Throwback LEGENDS: dragonboy gets third last-place finish of the season at North Wilkesboro

dragonboy picked up the 3rd last place finish of his ONL NASCAR Legends Series career in the Season 1 North Wilkesboro 400 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway when his #64 Woodfield Ford completed all 40 laps under power.

The finish came in his 8th career start, was his first on the circuit when he completed all 49 laps of the Carolina 500 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway, 4 races ago. 

Ever since he scored back-to-back last place finishes at Richmond and Rockingham, dragonboy had picked up the pace just a little bit, finishing 12th at Atlanta and Talladega and finishing 17th at Bristol, but still had a series high two last-place finishes as the series made their first stop of the season at the legendary North Wilkesboro Speedway.

On race day, dragonboy would roll off starting in 16th while starting last was Atlanta last-place finisher the #30 unsponsored Dodge of ItalianDragon. By the end of the caution free race, dragonboy had fallen back to last, and scored his third last-place finish of the season.

The Remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders; 19th was the #32 Bestline Products Plymouth of Draco Drakul, 18th was the #98 Jim Robbins Co. Ford of Chris Kyle, who was making his second career start, 17th was Ontario last-place finisher the #99 Dow Chemicals Dodge of MoNsTer_RcN98 and 16th was Riverside last-place finisher the #24 Casa Linda / Sahara Motel Ford of Chakat Whitelion.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #64 had finished last at North Wilkesboro.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #64-dragonboy / 40 laps / running
19) #32-Draco Drakul / 40 laps / running
18) #98-Chris Kyle / 40 laps / running
17) #99-MoNsTer_RcN98 / 40 laps / running
16) #24-Chakat Whitelion / 40 laps / running

ARCA Late Model: Carter Friesen picks up his second straight last-place finish at Nashville Fairgrounds

Carter Friesen picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Late Model Series career in Monday's Season 1 Music City 100 at the Nashville Fairgrounds when his #84 Community Pharmacies Dodge completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 7th career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Flat Rock 125 at the Flat Rock Speedway when he completed all 20 laps under power, 1 race ago. In the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series, it's the 2nd for car #84 and the 7th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 5th for the #84 and the 251st where the car was still running. 

After having trailed for the third time in his SCRL career in the last round at Flat Rock, Frisen and the other 19 drivers in the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series traveled down from Michigan to Tennessee to race for the very first time at the legendary half mile track known as the Nashville Fairgrounds, the sight of 42 SCRL Cup races, 9 SCRL Busch races and 5 SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series races over the years, but the first visit by the ARCA Late Model division.

Draco Drakul would score his third career SCRL sanctioned pole with a time of 22.727 seconds, while Friesen posted a time of 22.809 seconds, 0.082 seconds behind, placing Friesen 19th on the grid for the second rae in a row while starting last was Toledo last-place finisher the #09 Mechanical Services Inc. Pontiac of Jeff Cornils, 0.947 seconds behind Draco's time.

When the race started, Cornils would trail for the first two turns before he knocked Friesen down to last for the first lap, but entering the backstretch to begin Lap 2, the #24 Lux Enterprises / Pullen Heavy In Chevrolet of Matt McIntyre was spun out by the #28 unsponsored Ford of Fran DeVice, bringing out the first caution of the day. McIntyre would fall back to last due to the spin and would trail when the green flag came back out, McIntyre would continue to trail the field till Lap 9 when he knocked the #29 Bailey's Chevrolet of Richard Torres into last for only the third time in his series career.

Torres would continue to trail the field even through the event's second caution on Lap 13, setting up a four lap shootout. Once the green came back out, Torres worked hard to try and not finish last for the 9th time in his career, and would wait until the last second, passing Friesen down the backstretch on the very last lap to knock Friesen into the final spot over the last quarter mile and giving Frisen the second last-place finish in the past two races.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 18th was the aforementioned #24 of Matt McIntyre, 17th was Lanier last-place finisher the #53 T&K Concrete Chevrolet of Georgio Tsutomu and 16th was the the unsponsored #99 Chevrolet of John Norton.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #84 has finished last at Nashville Fairgrounds.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #84-Carter Friesen / 20 laps / running
19) #29-Richard Torres / 20 laps / running
18) #24-Matt McIntyre / 20 laps / running
17) #53-Georgio Tsutomu / 20 laps / running
16) #99-John Norton / 20 laps / running

ARCA Midget: Dave Benjamin trails in caution free race at Columbus

Dave Benjamin picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Midget Series career in Saturday's Season 1 Columbus 100 at the Columbus Motor Speedway when his #76 completed all 30 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 8th career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Toledo 100 at the Toledo Speedway when he completed all 20 laps under power, 7 races ago. In the SCRL ARCA Midget Series, it's the 2nd for car #76 and the 6th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #76 and the 250th where the car was still running. 

After having finished last in the series first ever race at Toledo, Benjamin finished 8th at Salem, a disappointing 19th at Flat Rock, 17th at Devil's Bowl, 6th at Kil-Kare, a runner up finish to Taylor Dent at the Indianapolis Speedrome, before scoring his first career win in the series first ever event on the dirt at the Santa Fe Speedway.

In qualifying, Chakat Lightingblaze scored hir first career series pole with a time of 16.335 seconds with Benjamin posting a time of 16.814 seconds, 0.479 behind Lightingblaze's pole run, placing Benjamin 18th on the grid. Starting last was the #5 of Michael Collins, 0.647 seconds off Lightingblaze's pole sitting time.

On race day, Collins would remain in last for the first turn before knocking the #11 of Keri Benjamin into the final spot and the first lap, before Keri would knock Collins back into last on Lap 2, a position Collins would hold for the next seven circuits, before he knocked the #90 of Christian Vargas into last on Lap 10. Vargas would trail himself for the next eight laps before making a move, knocking Dave into last for the first time on Lap 27.

Dave would trail for the next six laps, struggling to keep up as the leaders were only two seconds away from lapping them, Dave made a move on Vargas on Lap 28, the two cars battling side by side for the last two laps, until Vargas finally surged past on the backstretch, with Dave falling to last on the last lap.

The remaining Bottom Five drivers were: 19th was the aforementioned #90 of Christian Vargas, 18th was the #5 of Michael Collins, 17th was the #36 of Eugene Underwood and 16th was the #11 of Keri Benjamin.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #76 has finished last at Columbus.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #76-Dave Benjamin / 30 laps / running
19) #90-Christian Vargas / 30 laps / running
18) #5-Michael Collins / 30 laps / running
17) #36-Eugene Underwood / 30 laps / running
16) #11-Keri Benjamin / 30 laps / running

ARCA: Flat tire, then big crash, makes Samet Ozkan trail flag to flag at Charlotte

Samet Ozkan picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Season 3 General Tire 150 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway when his #77 Barbera's Autoland Dodge was involved in a multi-car crash after 1 of the 40 laps.

The finish came in his 6th start. In the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, it's the 2nd for car #77 and the 23rd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #77 and the 251st from a crash. 

Entering Season 3 of the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, Ozkan had found success in other SCRL series, having visited victory lane three times in his career, and was looking to bring back success into the ARCA's main series. Ozkan finished a disappointing 29th in his debut at Daytona, 23rd at Atlanta, 16th at Nashville, 10th at Salem before leading his first ever lap in the series before finishing 19th in the crash filled race at Talladega in the last round.

In qualifying, Alexander Rowe scored his first career series pole with a time of 28.228 seconds with Ozkan posting a time of 28.307 seconds, 0.079 behind Rowe's pole run, placing Ozkan 26th on the grid. Starting last was the #7 Advanced Mobile Power Systems Chevrolet of Alex Jones, 0.114 seconds off Rowe's pole sitting time.

Samet Ozkan heads down pit road.

Just seconds after the field rolled off pit road, Ozkan pulled to the inside of the track, just like what Jack Lagasee had done in the last round at Talladega. Ozkan would follow the pace car down pit road and into his stall, but thankfully for him it was only a flat tire, with his team sending him back out onto the track just after the field had completed their first lap. While getting up to speed, pole sitter Rowe had fallen back outside the Top 10 when he made contact with the unsponsored #6 Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet of Colin Dryburgh, sending Rowe into the outside wall, causing the car to flip over onto it's side.

Behind Rowe's car, the rest of the pack came flying in without slowing down, the perfect example of "lack of ARCA brakes" as a multi-car crash would break out, with Rowe flipping ten times before landing on all four wheels. Ozkan would slow up and avoid getting involved in the crash, but seconds later the race leader, the unsponsored #54 Kurzejewski Motorsports Dodge of Arina McShane entered Turn 1 at full speed and slammed into the back of Ozkan's car, destroying it and setting off another small wreck in Turn 1. Ozkan would limp back around and pulled behind the wall, having been scored only competing one lap.

The remaining Bottom Five would be involved in the event's first Big One as well as the wreck in Turn 1; 39th was Salem race winner the unsponsored #17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford of Marcus Saatchi, 38th was the #11 Hudson Perf/ Drivelines / Warrick Tubing Dodge of Tony Newman, 37th was the #42 Crosley Radio Dodge of Sebastian Torres and 36th was the aforementioned #62 of Alexander Rowe.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #77 has finished last in a ARCA Series race at Charlotte.
*The only other time the #77 has trailed an ARCA field was in the Season 1 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 at the Talladega Superspeedway when John Racer's unsponsored #77 Cunningham Motorsports Dodge fell out with valve problems after completing 3 of the 19 laps; 41 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #77-Samet Ozkan / 1 lap / crash
39) #17-Marcus Saatchi / 2 lap / crash
38) #11-Tony Newman / 2 lap / crash
37) #42-Sebastian Torres / 2 laps / crash
36) #62-Alexander Rowe / 3 laps / crash

Throwback Formula E: Weak engine prevents Daniel Evans from completing a lap at Shanghai

Daniel Evans picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series career in the Season 1 Shanghai Sprint at the Shanghai International Circuit when his #44 Mercedes fell out with engine issues without completing any of the 6 laps.

The finish came in his 4th career start. Evans was looking to find success in the SCRL's second highest division in the Formula Series by signing on to drive for Mercedes and was excited to compete against twenty one other drivers. Evans's Formula E debut started out with a impressive 10th at Mexico City, while he started from the pole at Kyalami, he would struggle to a disappointing 20th before scoring his second 10th place finish of the season in the last round at Hockenheimring.

On race day, Evans was scheduled to roll off starting 4th while starting in the final spot was the #8 Haas F1 Team of Matt Johnson a spot he would hold very briefly, as the field made it's way out of Turn 13 on it's lone pace lap, Evan's car began to smoke heavily and pulled out of the way of the drivers behind him. Evans would coast to pit road and into his stall as the team looked over the car and discovered that the engine had blown up, forcing the car to be retired having not even got a chance to race.

Finishing 21st was Hockenheimring last-place finisher the #21 Haas F1 Team of Cally Joetta, who spun out in the gravel trap twice and was towed back to pit road while repairs was done, the she was sent back out on track to be running at the finish.

20th was the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Cam Nixey, who would assume the lead on the first lap and would lead every single lap until on the last lap entering Turn 7, Nixey's car began smoking and the engine shut off as Nixey stalled on the track, allowing for Tommy Hudson to drive by uncontested to score the win. Nixey would never make it to the checkered flag and was the cause of the failure was a broken transmission.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was 19th the #5 Scuderia Ferrari of Jeff Bright and 18th the #8 Haas F1 Team of Matt Johnson.

Evans would have to wait six more races until he found victory lane, leading 2 laps and scoring his lone SCRL win at Watkins Glen and would finish 7th in the overall points standings, 27 points behind Season 1 Champion Jonathan Raines.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This marked the first SCRL Formula E Series last-place finish for the #44 as well at Shanghai.
*This marked the first SCRL Formula E Series last-place finish for engine issues.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #44-Daniel Evans / 0 laps / engine
21) #21-Cally Joetta / 4 laps / running
20) #22-Cam Nixey / 5 laps / transmission led 5 laps
19) #5-Jeff Bright / 6 laps / running
18) #8-Matt Johnson / 6 laps / running

ARCA Trucks: Jimmy Dawson suffers early spin then flat tire at Salem

Jimmy Dawson picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Truck Series career in Tuesday's Season 2 Salem 50 at the Salem Speedway when his #09 Burning Rubber Chevrolet finished under power after 18 of 20 laps.

The finish came in his 6th start. In the SCRL ARCA Truck Series, it's the 1st for truck #09 and the 10th where the truck was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #09 and the 249th where the vehicle was still running. 

Entering Season 2 of the SCRL's ARCA Truck Series, Dawson was a brand new driver in the SCRL, looking to make a name for himself in the SCRL's second highest ARCA division that the SCRL sanctioned. Dawson finished 21st in his series debut at Toledo, finishing 23rd at Kil-Kare, 17th at Nashville, before scoring his first career Top 5 with a 3rd place at Lanier in his 4th career start before he would repeat that finish with another 3rd place in the last round at Flat Rock.

In qualifying for the series first ever event at the half mile oval at Salem, Dawson would qualify 19th, 0.314 seconds behind Chakat Blizzardmane's pole winning time, while starting last was Sierra Albaugh in the #82 Champion Chevrolet.

When race started, Albaugh would trail for the first two laps around the track, when Dawson would tapped by the #91 DeSales U Chevrolet of Chakat Whitelion, sending Dawson for a small spin in Turn 2, however no caution would come up. Dawson would quickly regain control of his truck and went back to racing, but just a lap later he would be forced to go down pit road due to a flat right front tire, losing two laps in the pits, Dawson would come back out on the track, with only hoping another driver would have problems in a attempt to move up positions, but it was not to be, with Dawson the only truck to not finish on the same lap as the race leaders.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 25th was the #26 Coyote Entertainment Chevrolet of Derrick Jones, 24th was the #51 Exxon Chevrolet of Burt Myers, 23rd was Kil-Kare last-place finisher the #54 Mansfield Welding Service Chevrolet of Leonard Pearson and 22nd was the #21 unsponsored Chevrolet of Mike Pearson.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #09 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Truck Series as well at Salem.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #09-Jimmy Dawson / 18 laps / running
25) #26-Derrick Jones / 20 lap / running
24) #51-Brian Myers / 20 laps / running
23) #54-Leonard Pearson / 20 laps / running
22) #21-Mike Pearson / 20 laps / running

ARCA Sportsman: Long time SCRL veteran Derrick Edison picks up the 6th last-place finish of his SCRL career after being involved in mid-race wreck at Lucas Oil

Derrick Edison picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series career in Monday's Season 1 Lucas Oil 200 at the Lucas Oil Raceway when his #36 O'Reilly Toyota was involved in a multi-car crash after 12 of the 20 laps.

The finish came in his 4th start. In the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series, it's the 1st for car #36 and the 1st from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #36 and the 250th from a crash. 

Entering the brand newest SCRL ARCA division, Edison was looking to finally have a real successful season. Despite competing in several SCRL sanctioned series, Edison had yet to truly have a good showing, and had only found victory lane once in his whole SCRL career in Season 2 of the SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series, the Lund Look 225 at Heartland Park Topeka road course. In his debut for the Sportsman Series, Edison started last on the field before finishing a decent 23rd and would repeat that performance in the very next round at Mansfield. Entering the 3rd race of the season, Edison found himself visiting the same track that had gave him the lone win of his career, and the racing gods finally decided to give Edison as Edison would assume the race lead on the last lap after Jacob Britts spin, and would hold on over the final four turns to score his second SCRL sanctioned win.

In qualifying at the half mile oval, Edison would qualify 19th, a full half second behind Nitahbk's pole winning time, while starting last was Mansfield last-place finisher the #24 Pepsi / DuPont Chevrolet of Carlos Santiago.

Trevor Collins stalls in Turn 1.

When the race started, Santiago would remain in last for only the first four turns when chaos broke out on the frontstretch as coming out of Turn 4 the #26 Jackaroo / Shell Chevrolet of Mark Austin was spun out by the #38 Jani-King Ford of Josephi Krakowski, bringing out the first caution of the day. Austin would remain in last for the next three laps under caution, when running in 12th, the #16 Motorcraft Quality Parts / WinnDixie Ford of Trevor Collins stalled in Turn 1, reporting of a flat left front tire, being forced to be towed back to pit lane.

Thanks to great communication from the track crew and Collins's team, they were able to send their driver back out onto the track without losing a lap. Collins would remain in last for the next six laps before on Lap 12, the #11 Melling / Menards Chevrolet of Ray Dent, while running in 16th, began to slow coming out of Turn 4, with the #92 Summit Racing Equipment / CompCams Chevrolet of Jacob Britts spinning Dent right in front of a pack of cars, with Edison trying to squeeze by on the high side, only to slam hard into Dent's rear of the car, destroying the front of Edison's car, but Edison wouldn't take the final spot until Lap 15, when Dent was finally able to get back on track. With Dent able to get back out onto the track and finish in 26th, that knocked the #62 U-Haul / Lucas Oil Dodge of Rocco Twyman and the #38 of Josephi Krakowski down into 28th and 27th.

Rounding out the Bottom Five in 25th was the #25 Pennzoil / Autolite Chevrolet of Grayson Acevedo, who was the last car to finish on the same lap as the race leaders.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #36 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series as well at Lucas Oil.
*This marked the first time in the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series a driver has trailed the field due to a crash.
*This is the first time Edison has trailed an SCRL race since June 8, 2019 in the SCRL NASCAR Legends Series Season 4 National 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway when his #32 Bestline Products Plymouth completed all 32 laps under power.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
29) #36-Derrick Edison / 12 laps / crash
28) #62-Rocco Twyman / 13 laps / crash
27) #38-Josephi Krakowski / 13 laps / crash
26) #11-Ray Dent / 19 laps / running
25) #25-Grayson Acevedo / 20 laps / running

ARCA Late Model: Late race spin at Flat Rock gives Carter Friesen the third last-place finish of his career

Carter Friesen picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Late Model Series career in Tuesday's Season 1 Flat Rock 125 at the Flat Rock Speedway when his #84 Community Pharmacies Dodge completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 6th start. In the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series, it's the 1st for car #84 and the 6th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #84 and the 248th where the car was still running. 

Prior to signing up to compete in the ARCA's Late Model Series, Frisen had competed in several SCRL sanctioned series, and had proven himself as a winner, having visited victory lane four times in his career, but was still looking to become a household name, having also struggled in several series as well, picking up two career last-place finishes in his career. Friesen made his series debut by finishing 11th at Toledo, 6th at Wisconsin, 5th at Elko, 16th at Lanier before in the last round at Salem, Friesen would struggle and finishing a disappointing 18th place, the worst finish of his career so far in the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series.

Rookie Georgio Tsutomu would score his first career SCRL sanctioned pole with a time of 14.898 seconds, while Friesen posted a time of 15.333 seconds, 0.435 seconds behind, placing Friesen 19th on the grid while starting last was Wisconsin last-place finisher the #34 North and East Recycle Chevrolet of Hanz DeVice.

When the race started, chaos broke out almost instantly as entering Turn 1, Salem last-place finisher the #21 Drive Up Super Cleaners Chevrolet of Cole Nixey was nearly spun out by the unsponsored #99 Chevrolet of John Norton, with Nixey able to regain control while Norton tried to regain control as well, spinning into the infield before coming back across the track and hitting Nixey, creating a four car pileup. Nixey would make a pit stop the next lap to fix the damaged he received, before being sent back out onto the track with minor cosmetic damage.

When the green flag came back out, Nixey would continue to trail the field due to the damaged he had received, falling almost a second behind the closest car in front of him, with Nixey remaining in the final spot all the way up till three laps when the battle for last ended. While running in 13th, Frisen would be battle with John Norton and the #097 Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge of Aisha Pitts, when Frisen was spun out by Pitts on the frontstretch, with Friesen passing the start/finish line as the last car, placing him last, and with the race not going to be able to get back to racing in time, Friesen would trail for the final three laps and finish last for the first time in the ARCA Late Model Series.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 19th was the #28 unsponsored Ford of Fran DeVice, 18th was the aforementioned #21 of Cole Nixey, 17th was the #7 PH Crane and Hoist Chevrolet of Kevin Cook and 16th was the #097 of Aisha Pitts

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #84 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series as well at Flat Rock.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #84-Carter Friesen / 20 laps / running
19) #28-Franz DeVice / 20 laps / running
18) #21-Cole Nixey / 20 laps / running
17) #7-Kevin Cook / 20 laps / running
16) #097-Aisha Pitts / 20 laps / running

ARCA Midget: Daniel Hunter picks up his second straight last-place finish in the ARCA Midget Series in caution free race, despite early spin at Santa Fe

Daniel Hunter picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Midget Series career in Saturday's Season 1 Santa Fe 100 at the Santa Fe Speedway when his #16 completed all 10 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 7th career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Indianapolis 100 at the Indianapolis Speedrome when he was involved in a single car crash without completing any of the 20 laps, 1 race ago. In the SCRL ARCA Midget Series, it's the 2nd for car #16 and the 5th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #16 and the 247th where the car was still running. 

After having finished last in the last round at Indianapolis Speedrome, Hunter was looking to try and rebound as the ARCA Midget Series visited Willow Springs, Illinois, the sight of the half mile track that the NASCAR Grand National Series had visited all the way back in 1954. In qualifying at the half mile track, Dave Benjamin scored his 1st career series pole, while Daniel posted a time of 25.745, 0.371 seconds behind Benjamin's pole winning time, while starting last was the #5 of Michael Collins, who was unable a post a time due to his engine blowing up on his qualifying lap and was forced to start last using a provisional.

On race day, Collins would remain in last for the first two turns before knocking the #90 of Christian Vargas into last and would trail for the first lap, but the next time around, Vargas had knocked Daniel into last after Daniel was spun out in Turn 3 after contact from the #56 of Ethan Walker, Daniel would assume last on Lap 2, and despite no caution coming out, with Daniel falling over ten seconds behind the race leaders by the time the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five drivers were: 19th was the #56 of Ethan Walker, 18th was the aforementioned #90 of Christian Vargas, 17th was Salem last-place finisher the #23 of Jeremy Hawkins and 16th was the #19 of Servan Sarihan.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #16 has finished last at Santa Fe.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #16-Daniel Hunter / 10 laps / running
19) #56-Ethan Walker / 10 laps / running
18) #90-Christian Vargas / 10 laps / running
17) #23-Jeremy Hawkins / 10 laps / running
16) #19-Servan Sarihan / 10 laps / running

ARCA: Engine failure prevents Jack Lagasee from completing a lap at Talladega

Jack Lagasee picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Season 3 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 at the Talladega Superspeedway when his #23 Allegiant Air Chevrolet fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 21 laps.

The finish came in his 25th start. In the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, it's the 1st for car #23 and the 2nd for engine issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #23 and the 50th for engine issues. 

Entering Season 3 of the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, Jack had already had a very successful career, having scored 8 career SCRL sanctioned wins, with one coming in Season 2 of the ARCA Series at Iowa, as well as winning a championship, in Season 1 of the SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series, Jack was more then ready to return to GMS Racing for Season 3 at an attempt at a secondary championship. Lagasee finished 23rd in his return to Daytona, before scoring a runner up finish to Sebastian Torres at Atlanta. In Round 1 of the Sioux Chief Short Track Challenge Championship, Lagasee finished 34th at Nashville before finishing 30th in the last round at Salem. For the third time in series history, drivers arrived at the 2.660 mile superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, a track Lagasee finished 21st at in Season 2.

In qualifying, Alex Jones scored his first career series pole with a time of 51.320 seconds with Lagasee posting a time of 51.656 seconds, 0.336 behind Jones's pole run, placing Logan 39th on the grid. Starting last was Daytona last-place finisher the #22 Ebay Motors / St. Jude Children's Hospital Dodge, 0.367 seconds off Jones's pole sitting time.

Just seconds after the field rolled off pit road, Lagasee's car started to smoke, being forced to coast all the wall around the 2.666 mile superspeedway on the apron, before following behind the pace car down pit road as the rest of the field continued on to start the race, Lagasee pulled behind the wall and into the garage, with the team looking under the hood discovering the engine had blown up, ending their day without competing a lap, the car being listed as "out" shortly before the field went back to race after the first caution.

The remaining Bottom Five would be involved in the event's first Big One that came out seconds after the first lap had been completed: 39th was Atlanta last-place finisher the #25 ZLOOP Computer & Electronics Recycling Toyota of Joe Jefferson, 38th was the #4 Cessna Chevrolet of Randy Ward, 37th was the #5 Lucas Oil Slick Mist / AT Construction Chevrolet of Nathan Ormond and 36th was Nashville last-place finisher the unsponsored #67 Kimmel Racing Ford of Oriana Dent.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #23 has finished last in a ARCA Series race as well at Talladega.
*The only other time a driver has finished last in a ARCA Series race due to engine issues was in the Season 2 Ansell ActivArmr 150 at the Chicagoland Speedway when Jesse Turner's #66 Phoenix Air Toyota also failed to complete a lap; 16 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #23-Jack Lagasee / 0 laps / engine
39) #25-Joe Jefferson / 1 lap / crash
38) #4-Randy Ward / 1 lap / crash
37) #5-Nathan Ormond / 2 laps / crash
36) #67-Oriana Dent / 2 laps / crash

Throwback CANADA: All-time Winningest driver Truttle gets first last-place finish at Exhibition Place after hard crash

Truttle picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Tim Hortons Canadian Series career in the Season 1 Streets of Toronto 100 at Exhibition Place when his #82 Schneider's / Metro Hot Rod Dodge was involved in a multi-car crash after 1 of 15 laps.

The finish came in his 7th career series start. 

Truttle at this point had proven he was a first ballot Hall of Famer when his career comes to an end by having many league records, 8 wins in one season, most wins in a career, 27, until that was broken by Chakat Whitelion, and becoming the first ever champion in league history by winning the Season 1 ONL NASCAR Legends Championship. Truttle had made his debut in the original Canadian Series by finishing 28th at CTMP and then winning at Cayuga before the series was canceled and re-branded. Truttle returned in Season 1 but only on a part-time deal, and after choosing to sit out the first two races at Mosport and Circuit ICAR, Truttle made his first start of the season at Delaware, finishing 8th, and finishing 22nd in the last round at CTMP

On race day, Truttle started 4th while rolling off from the final spot was the #22 Canadian Tire / MotoMaster Dodge of Derrick Edison but it wouldn't take long before the battle for last was over before it even began. As the field entered Turn 1, the #9 Rheem / PartSource Dodge of Jay Jefferson made a three wide move, forcing Truttle to go wide and make contact with the #8 Farmers Feed Families Dodge of AJ Jones, and entering Turn 3 the two cars touched, with Jones turning Truttle hard into the Turn 3 wall. Truttle's car spun out back across the track and into the path of the #66 Quaker State / Durabody Dodge of Tony Newman, sending both cars for a flip, before landing back on all four wheels. Truttle's car was completely destroyed, and while he was shaken from the wild ride, he suffered no injuries and was cleared from the infield care center.

Also taken out in the same crash was AJ Jones, having taken a wild flip as well as his car had actually hit the fence with the roof of his car before landing back on all four wheels. Amazingly, Jones drove his car back around and crossed the start/finish line to be scored as completing one lap before the car was retired from the race.

33rd was the #5 EMCO / Whitemud Mechanical Dodge of Grayson Acevedo, who took a wild ride himself just three laps later on Lap 4, flipping in Turn 3 as well, and thankfully he too was uninjured. 

Rounding out the Bottom Five in 32nd and 31st was the #90 Veloce Dodge of Jonathan Raines and the #97 Vannini Motorsports Ford of Evan Rudd, both involved in a Lap 7 crash, with Rudd completing one more lap to be scored higher, but Rudd was unable to escape the Bottom Five.

Truttle's career with the SCRL has cooled off in recent years with him completing time-to-time before serving a three month suspension in late 2018 for failing to comment on races. With the suspension lifted, Truttle returned to compete in Season 7 of the SCRL IROC Series, failing to visit victory lane, but scoring a runner up finish to Zachary Fitzwater at Michigan and finishing 2nd in points. Truttle has since lost his first place ranking on the all time win list, with Chakat Whitelion now leading with 31 career wins.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #82 had finished last in the Canadian Series as well as at Exhibition Place.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
35) #82-Truttle / 1 lap / crash
34) #8-AJ Jones / 1 lap / crash
33) #5-Grayson Acevedo / 4 laps / crash
32) #90-Jonathan Raines / 7 laps / crash
31) #97-Evan Rudd / 8 laps / crash

ARCA Truck: Engine problems prevents Dain Martin from starting at Flat Rock

Dain Martin picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Truck Series career in Wednesday's Season 2 ARCA Truck 50 at the Flat Rock Speedway when his unsponsored #18 Ford did not start the race.

The finish came in his 5th start. In the SCRL ARCA Truck Series, it's the 1st for truck #18 and the 1st for a truck that did not start the race. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #18 and the 7th for a vehicle that did not start the race. 

Entering Season 2 of the SCRL's ARCA Truck Series, Martin was a rookie to the SCRL, having never once completed a lap, but despite having no racing experience, Martin signed on to compete in the ARC Series's second highest division in hopes of one day possibly racing in the bigger series. Martin finished 17th in his debut at Toledo, 25th at Kil-Kare, 23rd at Nashville before finishing 24th in the last round at Lanier.

As the field prepared for qualifying, Martin's truck remained on pit road not having completed a lap as the truck was discovered to be leaking both oil and water from the engine, and with only minutes before the race, the team decided it was best to not risk it and would try to repair the damage for the next race at Salem, with the truck never once hitting the track, being listed as a did not start despite engine problems being the cause that was announced during the broadcast.

Finishing 25th was the #8 Gearheart Timber Management Chevrolet of Chakat Blizzardmane, who suffered a broken clutch just after competing the first lap before pulling into the pits, the crew looked under the hood to found the clutch was broken, ending hir day.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 24th was the #21 unsponsored Chevrolet of Mike Pearson, 23rd was the #91 DeSales U Chevrolet of Chakat Whitelion and 22nd was the #47 PB2 Chevrolet of Brandon Parker.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #18 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Truck Series as well at Flat Rock.
*This marked the first time a driver has failed to start a race since season 1 of the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 when in Round 8 at Circuit de Catalunya when Floyd Wilson's #65 Bobcat of Buffalo / Husky Dodge was unable to start and failed to complete any of the 10 laps.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #18-Dain Martin / 0 laps / did not start
25) #8-Chakat Blizzardmane / 1 lap / clutch
24) #21-Mike Pearson / 20 laps / running
23) #91-Chakat Whitelion / 20 laps / running
22) #47-Brandon Parker / 20 laps / running

ARCA Sportsman: Andrew Olsen last lap spin at Heartland Park makes him first driver to trail the field at a road course in series history

Andrew Olsen picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series career in Tuesday's Season 1 Coca-Cola 150k at the Heartland Park Topeka when his #9 Haas Automation / Food City Toyota completed all 13 laps under power.

The finish came in his 3rd start. In the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series, it's the 1st for car #9 and the 2nd where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #9 and the 246th where the car was still running. 

Olsen was one of twelve drivers making their SCRL debuts by signing up to compete in the third highest ranked series under the ARCA banner; the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series, looking to possibly one day to complete in the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series. In his stock car debut, Olsen finished finished a disappointing 26th at Toledo before finishing 20th at Mansfield in the last round.

In qualifying at the two mile road course, Olsen would qualify 28th, a full seven seconds behind Grayson Acevedo's pole winning time, while starting last was the #77 Jasper Engines / Lucas Oil Dodge of Muhammad Zain Abdullah.

When the race started, Dent would remain in last for the first few turns before knocking the #62 U-Haul / Lucas Oil Dodge of Rocco Twyman into last place with Twyman tailing for the first two laps before knocking the #79 Auto Value / Bumper To Bumper / Lucas Oil Dodge of Kenny Webster on Lap 3 when Webster spun out in Turn 7. Webster would remain in last for the next three laps until knocking the #38 Jani-King Ford of Josephi Krakowski into last on Lap 7, a spot he would hold for two laps before Twyman would retake the final spot on Lap 10. It appeared that Twyman was on the path to scoring his fifth career last-place finish, but on the final lap, Olsen would lose control and spun out in Turn 7 like many other drivers and would trail for the final lap of the race.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 28th was the #62 of Rocco Twyman, 27th was the #79 of Kenny Webster, 26th was the #38 of Josephi Krakowski and 25th was the #22 Raybestos / Supergard Chevrolet of Erik Sieg.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #9 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series as well at Heartland Park.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
29) #9-Andrew Olsen / 13 laps / running
28) #62-Rocco Twyman / 13 laps / running
27) #79-Kenny Webster / 13 laps / running
26) #38-Josephi Krakowski / 13 laps / running
25) #22-Erik Sieg / 13 laps / running

ARCA Late Model: Flat tire at Salem gives Cole Nixey his 13th career last-place finish of his SCRL career; tied with Nick Kennedy for 2nd on the all time list

Cole Nixey picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Late Model Series career in Monday's Season 1 Salem 100 at the Salem Speedway when his #21 Drive Up Super Cleaners Chevrolet finished under power after 18 of 20 laps.

The finish came in his 5th start. In the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series, it's the 1st for car #21 and the 5th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 20th for the #21 and the 245th where the car was still running. 

Cole is one of the most successful drivers in SCRL history, having picked up 10 career wins, which ranks him 13th on the all time win list and has reached the highest peak a driver can be, winning a championship, that coming in Season 3 of the SCRL NASCAR Legends Series. Which he has had a successful SCRL career at the front of the pack, Cole has also found trouble in his career, having finished last in 12 races, ranked third on the all time list behind Chakat Whitelion and Nick Kennedy.

Nixey signed up to compete in the ARCA's Late Model Series, but had found success in the main ARCA Series, having visited victory lane twice at Kentucky and Nashville Superspeedway in Season 1. In his debut for the Late Model Series, Nixey started 15th before finishing 14th in the series first race at Toledo. In the very next race, Nixey not only would win his first series pole, but would go on to lead all 30 laps and easily scored his 11th career win in the league's six year history. A 9th at Elko and a 5th in the last round at Lanier proved that Nixey's momentum would continue as the series visited the half mile at Salem.

Draco Drakul won his second career series pole with Nixey posting a qualifying time of 18.346, only 6 one thousandths of a second behind Draco's pole setting time, while starting last was Elko last-place finisher the #5 Whited Auburn Truck & R.V. Center Chevrolet of Shane Russell.

When the race started, the cars drove around the track to complete their pace lap, but entering Turn 3, Nixey pulled down to the inside of the track and would stall in Turn 3, forcing the start to be delayed for one lap while Nixey's car was towed back to the pits. As the green flag was finally waved, Nixey's team put four new fresh tires on their car before sending their driver back out on track in hopes of getting a caution or any other driver having problems, but it turned out no cautions would fly, giving Nixey his first last place finish in the series.

The remaining Bottom Five would all finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 19th was the #24 Lux Enterprises / Pullen Heavy In Chevrolet of Matt McIntyre, 18th was the #84 Community Pharmacies Dodge of Carter Friesen, 17th was the #9 Champion Direct Chevrolet of Tracey Dent and 16th was the unsponsored #99 Chevrolet of John Norton.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #21 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series as well at Salem.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #21-Cole Nixey / 18 laps / running
19) #24-Matt McIntyre / 20 laps / running
18) #84-Carter Friesen / 20 laps / running
17) #9-Tracey Dent / 20 laps / running
16) #99-John Norton / 20 laps / running

ARCA Midget: Daniel Hunter crashes seconds after the race starts at Indianapolis Speedrome

Daniel Hunter picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Midget Series career in the Season 1 Indianapolis 100 at the Indianapolis Speedrome when his #16 was involved in a single car crash without completing any of the 20 laps.

The finish came in his 6th start. In the SCRL ARCA Midget Series, it's the 1st for car #16 and the 2nd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 6th for the #16 and the 249th from a crash. 

Entering Season 1 of the SCRL ARCA Midget Series, Daniel was still looking to score his first career win despite having competed in several SCRL series. In his debut for the Midget Series, Daniel started 12th and finished a disappointing 13th but the very next race Hunter finally scored his maiden victory, leading all 20 laps and winning at Salem. A 10th at Flat Rock, 4th at Devil's Bowl and a 18th in the last round at Kil-Kare placed Daniel 11th in points.

In qualifying at the 0.256 mile short track, Daniel was unable to post a lap during qualifying after failing inspection. Nick Kennedy would score his first career pole in the series while starting last was the #1 of Chakat Silverpaw.

On race day, it became clear there was something wrong with the track as entering Turn 3, Hunter crashed into a turtle which completely destroyed the car and would end his day without completing a lap.

The caution would turn out to be the longest of the race as the wreck would cause for officials to take too long to repair the track and remove Hunter's car from the track, which caused many fans in the stands to boo the finish, during which time Daniel Hunter's brother, the #21 John Hunter would also hit the same turtle in turn 3 and destroyed his car.

Finishing 18th was the #3 of Chakat Lightingblaze, who stalled out on track during the caution, would lose three laps during the race, but would finish under power.

The remaining Bottom Five drivers would finish one lap behind the race leaders: 17th was the #56 of Ethan Walker and 16th for the second race in a row was the #11 of Keri Benjamin.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #16 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Midget Series as well at Indianapolis Speedrome.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #16-Daniel Hunter / 0 laps / crash
19) #21-John Hunter / 11 laps / crash
18) #3-Chakat Lightingblaze / 17 laps / running
17) #56-Ethan Walker / 18 laps / running
16) #11-Keri Benjamin / 18 laps / running

ARCA: Daytona race winner Matthew Logan collected in early crash at Salem; picks up first career SCRLASTCAR last-place finish

Matthew Logan picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Season 3 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at the Salem Speedway when his unsponsored #40 Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge was involved in a multi-car crash after 3 of the 20 laps.

The finish came in his 4th start. In the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, it's the 1st for car #40 and the 22nd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 2nd for the #40 and the 248th from a crash. 

Entering Season 3 of the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, Logan had never made a start in the SCRL, but despite that, he was quick to sign up to compete in the SCRL's highest division in it's ARCA Series, driving for team owner Roger Carter. In his first career start, Logan qualified a impressive 6th and would go on to lead the final five laps and held off Blaise Zebrataur to score the win in his first ever start. In the season's second event, Logan would finish 19th at Atlanta before finishing 8th in the last round at Nashville Fairgrounds.

For the first time ever in the SCRL's Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, drivers arrived at the 0.555 mile short track in Salem, Indiana, the site of Round 2 of the Sioux Chief Short Track Challenge Championship. In qualifying, Marcus Saatchi would score his first career series pole with a time of 16.091 seconds with Logan posting a time of 16.379 seconds, 0.288 behind Saatchi's pole run, placing Logan 35th on the grid. Starting last was the unsponsored #54 Kurzejewski Motorsports Dodge of Arina McShane, 0.366 seconds off Saatchi's pole sitting time.

When the race started, McShane would remain in last as the track's tight turns allowed for a lack of passing on the inside line, with the high line being the preferred passing line, McShane would trail for the first two laps around the track when coming off Turn 4, chaos would break out. While running in 18th, Tim Randolph's #16 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet went high in Turn 4, scraping the wall and coming out of Turn 4 the #19 Battomi-Lawton Insurance Dodge of Sebastian Cucalon ran up onto Randolph's car, making contact and sending Cucalon for a spin in front of half of the field as cars piled in with the #32 811 Call Before You Dig / Diamond Equipment Toyota of Chris Kyle being the first car who also spun out right in front of Logan as it destroyed the right front of the car as Logan would limp back around before pulling behind the wall having scored at three laps completed.

The next two spots would be taken by drivers who were also involved in the same crash, the #19 of Sebastian Cucalon and the #48 Radon.com Ford of Brian Fox, whith both drivers limping around to complete one more lap before both drivers pulled behind the wall on Lap 4.

Finishing 37th was the #1 ModSpace Ford of Truttle, who suffered a flat tire during the caution period and would lose a lap during the caution getting four sets and would try to gain the lap back over the remaining laps but was unable to.

Rounding out the Bottom Five in 36th was Atlanta race winner the #42 Crosley Radio Dodge of Sebastian Torres, who was the last car to finish on the same lap as the race leaders.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #40 has finished last in a ARCA Series race as well at Salem.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #40-Matthew Logan / 3 laps / crash
39) #19-Sebastian Cucalon / 4 laps / crash
38) #48-Brian Fox / 4 laps / crash
37) #1-Truttle / 19 laps / running
36) #42-Sebastian Torres / 20 laps / running