CUP: Early wreck at Dayton gives Sergeant Young his first career last-place finish

Sergeant Young picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in last Monday's Race 12 at the Dayton Speedway when his #81 Oldsmobile was involved in a two-car crash after 3 of the 20 laps.

The finish came in his 12th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #81 and the 8th from a crash. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 5th for the #81 and 291st from a crash.

Young was one of many drivers who was making not only their series debut but league debut by signing up to compete on a full time schedule. Young would make an instant impact, leading 7 laps and scoring his first career win in his SCRL debut at Beach & Road Course. A back-to-back finishes of 7th at Charlotte and Lakeview would prove his talents weren't a fluke before struggling for the first time in his career by finishing 12th at Carrell. His third career 7th place finish at Hillsborough would be followed by a 14th at Arizona before scoring the worst finish of his career, a 29th at North Wilkesboro. A 12th at Martinsville, 16th at Canfield and a 19th at Columbus would be followed by a 10th in the last round at Columbia.

The entry list for the eight time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers.

In qualifying, Austin Line would score his first career series pole with a time of 18.820 seconds. Young would post a time of 18.832, 0.012 seconds off Line's time, placing him 2nd on the grid. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was two last-place finisher the #120 Hudson of Brian Grigsby, who posted a time of 19.218 seconds, 0.398 seconds off Line's pole winning time.

When the race started, Grigsby remained in last until the end of Lap 1, when he passed Ty Westmer in the #42 Petty Special Plymouth, 3.412 seconds back of the lead, with that margin growing at the end of Lap 2 as it was 3.941 seconds, when the battle for last came to a sudden end.

After dropping back to third on the first lap, Young was riding around on the high line of the track coming off Turn 4, Young would smack the wall and came down the track, making contact with the #22 Oldsmobile of Chris Kyle, sending Young into the inside of the track and hitting the wall nearly head on. Young would be stuck on the #59 Buesink Police Special Ford of Cole O’Ash and would be punshed into Turn 1 back out in front of traffic, thankfully a majority of the cars would avoid before North Wilkesboro last-place finisher the #92 Plymouth of Andrew James would hit Young's car, creating a bit of a pileup as the #44 of Boston Auston had nowhere to go and slammed into James's car, destroying the front end of his car. Both Young and James would limp their way to the garage, with Young leading the way, and when both drivers would be listed as "out", both had been scored as completing three laps, with Young scored in the final spot.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 20th was the aforementioned #42 of Ty Westner, 19th was Columbia last-place finisher the #78 Lincoln of Addy Jade and 18th was Canfield last-place finisher the #50 Mercury of Christian Russel.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #81 has finished last in a Cup race as well at Dayton.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #81-Sergeant Young / 3 laps / crash
21) #44-Boston Auston / 3 laps / crash
20) #42-Ty Westner / 20 laps / running
19) #78-Addy Jade / 20 laps / running
18) #50-Christian Russel / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Flat tire gives pole sitter Addy Jade first last-place finish at Columbia

Addy Jade picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Grand National Series career in Thursday's Race 11 at the Columbia Speedway when her #78 Lincoln completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in her 11th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #78 and the 24th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 2nd for the #78 and 345th for running at the finish.

Jade was one of many drivers who was making not only their series debut but league debut by signing up to compete on a full time schedule. Jade would finish a disappointing 30th at Beach & Road Course, 20th at Charlotte, 23rd at Lakeview before scoring her first points finish with a 10th at Carrell. A career best 6th at Hillsborough would be followed by a 19th at Arizona, 13th at North Wilkesboro, 7th at Martinsville, 12th at Canfield before finishing 13th at Columbus in the last round.

The entry list for the seventh time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers.

In qualifying, Addy Jade would score her first career series pole with a time of 20.845 seconds. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was the #2 Bronson Minnick, who posted a time of 21.387 seconds, 0.542 seconds off Jade's pole winning time.

Addy Jade heads to pit road on the pace lap.

When the race started, Jade would lead the field off pit road before quickly pulling to the inside of the track, reporting to his team of a flat tire. As the rest of the field past her, Jade followed the pace car on pit road and to her pit stall, her team quickly changing only the left side tires before sending their driver back out on the track, just a few seconds in front of the race leaders. Jade's car was fast enough where she would remain in front of the leaders, but due to no other drivers having any problems on cautions flying, Jade remained in last from flag to flag.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was Columbus last-place finisher the #51 Cherokee Garage Oldsmobile of Austin Abilene, 20th was the #82 Oates Motor Co. Oldsmobile of Breezy Brisbane, 19th was the #100 of Jeff Stott and 18th was Lakeview last-place finisher the #60 Ford of Josh Barker.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #78 has finished last in a Cup race at Columbia.
*This is the first time the #78 has finished last in a Cup race since the Season 1 Race 7 at the Heidelberg Raceway when Clyde Sparks's #78 Ford fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 25 laps; 31 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #78-Addy Jade / 20 laps / running
21) #51-Austin Abilene / 20 laps / running
20) #82-Breezy Brisbane / 20 laps / running
19) #100-Jeff Stott / 20 laps / running
18) #60-Josh Barker / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Austin Abilene picks up first career last-place finish in caution free race at Columbus

Austin Abilene picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Thursday's Race 10 at the Columbus Speedway when his #51 Cherokee Garage Oldsmobile completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 10th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #51 and the 23rd for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 4th for the #51 and 344th for running at the finish.

Abilene was one of many drivers who was making not only their series debut but league debut by signing up to compete on a full time schedule. Abilene would impress on his debut, finishing 2nd at Beach & Road Course before scoring his first career win in just his second start at Charlotte. A disappointing 22nd at Lakeview would be followed by a 3rd at Carrell, 28th at Hillsborough, 5th at Arizona, 16th at North Wilkesboro, 15th at Martinsville before finishing 18th in the last round at Canfield.

The entry list for the sixth time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers.

In qualifying, Jeff Stott would score his first career series pole with a time of 21.038 seconds. Abilene would post a time of 21.234, 0.196 seconds off Stott's time, placing him 20th on the grid. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was the #77 Smith-Klein Chevrolet Inc. Ford of McKenzie Dell, who posted a time of 21.302 seconds, 0.264 seconds off Stott's pole winning time.

When the race started, Dell would trail for the first three laps around the bumpy half mile short track before knocking Canfield last-place finisher the #50 Mercury of Christian Russel into last on Lap 4. Russel would struggle around the track much like he'd done in the last round before finally the momentum swung in his favor as he would knock the #4 Coast Grain Hudson of Austin Line into last on Lap 9. Line would trail for the next two laps before knocking two time last-place finisher the #120 Hudson of Brian Grigsby into the final spot on Lap 11. Determined to not trail for a third time, Grigsby would remain in last for just one lap as he would knock the #59 Buesink Police Special Ford of Cole O’Ash into last on Lap 12.

O'Ash would remain in last for only one circuit before knocking the #81 Oldsmobile of Sergeant Young into last on Lap 14. Young would struggle around the track before finally rebounding and knocked Abilene into last for the first time on Lap 17. Abilene would try as best he could over the remaining laps to gain a position but would fall short, falling 8.529 seconds behind the race leaders when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #77 of McKenzie Dell, 20th was the #4 of Austin Line, 19th was the #81 of Sergeant Young and 18th was the #59 of Cole O'Ash.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #51 has finished last in a Cup race as well at Columbus.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #51-Austin Abilene / 20 laps / running
21) #77-McKenzie Dell / 20 laps / running
20) #4-Austin Line / 20 laps / running
19) #81-Sergeant Young / 20 laps / running
18) #59-Cole O'Ash / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Christian Russel trails the field at Canfield; becomes fourth driver to trail in Top Three Series

Christian Russel picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Wednesday's Poor Man's 500 at the Canfield Speedway when his #50 Mercury completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 28th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #50 and the 22nd for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 11th for the #50 and 343rd for running at the finish.

Russel, who has only been competing in the SCRL since 2019, has already made a name for himself and is a future Hall of Famer. Making his debut in Season 4 of the NASCAR Legends Series, Russel would quickly make his presents known by winning in his 5th career start at Atlanta, a race which to this day is the closest finish in any SCRL series, 0.004 seconds. Two more wins at Darlington and Michigan would prove that it was no fluke, as he would cruise to his first ever SCRL Championship in his debut season. Four more wins would follow Russel over the next three years in various series, including a victory in the Grand National Series lone visit to Winchester Speedway.

Coming back for a second season in a row where he'd be competing full time, Russel started off his season with a 14th at Beach & Road Course, 4th at Charlotte, 31st at Lakeview and a 8th at Carrell before scoring his first win of the season, at Hillsborough, in a race where he set the record for closest finish in the Grand National Series 0.006 second over Nathan Ormond. A 8th at Arizona would be followed by a 19th at North Wilkesboro before Russel would once again visit victory lane for the second time this season at Martinsville.

The entry list for the fifth time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, as the part time drivers aren't scheduled to be back for several races.

In qualifying, Roger James would score his third career series pole with a time of 20.040 seconds. Russel would post a time of 20.524, 0.484 seconds off James's time, placing him 20th on the grid. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was the #44 of Boston Auston, who posted a time of 20.544 seconds, 0.504 seconds off James's pole winning time.

When the race started, Auston stay in the final spot lasted for only two turns as he knocked the #81 Oldsmobile of Sergeant Young into last. Young would be determined to not trail in his first ever race as he would quickly knock Auston back to last one lap later. 
Auston would trail for two laps before Russel would fall back to last for the first time on Lap 4. Russel would struggle around the half mile track as he would remain in the final spot for the next nine circuits, before finally making a move and knocking two time last-place finisher the #120 Hudson of Brian Grigsby to last on Lap 14. Grigsby was determined however to not trail again, as he would pass Russel, knocking him back to last once again on Lap 15. Over the next five laps, Russel would fight hard to trail and gain a position but wouldn't find the right time to make the pass, finishing 10.677 seconds behind the race leaders when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the #22 Ford of Chris Kyle, 20th was the aforementioned #120 of Brian Grigsby, 19th was the #44 of Boston Auston and 18th was the #51 Cherokee Garage Oldsmobile of Austin Abilene.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #50 has finished last in a Cup race at Canfield.
*Russel now a last-place finish in each of the SCRL's top three series. Russel's lone Busch Series last-place finish happened on the May 20, 2021 at Rockingham while his lone Truck Series last-place finish happened on October 5, 2020 at Nashville. He becomes the 4th driver to complete the SCRLASTCAR Triple Crown.

THE BOTTOM FIVE

22) #50-Christian Russel / 20 laps / running
21) #22-Chris Kyle / 20 laps / running
20) #120-Brian Grigsby / 20 laps / running
19) #44-Boston Auston / 20 laps / running
18) #51-Austin Abilene / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Brian Grigsby gets second last-place finish in the last five races at Martinsville

Brian Grigsby picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Monday's Race 8 at the Martinsville Speedway when his #120 Ford completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 8th career series start, was his first on the circuit since Race 4 at the Carrell Speedway when he completed all 20 laps under power; 4 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #120 and the 21st for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 2nd for the #120 and 342nd for running at the finish.

After trailing for the first time in his career, Grigsby would rebound with an 11th place finish at Hillsborough, 13th at Arizona before finishing a career best 4th at North Wilkesboro in the last round.

The entry list for the fourth time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, as the part time drivers aren't scheduled to be back for several races.

In qualifying, Christian Russel would score his fourth career series pole with a time of 24.444 seconds. Grigsby would post a time of 24.777, 0.333 seconds off Russel's time, placing him 17th on the grid. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was the #77 Smith-Klein Chevrolet Inc. Ford of McKenzie Dell, who posted a time of 25.060 seconds, 0.616 seconds off Russel's pole winning time.

When the race started, Dell remained in last place, 5.023 seconds back of the leader as she struggled around the half mile dirt track as the track was a one groove and bumpy track. Coming to complete the second lap, she was 5.685 seconds back of the lead as she remained on the low line of the track to try and gain any positions. Lap 3, Dell would trail 6.472 seconds back of the lead, 7.132 seconds on Lap 4 and then 7.885 seconds on Lap 5. Coming out of Turn 2, Dell would finally make a move and knocked Grigsby back to last on Lap 6, trailing 8.742 seconds back of the lead. Over the next fourteen laps, Grigsby would struggle to make any moves on the cars in front of him, and when the checkered flag waved, he was 10.714 seconds back of the leaders.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #77 of McKenzie Dell, 20th was the #44 of Boston Auston, 19th was the #93 Plymouth of Roger James and 18th was the #69 of Chakat Duskwatcher.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #120 has finished last in a Cup race at Martinsville.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #120-Brian Grigsby / 20 laps / running
21) #77-McKenzie Dell / 20 laps / running
20) #44-Boston Auston / 20 laps / running
19) #93-Roger James / 20 laps / running
18) #69-Chakat Duskwatcher / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Flat tire at the start gives Andrew James the first last-place finish of his career

Andrew James picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Thursday's Wilkes County 150 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway when his #92 Plymouth completed 19 of the 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 7th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #92 and the 20th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #92 and 341st for running at the finish.

Entering the third ever season of the SCRL's highest series, Andrew had competed in several series in the SCRL but had yet to find victory lane and was hoping to turn it around as he signed up to compete in his first ever season in the SCRL's highest division. A 22nd on the road course at Beach & Road Course would be followed with a career best 3rd at Charlotte, 5th at Lakeview, 4th at Carrell, before scoring his worse finish of the season so far, 41st at Hillsborough, before struggling once again by finishing 17th in the last round at Arizona State Fairgrounds.

The entry list for the fourth time this season would be filled with both full and part-time drivers as for the third time in series history, drivers would be racing at the 0.625 mile short track.

In qualifying, Brian Fox would score his second career series pole with a time of 21.595 seconds. Andrew would post a time of 27.709, 0.114 seconds off Fox's time, placing him 21st on the grid. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was the #59 Buesink Police Special Ford of Cole O’Ash, who posted a time of 22.034 seconds, 0.439 seconds off Fox's pole winning time.

Andrew James stalls on the frontstretch.

On race day, it wouldn't take long for the battle for last to come to an end, as on the pace lap, Andrew would stall on the frontstretch, reporting of a flat tire, and would be towed back to pit road. The race start would continue as planned as Andrew's team quickly tried to replace the tire, losing a lap in the pits, before sending their driver back out on track in front of the leaders. James would fight over the remaining laps, hoping for a caution, and actually posting the second fastest lap of the race, but due to the low attrition happening during the event, no other drivers would have problems, with Andrew being the only driver to not finish on the lead lap when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 41st was Hillsborough last-place finisher the #83 of James Blaiser, 40th was Lakeview last-place finisher the #60 Ford of Josh Barker, 39th was the #41.5 Oldsmobile of Nick Holiday and 38th was the aforementioned #59 of Cole O'Ash.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #92 has finished last in a Grand National Series race at North Wilkesboro.
*The only other time the #92 has trailed the field was in the Season 2 Race 14 at the Langhorne Speedway when Winnie Calhoun's #92 Plymouth completed all 15 laps under power; 12 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #92-Andrew James / 19 laps / running
41) #83-James Blaiser / 20 laps / running
40) #60-Josh Barker / 20 laps / running
39) #41.5-Nick Holiday / 20 laps / running
38) #59-Cole O'Ash / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Rookie Amber Reid trails for the first time in her SCRL career at Arizona Fairgrounds

Amber Reid picked up the 1st last place finish of her SCRL Grand National Series career in Wednesday's Race 6 at the Arizona State Fairgrounds when her #88 Rocket Oldsmobile completed all 15 laps under power.

The finish came in her 6th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #88 and the 19th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 17th for the #88 and 340th for running at the finish.

Entering the third ever season of the SCRL's highest series, Amber was one of many drivers making their league and series debut and has a lot of pressure on her shoulders to perform well. Amber would finish a decent 21st in her debut at Beach & Road Course, 11th at Charlotte, 18th at Lakeview, 16th at Carrell before scoring a career best 5th in the last round at Occoneechee.

The entry list for the third time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, as the part time drivers aren't scheduled to be back until the next round at North Wilkesboro.

In qualifying, Brent James would score his first career series pole with a time of 23.293 seconds. Amber would post a time of 23.594, 0.301 seconds off Brent's time, placing her 16th on the grid. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was points leader the #81 Jamison Automotive Oldsmobile of Sergeant Young, who was the only driver who didn't post a lap in qualifying.

On race day, Young wouldn't be in last for long as he knocked the #2 Bronson Minnick into last in Turn 1 and by the end of Lap 1 he was already 5.354 seconds back of the leader and would fall to more than 7.145 seconds behind on Lap 4. Minnick would finally have something go his way as he knocked the #78 of Addy Jade into on last on Lap 5 remaining in last for two laps before knocking the Amber to last on Lap 7, as Amber would trail for two laps as well before knocking the #4 Coast Grain Hudson of Austin Line on Lap 9. Austin would trail for the next two laps before knocking Amber back to last once again on Lap 12 and over the final three laps Amber would lose touch with the drivers in front of her, falling to 13.935 seconds behind the race leader when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #4 of Austin Line, 20th was the #2 of Bronson Minnick, 19th was the #78 of Addy Jade and 18th was #100 of Jeff Stott.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #88 has finished last in a Grand National Series race as well at Arizona.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #88-Amber Reid / 15 laps / running
21) #4-Austin Line / 15 laps / running
20) #2-Bronson Minnick / 15 laps / running
19) #78-Addy Jade / 15 laps / running
18) #100-Jeff Stott / 15 laps / running

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CUP: Despite early spin, James Blaiser completes every lap at Hillsborough

James Blaiser picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Tuesday's Race 5 at the Occoneechee Speedway when his #83 completed all 25 laps under power.

The finish came in his 3rd career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #83 and the 18th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 5th for the #83 and 339th for running at the finish.

Entering the third ever season of the SCRL's highest series, Blaiser was one of many drivers making their league and series debut and has a lot of pressure on his shoulders to perform well. Blaiser would finish a impressive 16th in his debut at Beach & Road Course, and after before forced to sit out at Charlotte, Blaiser would have his worse race to date, struggling around the half mile track at Lakeview finishing 38th before being forced to sit out in the last round at Carrel.

The entry list for the third time this season would be filled with both full and part-time drivers as for the fourth time in series history, drivers would be racing at the one mile speedway.

In qualifying, Christian Russel would score his third career series pole with a time of 36.116 seconds. Blaiser would struggle in qualifying, posting a time of 36.644, 0.528 seconds off Russel's time, placing Blaiser 38th on the grid. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was the #77 Smith-Klein Chevrolet Inc. Ford of McKenzie Dell, who posted a time of 36.844 seconds, 0.728 seconds off Russel's time.

On race day, Dell would struggle to get a hold of the one mile track as at the end of Lap 1 she was already 6.615 seconds back of the leader, that margin only growing as she fell to 7.345 on Lap 2, 8.385 on Lap 3, 9.105 on Lap 4 and 9.875 on Lap 5. By this point in the race, Dell's car finally gained some speed as she would knock the #59 Buesink Police Special Ford of Cole O’Ash into on last on Lap 6, with O'Ash 10.204 seconds behind the leaders. O'Ash would continue to struggle falling to 10.915 on Lap 7 and 11.744 seconds behind on Lap 8 when just seconds later the battle for last would come to an unexpected and sudden end.

At this point in the race, Blaiser had only gained three spots, up to 35th on Lap 8 when entering Turn 1, the #92 Plymouth of Andrew James had a massive run and tried to slow down to avoid hitting Blaiser but ran out of time as he slammed into the left rear of Blaiser's car, causing Blaiser's car to spin out and hit the outside guard rail with the left side of the car, while James would clip Blaiser's car and also sent him up the track and into the wall. Both drivers would quickly regain control of their vehicles and would drive back to the caution flag, with Blaiser trailing on Lap 9. During the caution both drivers would refuse to head to pit road as no damage could be seen on either car and both reported they are also driving fine. When the green flag came back out with twelve laps to go, Blaiser would find it impossible to get back into a rhythm, falling to 16.298 seconds behind the leaders when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 41st was the aforementioned #92 of Andrew James, 40th was the #59 of Cole O'Ash, 39th was the #100 of Jeff Stott and 38th was Beach & Road Course last-place finisher the #16 Holzmueller Motor Corp. Ford of Jack Jet.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #83 has finished last in a Grand National Series race as well at Occoneechee.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #83-James Blaiser / 25 laps / running
41) #92-Andrew James / 25 laps / running
40) #59-Cole O'Ash / 25 laps / running
39) #100-Jeff Stott / 25 laps / running
38) #16-Jack Jet / 25 laps / running

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CUP: Uneventful race at Carrell gives Brian Grigsby the first last-place finish of his career

Brian Grigsby picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Monday's Race 4 at the Carrell Speedway when his #120 Ford completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 4th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #120 and the 17th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 1st for the #120 and 338th for running at the finish.

Entering the third ever season of the SCRL's highest series, Grigsby had attempted only one other event in the SCRL, while trying to make the field for the 2nd Annual SCRL Chili Bowl, Grigsby would fail to advance into the Main Event by finishing 6th in his Heat race before failing to advance in his last chance by finishing 7th in the C Main. Despite trying to compete in only one previous SCRL event, Grigsby would sign to compete full time in the SCRL's highest division and series; the SCRL Grand National Series. Grigsby made his official debut by finishing 33rd at Daytona Beach, finishing a career best 9th at Charlotte before finishing a career worst 40th in the last round at Lakeview.

The entry list for the second time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, as the part time drivers aren't scheduled to be back until the next round at Occoneechee.

In qualifying, Roger James would score his second career series pole with a time of 20.125 seconds. Grigsby would struggle around the half mile track, posting a time of 20.393, while only 0.268 seconds off Roger's time, it would place Grigsby 20th on the grid. Starting last in the race was the #88 Rocket Oldsmobile of Amber Reid, who posted a time of 20.478 seconds, 0.353 seconds off Roger's pole winning time.

On race day, Reid's stay in the field spot would last but one turn as she knocked the #42 Petty Special Plymouth of Ty Westner into last, a position he would hold for one lap before knocking Reid back to last again on Lap 2. Reid's stay would last for one circuit before knocking Grigsby to last for the first time on Lap 3. Grigsby would trail the field for two laps before he knocked the #44 of Boston Auston into last on Lap 5, but Auston would be in last for only one lap before Grigsby retook last place on Lap 6. Grigsby would remain in last for three more laps before knocking Auston back to last again on Lap 9, as Auston struggled to make any moves on the bottom of the track, trailing for the next six laps before finally making a move on the high side and putting Grigsby in last for the final time on Lap 16, and as much as Grigsby tried, he wouldn't be able to gain any more spots by the time the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #44 of Boston Auston, 20th was the #59 Buesink Police Special Ford of Cole O’Ash, 19th was Charlotte last-place finisher the #8 Fry Motors Lincoln of Chris Tuckett and 18th was the #42 of Ty Westner.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #120 has finished last in a Grand National Series race as well at Carrell.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #120-Brian Grigsby / 15 laps / running
21) #44-Boston Auston / 15 laps / running
20) #59-Cole O'Ash / 15 laps / running
19) #8-Chris Tuckett / 15 laps / running
18) #42-Ty Westner / 15 laps / running

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CUP: Josh Barker trails in caution free race at Lakeview

Josh Barker picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Sunday's Race 3 at the Lakeview Speedway when his #60 Ford completed all 15 laps under power.

The finish came in his 2nd career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #60 and the 16th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #60 and 337th for running at the finish.

Entering the third ever season of the SCRL's highest series, Barker had found success in other series, having scored four career wins, but had yet to compete in the Grand National Series. Barker would sign on to compete on a full-time schedule with hopes of winning his first ever championship, as he would make made his debut at the Beach and Road Course, finishing 5th before having to sit out in the last round at Charlotte.

The entry list for the second time this season would be filled with both full and part-time drivers at the half mile track.

In qualifying, Sebastian Torres would score his second career series pole with a time of 21.216 seconds. Barker would struggle around the half mile track, posting a time of 21.582, while only 0.366 seconds off Sebastian's time, it would place Barker 32nd on the grid. Starting last in the race was the #2 Bronson Minnick, who posted a time of 21.750 seconds, 0.534 seconds off Sebastian's pole winning time.

On race day, Bronson would struggle around the half mile track as he would keep a hold of the last place spot, by the end of the first lap he was 8.712 seconds behind, 9.511 the next lap and it would remain in the nine and a half second gap for the next four laps before he knocked Barker down into the final spot for the first time on Lap 7. Barker's stay in last would only last two laps as he knocked the #10 of Chase Chryst into last on Lap 9, but Chryst was determined to not finish last as his stay in last place was also only two laps, with Barker taking the final spot again on Lap 11.

Barker's stay in the final spot was brief once again, this time only one lap as he knocked the #120 Ford of Brian Grigsby into last on Lap 12, a position that Grigsby would hold for two laps until he knocked Barker back to last for a third time on Lap 14, just before the white flag, and despite Barker trying his hardest over the last half mile, Barker was unable to gain a position by the time the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 41st was the aforementioned #2 of Bronson Minnick, 40th was the #120 of Brian Grigsby, 39th was the #10 of Chase Chryst and 38th was the #83 of James Blaiser.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS

*This was the first time the #60 has finished last in a Grand National Series race at Lakeview.
*The only other time the #60 has trailed the field was in the Season 2 Race 6 at the Vernon Fairgrounds when Omar Gutierrez's #60 Oldsmobile was involved in a multi-car accident after 1 of the 20 laps; 16 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #60-Josh Barker / 15 laps / running
41) #2-Bronson Minnick / 15 laps / running
40) #120-Brian Grigsby / 15 laps / running
39) #10-Chase Chryst / 15 laps / running
38) #83-James Blaiser / 15 laps / running

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CUP: Chris Tuckett picks up first career last-place finish in caution free race at Charlotte

Chris Tuckett picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Saturday's Race 2 at the Charlotte Speedway when his #8 Fry Motors Lincoln completed all 15 laps under power.

The finish came in his 2nd career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #8 and the 15th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 23rd for the #8 and 336th for running at the finish.

Tuckett was one of many drivers making their league and series debut in the third ever season of the SCRL's biggest series and has a lot of pressure on his shoulders to perform well. Tuckett made his debut at the Beach and Road Course, finishing a respectable 13th after starting last on the field and scored 12 points.

The entry list for the series fourth ever trip to the dirt track in Charlotte would be a field of only 22 drivers as only the full-time drivers would be able to complete.

In qualifying, Christian Russel would score his second career series pole with a time of 27.200 seconds. Tuckett would impress around the half mile track, posting a time of 28.905, while 1.705 seconds off Russel's time, placing Tuckett 3rd on the grid. Starting last in the race was the #22 Oldsmobile of Chris Kyle, as nine drivers would not post a time during qualifying, with Kyle being placed in the final spot as he was last in line to go out.

On race day, Kyle's stay in the final spot would only last two circuits before he would knock the #88 Rocket Oldsmobile of Amber Reid into last as she would trail for the first lap before she would knock the #60 Mercury of Josh Baker into last on Lap 2. Barker's stay in last would also only last one lap as he knocked the #59 Buesink Police Special Ford of Cole O’Ash falling back to last on Lap 3. Cole would trail for two laps before knocking Tuckett back to last on Lap 5, and as much as Tuckett tried to gain a position over the final laps, he was unable to gain any, as he finished a full 13 seconds behind the race leaders when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #59 of Cole O'Ash, 20th was the #78 of Addy Jade, 19th was the #60 of Josh Barker and 18th was the #89 Plymouth of Brent James.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #8 has finished last in a Grand National Series race at Charlotte.
*The only other time the #8 has trailed the field was in the Season 1 Race 3 at the Occoneechee Speedway when Teejay Handley's #8 unsponsored Ford was involved in a multi-car accident after completing 1 of the 15 laps; 26 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #8-Chris Tuckett / 15 laps / running
21) #59-Cole O'Ash / 15 laps / running
20) #78-Addy Jade / 15 laps / running
19) #60-Josh Barker / 15 laps / running
18) #89-Brent James / 15 laps / running

S3 SCRLASTCAR SCRL Grand National Series Driver's Championship