Throwback LEGENDS: Packersrock2010 gets first last-place finish of career after early engine failure at Michigan

Packersrock2010 picked up the 1st last place finish of his ONL NASCAR Legends Series career in the Season 1 Michigan 400 at the Michigan International Speedway when his #17 East Tenn. Motor Co. Ford suffered engine problems after completing 8 of the 19 laps.

The finish came in his 18th career series start. 

In his series debut for the league, Packersrock2010 started 2nd before going on to become the first ever driver to win in series as well as league history by winning at Riverside. A finish of 2nd at Talladega has been his best finish since then while at Darlington he scored his worst finish to date when a crash with one lap to go caused him to finish 18th. In the last round at Atlanta, he finished 11th while earlier in the season he finished 14th in the previous Michigan event.

On race day, Packersrock2010 would roll off the grid starting 11th, while starting last was the #06 Warren Fox Dodge of wolfmoon. Details from the race have been lost due to lack of coverage of the league then, but by the time the Checkered Flag was flown, Packersrock2010's engine had blown up on Lap 8, giving the driver his first last-place finish of his career.

Finishing 19th was the aforementioned #06 of wolfmoon, who suffered suspension failure one lap later. 

18th was the #34 unsponsored Ford of Trail Blazer, who suffered engine failure himself with six laps to go, being the only other driver to not finish on the lead lap. 

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 17th was three time last-place finisher the #30 unsponsored Dodge of ItalianDragon and finishing 16th was spring Michigan last-place finisher the #4 Mills Plumbing Dodge of Sicarius.

The ONL NASCAR Legends Series would be the only place that Packersrock2010 would find success, as just two races after scoring his first last-place finish, he would score win #2 at the Bowman-Gray Stadium, before finishing 7th in the final point standings. In Season 2, he would start off the year with another win at Riverside, which would be the third and final win of his career. Packersrock2010 would compete in several early races of the ONL East division before retiring shortly before the league was rebranded to the SCRL.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #17 had finished last in a Legends race as well as at Michigan.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
20) #17-Packersrock2010 / 8 laps / engine
19) #06-wolfmoon / 9 laps / suspension
18) #34-Trail Blazer / 13 laps / engine
17) #30-ItalianDragon / 19 laps / running
16) #4-Sicarius / 19 laps / running

Throwback Formula E: Alex DeFranco picks up the lone last-place finish of his career at Osterreichring

Alex DeFranco picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series career in the Season 1 Austria ePrix at the Osterreichring when his #94 of Manor Racing completed all 5 laps under power.

The finish came in his 11th start. 

DeFranco was one of several rookies who made their debut in the SCRL's second highest Formula division as DeFranco had never completed a lap in SCRL competition and in just his first career start he impressed everyone by finishing runner up to Jonathan Raines at Mexico City. A 12th at Kyalami, 16th at Hockenheimring, a 10th at Shanghai, 4th at Monaco, 4th at Long Beach, 18th at Hungaroring and in his 8th career start, DeFranco would score his first career win at Sebring. A 5th at Suzuka and a 9th in the last round at Watkins Glen would give DeFracno and the Manor Racing team momentum heading into the second to last event of the season.

On race day, DeFranco rolled off starting 2nd, the best starting position all season long, while starting in the final spot was the #14 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Davis Silvester a spot he would hold on to for the first lap while DeFranco would lose spots early on after smacking the wall in Turn 4 on the first lap and would fall back to 9th after the first lap and the second time around, DeFranco would pull onto pit road for repairs before he was sent back out on the track trying to gain spots over the final laps, falling a full minute behind the race leaders by the time the checkered flag waved.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 21st was Mexico City last-place finisher the #20 Renault Sport F1 Team of Gavyn Moore, 20th was Hockenheimring last-place finisher the #21 Haas F1 Team of Cally Joetta, 19th was the #12 Sauber F1 Team of Dustin Joshua and 18th was the aforementioned #14 of Davis Silvester.

Sebring would be DeFranco's lone victory in the SCRL as he wouldn't be around for long in the racing league, finishing 5th in his final race in the last round at CTMP and finishing 2nd in points to Jonathan Raines in the championship. DeFranco hasn't competed in a SCRL race since.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This marked the first SCRL Formula E Series last-place finish for the #94 as well at Osterreichring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #94-Alex DeFranco / 5 laps / running
21) #20-Gavyn Moore / 5 laps / running
20) #21-Cally Joetta / 5 laps / running
19) #12-Dustin Joshua / 5 laps / running
18) #14-Davis Silvester / 5 laps / running

Throwback Formula 1: HIPHOPANOUNMOUS trails in caution free race at Hungaroring; becomes the first driver to trail in back-to-back Formula One races

HIPHOPANOUNMOUS picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Quaker State Formula One Series career in the Season 1 Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring when his #19 Jaguar Racing F1 Team completed all 10 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 3rd career start, was his first on the circuit since the Grand Prix of Mexico at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez when he completed all 12 laps under power; 1 race ago.

After trailing for the first time at Mexico, HIPHOPANOUNMOUS and his team traveled to the 4.381 kilometer road course in Mogyorod, Hungary for the first ever event to be held at the Hungaroring and was looking to score his second points finish of the season.

On race day, HIPHOPANOUNMOUS rolled off starting in 14th while starting in the final spot was the #14 Orange Arrows Asiatech entry of Sebastian Torres as the race for the second event in a row would be a caution free event and by the time the Chequered Flag waved, HIPHOPANOUNMOUS had fallen seventeen seconds behind the race leaders.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st was the aforementioned #14 of Sebastian Torres, 20th was the #8 Mild Seven Benetton Renault of Chris Kyle, 19th was the #10 Lucky Strike BAR Honda of Jonathan King and 18th was the #1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro of John Arndt.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #19 has finished last in a Formula One race as well at Hungaroring.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #19-HIPHOPANOUNMOUS / 10 laps / running
21) #14-Sebastian Torres / 10 laps / running
20) #8-Chris Kyle / 10 laps / running
19) #10-Jonathan King / 10 laps / running
18) #1-John Arndt / 10 laps / running

Throwback ARCA: Early crash at Nashville Superspeedway gives Tayon Kennedy the 2nd and final last-place finish of his ARCA career

Tayon Kennedy picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Lucas Oil ARCA Racing Series career in the Season 1 Toyota 150 at the Nashville Superspeedway when his #02 Southwest Florida Cable Construction Ford was involved in a multi-car crash after 3 of the 23 laps.

The finish, which came in his 15th career start, was his first on the circuit since the Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 at the Lucas Oil Raceway when he fell out with gearbox problems after completing 1 of the 20 laps; 2 races ago.

After having trailed for the first time earlier in the season at Lucas Oil Raceway, Tayon's team would rebound in the very next event at Pocono, starting 33rd and finishing a decent 17th place at the Tricky Triangle as the ARCA teams loaded up their equipment and drove down to Nashville, Tennessee for the series first ever trip to the Nashville Superspeedway.

On race day, Tayon rolled off starting in the 2nd spot, the best starting position of his career, while starting in the final spot was the #45 Richard Petty Driving Experience Dodge of Josh Nixey as the first two laps around the 1.333 mile track would be action packed before Kennedy would struggle going into Turn 1 and smacked the wall as a wreck before him in Turn 2 happened before Kennedy was trying to past it before running into the back of the unsponsored #3 Brevak Racing Dodge, hitting Handley so hard that it nearly sent him for a flip, while Kennedy's car was destroyed, stalled on the Backstretch, done for the night in disappointment after starting on the front row.

Finishing 40th was the #15 RaceHard.com / Accelerade Toyota of Riley Spurlytube who would be involved in another crash that happened seconds after Kennedy's crash in Turn 3 as he ran into the back of Atlanta last-place finisher the #09 Hudson Performance Drivelines Dodge of Richard Torres with enough damage that Spurlytube's car and would pull behind the wall the next circuit.

39th was the #55 unsponsored Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet of Jay Jefferson, who would be knocked out of the race when another multi-car crash broke out on the Frontstretch with Jefferson running into NJMP last-place finisher the #8 UNOH / Dodge Motorsports Dodge of Chakat Whitelion. Jefferson would drive around for another lap before pulling behind the wall, the car listed as "out" on Lap 12.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 38th was the aforementioned #8 of Chakat Whitelion and 37th was the unsponsored #34 Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet of Ciaden Irene, who would both be involved in a Lap 15 crash, with Whitelion being two laps down at that point and would both be knocked out of the race.

Tayon's ARCA career would only last four more races as he would finish a disappointing 39th at Kansas and would finish 19th in the overall point standings. Tayon would be one of the many drivers who spent time in the SCRL for several series, but never once visited victory lane, and he hasn't competed in a SCRL race in several years.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #02 had finished last in a ARCA Series race at Nashville.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
41) #02-Tayon Kennedy / 3 laps / crash
40) #15-Riley Spurlytube / 4 laps / crash
39) #55-Jay Jefferson / 9 laps / crash
38) #8-Chakat Whitelion / 13 laps / crash
37) #34-Caiden Irene / 15 laps / crash