Throwback BUSCH: Veteran Marcus Saatchi trails for the first time in his Busch Series career at Caraway

Marcus Saatchi picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Wrangler Jeans Busch Grand National Series career in the Season 1 Goody's 200 at the Caraway Speedway when his #22 A.G. Dillard Pontiac completed 9 of the 10 laps under power.

The finish came in his 18th start. 

Saatchi was one of the forty two drivers to sign up to compete in the SCRL's first ever busch season that would go through the entire schedule as was ran in the then NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in 1982. Saatchi would finish 29th in his series debut at Daytona, 13th at Richmond, 35th at Bristol, 34th at Martinsville before scoring his first career Top 10 by finishing 6th at Darlington. A 29th at Hickory would be followed by a 17th at South Boston, 34th at Caraway, before scoring his second 6th place finish of the season at Richmond. A 30th at Langley would be followed by a 25th at Dover, 24th at Hickory, 7th at Charlotte, 27th at Asheville, 25th at Hickory, 28th at South Boston before finishing 31st at Rockingham in the last race.

On race day, Saatchi rolled off starting 19th while starting last was the #21 Chattanooga Chew Pontiac of Derrick Edison, a position Edison would hold for the first few laps when the lone caution of the LCQ came out when Saatchi would be involved in a three car wreck on the frontstretch. Saatchi would be forced to pit and repair the damage, losing a lap in the process, and would be the only car to not finish on the lead lap.

The remaining Bottom Five were; 41st was two time last-place finisher the #00 Thomas Bros. Country Ham Buick of Dinkdrinker, 40th was first Caraway last-place finisher the #02 unsponsored Pontiac of Grayson Acevedo, 39th was the #37 Hayes Jewelers Pontiac of Matt Johnson and 38th was Martinsville last-place finisher the #75 PET Dairy Pontiac of Jay Jefferson.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS

*This was the first time the #22 had finished last in the Busch Series as well at Caraway.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #22-Marcus Saatchi / 9 laps / running
41) #00-Dinkdrinker / 10 laps / running
40) #02-Grayson Acevedo / 10 laps / running
39) #37-Matt Johnson / 10 laps / running
38) #75-Jay Jefferson / 10 laps / running