Throwback TRUCKS: Josh Barker fails to advance in LCQ at Flemington; scores first career truck series last-place finish.

Josh Barker picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in the Season 1 Stevens Beil / Genuine Car Parts 150 at the Flemington Speedway when his #2 Ultra Custom Wheels / ASE Ford completed all 10 laps under power.

The finish came in his 14th career series start. 

Barker started off his truck career with a 28th at Phoenix, 37th at Tucson, 30th at Saugus, 35th at Mesa Marin, 22nd at Portland, 7th at Evergreen, 34th at I-70, 19th at Louisville, 33rd at Bristol, 37th at Milwaukee before scoring his first career truck series win at Colorado in his 11th start. A 37th at Heartland Park and a 26th in the last round at IRP would follow.

With the track only able to fit 35 trucks, the last four in points would be forced to battle it out for the last three spots. 

On race day, Barker would roll off the field in last place in the LCQ, as soon as the green flag came out, Barker tried everything in his power to gain one spot, needing to finish in the top three to advance, but Barker would be unsuccessful over the ten laps, never gaining a position and was the only truck to not advance to the main show.

Finishing 35th was the #43 Comfrey Corner / U.S. Bobsled Team of Josh Nixey, who would be involved in the main event's first caution on Lap 3 when he ran into the spun out truck of the #52 AC Delco Chevrolet of Cesar Chavez, while behind Nixey, the #3 GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet of Jay Jefferson ran into the back of Nixey, with Nixey's truck being destroyed at both ends, his day done.

Finishing in 34th was the #23 ASE / American Racing Wheels Ford of Benoit Lothaire-Irvine, who suffered engine problems five laps later while running inside the Top 20.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish a lap down to the race leaders; 33rd was the #17 Western Auto Chevrolet of Grayson Acevedo and 32nd was Saugus last-place finisher the Caiden Irene.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #2 had finished last in a Truck Series race as well as at Flemington.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
36) #2-Josh Barker / 10 laps / running
35) #43-Josh Nixey / 3 laps / crash
34) #23-Benoit Lothaire-Irvine / 8 laps / engine
33) #17-Grayson Acevedo / 19 laps / running
32) #06-Caiden Irene / 19 laps / running

Throwback BUSCH: Keith Stevens picks up the second last-place of the season at South Boston

Keith Stevens picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series career in the Season 1 Roses Stores 200 at the South Boston Speedway when his #88 unsponsored Pontiac completed 28 of the 30 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 16th start, was his first on the circuit since the Sportsman 200 at the Dover Downs International Speedway when he was involved in a multi-car crash after 5 of the 40 laps, 5 races ago. 

After trailing at Dover for the first time in his career, Stevens would continue to struggle with a finish of 18th at the second Hickory event, 35th Charlotte, 26th at Asheville before finishing 35th at the third Hickory event in the last round.

On race day, Stevens rolled off starting 21st while starting last was the #2 unsponsored Pontiac of Luke Rainey as the race would be slowed by one caution during the event, which so happened ended the battle for last. Having worked his way up to 13th by Lap 12, Steven entered Turn 1 on the high side of the track before he began to slow and would come to a stop in Turn 2. Stevens would be towed back to his pit stall where the crew would discover their driver only had a flat right front tire. Stevens would be sent back out onto the track, two laps behind the race leaders, and due to the lack of drivers having problems, Stevens was the only driver two laps down by the time the checkered flag was waved.

Finishing 41st was the #1 unsponsored Pontiac of Chakat Silverpaw, who was the only other driver to not finish on the lead lap, had smacked the wall on Lap 20 and would be forced to pit for repairs, before coming back out on track to finish the race under power.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same circuit as the race leaders: 40th was the #37 Hayes Jewelers Pontiac of Matt Johnson, 39th was Richmond last-place finisher the #47 unsponsored Pontiac of Jesse Turner and 38th was the #27 Mason Day Paving Chevrolet of Cole Nixey.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #88 had finished last at South Boston.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #88-Keith Stevens / 28 laps / running
41) #1-Chakat Silverpaw / 29 laps / running
40) #37-Matt Johnson / 30 laps / running
39) #47-Jesse Turner / 30 laps / running
38) #27-Cole Nixey / 30 laps / running

Throwback LEGENDS: MoNsTer_RcN98 gets third last-place finish of the season at Thompson

MoNsTer_RcN98 picked up the 3rd last place finish of his ONL NASCAR Legends Series career in the Season 1 Thompson Speedway 200 at the Thompson Speedway when his #99 Dow Chemicals Dodge completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, came in his 15th career series start, was his first on the circuit since he completed 39 of the 40 laps of the World 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, 5 races ago.

Ever since trailing the field at Charlotte, MoNsTer_RcN98 immediately rebounded as he picked up back-to-back top ten finishes(7th at Martinsville and 8th at Michigan), before finishing 14th in the return trip at Riverside before finishing 10th in the last round at Greenville-Pickens as the series traveled up the east coast and went to Thompson, Connecticut, for the second race in a row on a half-mile track.

On race day, MoNsTer_RcN98 would roll off the grid starting 14th while four time last-place finisher the #64 Woodfield Ford of dragonboy rolled off last. Stats for the race have been lost in time due to this blog's owner not keeping complete records like is done now, but by the time the Checkered Flag waved, MoNsTer_RcN98 had fallen back to last and the third last-place finish of the season.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 19th was two time last-place finisher the #32 Bestline Products Plymouth of Draco Drakul, 18th was fellow two time last-place finisher the #30 unsponsored Dodge of ItalianDragon, 17th was the aforementioned #64 of dragonboy and 16th was the #34 unsponsored Ford of Trail Blazer.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #99 had finished last at Thompson.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #99-MoNsTer_RcN98 / 20 laps / running
19) #32-Draco Drakul / 20 laps / running
18) #30-ItalianDragon / 20 laps / running
17) #64-dragonboy / 20 laps / running
16) #34-Trail Blazer / 20 laps / running

Throwback Formula E: Daniel Evans picks up the third and final last-place finish of career after crash at Suzuka

Daniel Evans picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series career in the Season 1 Japan ePrix at the Suzuka Circuitland when his #44 Mercedes was involved in a multi-car crash without completing any of the 10 laps.

The finish, which came in his 9th start, was his first on the circuit since the Monte Carlo ePrix at the Circuit de Monaco when he fell out with engine issues after completing 1 of the 8 laps, 4 races ago. 

After trailing at Monaco, Evans and the Mercedes would work to end their season on a high note, finishing 11th at Long Beach, a season best 3rd at Hungaroring before being caught up in a wreck in the last round at Sebring and finished 18th.

On race day, Evans rolled off starting 15th while starting in the final spot for the second race in a row was Mexico City last-place finisher the #20 Renault Sport F1 Team of Gavyn Moore. The first three turns would be calm for the drivers but it quickly ended two turns later when cars began to slide of the track and slammed into the outside wall, with Evans and Barker nearly flipping over due to the impact. Evans and Barker would both climb from their cars uninjured, but their cars would be done for the day.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were drivers who also was involved in the same wreck but were able to limb across the start/finish line before pulling into the garage; 20th was Sebring last-place finisher the #7 Scuderia Ferrari of Grayson Acevedo, 19th was two-time last-place finisher the #3 Red Bull Racing of Eli Bright and 18th was the #77 Williams Martini Racing of Jonathan Raines.

This would be the third and final time in his career that Evans would trail the field, as one race later he also made the only trip to victory lane in the SCRL while finishing 3rd in his final race at CTMP and would go on to finish 7th in the final point standings. He hasn't competed in a SCRL race since

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This marked the first SCRL Formula E Series last-place finish for the #44 at Suzuka.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #44-Daniel Evans / 0 laps / crash
21) #30-Josh Barker / 0 laps / crash
20) #7-Grayson Acevedo / 1 lap / crash
19) #3-Eli Bright / 1 lap / crash
18) #77-Jonathan Raines / 1 lap / crash

Throwback Formula 1: Nick Kennedy's Formula 1 debut ends after only eight turns with him crashing out while battling for the lead

Nick Kennedy picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Quaker State Formula One Series career in the Season 1 Canadian Grand Prix at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park when his #12 Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda was involved in a single-car crash without completing any of the 7 laps.

The finish came in his 1st career start.

At this point in his SCRL career, Kennedy was still a rookie, looking to make a name for himself in the racing world and had some big shoes to fill as the SCRL had revamped it's Formula division and was looking to start fresh, with the series making it's first race being at the twisting 2.459 mile road course in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada.

On race day, Kennedy rolled off starting on pole while starting in the final spot was the #18 Jaguar Racing F1 Team entry of Dinkdrinker. Kennedy was able to get a good jump on the start and was able to keep the lead for the first seven turns before second place the #8 Mild Seven Benetton Renault of Chris Kyle got a run and passed Kennedy, as the two cars made contact entering Turn 8, Kennedy was forced off track and into the grass, sending an out of control Kennedy spinning into Turn 9, as Kennedy's car slid across the track nearly taking out Kyle before slamming hard into the tire barrier, completely destroying his car and bringing out the race's first caution of the day, and while Kennedy was able to walk from his car under his own power, his day was done without having completed a lap.

Finishing 21st was the aforementioned #8 of Chris Kyle, who was competing in his home country, suffered a broken Ignition while leading under caution.

It would take another three laps before the next two spots would be filled as the #14 Orange Arrows Asiatech of Sebastian Torres was battling the #17 Red Bull Sauber Petronas of Luke Rainey entering Turn 7 as the two cars made contact just like with what happened with Kennedy and Kyle, with Torres spinning out and hitting the tire barrier in the same spot as Kennedy did. Seconds later, Rainey would lose control and crashed hard into the tire barrier in Turn 10, bringing out the race's second and final caution, while Torres and Rainey would both be knocked out, with Torres being placed 20th and Rainey 19th.

Rounding out the Bottom Five in 18th was the #11 Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda of Dexter Black, who was the last car to finish under power on the same lap as the race leaders.

For Nick Kennedy, while his season started out horrible and not completing a lap, Kennedy would fight back by scoring his first ever Formula One win two races later at Hungaroring before going on to win three more races in a row at Circuit of the Americas, Suzuka and the season finale at Shanghai and would go on to win his first ever SCRL Championship. Kennedy has since gone on to win twice more in Season 2 at Magny-Cours and Red Bull Ring and currently has 16 career wins.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #12 has finished last in a Formula One race as well at CTMP.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #12-Nick Kennedy / 0 laps / crash
21) #8-Chris Kyle / 2 laps / ignition 1 lap led
20) #14-Sebastian Torres / 5 laps / crash
19) #17-Luke Rainey / 5 laps / crash
18) #11-Dexter Black / 6 laps / running