The finish, which came in his 12th career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Salem 100 at the Salem Speedway when he finished under power after 18 of 20 laps, 7 races ago. In the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series, it's the 2nd for car #21 and the 11th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 23rd for the #21 and the 273rd where the vehicle was still running.
After having trailed for the first time earlier in the year at Salem, Cole would finish 18th at Flat Rock, 12th at Nashville, 14th at Louisville, 9th at South Boston, 10th at Winchester before finishing 9th at Madison in the last round.
In qualifying Draco Drakul would score his fourth career series pole with a time of 21.245, while Cole would struggle a small tad, posting a time of 21.691, 0.446 seconds behind Draco, which would place him 12th on the starting grid, while starting last was Louisville last-place finisher the #15 Chebucto / Fraserway Ford of Carter Joey.
On race day as the field rolled off pit road to begin it's lone pace lap around the half mile track, Cole would pull down to the lower lane of the track, reporting of a flat left front right, and pulled onto pit road following the pace car as the field took the green flag. As the field raced around the half mile track, Cole's team would quickly replace both left side tires and would send their driver back out on the track, already a full lap down. The first caution of the day would come out on Lap 3 giving Cole a chance to get his lap back. When the green flag came back out, Cole would briefly take his lap back but Danyal Gitirokh would pass him and put Cole a lap back down and would never once again have another shot to get his lap back and was the only driver to not finish on the lead lap.
The remaining Bottom Five were: 19th was the #42 of Simon Fox, 18th was the aforementioned #15 of Carter Joey, 17th was the #48 Spray Paint and Equipment Chevrolet of Shannon Lowe and 16th was the #17 Menards Chevrolet of Said Ismail.
Entering the season finale at Lucas Oil Raceway, mathematically four drivers can win the SCRLASTCAR Championship; Carter Friesen, Hanz DeVice, Cole Nixey and Franz DeVice. The possible outcomes for the championship could happen in several ways: if Friesen, Hanz or Cole finishes last at Lucas Oil, they would win the championship out right, if anyone but Friesen, Hanz or Cole finishes last, Friesen would win the championship. Franz has the slimmest chance of winning as he would have to finish last and none of the other three drivers finish in the Bottom Five in order to win the championship.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #21 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Late Model Series at Mesa Marin.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #21-Cole Nixey / 29 laps / running
19) #42-Simon Fox / 30 laps / running
18) #15-Carter Joey / 30 laps / running
17) #48-Shannon Lowe / 30 laps / running
16) #17-Said Ismail / 30 laps / running
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