretch, before coming to stop on his roof just short of the pit road entrance. Houseknecht was able to climb from his car, amazingly unhurt, but both his car and Fox's were done for the day, the only two cars to not finish the race.

Finishing 41st was the #77 Oldsmobile of Rodriguez Zapatos, the only other driver to not finish on the lead lap, having lost two laps due to tire problems. Rounding out the Bottom Five were drivers who finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 40th was the #46 of Rubens Wanderley, 39th the aforementioned #58 of Gabryel Wanderley and finishing 38th was Charlotte last-place finisher the #13 unsponsored Ford of Eli Bright, who was the first driver to fail to complete a lap.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #108 had finished last in a Cup Series race as well at North Wilkesboro.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #108-Zach Houseknecht / 34 laps / crash
41) #5-Brian Fox / 34 laps / crash
40) #96-Truttle / 39 laps / running
39) #01-Derrick Edison / 39 laps / running
38) #24-Kyle Mests / 39 laps / running

Formula 1: Marcus Saatchi trails flag to flag in caution free race at Red Bull Ring

Marcus Saatchi picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series career in the Season 2 Grand Prix of Austria at the Red Bull Ring when his #3 Red Bull Racing completed all 6 laps under power.

The finish came in his 15th career start. In the SCRL Red Bull Formula One Series, it's the 1st for car #3 and the 12th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 16th for the #3 and the 225th where the car was still running. Entering Season 2 of the Formula One Series, Saatchi had already found success in the SCRL, having visited victory lane three previous times in his career, and nearly won the Season 2 SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series Championship before being caught up in a late race crash. Saatchi finished 7th in his F1 debut at the wreckfest Melbourne and followed it up by finishing runner up to Tony Newman at Bahrain. A 6th at Hockenheimring, 8th at Zandvoort, 9th at CTMP, and a 9th at Monza before scoring his first finish outside the Top 10, a 16th at Shanghai. A 17th at Monaco, a 21st at Silverstone, 19th at Magny-Cours before finishing 14th at Spa. In the next round at Yas Marina, Saatchi would get a great jump as Gordon Schmidt held off Richard Torres for the first few turns to allow Saatchi to pull away quickly and would go on to win in a controversial win by way of team orders, the 4th win of his career. A 14th in the next round at the Circuit of the Americas would be followed with a 12th place finish in the last round at Hungaroring.

On race day, Saatchi rolled off starting in the 21st spot while starting in the final spot was two-time last-place finisher the #94 Sahara Force India F1 Team of Jack Hallec, but shortly after the field took the green flag, Hallec made a move on Saatchi in Turn 1 and pulled away from Saatchi. Due to a tight track with no many passing zones, Saatchi was unable to gain much ground on the drivers in front of him as he would trail the field for every lap, falling 18 seconds behind by the time the checkered flag was waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the #9 Sauber F1 Team of Carter Friesen for the second straight race, 20th was Monza last-place finisher the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Trevor Collins, 19th was the aforementioned #94 of Jack Hallec and 18th was Hungaroring last-place finisher the #55 Scuderia Toro Rosso of Tanner Hill.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #3 has finished last in a Formula One race as well at Red Bull Ring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #3-Marcus Saatchi / 6 laps / running
21) #9-Carter Friesen / 6 laps / running
20) #22-Trevor Collins / 6 laps / running
19) #94-Jack Hallec / 6 laps / running
18) #55-Tanner Hill / 6 laps / running

Formula E: Aaron John-Steel becomes the first driver to trail in first ever event held in the rain at Watkins Glen

Aaron John-Steel picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series Presented by Twitter career in the Season 2 Watkins Glen ePrix at Watkins Glen International when his #19 Boy Scouts of America completed all 9 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 8th career start, was his first on the circuit since the Mexico City ePrix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez when he completed all 8 laps under power, 1 race ago. In the SCRL Formula E Series, it's the 3rd for car #19 and the 5th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 10th for the #19 and the 224th where the car was still running.

On a wet and rainy race day, Steel rolled off starting 16th while starting in the final spot was the #98 Integrity Energee Drink of Joshua Rush, a position he would hold throughout the lone caution that had come out on Lap 4. For the first time in league and series history, drivers raced in the rain, leading to many drivers taking it easy to understand how the track acted, but within the last few laps they stepped it up for the fans in attendance, with Rush making a move and knocking John-Steel back into the final spot with two laps to go, and as hard as he tried to regain the spot, Steel was unable to, finishing last for the second race in a row.

Rounding out the Bottom Five in the historic race were: 21st was the aforementioned #98 of Joshua Rush, 20th was the #25 Snapple of Mark Austin, 19th was the #83 NovoLog FlexPen of Sylas Nixey and 18th was the #9 Target of Mikali Kose.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #19 has finished last at Watkins Glen.
*This marked only the second time in series history a driver has trailed in back-to-back Formula E races; the only other time it happened was in Season 1 when Daniel Evans suffered engine problems in back-to-back races at Shanghai and Monaco.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #19-Aaron John-Steel / 9 laps / running
21) #98-Joshua Rush / 9 laps / running
20) #25-Mark Austin / 9 laps / running
19) #83-Sylas Nixey / 9 laps / running
18) #9-Mikali Kose / 9 laps / running

Formula 2: Bafode Sacko sweeps Kyalami; becomes first driver to finish last in back-to-back races

Bafode Sacko picked up the 2nd last place finish of her SCRL Formula 2 Series career in Round 14 at Kyalami Circuit when his #12 Renault F1 Team completed all 11 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 14th career start, was his first on the circuit since Round 13 at Kyalami Circuit where was involved in a single-car crash after 3 of the 11 laps, 1 race ago. In the SCRL Formula 2 Series, it's the 2nd for car #12 and the 9th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 8th for the #12 and the 223rd where the car was still running. 

Marko Tellez pulls onto pit road.

On race day, Sacko rolled off starting in the final position due to Formula 2 rules if a driver is knocked out of the first race, they would start last. As the field entered the final turn to get the green flag, second place starter the #24 Marussia F1 Team of Marko Tellez pulled into the pits as the green flag waved the driver reporting of a flat tire, pulling into his pit stall, with the team quickly changing all four tires and sent their driver back out onto the track. Tellez at this point was ten seconds behind Sacko as each lap, Tellez cut into Sacko's margin by virtue of having fresher tires and it wasn't until entering Turn 1 on the final lap that not only did Tellez catch Sacko, but passed him, knocking Sacko back to the final spot, giving Sacko his second straight last-place finish of the season.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 20th the aforementioned #24 of Marko Tellez, 19th was the #5 Scuderia Ferrari of Greg Lee, 18th was second Hungaroring last-place finisher the #22 BMW Sauber F1 Team of Daniel Price and 17th was first Magny-Cours last-place finisher the #17 Scuderia Toro Rosso of Zachary Fitzwater Jr.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #12 has swept a race weekend.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
21) #12-Bafode Sacko / 11 laps / running
20) #24-Marko Tellez / 11 laps / running
19) #5-Greg Lee / 11 laps / running
18) #22-Daniel Price / 11 laps / running
17) #17-Zachary Fitzwater Jr. / 11 laps / running

Throwback LEGENDS: bigdaddy RCN gets first last place-finish at Bristol

bigdaddy RCN picked up the 1st last place finish of his ONL NASCAR Legends Series career in the Season 1 Southeastern 500 at the Bristol International Speedway when his #06 Warren Fox Dodge completed 49 of the 50 laps under power.

The finish came in his 6th career start. bigdaddy RCN was one of twenty drivers to sign up for the first ever series in league history. In his series debut, he finished 16th at Riverside before scoring his best finish of the season so far by finishing 10th at Richmond Fairgrounds.

On race day, bigdaddy RCN would roll off starting in 19th while starting last was the #32 Bestline Products Plymouth of Draco Drakul. By the end of the race, bigdaddy had lost a lap to the leaders and was never able to gain it back and his first last place finish was his.

Finishing 19th was the #22 unsponsored Dodge of hunter2224, the only other driver who was a lap down by the time the race was over. 

The Remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 18th was the #4 Mills Plumbing Dodge of Sicarius, 17th was two time last-place finisher the #64 Woodfield Ford and finished 16th was the #34 unsponsored Ford of Trail Blazer.

bigdaddy RCN career in the then ONL would only lasted 16 races as in his final start he finished 16th in the return trip to Bristol. Days after the race, bigdaddy was released from his contract, the owner citing performance failures as the reason for the driver's release. Bigdaddy's career effectively ended due to the release as he has never appeared in another SCRL race since.

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

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #06-bigdaddy RCN / 49 laps / running
19) #22-hunter2224 / 49 laps / running
18) #4-Sicarius / 50 laps / running
17) #64-dragonboy / 50 laps / running
16) #34-Trail Blazer / 50 laps / running

Formula 2: Contact with Chakat Duskwatcher on Lap 3 at Kyalami gives Bafode Sacko the second last-place finish of his career

Bafode Sacko picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Formula 2 Series career in Round 13 at Kyalami Circuit when his #12 Renault F1 Team was involved in a single-car crash after 3 of the 11 laps.

The finish came in his 13th career start. In the SCRL Formula 2 Series, it's the 1st for car #12 and the 4th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #12 and the 241st from a crash. Entering the SCRL's newest division, Sacko had been competing in several SCRL sanctioned series, but had yet to visit victory lane and was looking to erase the goose egg from his stats. In his F2 debut, Sacko finished 6th in both rounds at Silverstone, before finishing 8th and 5th at Spa, 3rd and 12th at Hungaroring, 5th and 7th at Catalunya, 12th and 8th at Donington before finishing 2nd and 16th in the last round at Magny-Cours.

On race day, Sacko rolled off starting 17th while starting last was the #1 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes of Mike Pearson a position he wouldn't hold for long as he knocked first Magny-Cours last-place finisher the #17 Scuderia Toro Rosso of Zachary Fitzwater Jr. into the final spot as Fitzwater Jr. would trail for the first lap, but by the time the field got to Turn 3, he had knocked second Silverstone last-place finisher the #6 Red Bull Racing of Mark Owens into the final spot as he would trail for Lap 2. At this point in the race, Sacko had moved up to 13th spot as he was battling the #15 Force India F1 Team of Chakat Duskwatcher as the two drivers entered Turn 1, Duskwatcher misjudged and slammed into Sacko, sending him for a spin into the tire barrier in Turn 1, destroying Sacko's car, forcing Sacko to be towed back to the garage, done for the day, taking the final spot that same lap.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 20th was first Silverstone last-place finisher the #2 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes of Leonard Pearson, 19th was the #16 Scuderia Toro Rosso of Hennrietta Fitzwater, 18th was the aforementioned #6 of Mark Owens and 17th was the #1 of Mike Pearson.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #12 had finished last in a Formula 2 race as well at Kyalami.
*This marked only the second time in his career Sacko has trailed a SCRL race; the only other time was in Season 1 of the SCRL Icebreakers Whelen Series career in the Whitcomb / Granite State 85 at the Twin State Speedway when his #48 A-Best Forklift Chevrolet fell out with tire problems after completing 8 of the 20 laps.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
21) #12-Bafode Sacko / 3 laps / crash
20) #2-Leonard Pearson / 11 laps / running
19) #16-Hennrietta Fitzwater / 11 laps / running
18) #6-Mark Owens / 11 laps / running
17) #1-Mike Pearson / 11 laps / running