The finish came in his 24th career series start. In the SCRL ARCA Truck Series, it's the 1st for truck #21 and the 6th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 24th for the #21 and the 258th from a crash.
Pearson had previous been one of the few drivers to compete in the ARCA Truck Series before, having ran all twelve races in season one and had scored a best finish of 3rd in the season finale at Airborne and would finish 7th in the overall all point standings and was one of only three drivers who decided to come back and compete after competing in season one. Pearson finished 8th at Toledo, at Kil-Kare he would finish 18th, 6th at Nashville, 18th at Lanier, 24th at Flat Rock, 22nd at Salem, before leading 11 of the 30 laps and finished runner up to Jordan McKee at Oxford Plains. A 22nd in the return trip to Toledo would be followed with a 13th at Eldora, 16th at Mesa Marin and a 8th in the last round at Lake Erie.
In qualifying, Brandon Parker would win his first career pole, posting a time of 19.822 seconds(90.808 mph). Pearson would be quite impressive on his qualifying lap, posting a 20.156, 0.0334 seconds behind Parker, which would place him 8th on the starting grid. Staring last on race night would be championship points leader the #91 DeSales U Chevrolet of Chakat Whitelion, 0.763 seconds off Parker's pole winning time.
When the race started, Whitelion entered the race with a 16 point lead, needing to finish only seven spots within Jordan McKee to score hir league leading 7th championship, and would trail for the first two laps around the half mile track, when chaos would break out. Entering Turn 1, Lake Erie last-place finisher the #05 Little Mountain Insurance Ford of Hunter Blade was racing with the unsponsored #30 Ford of Alexander Jones when the two trucks made contact and drove nearly head on into the Turn 1 wall. Blade would go for a spin right in front of traffic as Pearson had nowhere to go and slammed into Blade's truck, causing Pearson to spin out himself in Turn 2. Pearson would limp it back around before pulling behind the wall, the damage too much for his truck, and the truck was listed as "out" on Lap 5. As soon as his truck was retired from the race, it officially gave Chakat Duskwatcher the SCRL ARCA Truck Series S2 SCRLASTCAR Driver's Championship.
It would take another 19 laps before the next spot would be decided as the unsponsored #9 Chevrolet of Zachary Fitzwater Jr. would be involved in the night's second caution of the night, slamming into the back of another truck, and would be listed as "out" on the 25th circuit. Blade would also be involved in the second caution of the night, but was able to make minor repairs to the truck, losing a lap in the process, but would be running at the finish and would be scored 24th.
The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 23rd was the unsponsored #88 Chevrolet of Ty Dent and 22nd was the aforementioned #91 of Chakat Whitelion.
The Season 2 SCRL ARCA Truck Series Championship went to Chakat Whitelion, hir 7th SCRL Championship, as shi had one win on the season, at Lanier, and no last-place finishes in hir championship season. Congratulations to Whitelion for having a great year and setting another SCRL record.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #21 has finished last in the SCRL ARCA Truck Series as well at Winchester.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
26) #21-Mike Pearson / 3 laps / crash
25) #9-Zachary Fitzwater Jr. / 22 lap / crash
24) #05-Hunter Blade / 29 laps / running
23) #88-Ty Dent / 30 laps / running
22) #91-Chakat Whitelion / 30 laps / running
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