ARCA Late Model: Broken header late at Madison gives Hanz DeVice the Wisconsin sweep

Hanz DeVice picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL ARCA Late Model Series career in the Herr's Live With Flavor! 100 at the Madison International Speedway when his #34 North and East Recycle Chevrolet fell out with header problems after completing 18 of the 30 laps.

The finish, which came in his 11th career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Dixieland 100 at the Wisconsin International Raceway when he completed all 30 laps under power, 9 races ago. In the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series, it's the 2nd for car #34 and the 1st for header issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 10th for the #34 and the 22nd for header issues. 

After having trailed at Wisconsin, Hanz finished a disappointing 13th in the next round at Elko, 3rd at Lanier, 14th at Salem, 14th at Flat Rock, 11th at Nashville, 5th at Louisville, 8th at South Boston before finishing 8th again in the last round at Winchester as the series would return to the state of Wisconsin for the series first ever trip at the half mile Madison short track.

In qualifying Shannon Lowe would score his first career series pole with a time of 20.963, while Hanz would struggle, posting a time of 21.678, 0.715 seconds behind Lowe, which would place him 17th on the starting grid, while starting last was two time last-place finisher the #84 Community Pharmacies Dodge of Carter Friesen.

Georgio Tsutomu stalls at the start.

When the command was given for drivers to start their engines and begin their lone pace lap, Lanier last-place finisher the #53 T&K Concrete Chevrolet of Georgio Tsutomu stalled on the frontstretch and would be towed back to his pit stall while the other 19 drivers started the race. Tsutomu would be discovered to have have a flat left front tire and get back out on track to rejoin the field in the back of the pack at the green flag and would trail for the first three laps before he knocked the unsponsored #28 Ford of Franz DeVice into the last spot on Lap 4, but his stay in last would be brief as Franz knocked Toledo last-place finisher the #09 Mechanical Services Inc. Pontiac of Jeff Cornils into last on Lap 5. Cornils would lose touch with the pack in front of him as he fell to five seconds behind the driver in front of him by the 15th circuit. 

Hanz's header breaks entering Turn 1.

At this point, Hanz had worked his way up into the 12th spot on the track on Lap 18 when he entered Turn 1, Hanz's car started to smoke before he began to slow down in Turn 1 as he would stall in Turn 1 as the #29 Bailey's Chevrolet of Richard Torres would run into the back of Hanz, stacking up a group of four cars. Hanz would be transported back to his pit stall, while no caution would come out, as Torres rode around the track deciding to not make a trip to the pits as well, while it wasn't until Lap 22 that Hanz's car was pushed behind the wall, being listed as out on Lap 24, with a broken header the cause while Torres would limp around for the remaining laps, losing one to the race leaders.

The remaining Bottom Five would fins on the same lap as the race leaders: 18th was Winchester last-place finisher the #7 PH Crane and Hoist Chevrolet of Kevin Cook, 17th was the #09 of Jeff Cornils and 16th was the #28 of Franz DeVice.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #34 has finished last at Madison.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #34-Hanz DeVice / 18 laps / header
19) #29-Richard Torres / 29 laps / running
18) #7-Kevin Cook / 30 laps / running
17) #09-Jeff Cornils / 30 laps / running
16) #28-Franz DeVice / 30 laps / running