ARCA Sportsman: Battle for last doesn't end until last lap at Winchester; Carol Dent gets the first last place finish of her career

Carol Dent picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series career in Saturday's Season 1 Winchester 200 at the Winchester Speedway when her #7 Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming Chevrolet completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 7th start. In the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series, it's the 1st for car #7 and the 4th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 13th for the #7 and the 258th where the car was still running. 

Carol Dent had only one previous season under her belt before signing up to complete in the ARCA Sportsman Series, that being the SCRL Formula 2 division where in just her 12th start, Carol got her first career SCRL win at Circuit de Nevers - Magny-Cours and would finish 3rd in the overall point standings. Back in the states, Carol would finish 22nd in her debut at Toledo, 19th at Mansfield, 16th at the series first ever road course event at Heartland Park, 13th at Lucas Oil, 18th at Iowa before finishing 9th in the last round at Rockingham.

In qualifying Muhammad Zain Abdullah scored his first career series pole while , Dent would post a time of 17.806 seconds, 0.372 seconds behind Abdullah's pole winning time, placing Dent 26th while starting last was the #32 Baldwin Filters / Comp USA Toyota of Maxwell Hayden.

When the race started, Hayden's time in the final spot would be brief as he quickly knocked Toledo last-place finisher the #72 Top Choice Lumber Products Chevrolet of Ryan Benjamin into last, but the very next lap it was the #97 John Deere Ford of Joshua Rush who fell to last and would trail for two straight laps before he knocked Benjamin back into last on Lap 4. Benjamin once again wasn't content to finishing last again, knocking Rush back to last on Lap 5, who would trail for another two laps before knocking Dent back to last for the first time on Lap 7. Carol would trail for the next three laps before knocking Lucas Oil last-place finisher the #36 O'Reilly Toyota of Derrick Edison into the final spot on Lap 11. Edison would struggle around the half mile track to try and stay in the draft, but the final two laps he finally had worked back up and just after the white flag, he would pass Dent in Turn 1 and would hold her off the final half mile to prevent finishing last for the second time in  four races, while Carol got her first of her career.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 27th was the aforementioned #97 of Joshua Rush, 26th was the #72 of Ryan Benjamin and 25th was the #66 Lincoln Welders / Bojangles' Dodge of Daryl Lee.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #7 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series as well at Winchester.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
29) #7-Carol Dent / 20 laps / running
28) #36-Derrick Edison / 20 laps / running
27) #97-Joshua Rush / 20 laps / running
26) #72-Ryan Benjamin / 20 laps / running
25) #66-Daryl Lee / 20 laps / running

ARCA Late Model: Race long battle for the final spot ends with Franz DeVice last at South Boston

Franz DeVice picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Late Model Series career in Friday's Season 1 South Boston 200 at the South Boston Speedway when his unsponsored #28 Ford completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 9th career series start. In the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series, it's the 1st for car #28 and the 9th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 13th for the #28 and the 257th where the car was still running. 

Entering the brand new year of racing, Franz joined his brother Hanz by competing in the ACRA's division fourth lowest division, in a attempt to make a name for himself as well as his brother. Franz would finish 18th in his stock car debut at Toledo, a impressive 4th at Wisconsin, 6th at Elko, 8th at Lanier, 7th at Salem, 19th at Flat Rock, 10th at Nashville before finishing 10th in the last round at Louisville.

In qualifying Richard Torres would score his first career series pole with a time of 17.533, and Franz would post a time that placed him 9th on the grid. But the real story of the day was when a total of seven cars had trouble making it through inspection in time and was never giving a chance to qualify, with none being able to get on track in time, so that meant that the #48 Spray Paint and Equipment Chevrolet of Shannon Lowe, would start last when the race started.

The drop of the green flag would start one of the most competitive battles for the final spot in series history as Lowe would quickly knock the unsponsored #99 Chevrolet of John Norton into last by the backstretch with Norton holding on last till lap 4 when he knocked the #13 Menards Chevrolet of Draco Drakul in last. Draco's stay in the final spot lasted only two laps as he knocked Toledo last-place finisher the #09 Mechanical Services Inc. Pontiac of Jeff Cornils into last on Lap 6, who would hold it for two laps as well before knocking the #24 Lux Enterprises / Pullen Heavy In Chevrolet of Matt McIntyre into last on Lap 8. McIntyre would stay in last for only one lap before he passed John Norton, but just like before, Norton's stay in last was only two laps when he knocked the #097 Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge of Aisha Pitts into last on Lap 13. Pitts would be determined to not finish last for the first time in her career, and just two laps later would knock DeVice into last for the first time, and as much as he tried to gain a spot over the next five laps around the 0.400 mile short track, DeVice wouldn't and finished last for the first time in his short career.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 19th was the #097 of Aisha Pitts, 18th was the #99 of John Norton, 17th was the #17 Menards Chevrolet of Said Ismail and 16th was the #9 Champion Direct Chevrolet of Tracey Dent.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #28 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series as well at South Boston.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #28-Franz DeVice / 20 laps / running
19) #097-Aisha Pitts / 20 laps / running
18) #99-John Norton / 20 laps / running
17) #17-Said Ismail / 20 laps / running
16) #9-Tracey Dent / 20 laps / running

ARCA Midget: Early spin keeps Mario Junqueira one lap down at Eldora

Mario Junqueira picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Midget Series career in Thursday's Season 1 ARCA Midget Derby at the Eldora Speedway when his #04 finished under power after 19 of 20 laps.

The finish came in his 10th career series start. In the SCRL ARCA Midget Series, it's the 1st for car #04 and the 7th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 8th for the #04 and the 256th where the vehicle was still running.

Entering the first ever season for the SCRL ARCA Midgets Series, Junqueira had never competed in a SCRL race and was looking to make a impact in her first ever season. In his first ever start, Junqueira finished a disappointing 19th at Toledo, 13th at Salem, and a 7th at Flat Rock before entering his 4th career start, Junqueira scored his first career win at Devil's Bowl. A 13th at Kil-Kare, 7th at Indianapolis Speedrome, 4th at Santa Fe, 13th at Columbus before finishing 14th in the last round at Grundy County.

In qualifying, Michael Brown scored his first career series pole with a time of 15.458 seconds with Junqueira posting a time of 15.509 seconds, 0.051 seconds behind Brown's pole run, placing Junqueira 3rd on the grid while starting last was the #11 of Keri Benjamin, 0.219 seconds off Brown's pole sitting time.

Benjamin would hold onto the final spot for the first lap before giving it up to two-time last-place finisher the #16 of Daniel Hunter, a position he would hold until Lap 4 when the event's lone caution came out when Junqueira, who was running in 2nd, lost control of his car and spun out in Turn 1, before coming back down the track and being hit by Devil's Bowl last-place finisher the #21 of John Hunter, causing severe damage to Junqueira's car and would lose a lap in the pits for repairs. No one knew it at the time, but the battle for last would be over during that same caution, as Junqueira was never able to gain the lap back and scored the first last-place finish of his rookie career.

Finishing 19th was fellow two time last-place finisher the #76 of Dave Benjamin, who would lose a lap late in the race when a right front tire went flat and would get back out on track to just barely hang on to finishing last for the third time this season.

The remaining Bottom Five would be filled by drivers who would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 18th was the aforementioned #21 of John Hunter, 17th was Grundy County last-place finisher the #1 of Chakat Silverpaw and 16th was Salem last-place finisher the #23 Jeremy Hawkins.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #04 has finished last in a SCRL ARCA Midget race as well at Eldora.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #04-Mario Junqueira / 19 laps / running
19) #76-Dave Benjamin / 19 laps / running
18) #21-John Hunter / 20 laps / running
17) #1-Chakat Silverpaw / 20 laps / running
16) #23-Jeremy Hawkins / 20 laps / running

ARCA: Broken header prevents Sebastian Cucalon from completing a lap in wreck filed race at Pocono

Sebastian Cucalon picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Wednesday's Pocono ARCA 200 at the Pocono Raceway when his #19 Battomi-Lawton Insurance Dodge fell out with header problems without completing any of the 22 laps.

The finish came in his 8th start. In the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, it's the 1st for car #19 and the 4th for header issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 11th for the #19 and the 20th for camshaft issues. 

Entering Season 3 of the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, Cucalon was entering only his second ever full time season, having previously competed in the SCRL Formula 3 division, the sight of his lone last-place finish to date at Monza, in a season where he would score a best finish of 2nd at Hockenheimring and would finish 11th in the overall point standings. Traveling back across the Atlantic Ocean, Cucalon would sign up to compete in his first ever stock car series in the SCRL's ARCA division in a hopes of gaining more experience and possibly that first career win. In his ARCA debut, Cucalon would once again impress, finishing 3rd in his first start at the historic Daytona International Speedeway. A poor finish of 28th at Atlanta in the next round would lead to Cucalon rebounding with a 4th at Nashville, struggling to a 39th at Salem before scoring two back-to-back Top 10 finishes, a 5th at Talladega and a 6th at Charlotte before finishing 35th in the last round at Gateway.

In qualifying, Tim Randolph scored his first career series pole with a time of 49.689 seconds with Cucalon posting a time of 50.606 seconds, 0.917 behind Randolph's pole run, placing Cucalon 17th on the grid while starting last was the #0 unsponsored Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet of Brock Beard.

Just seconds after the field rolled off pit road, a few rain drops would drove on the track, preventing the race from starting for at least one lap. As the field entered Turn 3 to get the one to go signal, Cucalon's car started to smoke as he pulled to the inside of the track to try and get onto pit road, but he had missed the entrance. Cucalon's car slowed as he entered Turn 1 becoming stalls on the apron. Despite the car sitting on the track, the officials did not postpone the start of the race as Cucalon's car was quickly towed off the track and back to the garage

With Cucalon's car behind the wall, the field would be given the green flag, but it wasn't long before chaos broke out as the unsponsored #43 David Levine Racing Dodge of Pria McShane would be spun out in Turn 1 after contact from points leader the #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet of Blaise Zebrataur and would slide up the track and back into the outside wall, causing severe right side and rear damage to her car. McShane would coast back to the pits and then behind the wall, her day done after completing one lap, but would not take the final spot as Cucalon's car would be listed as "out" on Lap 3.

It would take another nine laps before The remaining Bottom Five would be filled up by the event's three caution of the day, which would be the event's first "Big One"; 38th was the #97 Union Bank / Roadrunner the Movie Dodge of Ricky Logan, 37th was the #48 Radon.com Ford of Brian Fox and 36th was the #44 Ansell / Menards Toyota of Riley Spurlytube, all being scored having completed 10 laps.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #19 has finished last in a ARCA race as well at Pocono.
*The last time a driver failed to finish a lap in the ARCA Series was the Shop n' Save 150 at the Gateway International Raceway when Tony Newman's #11 Hudson Perf / Drivelines / Warrick Tubing Dodge fell out with camshaft problems without completing any of the 22 laps; 1 race ago.
*The last time a driver has trailed the field due to a broken header was when Jason Larker trailed in the Season 2 American 200 at the Rockingham Superspeedway when his #16 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet also fell out without completing any of the 20 laps; 9 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #19-Sebastian Cucalon / 0 laps / header
39) #43-Pria McShane / 1 lap / crash
38) #97-Ricky Logan / 10 laps / crash
37) #48-Brian Fox / 10 laps / crash
36) #44-Riley Spurlytube / 10 laps / crash

ARCA Trucks: Rookie Chakat Duskwatcher picks up first career last-place finish in caution free race at Toledo; becomes 5th different chakat to trail an SCRL race

Chakat Duskwatcher picked up the 1st last place finish of hir SCRL ARCA Truck Series career in Tuesday's Season 2 ARCATRUCKRACING.com 50 at the Toledo Speedway when hir #72 Big Blue Dodge completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in hir 8th start. In the SCRL ARCA Truck Series, it's the 3rd for truck #72 and the 12th where the truck was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #72 and the 255th where the vehicle was still running. 

Chakat Duskwatcher

Duskwatcher is the most recent chakat to come compete in the SCRL, looking to follow in the paw steps of other chakats who have found success in the SCRL like Goldstrike, Silverpaw, Lightingblaze and of course the all time race winner and 6 time former champion Whitelion. Duskwatcher had previously raced in the Formula 2 division where shi scored a best finish of 2nd at Catalunya and would go on to finish 11th in the final point standings. Coming "back across the pond" to race in the United States, Duskwatcher was signed on to compete in the ARCA's division second highest series despite only competing in 13 previous races. Duskwatcher picked up right where shi left off with a 5th place finish in hir debut at Toledo, 12th at Kil-Kare, 3rd at Nashville before scoring a runner up finish to Whitelion at Lanier. A disappointing 19th at Flat Rock would slow hir momentum briefly before shi would rebound with a 7th at Salem before finishing 22nd in the last round at Oxford Plains, hir worse finish of the season so far.

In qualifying, Duskwatcher would struggle to gain any speed, posting a time of 19.809, 0.630 seconds behind Zachary Fitzwater Jr.'s pole winning time, placing Duskwatcher 24th on the grid while starting last was the #89 of Cassie Dent, 0.820 seconds behind Fitzwater Jr.'s pole time.

Dent's stay in the final spot would last one lap as she knocked Duskwatcher into last on the very next lap, a position Duskwatcher would hold for two laps before knocking the #26 Coyote Entertainment Chevrolet of Derrick Jones into the final spot on Lap 4. Jones wasn't sticking around to be last for long as he knocked the Oxford Plains last-place finisher the #50 Corona Extra / Goosebumps Ford of Jimmy Potter into last on Lap 5, a spot he would hold for two laps before knocking Cassie back into last on Lap 7. Dent would trail for two laps as well before she passed Potter on Lap 9. The trend of two laps in last would continue with Potter trailing till Lap 12 when he knocked the unsponsored #17 Chevrolet of Connor Hurley into last on Lap 12.

Hurley would remain in last for just one lap before he knocked the #82 Champion Chevrolet of Sierra Albaugh into last, a position he would hold for the next three laps before knocking Hurley back into last on Lap 17. Hurley would try hard over the next two laps to gain a spot and finally would in Turn 3 coming to the white flag as he knocked Duskwatcher back into last, and despite hir trying hir best, Duskwatcher was unable to gain a spot back and would trail for the first time in hir short career.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 25th was the #89 of Cassie Dent, 24th was the #17 of Connor Hurley, 23rd was the #82 of Sierra Albaugh and 22nd was the #21 unsponsored Chevrolet of Mike Pearson.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This marked the second year in a row the #72 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Truck Series at Toledo and was the most recent time the number had finished last in the series when Lowden Clear's turn in the truck was involved in a multi-truck crash on the 6th lap; 8 races ago.
*Duskwatcher becomes only the fifth ever chakat to trail an SCRL race in the five year history of the league. The other chakats are: Whitelion, Goldstrike, Silverpaw and Lightingblaze.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #72-Chakat Duskwatcher / 20 laps / running
25) #89-Cassie Dent / 20 lap / running
24) #17-Connor Hurley / 20 laps / running
23) #82-Sierra Albaugh / 20 laps / running
22) #21-Mike Pearson / 20 laps / running

ARCA Sportsman: Rookie Ray Dent trails for the first time in his short career in caution free race at The Rock

Ray Dent picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series career in Monday's Season 1 Carolina 200 at the Rockingham Speedway when his #11 Melling / Menards Chevrolet completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 6th start. In the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series, it's the 1st for car #11 and the 3rd where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 13th for the #11 and the 254th where the car was still running. 

Ray Dent comes from a long line of racing Dent members in the SCRL after the first two original were Ty and TJ, now Taylor, Dent raced in the then ONL Classic Truck Series, with the family since then raking up a combined 13 career wins in the SCRL while still looking for their first ever championship, a task that Ray was looking to do in his debut season in ARCA's third highest division. Ray made a good first impression by staying out of trouble and finishing 13th in his first start at Toledo, struggling at Mansfield to a 26th place finish, 20th in his first road course event at Heartland Park, another 26th place finish at Lucas Oil Raceway before finishing a career best 11th in the last round at Iowa.

In qualifying at the one mile track, Dent would post a time of 23.608 seconds, 0.189 seconds behind Nitahbk's pole winning time, placing Dent 11th while starting last was the #22 Raybestos / Supergard Chevrolet of Erik Sieg.

When the race started, Lee would only be in last for the first two turns before knocking Lucas Oil last-place finisher the #36 O'Reilly Toyota of Derrick Edison as Edison trailed for the first lap before knocking the #38 Jani-King Ford of Josephi Krakowski into last on Lap 2, a position he would hold till lap three when he knocked the #79 Auto Value / Bumper To Bumper / Lucas Oil Dodge of Kenny Webster into last on Lap 4. Webster would struggle to keep up with the back half of the pack over the next few laps, staying in last until Lap 10 when he knocked Krakowski back into last on Lap 10.

Krakowski's stay in last would be short lived, knocking Webster back into last on Lap 11 for another four laps before Webster would pass the #97 John Deere Ford of Joshua Rush into the final spot on Lap 16, looking as if Joshua would trail the field for a SCRL race for only the second time in his career. However with one lap to go, Rush made his move and knocked Dent back into the final spot and as much as he tried, Dent was unable to gain the spot and would trail for the first time in his short career.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 28th was the aforementioned #97 of Joshua Rush, 27th was the #21 of Top Choice Lumper Products / Jackaroo Toyota of Karl-Jong Bensson, 26th was the #79 of Kenny Webster and 25th was the #38 of Josephi Krakowski.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #11 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series as well at Rockingham.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
29) #11-Ray Dent / 20 laps / running
28) #97-Joshua Rush / 20 laps / running
27) #21-Karl-Jong Bensson / 20 laps / running
26) #79-Kenny Webster / 20 laps / running
25) #38-Josephi Krakowski / 20 laps / running

ARCA Late Model: Carter Joey picks up 8th last-place finish of his SCRL career in caution free race at Louisville

Carter Joey picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Late Model Series career in Monday's Season 1 Louisville 200 at the Louisville Motor Speedway when his #15 Chebucto / Fraserway Ford completed all 23 laps under power.

The finish came in his 8th career series start. In the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series, it's the 1st for car #15 and the 8th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #15 and the 253rd where the car was still running. 

Entering the brand new year of racing, Joey had found success previously in the SCRL, having score 2 career SCRL sanctioned wins, and was looking to bring that success over to the ARCA series's 4th highest division; the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series. Joey started his career off with a 8th at Toledo, 11th at Wisconsin, 17th at Elko, a 19th at Lanier and a 10th at Salem. At Flat Rock, Joey started a series best 3rd and would move up into the lead by lap nine, leading the final 11 laps to score his first series win and his third overall in the league. After having scored his first series win, Joey went to Nashville Fairgrounds in a attempt to become the first driver in series history to win twice in the series, only to finish second to Danyal Gitirokh as the series headed toward the 8th race of the season at Louisville.

Legendary NR2003 track maker John Norton would score his first career SCRL sanctioned pole with a time of 17.017 seconds, while Joey was 0.159 seconds behind Norton's pole winning time, placing Joey 14th on the grid while starting last was Salem last-place finisher the #21 Drive Up Super Cleaners Chevrolet of Cole Nixey, 0.689 seconds behind Norton's time.

When the race started, Nixey would remain in last for the first two turns before he would knock the #7 PH Crane and Hoist Chevrolet of Kevin Cook into last, a position that he would hold for only one lap before he knocked the #48 Spray Paint and Equipment Chevrolet of Shannon Lowe into the final spot on Lap 2. Lowe would continue to struggle around the 0.438 mile short track, with Lowe remaining in last until the 15th lap when Lowe passed and knocked Joey into the last spot. Joey would continue to remain in last as he tried as much as he could to get back around Lowe but would run out of time, with Lowe and Cook finishing just ahead of Joey.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 17th was the #42 of Simon Fox and 16th was Elko last-place finisher the #5 Whited Auburn Truck & R.V. Center Chevrolet of Shane Russell.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #15 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series as well at Louisville.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #15-Carter Joey / 23 laps / running
19) #48-Shannon Lowe / 23 laps / running
18) #7-Kevin Cook / 23 laps / running
17) #42-Simon Fox / 23 laps / running
16) #5-Shane Russell / 23 laps / running

ARCA Midget: Early camshaft issues at Grundy County gives Chakat Silverpaw the 4th last-place finish of hir career

Chakat Silverpaw picked up the 1st last place finish of hir SCRL ARCA Midget Series career in Friday's Season 1 Grundy 100 at the Grundy County Speedway when hir #1 fell out with camshaft problems after completing 6 of the 20 laps.

The finish came in hir 9th career series start. In the SCRL ARCA Midget Series, it's the 1st for car #1 and the 1st for camshaft issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 14th for the #1 and the 33rd for camshaft issues. 

Entering the first ever season for the SCRL ARCA Midgets Series, Silverpaw is the second most winningest chakats in SCRL history, having scored 4 career wins across various series, but was still trying to make a name for hir, after being out of the car for several years. Silverpaw finished 5th in hir first start at Toledo, 7th at Salem, 11th at Flat Rock and a 14th at Devil's Bowl before in hir 5th career start, Silverpaw led flag-to-flag to score hir 5th career SCRL win. A 6th at Indianapolis Speedrome, 15th at Santa Fe and a 10th in the last round at Columbus would place Silverpaw inside the top ten in points with a shot at hir first championship still alive.

In qualifying, Chakat Lightingblaze scored hir second straight series pole with a time of 17.157 seconds with Silverpaw posting a time of 17.375 seconds, 0.218 behind Lightingblaze's pole run, placing Silverpaw 7th on the grid. Starting last was the #19 of Servan Sarihan, 0.395 seconds off Lightingblaze's pole sitting time.

Jeremy Hawkins stalls at the start.

Just seconds after the field began their lone pace lap, Salem last-place finisher the #23 Jeremy Hawkins would stall on the frontstretch, preventing the inside line from going, before Hawkins was towed to pit road. With the race start delayed one lap, it allowed for Hawkins team to put on four fresh tires and sent their driver back out onto the track, staying on the lead lap and able to make the start. When the green came out it didn't take long for Hawkins to knock the #3 of Chakat Lightingblaze into the last spot, a position that Lightingblaze would hold through two cautions, when on Lap 6 Silverpaw's car started to smoke, as shi pulled behind the wall and into the small pit road, hir car was officially retired on Lap 6, but it wasn't until Lap 11 that Silverpaw was finally knocked back to the final spot.

Finishing 19th was Servan Sarihan, who had crashed outside of the track on the frontstretch and had somehow made his way outside the track and was stuck in the wall, unable to escape, but was still classified as "running" at the finish.

The remaining Bottom Five would be filled up before Lap 10 as a crash on the frontstretch would bring out the second caution of the day, with leader Kil-Kare last-place finisher the #8 of Juniper Skunktaur unable to slow down and ran into the back of the #15 of Sebastian Dent, that would be followed by the #5 of Michael Collins and 2 time last-place finisher the #16 of Daniel Hunter.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #1 has finished last in a SCRL ARCA Midget race as well at Grundy County.
*This marked the first time a driver has trailed the field due to camshaft issues.
*This is the fourth last-place finish of Silverpaw's career, with the other three all coming in Season 1 of the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 division and hir most recent being Round 4 at Hungaroring when hir #73 Knauf Ford did not start the race.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #1-Chakat Silverpaw / 6 laps / camshaft
19) #19-Servan Sarihan / 8 laps / running
18) #8-Juniper Skunktaur / 8 laps / crash led 7 laps
17) #5-Michael Collins / 9 laps / crash
16) #16-Daniel Hunter / 10 laps / crash

Throwback BUSCH: James Barker involved in early crash in LCQ at Richmond

James Barker picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series career in the Season 1 Spring 220 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway when his #63 Ashby Sheet Metal & Machine Shop Pontiac was involved in a multi-car crash after 8 of the 25 laps.

The finish came in his 9th start. 

Entering Season 1 of the Busch Series, Barker was part of the Barker family, along with Jay and Josh, that was looking to make a name for themselves in the SCRL. In his first start for the series, Barker finished a disappointing 33rd after being caught up in the race's second "big one", a 37th at the first Richmond, before scoring a league and series best finish of 4th at Bristol. A 27th at Martinsville, 21st at Darlington, 28th at Hickory, 37th at South Boston and a 15th in the last round at Caraway, started off a rough first quarter of the season for Barker, who was looking to rebound in the return trip to Richmond. 

For the second race in a row, the Richmond track not being big enough to fit all forty two cars, the field was split into two parts, the first thirty five drivers would race in the main event while the remaining 7 drivers raced in a LCQ(Last Chance Qualifier) to see who would advance. 

On race day, Barker would roll off starting in the 11th spot while starting last was first Hickory last-place finisher the unsponsored #7 Pontiac of Truttle. The first six laps was run caution free, but on Lap 7 the battle for last ended, as Bristol last-place finisher the unsponsored #70 Pontiac of Todd Kennedy, got loose coming out of Turn 4 and hit the guard rail, spinning out on the frontstretch. Baker was nearly three seconds behind and tried to go to the high side to get by, but there wasn't enough room, slamming hard into the back of Kennedy. Barker's front end was caved in and the radiator was damaged, his front end completely destroyed. Barker would limp around the track and crossed the start/finish line to complete one more lap before pulling into the garage, his day done.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the lead lap: 41st was the #4 Connie Mining Tire Pontiac of AJ Jones, 40th was the #21 Chattanooga Chew Pontiac of Derrick Edision, 39th was Daytona last-place finisher the unsponsored #6 Pontiac of Colin Dryburgh and 38th was the #7 of Truttle.

For Barker, he would never enjoy the thrills of victory lane in the SCRL's second highest division, but he would have his fifteen seconds of fame, competing in Season 1 of the SCRL Formula E Series, scoring his first league win at Long Beach before scoring his second and most recent victory later in the season at Suzuka, before finishing 6th in the final point standings.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #63 had finished last in the Busch Series as well as at Richmond.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #63-James Barker / 8 laps / crash
41) #4-AJ Jones / 25 laps / running
40) #21-Derrick Edision / 25 laps / running
39) #6-Colin Dryburgh / 25 laps / running
38) #7-Truttle / 25 laps / running

ARCA: Camshaft problems prevents veteran Tony Newman from completing a lap at Gateway

Tony Newman picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Season 3 Shop n' Save 150 at the Gateway International Raceway when his #11 Hudson Perf / Drivelines / Warrick Tubing Dodge fell out with camshaft problems without completing any of the 22 laps.

The finish came in his 27th start. In the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, it's the 1st for car #11 and the 2nd for camshaft issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 12th for the #11 and the 32nd for camshaft issues. 

Entering Season 3 of the SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series, Newman has found success in his SCRL career, having won 7 career wins, including one in the ARCA Series at Michigan in Season 2, and has one career SCRL Championship, coming in Season 1 of the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 1 Series. Newman started off his second ever season in the ARCA series by finishing a disappointing 36th at Daytona, before rebounding with a 7th at Atlanta. A 18th at Nashville Fairgrounds and a 9th at Salem before being crashed out at Talladega, 13th, and Charlotte, 38th as the series returned to Gateway for the third season in a row, a track that Newman had finished 13th at in Season 2.

In qualifying, Anthony Logan scored his first career series pole with a time of 32.244 seconds with Newman posting a time of 32.551 seconds, 0.307 behind Logan's pole run, placing Newman 24th on the grid while starting last was the #1 ModSpace Ford of Truttle.

Just seconds after the field rolled off pit road, Newman pulled to the inside of the track, as the car started to instantly began to smoke, staying well below the racing line to prevent any oil from getting onto the track, with Newman reporting that the engine was done, as he followed the pace car down pit road and then back that sharp left turn into the garage as the field took the green flag. Newman's crew would work hard to try and at least send their driver back out onto the track and complete a lap, but the damage had been down, with Newman's car being listed as "out" on Lap 3.

Just two laps before Newman's car was retired, the first caution of the day would come out with Nashville last-place finisher unsponsored #67 Kimmel Racing Ford of Oriana Dent and the unsponsored #54 Kurzejewski Motorsports Dodge of Arina McShane would both be knocked out of the race, being scored having completed one lap.

The remaining Bottom Five would be involved in the event's second caution of the day as pole sitter the #15 Zaxby's Toyota of Anthony Logan would crash while leading coming off Turn 4 and would be ran into by points leader the #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet of Blaise Zebrataur, ending both cars night after six laps, with Logan having led every lap he completed until the crash happened.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #11 has finished last in a ARCA Series race as well at Gateway.
*The last time a driver failed to finish a lap in the ARCA Series was the International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 at the Talladega Superspeedway when Jack Lagasee's #23 Allegiant Air Chevrolet fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 21 laps; 2 races ago.
*This marked only the second time a driver has finished last due to a broken camshaft. The only other time it happened was when Aidan Shepherd has trailed in the Season 2 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 at the Talladega Superspeedway when his #92 Fight For Life Chevrolet fell out without completing any of the 21 laps; 21 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
40) #11-Tony Newman / 0 laps / camshaft
39) #67-Oriana Dent / 1 lap / crash
38) #54-Arina McShane / 1 lap / crash
37) #15-Anthony Logan / 6 laps / crash led 5 laps
36) #52-Blase Zebrataur / 6 laps / crash

ARCA Trucks: Jimmy Potter trails for the 4th time in his SCRL career thanks to late flat tire at Oxford Plains

Jimmy Potter picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Truck Series career in Tuesday's Season 2 Oxford 50 at the Oxford Plains Speedway when his #50 Corona Extra / Goosebumps Ford finished under power after 27 of 30 laps.

The finish came in his 19th start. In the SCRL ARCA Truck Series, it's the 1st for truck #50 and the 11th where the truck was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 8th for the #50 and the 252nd where the vehicle was still running. 

Entering Season 2 of the SCRL's ARCA Truck Series, Potter was one of a few select drivers who had previously raced in the series, having won the series 5th race at Gateway on the path to finishing 16th in the final points standings. Potter would decided to come back and compete for another shot at the championship, choosing to resign and drive for the same team he had in season one. Potter's season got off to a rocky start with a finish of 22nd in the first round at Toledo but he quickly rebounded by leading 14 of the 25 laps and scoring his third career SCRL sanctioned win, and become the first driver to win in both season of the SCRL ARCA Truck Series. The next two rounds with be a struggle for Potter with finishes of 24th at Nashville and a 21st at Lanier. Potter would once again find his footing with a 11th at Flat Rock and then a 6th in the last round at Salem as the series rolled into Oxford, Maine, the site where Potter had finished 12th at one season ago.

In qualifying, Potter would struggled to gain any speed, posting a time of 19.404, 0.941 seconds behind Al Lagasee's pole winning time, placing Potter last on the starting line up.

When the command was given to start the engines, the unsponsored #27 Chevrolet of Kyle Patricks would pull onto pit road on the backstretch, reporting of a flat right rear tire. Patricks crew would quickly give their driver a set of four fresh tires before sending their driver back out on the track just as the green flag waved but hadn't done it fast enough as their driver was quickly lapped. Patricks would get a lucky break as a caution came out when two leaders spun out, giving Patricks a chance to get his lap back, which he would when yet another caution came out on Lap 16, at this point Patricks had already knocked the #4 unsponsored Chevrolet of Gatlin Downey down a lap when he too suffered a flat tire.

Downey's stay in the final spot would last eight laps and only ended when the green flag was brought back out, Potter was racing for the 15th position when he began to slow going into turn 4, spinning out briefly, before coasting back around to the pits, the third victim of a flat tire thanks to a tough track surface. Potter's team would struggle getting the truck onto the jack and was quickly lapped once and then twice, taking the final spot on Lap 21, before it was finally put on and the tires placed on the truck. Potter was sent back out onto the track just behind the race leaders, his only hope was having someone else had problems, but it was not to be, placing Potter last in the final rundown, two laps behind Downey who was able to prevent himself from finishing last thanks to Potter's flat tire, but unable to escape finishing 25th.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 24th was the aforementioned #27 of Kyle Patricks, 23rd was the unsponsored #17 Chevrolet of Connor Hurley and 22nd was the #72 Big Blue Dodge of Chakat Duskwatcher.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #50 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Truck Series as well at Oxford Plains.
*This marked the first time Potter has finished last in a SCRL since Round 9 of Season 1 of the SCRL Sun Energy Whelen Euro Elite 2 at the Red Bull Ring when his #27 Whelen Chevrolet completed all 9 laps under power.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #50-Jimmy Potter / 27 laps / running
25) #4-Gatlin Downey / 29 lap / running
24) #27-Kyle Patricks / 30 laps / running
23) #17-Connor Hurley / 30 laps / running
22) #72-Chakat Duskwatcher / 30 laps / running

ARCA Sportsman: Early crash at Iowa makes Andrew Olsen the first driver to trail in twice in series history

Andrew Olsen picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series career in Monday's Season 1 Iowa 200 at the Iowa Speedway when his #9 Haas Automation / Food City Toyota was involved in a multi-car crash after 3 of the 25 laps.

The finish, which came in his 5th start, was his first on the circuit since the Coca-Cola 150k at the Heartland Park Topeka when he completed all 13 laps under power, 2 races ago. In the SCRL ARCA Sportsman Series, it's the 2nd for car #9 and the 2nd from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 8th for the #9 and the 252nd from a crash. 

After having trailed in the series first ever road course event, Olsen was looking to rebound in the very next event at the half mile oval at Lucas Oil, Olsen started a career best 5th and would be in contention all race long and settled for a 5th place finish, the best finish of his short career, with his previous best finish being a 20th in his second ever start at Mansfield.

In qualifying at the 0.875 mile short track, Olsen would post a time of 26.137 a full eight hundredths of a second behind Jacob Britts pole winning time, placing Olsen 28th while starting last was the #57 Mazak Machine Tools / 3M Dodge of Terry Lee.

When the race started, Lee would only be in last for the first turn before he knocked Olsen into last for the first lap, but the second time around Olsen knocked the #84 Goulds Pumps / Jani-King Ford of Ryan Rush into the final spot, a position Rush held as the field raced down the backstretch. While battling for 4th, the #55 IWX Racing / Jesel Chevrolet of Bulldog67 had gone wild in Turn 4 the previous lap and smacked the outside wall and was trying to get back into a rhythm, but coming down the backstretch, Bulldog67 made contact with Lucas Oil last-place finisher the #36 O'Reilly Toyota of Derrick Edison, sending both cars for a spin and starting a multi-car pileup, with both cars sliding down the track, Olsen tried to avoid the crash, only to run head on into Edison's car, destroying both cars, Olsen would limp back to pit road and into the garage, done for the day after three laps, while Edison would make one more circuit before he pulled behind the wall, following by the #79 Auto Value / Bumper To Bumper / Lucas Oil Dodge of Kenny Webster, both Edison and Webster being scored competing 4 laps.

The remaining Bottom Five would be filled 9 laps later then the race's second caution came out when the #38 Jani-King Ford of Josephi Krakowski was spun out after contact from the #26 Jackaroo / Shell Chevrolet of Mark Austin, sending Krakowski up the track into the #77 Jasper / Lucas Oil Dodge of Muhammad Zain Abdullah, with both cars backing into the outside wall before sliding the the track at the same time the #21 of Top Choice Lumper Products / Jackaroo Toyota of Karl-Jong Bensson, with Bensson slamming into the #38, destroying the front end of Bensson's right front and the #38 car as well, with both cars knocked out of the race, limping back to the garage and done for the day after 13 laps.

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

THE BOTTOM FIVE
29) #9-Andrew Olsen / 3 laps / crash
28) #36-Derrick Edison / 4 laps / crash
27) #7-Kenny Webster / 4 laps / crash
26) #38-Josephi Krakowski / 13 laps / crash
25) #21-Karl-Jong Bensson / 13 laps / crash