SCRLASTCAR coverage to be scaled back effective immediately

Last-place, tail end of the field, the worst finishing position in the race.

One of the biggest disappoints in a driver's career is to finish last in a race by any means, be it a crash, mechanical problem, or even a Disqualification. Since 2009, Brock Beard has covered the top three series of the real life NASCAR scene by detailing who finishes last on his site, LASTCAR. Brock does an incredible job giving notice to those teams and drivers who don't get a chance to have the spotlight shine down on them when it comes to being covered by the television broadcast.

Back in 2017, I had the honor of contacting Brock about allowing me to use the idea for my own YouTube racing league. Sure, the idea isn't copyrighted, and I could have just done it without asking, but I feel that Brock deserved the respect and recognition before I forged ahead with my own coverage. And so, I did, for each and every series and race I did, I single-handily wrote each and every single blog post that has been posted to this site, trying to use the same formula and setup Brock did and bring it to life with each race.

As fun as it has been covering all the races the past six years, I have come to the realization that doing it for EVERY single series I do will be extremely time consuming, and with more series to have yet to debut, the amount of coverage of these series as well as having to write up them up will cut into not only the posting of the races, but for the blogs themselves. I don't regret writing a single one of them as it has given me the chance to give coverage to the drivers of my league who don't also get screen time as well as helping my own writing get better over time.

So, with that being said, what happens to the SCRLASTCAR blog? Well, I am happy to announce that starting right now, the SCRL's coverage of LASTCAR will NOT come to a complete end. The SCRL's coverage will continue to cover all three of the SCRL's NASCAR Division: the Grand National Series(Cup), Busch Grand National Series(Xfinity) and the Rainbow Dash Truck Series. The SCRL ARCA Series, the SCRL IndyCar, Tim Hortons, NASCAR Legends, Formula One and Whelen Series will all continue to have coverage, but records will not be kept on the site. Any other remaining series, or future series have yet to debut will NOT be covered by this blog and will focus on it's attention on the main series that we cover.

For those that have stopped by this blog, I thank you and hopefully you have enjoyed these wacky coverages of races I've been doing since 2013 as a league and 2017 as a blogger, and I hope that you all remain as the SCRL continues to grow and puts on some of the best racing YouTube has to offer.

Blaise Zebrataur

SHAKER MEMORIAL: Nick Holiday trails in caution free race at Atlanta

Nick Holiday picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Shaker Memorial career in the 8th Annual Shaker Memorial Race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway when his #99 Office Depot Ford completed all 33 laps under power.

The finish came in his 7th start. 

The Shaker Memorial began in 2015 when the dog of this blog's author, Shaker, passed away in 2015, in her honor, a yearly race is held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, the closest track to where she lived. 

The entry list for the 8th annual, but 9th running of the event, was for the fifth year in a row that was a full 42 car field, as no former winner of this event would be competing this year.

In qualifying, Trey Wright would win the pole with a time of 26.740. Holiday would struggle around the 1.540 track, posting a time of 26.868, while it was only 0.128 seconds off Wright's pole time, it would place Holiday 34th on the starting line up. Starting last in the race was the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet of James Johnson, who posted a time of 26.571 seconds, 0.245 behind Wright's pole winning time.

With over one hundred twenty thousand people in the stands, the green flag waved as Johnson would trail for the first lap before next time around, he had knocked the #14 VB/APlus at Sunoco Ford of Tony Newman to last on Lap 2. Newman would trail for only one circuit before he knocked the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet of Kane King to last on Lap 3, with King trailing for two laps before knocking the #33 Sylvania Chevrolet of Richard Torres to last on Lap 5. Torres would trail for only one lap before he knocked the #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet of Sebastian Torres to last on Lap 6, before Sebastian would knock the #19 Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge of Will Long to last on Lap 7.

The #39 Texaco / Havoline "Shine On" Dodge of Nicolas Anelka would take the final spot on Lap 8 but his stay in last was just for one lap as well as he knocked the #55 Year One Chevrolet of Ryan Conley into last on Lap 9. Conley would remain in last for only one lap before knocking the #1 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Chevrolet of Mitchell Hodack into last on Lap 10. Hodack would trail for two laps before knocking Will Long back to last on Lap 12 before Nicolas Anelka reclaimed the final spot again on Lap 13. Anelka would trail for the next four laps before knocking the #77 Dodge of Bulldog67 to last on Lap 18, with Will Long take the final spot back on Lap 20. Long would trail for two laps before Holiday would fall back to last for the first time on Lap 22. Ryan Conley would return to last on Lap 23 and would trail for two circuits before knocking the #0 NetZero / Best Buy Chevrolet of Chase Miller into last on Lap 25.

Miller would trail for two laps before knocking Holiday back to last once again on Lap 27, before Holiday would knock Conley back to last on Lap 28. Conley would trail for two laps before Holiday back to last on Lap 31 and with Holiday trying as hard as he could to gain a position over the final two laps, he would come up short when the checkered flag waved.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 41st was the aforementioned #55 of Ryan Conley, 40th was the #01 of Kane King, 39th was the #77 of Bulldog67 and 38th was the #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet of Chakat Whitelion.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #99 has finished last in the Shaker Memorial.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #99-Nick Holiday / 33 laps / running
41) #55-Ryan Conley / 33 laps / running
40) #01-Kane King / 33 laps / running
39) #77-Bulldog67 / 33 laps / running
38) #18-Chakat Whitelion / 33 laps / running

CUP: John Alabama finishes last for the first time in his SCRL career at Lakeview; Brian Grigsby wins SCRLASTCAR Championship

John Alabama picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Race 41 at the Lakeview Speedway when his #7 Gray Ghost Oldsmobile completed all 15 laps under power.

The finish came in his 15th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #7 and the 50th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 18th for the #7 and 371st for running at the finish.

Alabama was one of many drivers making his first ever SCRL appearance by competing in a part-time schedule in the SCRL's highest division. Alabama's first ever start came in the season opener at Daytona Beach, a race he would finish a impressive 11th, scoring points in his first ever appearance. After choosing to skip the second round at Charlotte, Alabama and his team would make their second start of the season at Lakeview, a event he would finish 20th in. After choosing to skip Carrell, Alabama would finish a disappointing 33rd at Hillsborough, skipping the next round at Arizona State Fairgrounds before coming back to finish 14th at North Wilkesboro. After skipping the next eight rounds(at Martinsville, Canfield, Columbus, Columbia, Dayton, Carrell, Grand Rapids and Bainbridge), Alabama came back with another disappointing 37th place finish at Heidelberg.

After missing the next three rounds at Asheville-Weaverville, Monroe County and Altamont-Schenectady, Alabama came back with a 13th place finish at Michigan State Fairgrounds. Skipping the next three races at Fort Miami, Morristown and Air Base, Alabama would score the best finish of his short SCRL career by finishing 8th at Darlington. Skipping the next two round at Columbia and Central City, Alabama would finish back in the pack once again, finishing 37th at Langhorne. Skipping the next three rounds at Charlotte, Dayton and Wilson, Alabama would come back with redemption by finishing 10th at Hillsborough and a 16th at Thompson. 

Missing the next three events at Pine Grove, Martinsville and Oakland Stadium, Alabama would come back and improve on his career best finish, by finishing 6th at North Wilkesboro, before improving on it one race later by finishing 5th at Marchbanks. Choosing to skip the race at Speedway Park, Alabama would score his worst finish with a 41st at Lakewood before finishing 22nd in the last round at Carrell.

A 15th at Morristown, 10th at Air Base and a 20th at Darlington would be followed by Tuckett scoring his first career SCRL sanctioned win at Columbia. The win at Columbia wouldn't give Tuckett much time to celebrate as a disappointing 17th at Central City, 30th at Langhorne and a 13th at Charlotte would follow before Tuckett rebounded with a 4th at Dayton and a 3rd at Wilson. A 13th at Hillsborough would keep his streak of three points finishes would end the next round at Thompson, where he struggled to finish 41st before bouncing back with another 4th at Pine Grove. A 19th at Martinsville was followed by a 20th at Oakland, 7th at North Wilkesboro before finishing 3rd in the last round at Marchbanks. 

The entry list for the 15th time this season would be filled with both the full time and part-time drivers, the first time since Race 40 at the Carrell Speedway, 1 race ago.

In qualifying, Sebastian Torres scored his 5th pole of the year, with a time of 18.527 seconds. Alabama would struggle around the 0.750 dirt track, posting a time of 18.869, 0.342 seconds behind Torres's time, placing Alabama 38th. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was two-time last-place finisher the #88 Oldsmobile of Amber Reid, who posted a time of 18.966 seconds, 0.439 seconds behind Torres's time.

When the race started, Reid would remain in the final spot for the first two turns before making a move and knocking the #17 Oldsmobile of Abby Russel into the final spot with Russel trailing for the first lap. Abby would trail for the first three circuits before knocking the #188 Oldsmobile of Luke Walker into last on Lap 4. Walker's stay in the final spot would only last one circuit before knocking Daytona Beach last-place finisher the #16 Ford of Jack Jet into last on Lap 5. Jet would trail for two laps before knocking the two-time last-place finisher the #58 Kaiser of Brent Davison into last on Lap 8. Davison would remain in last for only one lap before knocking three-time last-place finisher the #81 Ford of Sergeant Young into last on Lap 9. Young would trail for two laps before giving up the final spot to the #23 Studebaker of John Autzen on Lap 11.

Autzen would remain in the final spot for only one circuit before knocking the #91 Mobile Motor Co. Hudson of Allison Marley into the final spot on Lap 12. Marley would trail for the next two circuits and was in the final position when the field took the white flag. As the field entered their final lap, Alabama had fallen back and was trapped on the high side as the field headed down the backstretch, when Marley made her move and knocked Alabama back into the final spot coming off Turn 4, with Alabama trailing for only the final turn when the checkered flag waved.

Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 41st was the aforementioned #91 of Allison Marley, 40th was second Carrell last place-finisher the #77 Oldsmobile of McKenzie Dell, 39th was the #58 of Brent Davison and 38th was the #23 of John Autzen.

By virtue of Albama finishing last, the SCRLASTCAR award went to Brian Grigsby, who, while tied with five other drivers with the most last-place finishes, Grigsby won the tiebreaker by having one more Bottom Five finish then Josh Barker.

The Season 3 SCRL Grand National Series Championship went to Sebastian Torres, the first time a driver has won three championships not only in one series but the first driver to win three in a row. Torres had two last-place finishes - coming at Michigan State Fairgrounds and Thompson. Congratulations to Sebastian Torres for having a great year and making history once again.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #7 has finished last in a Cup race as well at Lakeview.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #7-John Alabama / 15 laps / running
41) #91-Allison Marley / 15 laps / running
40) #77-McKenzie Dell / 15 laps / running
39) #58-Brent Davison / 15 laps / running
38) #23-John Autzen / 15 laps / running

S3 SCRLASTCAR Grand National Series Driver's Championship

CUP: Blown engine on second lap at Carrell gives Brent Davison his fourth career last-place finish; six way battle set for LASTCAR title at Lakeview

Brent Davison picked up the 4th last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Race 40 at the Carrell Speedway when his #58 Kaiser fell out with engine problems after completing 2 of the 20 laps.

The finish, which came in his 59th career series start, was his first on the circuit since Race 17 at the Asheville-Weaverville Speedway when he completed all 20 laps under power; 23 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #58 and the 3rd for engine issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 8th for the #58 and 63rd for engine issues.

After trailing at Asheville-Weaverville, Davison would continue to struggle by finishing 19th in the next round at Monroe County, back-to-back 11th place finishes at Altamont and Michigan State Fairgrounds, 8th at Fort Miami, before scoring his fourth career win at Morristown. A disappointing 21st at Air Base would be followed by a 28th at Darlington, 3rd at Columbia, 21st at Central City, 24th at Langhorne, 10th at Charlotte, 3rd at Dayton, 18th at Wilson, 17th at Hillsborough, 33rd at Thompson, 20th at Pine Grove, 16th at Martinsville, 21st at Oakland, 39th at North Wilkesboro, 29th at Marchbanks, 21st at Speedway Park before finishing 8th in the last round at Lakewood.

The entry list for the 14th time this season would be filled with both the full time and part-time drivers, the first time since Race 39 at the Lakewood Speedway, 1 race ago.

In qualifying, Chakat Duskwatcher scored hir 3rd pole of the year, with a time of 14.473 seconds. Davison would struggle around the half mile dirt track, posting a time of 14.694, 0.221 seconds behind Duskwatcher's time, placing Davison 37th. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was first Hillsborough last-place finisher the #83 Ford of James Blaiser, who posted a time of 14.735 seconds, 0.262 seconds behind Duskwatcher's time.

When the race started, Blaiser would keep a hold of the final spot, falling three seconds behind the race leaders after the first lap, with the margin growing the next time around to 5.586 seconds behind Duskwatcher when the battle for last would end that same lap. Davison, who at this point had climbed up to 35th, would slow going down the backstretch, pulling to the inside of the track before heading to pit road. Davison's team would look under the hood and found that the problem was terminal, pushing the car behind the wall, his car wasn't listed as "out" until Lap 7, but Davison had already taken the final position two laps earlier on Lap 5.

It would take another three laps before the next three spots would be filled, as a crash on Lap 10 would knock the #42 Petty Special Plymouth of Ty Westner, two time last-place finisher the #10 Ford of Chase Chryst and points leader the #64 Plymouth of Chase Abbott out of the race.

Rounding out the Bottom Five in 38th was the #24 Plymouth of David Waide, who would finish three laps behind the race leaders when the checkered flag waved.

With the series entering the final race, six drivers have a chance of winning the SCRLASTCAR Championship: Brian Grigsby, Josh Barker, Chris Kyle, Sergeant Young, Andrew James and Brent James. If any of those drivers finish last at Lakeview, they will win the title outright, but if any other drivers does, it will give the championship to Brian Grigsby, no matter where the other drivers finish as Grigsby will win the tie breaker over Josh Barker by virtue of having more Bottom Ten finishes.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #58 has finished last in a Cup race at Carrell.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #58-Brent Davison / 2 laps / engine
41) #42-Ty Westner / 10 laps / crash
40) #10-Chase Chryst / 11 laps / crash
39) #64-Chase Abbott / 11 laps / crash
38) #24-David Waide / 17 laps / running

S3 SCRLASTCAR Grand National Series Driver's Championship

CUP: Second lap crash at Lakewood gives Andrew James his third last-place finish of the season; enters six-way battle for LASTCAR title with two races to go

Andrew James picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Race 39 at the Lakewood Speedway when his #92 Fabulous Hudson Hornet Hudson completed all 10 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 39th career series start, was his first on the circuit since Race 26 at the Central City Speedway when his #51 Plymouth completed all 20 laps under power; 13 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 4th for car #92 and the 49th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 9th for the #92 and 370th for running at the finish.

After trailing at Central City, Andrew would rebound in the next round at Langhorne, finishing a impressive 8th before struggling once again at Charlotte, where he would finish 21st. A 13th at Dayton would be followed by a 6th at Wilson, a disappointing 40th at Hillsborough, 37th at Thompson, 5th at Pine Grove, 13th at Martinsville before finishing runner up at Oakland Stadium. Another disappointing outside of the points paying spots would continue with a 29th at North Wilkesboro, a finish in points of 14th at Marchbanks before finishing 7th in the last round at Speedway Park.

A 15th at Morristown, 10th at Air Base and a 20th at Darlington would be followed by Tuckett scoring his first career SCRL sanctioned win at Columbia. The win at Columbia wouldn't give Tuckett much time to celebrate as a disappointing 17th at Central City, 30th at Langhorne and a 13th at Charlotte would follow before Tuckett rebounded with a 4th at Dayton and a 3rd at Wilson. A 13th at Hillsborough would keep his streak of three points finishes would end the next round at Thompson, where he struggled to finish 41st before bouncing back with another 4th at Pine Grove. A 19th at Martinsville was followed by a 20th at Oakland, 7th at North Wilkesboro before finishing 3rd in the last round at Marchbanks. 

The entry list for the 13th time this season would be filled with both the full time and part-time drivers, the first time since Race 37 at the Marchbanks Speedway, 2 races ago.

In qualifying, Chris Kyle scored his 4th pole of the year, with a time of 33.793 seconds. Andrew would struggle around the one mile dirt track, posting a time of 34.209, 0.416 seconds behind Kyle's time, placing Andrew 37th. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was two-time last-place finisher the #69 Oldsmobile of Chakat Duskwatcher, who posted a time of 34.371 seconds, 0.578 seconds behind Kyle's time.

When the race started, Duskwatcher would trail for the first lap, falling almost a full two seconds behind the race leaders when the field make their first trip back to the start finish line, a position shi would hold until the field entered Turn 4 for the second time. While battling for 37th, Andrew hadn't made any progress yet as he was in a three wide battle with the #7 Gray Ghost Oldsmobile of John Alabama and three time last-place finisher the #89 Plymouth of Brent James, as the three cars would lock together before heading up the track and slamming into the concrete wall, with Alabama's car hitting the wall so hard that it lifted the back tires off the ground, while Andrew hit the wall nearly head on, bringing out the race's lone caution. All three cars would refuse to come to the pits for repairs, and when the green flag came back out, James who got the most damage from the wreck, would trail for the remaining laps and would finish a full nine seconds behind the race leaders when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 41st was the aforementioned #7 of John Alabama, 40th was the #89 of Brent James, 39th was the #69 of Chakat Duskwatcher and 38th was current SCRLASTCAR Championship leader the #120 Hudson of Brian Grigsby.
With two races to go, six drivers now have trailed the field three times this season: Brian Grigsby, Josh Barker, Chris Kyle, Sergeant Young, Andrew James and Brent James.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #92 has finished last in a Cup race at Lakewood.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #92-Andrew James / 10 laps / running
41) #7-John Alabama / 10 laps / running
40) #89-Brent James / 10 laps / running
39) #69-Chakat Duskwatcher / 10 laps / running
38) #120-Brian Grigsby / 10 laps / running

S3 SCRLASTCAR Grand National Series Driver's Championship

CUP: Chris Tuckett trails in action packed battle for last at Jacksonville

Chris Tuckett picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Race 38 at the Speedway Park when his #8 Fry Motors Lincoln completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 38th career series start, was his first on the circuit since Race 2 at the Charlotte Speedway when he completed all 15 laps under power; 36 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 3rd for car #8 and the 48th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 24th for the #8 and 369th for running at the finish.

After trailing at Charlotte, Tuckett would continue to struggle for the next three races with finishes of 29th at Lakeview, 19th at Carrell and 31st at Hillsborough before scoring his second ever points paying finish with a 9th at Arizona State Fairgrounds. A disappointing 17th at North Wilkesboro would be followed by his best finish of his career, back-to-back runner up finishes at Martinsville and Canfield, before falling to 11th at Columbus and then scoring back-to-back 8th finishes at Columbia and Dayton. A return trip to Carrel would give Tuckett a 4th place finish followed by a 6th at Grand Rapids, a 19th at Bainbridge, 12th at Heidelberg, 19th at Asheville-Weaverville, 9th at Monroe County, 15th at Altamont, 20th at Michigan State Fairgrounds before finishing 4th at Fort Miami.

A 15th at Morristown, 10th at Air Base and a 20th at Darlington would be followed by Tuckett scoring his first career SCRL sanctioned win at Columbia. The win at Columbia wouldn't give Tuckett much time to celebrate as a disappointing 17th at Central City, 30th at Langhorne and a 13th at Charlotte would follow before Tuckett rebounded with a 4th at Dayton and a 3rd at Wilson. A 13th at Hillsborough would keep his streak of three points finishes would end the next round at Thompson, where he struggled to finish 41st before bouncing back with another 4th at Pine Grove. A 19th at Martinsville was followed by a 20th at Oakland, 7th at North Wilkesboro before finishing 3rd in the last round at Marchbanks. 

The entry list for the 26th time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, the first time since Race 35 at the Oakland Stadium, 3 races ago.

In qualifying, Christian Russel scored his series leading 6th pole of the year, with a time of 19.963 seconds. Tuckett would show his talent around the half mile dirt track, posting a time of 19.981, 0.018 seconds behind Russel's time, placing Tuckett 4th. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was the #42 Petty Special Plymouth of Ty Westner, who posted a time of 20.186 seconds, 0.223 seconds behind Russel's time.

When the race started, Westner would struggle for the first lap before knocking three-time last-place finisher the #22 Hudson of Chris Kyle into last on Lap 2, but Kyle's stay in the final spot was short lived as he knocked the #2 Ford of Bronson Minnick into last the very next lap on Lap 3. Minnick's stay was also only one lap as he knocked Columbus last-place finisher the #51 Cherokee Garage Oldsmobile of Austin Abilene into last on Lap 4. Abilene would trail for two laps before knocking Columbia last-place finisher the #78 Lincoln of Addy Jade into last on Lap 6, but Jade would also only trail for one lap before she knocked three-time last place finisher the #81 Ford of Sergeant Young into last on Lap 7. Unlike at Marchbanks, Young would trail for only two laps before knocking Abilene back to last on Lap 9.

Abilene would struggle for the next six laps to gain any positions before finally knocking Young back to last on Lap 16, but Young's stay was even shorter this time, knocking Asheville-Weaverville last-place finisher the #58 Kaiser of Brent Davison into last on Lap 17. Davison would remain in the final spot as the field entered the white flag, which at this point, Tuckett had fallen all the way to the back of the field and Davison was determined to not trail once again, made his move on the backstretch and knocked Tuckett back to last, but Tuckett would fight back in Turn 3 and the two drivers remained side by side coming to the start/finish line, with Davison inching ahead as they crossed the line, giving Tuckett the final spot and Davison 21st.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 20th was the aforementioned #81 of Sergeant Young, 19th was the #51 of Austin Abilene and 18th was Air Base last-place finisher the #82 Oates Motor Co. Hudson of Breezy Brisbane.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #8 has finished last in a Cup race at Jacksonville.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #8-Chris Tuckett / 20 laps / running
21) #58-Brent Davison / 20 laps / running
20) #81-Sergeant Young / 20 laps / running
19) #51-Austin Abilene / 20 laps / running
18) #82-Breezy Brisbane / 20 laps / running

S3 SCRLASTCAR Grand National Series Driver's Championship

CUP: Chase Chryst trails for the second time in his career in series' first ever event at Marchbanks

Chase Chryst picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in the May 17 Race 37 at the Marchbanks Speedway when his #10 Ford completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 12th career series start, was his first on the circuit since Race 16 at the Heidelberg Raceway when his #10 Mercury completed all 20 laps under power; 21 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #10 and the 47th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 23rd for the #10 and 368th for running at the finish.

After trailing at Heidelberg, Chryst would skip the next three races at Asheville-Weaverville, Monroe County and Altamonty-Schenectady, before making his return at Michigan State Fairgrounds, a race he would struggle to finish 27th at. Chryst's team would decide again to skip the next three events, at Fort Miami, Morristown and Air Base, before making his first ever start in the Southern 500 at Darlington, a race hw would struggle to finish in 31st. Choosing to skip the next two events at Columbia and Central City, Chryst would return focused at Langhorne and would score his second ever Top 10 finish, and the second best finish for him all season, by finishing 10th.

After another three race break and choosing to skip Charlotte, Dayton and Wilson, Chryst's team was hoping their momentum would continue at Hillsborough; it didn't, but Chryst would finish 18th. A finish of 13th in the next event at Thompson would be followed by another string of three races skipped, Pine Grove, Martinsville and Oakland before Chryst would return in the last round at at North Wilkesboro, a race he would barely miss out on scoring points, due to finishing in 15th.

The entry list for the 12th time this season would be filled with both the full-time and part-time drivers, the first time since the Wilkes 200 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, 1 race ago.

In qualifying, two time and defending champion Sebastian Torres scored his fourth career pole, with a time of 39.165 seconds. Chryst would fair decent around the half mile dirt track, posting a time of 39.440, 0.275 seconds behind Torres's time, placing Chryst 11th. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was second Hillsborough last-place finisher the #4 Ford of Austin Line, who posted a time of 41.157 seconds, 1.992 seconds behind Torres's time.

When the race started, Line's stay in the final spot would last for the first three laps as the entire field was still getting used to the track, but Line finally made his move on Lap 4 when he knocked three time last-place finisher the #89 Plymouth of Brent James to last. James's stay in the final spot lasted only one lap before he knocked Line back to last on Lap 5, but Line once again would trail for only two laps before he would knock fellow three-time last place finisher the #81 Ford of Sergeant Young into last on Lap 7.

Young would struggle for grip around the dirt track, and he would lose seconds to the leaders, but he would remain right on the back bumper of the cars in front of him as the laps ticked by, Young would remain in the final spot as the field took the white flag. At this point in the race, Chryst had dropped all the way to the tail of the field, and Young was determined to not finish last, so as the field made their way into the second turn, Young pushed his car under Chryst, knocking him back to last, and with only one more turn left, Chryst had no time to fight back and would trail the field when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 41st was the aforementioned #4 of Austin Line, 40th was the #30 Plymouth of Jeremiah Weaver, 39th was Sergeant Young, who had gained three spots over the final lap and 38th was the #100 of Jeff Stott.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #10 has finished last in a Cup race at Marchbanks.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #10-Chase Chryst / 20 laps / running
41) #4-Austin Line / 20 laps / running
40) #30-Jeremiah Weaver / 20 laps / running
39) #81-Sergeant Young / 20 laps / running
38) #100-Jeff Stott / 20 laps / running

S3 SCRLASTCAR Grand National Series Driver's Championship

CUP: Amber Reid trails for the second time in her short career in caution free race at North Wilkesboro

Amber Reid picked up the 2nd last place finish of her SCRL Grand National Series career in Monday's Wilkes 200 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway when her #88 Plymouth completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in her 36th career series start, was her first on the circuit since Race 6 at the Arizona State Fairgrounds when she completed all 15 laps under power; 30 races ago. 

In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #88 and the 46 for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 18th for the #88 and 367th for running at the finish.
After trailing in Arizona, Reid would continue to struggle, finishing 32nd in the next round at North Wilkesboro, before finishing 8th in three straight races at Martinsville, Canfield and Columbus. An 11th at Columbia, would be followed by an 11th at Dayton, 13th at Carrell, 17th at Grand Rapids, 8th at Bainbridge before scoring a career best runner up spot at Heidelberg. A 16th at Asheville-Weaverville would be followed by a 16th at Monroe County, 7th at Altamont-Schenectady, 4th at Michigan State, 18th at Fort Miami, 3rd at Morristown, 14th at Air Base before finishing 34th at Darlington.

A 7th at Columbia, 14th at Central City, 20th at Langhorne, 12th at Charlotte, 12th at Dayton, 5th at Wilson, 41st at Hillsborough, 5th at Thompson, 10th at Pine Grove, 9th at Martinsville before finishing 5th in the last round at Oakland.

The entry list for the 11th time this season would be filled with both the full-time and part-time drivers, the first time since Race 32 at the Thompson Speedway, 4 races ago.

In qualifying, two time and defending champion Sebastian Torres scored his third career pole, with a time of 21.423 seconds. Reid would fair decent around the 0.625 mile dirt track, posting a time of 21.594, 0.171 seconds behind Torres's time. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was three-time last-place finisher the #22 Hudson of Chris Kyle, who posted a time of 21.868 seconds, 0.445 seconds behind Torres's time.

When the race started, Kyle was determined to not trail for the second race in a row as he would quickly knock second Martinsville last-place finisher the #93 Plymouth of Roger James into the last spot as the field entered Turn 1, with James trailing for the first two laps, before he would knock the #20 Oldsmobile of Jules Notre back to last on Lap 3. Notre would trail for just one lap before knocking second Carrell last place-finisher the #77 Oldsmobile of McKenzie Dell into last on Lap 4, a position she would hold for two laps as well before knocking points leader the #64 Plymouth of Chase Abbott into last on Lap 6, but his stay was also just for two laps before he knocked the #23 Studebaker of John Autzen into last on Lap 8.
Autzen would trail for three circuits before he knocked Kyle back to last on Lap 11, but Kyle's stay was once again brief, knocking the #17 Ford of Abby Russel to last on Lap 12, a spot she'd hold for two laps before Abbott took the final spot for a second time on Lap 14.

Abbott would fight back and knocked Asheville-Weaverville last-place finisher the #58 Kaiser of Brent Davison into last on Lap 16, a spot he held for three laps before knocking Autzen back to last as the field entered their final lap. As the field made their way around the track for the final time, Autzen would move to the inside in Turn 1 and raced side by side with Reid as they entered Turn 3, with Autzen pulling the pass off Turn 4 and beating Reid back to the start/finish line by half a car link.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st the aforementioned #23 of John Autzen, 40th was the #17 of Abby Russel, 39th was the #58 of Brent Davison and 38th was the #64 of Chase Abbott.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #88 has finished last in a Cup race at North Wilkesboro.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #88-Amber Reid / 20 laps / running
41) #23-John Autzen / 20 laps / running
40) #17-Abby Russel / 20 laps / running
39) #58-Brent Davison / 20 laps / running
38) #64-Chase Abbott / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Broken suspension prevents Chris Kyle from completing a lap at Oakland

Chris Kyle picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Sunday's Race 35 at the Oakland Stadium when his #22 Hudson fell out with suspension problems without completing any of the 22 laps.

The finish, which came in his 54th career series start, was his first on the circuit since Race 29 at the Dayton Speedway when he completed all 20 laps under power; 6 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 3rd for car #22 and the 2nd for suspension issues. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 20th for the #22 and 3rd for suspension issues.

After trailing at Dayton, Kyle would continue to struggle, finishing 19th at Wilson before rebounding with a 16th at Hillsborough, before struggling to a 36th at Thompson, a 16th at Pine Gove before finishing 21st in the last round at Martinsville.

The entry list for the 25th time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, the first time since Race 34 at the Martinsville Speedway, 1 race ago. The part-time drivers are not scheduled to be back on track till Race 36, the Wilkes 200, at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

In qualifying, Brian Grigsby scored his first career pole, with a time of 16.871 seconds. Kyle would stuggle around the 0.625 mile dirt track, posting a time of 17.253, 0.382 seconds behind Grigsby's time. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was second Carrell last place-finisher the #77 Oldsmobile of McKenzie Dell, who posted a time of 17.316 seconds, 0.445 seconds behind Grigsby's time.

As the drivers begain their pace lap, Kyle's car would stall on the front stretch, holding up the #77 of McKenzie Dell for a few seconds before Kyle would be towed back to the pits. The crew looked over the car as the field took the green flag, with Kyle reporting to his crew their was most likely a problem wrong with the tire, and while that comment would be shown on the score card, the officials listed the car as "out" by Lap 5 with Suspension being the cause given.

The remaining Bottom Five would finish on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st was Asheville-Weaverville last-place finisher the #58 Kaiser of Brent Davison, 20th was first Charlotte last-place finisher the #8 Fry Motors Lincoln of Chris Tuckett, 19th was the #100 of Jeff Stott and 18th was two-time last-place finisher the #69 Oldsmobile of Chakat Duskwatcher.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #22 has finished last in a Cup race at Oakland.
*The other only time a driver has trailed due to "Suspension" issues was in the Season 2 Race 11 at the Dayton Speedway when AJ Jones's #91 Plymouth fell out with suspension problems after completing 3 of the 20 laps; 43 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #22-Chris Kyle / 0 laps / suspension
21) #58-Brent Davison / 25 laps / running
20) #8-Chris Tuckett / 25 laps / running
19) #100-Jeff Stott / 25 laps / running

18) #69-Chakat Duskwatcher / 25 laps / running

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CUP: Roger James trails flag-to-flag at Martinsville

Roger James picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Saturday's Race 34 at the Martinsville Speedway when his #93 Plymouth completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 53rd career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #93 and the 45th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 1st for the #93 and 366th for running at the finish.

James has been competing in the SCRL for several years now but had never visited victory lane before, despite competing in a full season in the Grand National Series in season 2, a season he would score a best finish of 2nd at Daytona Beach and Road Course and finishing 16th in points. James would return to Daytona Beach by finishing 7th, before struggling to finish 15th at Charlotte, 9th at Lakeview, 6th at Carrell, 35th at Hillsborough, 10th at Arizona State, 20th at North Wilkesboro, 19th at Martinsville, before scoring a season best 3rd at Canfield. A disappointing 16th at Columbus, 17th at Columbia, 16th at Dayton, 18th at Carrell, 4th at Grand Rapids, 21st at Bainbridge, 6th at Heidelberg, 12th at Asheville-Weaverville, 7th at Monroe County, 5th at Altamont-Schenectady, 32nd at Michigan Fairgrounds before in his 40th career start, James would score his first career win at Fort Miami.

With a win in the bag, James would finish 4th in the next round at Morristown, 16th at Air Base, 22nd at Darlington, 6th at Columbia, 15th at Central City, 36th at Langhorne, 2nd at Charlotte, 10th at Dayton, 4th at Wilson, 4th at Hillsborough, 39th at Thompson before finishing 14th in the last round at Pine Grove.

The entry list for the 24th time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, the first time since Race 33 at the Pine Grove Speedway, 1 race ago. The part-time drivers are not scheduled to be back on track till Race 36, the Wilkes 200, at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

In qualifying, Christian Russel scored his fourth pole of the year, with a time of 26.435 seconds. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was James, who posted a time of 27.027 seconds, 0.592 seconds behind Russel's time.

When the race started, it was clear to see that James was going to struggle all race long, as by the time the first lap had been completed, he was already more then half a second behind the car in front of him. As the laps ticked by, James struggled to remain with the drivers in front of him, falling to a full thirteen seconds behind the leaders when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was two-time last-place finisher the #22 Hudson of Chris Kyle, 20th was Air Base last-place finisher the #82 Oates Motor Co. Hudson of Breezy Brisbane, 19th was first Charlotte last-place finisher the #8 Fry Motors Lincoln of Chris Tuckett and 18th was the #2 Ford of Bronson Minnick.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #93 has finished last in a Cup race as well at Martinsville.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #93-Roger James / 20 laps / running
21) #22-Chris Kyle / 20 laps / running
20) #82-Breezy Brisbane / 20 laps / running
19) #8-Chris Tuckett / 20 laps / running
18) #2-Bronson Minnick / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Flat tire at Pine Grove gives Josh Barker his second career last-place finish

Josh Barker picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Monday's Race 33 at the Pine Grove Speedway when his #60 Ford completed 18 of the 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 33rd career series start, was his first on the circuit since Race 14 at the Grand Rapids Speedrome when he completed all 20 laps under power; 19 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 4th for car #60 and the 44th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 5th for the #60 and 365th for running at the finish.

After trailing the field at Grand Rapids, Barker would rebound by scoring points in the next event at Bainbridge, before finishing 19th at Heidelberg, 2nd at Asheville-Weaverville, 13th at Monroe County, 18th at Altamont-Schenectady, 6th at Michigan State Fairgrounds, 19th at Fort Miami, 9th at Morristown, 12th at Air Base, 13th at Darlington, 8th at Columbia, 19th at Central City, 17th at Langhorne, 6th at Charlotte, 21st at Dayton, 13th at Wilson, 33rd at Hillsborough before finishing 27th in the last round at Thompson.

The entry list for the 23rd time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, the first time since Race 30 at the Wilson Speedway, 2 races ago. The part-time drivers are not scheduled to be back on track till Race 36, the Wilkes 200, at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

In qualifying, Austin Abilene scored his second pole of the year, with a time of 20.981 seconds. Barker would fair decent around the half mile paved track, posting a time of 21.121 seconds, 0.140 seconds behind Abilene's time, placing Barker 13th on the starting line up. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was three-time last-place finisher the #89 Plymouth of Brent James, who posted a time of 21.284 seconds, 0.303 seconds behind Abilene's time.

Barker on pit road at the start of the race.

As the field began their lone pace lap, Barker's car wouldn't start as the field rolled off pit road, with Barker in his pit stall as the field took the green flag, with his team replacing all four tires before sending their driver back out onto the track, a full two laps behind the race leaders. Barker and his team hoped some other driver would have a problem to allow them a chance to at least get one lap back, but it wouldn't happen, as Barker would remain in last from flag-to-flag, easily scoring his second last-place finish of the year.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 21st was the #100 of Jeff Stott, 20th was Asheville-Weaverville last-place finisher the #58 Kaiser of Brent Davison, 19th was three-time last-place finisher the #81 Ford of Sergeant Young and 18th was second Carrell last place-finisher the #77 Oldsmobile of McKenzie Dell.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #60 has finished last in a Cup race at Pine Grove.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #60-Josh Barker / 18 laps / running
21) #100-Jeff Stott / 20 laps / running
20) #58-Brent Davison / 20 laps / running
19) #81-Sergeant Young / 20 laps / running
18) #77-McKenzie Dell / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Sebastian Torres goes for a roll at Thompson; still able to finish the race

Sebastian Torres picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Wednesday's Race 32 at the Thompson Speedway when his #3 Plymouth completed 19 of the 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 44th career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Motor City 250 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds when he completed all 25 laps under power; 12 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 3rd for car #3 and the 43rd for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 24th for the #3 and 364th for running at the finish.

After trailing the field at Detroit, Torres would skip the next three races at Fort Miami, Morristown and Air Base before scoring a runner up finish at Darlington, a race he had won one season previously, and also a race that allowed Torres to jump 27 spots in points, from 31st to 3rd. Torres would skip the next two rounds at Columbia and Central City before returning at Langhorne, where he finished runner up once again. Torres would then sit out the next three events at Charlotte, Dayton and Wilson, before returning to finish outside the points, a 19th, in the last round at Hillsborough.

The entry list for the 10th time this season would be filled with both full time and part time drivers, the first time since Race 31 at the Occoneechee Speedway, 1 race ago.

In qualifying, Brian Fox scored his third pole of the year, with a time of 21.753 seconds. Torres would struggle around the half mile paved track, posting a time of 22.039 seconds, 0.286 seconds behind Fox's time, placing Torres 28th on the starting line up. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was the #64 Plymouth of Chase Abbott, who posted a time of 22.218 seconds, 0.465 seconds behind Fox's time.

When the race started, Abbott's stay in the final spot lasted only two turns as he knocked two-time last-place finisher the #22 Hudson of Chris Kyle into the final position, with Kyle trailing for not only the first lap but also the two after, before knocking second Hillsborough last-place finisher the #4 Ford of Austin Line into last on Lap 4. Line would trail for two laps before he knocked the #43 of Nathan Ormond into last on Lap 7, but Ormond was determined to not trail for the first time of the season and would knock the first Hillsborough last-place finisher the #83 Ford of James Baiser into last on Lap 8, a position he would hold till the battle for last came to an end three laps later.

Torres, who had fallen back to the 36th position, was battling with Ormond entering Turn 1 when Torres cut down at the same time Ormond was making a move for the position, causing Torres to spin out in Turn 1 and up the 26° banking of the track right in front of first Charlotte last-place finisher the #8 Fry Motors Lincoln of Chris Tuckett, with Tuckett hitting Torres in the driver's door, it caused Torres's car to flip one time before landing on all four wheels. Torres would make it to pit lane for repairs, taking last on Lap 11, and he would lose a lap in the process, before being sent back out to see if he could recover anything. When the field went back to racing, Torres limped around the track at half speed, hoping that someone else would have problems, but it never came, with Torres being the lone driver to not finish on the lead lap when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five finished on the same lap as the race leaders: 41st was the aforementioned #8 of Chris Tuckett, 40th was the #83 of James Blaiser, 39th was the #93 Plymouth of Roger James and 38th was the #4 of Austin Line.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #3 has finished last in a Cup race at Thompson.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #3-Sebastian Torres / 19 laps / running
41) #8-Chris Tuckett / 20 laps / running
40) #83-James Blaiser / 20 laps / running
39) #93-Roger James / 20 laps / running
38) #4-Austin Line / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Austin Line trails at Hillsborough

Austin Line picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Monday's Race 31 at the Occoneechee Speedway when his #4 Blevins Motor Co. Studebaker completed all 15 laps under power.

The finish came in his 31st career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #4 and the 42nd for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 17th for the #4 and 363rd for running at the finish.

Line was not only making his Grand National Series debut, but also his overall SCRL debut when he signed up to complete full time for the series third ever season, so when the driver finished a disappointing 37th in his debut at Daytona Beach, it wasn't a surprise due to the lack of experience. A points paying 8th place at Charlotte, would be followed by a 19th at Lakeview, 13th at Carrell, 34th at Hillsborough, 21st at Arizona State, 11th at North Wilkesboro, 10th at Martinsville, 4th at Canfield, 20th at Columbus, 3rd at Columbia, before in just his 12th career start, Line would score his first career win at Dayton.

After scoring his first win, Line would back up his first ever win with a runner up in the second Carrell event, before struggling to a 18th at Grand Rapids, a 12th at Bainbridge, a 22nd at Heidelberg, a 7th at Asheville-Weaverville, a 15th at Monroe County, a 13th at Altamont-Schenectady, a 15th at Michigan State Fairgrounds, a 3rd at Fort Miami, a 18th at Morristown, a 4th at Air Base, a 36th at Darlington, a 21st at Columbia, a 13th at Central City, a 35th at Langhorne, a 7th at Charlotte, a 6th at Dayton before finishing 11th in the last round at Wilson.

The entry list for the 9th time this season would be filled with both full time and part time drivers, the first time since Race 27 at the Langhorne Speedway, 4 races ago.

In qualifying, Allison Marley scored her first career pole, with a time of 43.625 seconds. Line would struggle around the one mile dirt track, posting a time of 44.561 seconds, 0.936 seconds behind Marley's, placing Line 37th on the starting line up. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was Columbia last-place finisher the #78 Lincoln of Addy Jade, who posted a time of 45.102 seconds, 1.477 seconds behind Marley's time.

When the race started, Jade's stay in the final spot was brief, as she instantly would knock Arizona last-place finisher the #88 Rocket Oldsmobile of Amber Reid into last in Turn 1, with Reid trailing the first lap. Over the next five circuits, Reid would struggle to make any gains on the drivers in front of her despite staying in contact with the tail end of the field and it appeared she would trail for the second time in her career, but by Lap 7, Line had fallen back and would be passed by Reid. Much like with Reid, once in the final spot, Line found it hard to make any positions up for the remaining laps and was nearly a full second behind the car in front of him when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 41st was the aforementioned #88 of Amber Reid, 40th was two time last-place finisher the #92 Fabulous Hudson Hornet Hudson of Andrew James, 39th was the #78 of Addy Jade and 38th was the #24 Plymouth of David Waide.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #4 has finished last in a Cup race at Hillsborough.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #4-Austin Line / 15 laps / running
41) #88-Amber Reid / 15 laps / running
40) #92-Andrew James / 15 laps / running
39) #78-Addy Jade / 15 laps / running
38) #24-David Waide / 15 laps / running

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CUP: Rookie Cole O'Ash trails for the first time in his SCRL career at Wilson Speedway

Cole O'Ash picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in the April 1st Race 30 at the Wilson Speedway when his #59 Buesink Police Special Ford completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 30th career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #59 and the 41st for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 7th for the #59 and 362nd for running at the finish.

Cole was part of nearly half of the field that was not only making their Grand National Series debuts, but also their overall SCRL debut, and with no past experience, Cole would be tackling the challenge head on, driving full time in a attempt at winning a championship. Cole's career got off to a rocky start by finishing 31st at Daytona Beach, 21st at Charlotte, 28th at Lakeview, 20th at Carrell, 40th at Hillsborough before finally finishing a points paying finish, a 10th, in his sixth career start at Arizona Fairgrounds.

Success wouldn't be long as Cole would struggle to a 38th place finish at North Wilkesboro, before rebounding with a career best 5th at Martinsville and a 9th at Canfield before struggling to a 18th at Columbus, 12th at Columbia, 10th at Dayton, 8th at Carrell, 15th at Grand Rapids, 11th at Bainbridge, 10th at Heidelberg, 8th at Asheville-Weaverville, 21st at Monroe County before in just his 19th career start, Cole would visit victory lane for the first time in his career by winning at Altamont-Schenectady. A 30th at Michigan State Fairgrounds would be followed by a 9th at Fort Miami, 6th at Morristown, 2nd at Air Base, 4th at Darlington, 10th at Columbia, 9th at Central City, 4th at Langhorne, 18th at Charlotte before scoring win #2 in the last round at Dayton.

The entry list for the 22nd time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, with the part-time drivers not scheduled to make an appearance until Race 31 at Hillsborough.

In qualifying, Austin Abilene would win the pole, with a time of 20.882 seconds. Cole would fair decent around the bumpy half mile track, posting a time of 21.112 seconds, 0.230 seconds behind Abilene, placing Cole 8th on the starting line up. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was current SCRLASTCAR Championship leader the #120 Hudson of Brian Grigsby, who posted a time of 21.422 seconds, 0.540 seconds behind Abilene's time.

When the race started, Grigsby would trail for the first lap before knocking two-time last-place finisher the #60 Plymouth of Josh Barker into last on Lap 2. Just like with Grigsby, Barker was determined to not be in last for long as he knocked the #2 Ford of Bronson Minnick into last on Lap 3 before the next circuit around it was second Carrell last place-finisher the #77 Oldsmobile of McKenzie Dell who had fallen to last. Dell would trail for two circuits before knocking two-time last-place finisher the #81 Oldsmobile of Sergeant Young into last on Lap 6, with Young also trailing for two laps before knocking Dell back to last on Lap 8. Dell would once again remain in last for two laps before knocking Cole, who had struggled during the first half of the race, to last for the first time on Lap 11.

Cole would remain in the final spot for the next three laps before he knocked two-time last-place finisher the #69 Oldsmobile of Chakat Duskwatcher to last on Lap 15. Duskwatcher would trail the first as the last few laps would tick by and was trailing when the field took the white flag, but would make hir move entering Turn 1 and knocking Cole back to last, but entering the backstretch Cole would make a move and attempted to knock Duskwatcher back to last in Turns 3 and 4 but would run out of time, falling a car length behind when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #69 of Chakat Duskwatcher, 20th was the #77 of McKenzie Dell, 19th was two-time last-place finisher the #22 Hudson of Chris Kyle and 18th was Asheville-Weaverville last-place finisher the #58 Kaiser of Brent Davison.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #59 has finished last in a Cup race at Wilson.
*The only other time the #59 has trailed a Cup race was in the Season 2 Wilkes 200 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway when Zachary Fitzwater's #59 Lincoln fell out with header issues without completing any of the 40 laps; 34 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #59-Cole O'Ash / 20 laps / running
21) #69-Chakat Duskwatcher / 20 laps / running
20) #77-McKenzie Dell / 20 laps / running
19) #22-Chris Kyle / 20 laps / running
18) #58-Brent Davison / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Chris Kyle trails in caution free race at Dayton; now tied with Nick Kennedy and Cole with second most last-place finishes in a career

Chris Kyle picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in the March 16 Race 29 at the Dayton Speedway when his #22 Hudson completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 48th career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway when he fell out with header problems after completing 23 of the 40 laps; 5 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #22 and the 40th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 19th for the #22 and 361st for running at the finish.

After trailing at Darlington and getting no points, Kyle would rebound in the next round at Columbia, finishing 11th, before struggling to finish 16th at Central City, rebounding with back-to-back finishes of at 5th at Langhorne and Charlotte.

The entry list for the 21st time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, with the part-time drivers not making an appearance since Langhorne; 2 races ago.

In qualifying, Cole O'Ash would score his third career pole, with a time of 21.022 seconds. Kyle would fair decent around the bumpy half mile track, posting a time of 21.308 seconds, 0.286 seconds behind O'Ash, placing Kyle 10th on the starting line up. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was Canfield last-place finisher the #50 Mercury of Christian Russel, who posted a time of 21.671 seconds, 0.649 seconds behind O'Ash's time.

When the race started, Russel would struggle to keep up with the field at first, trailing for the first two circuits before finally getting a handle on his car, knocking two-time last-place finisher the #92 Fabulous Hudson Hornet Hudson of Andrew James into last on Lap 3. James would find it difficult to pass much like Russel had, trailing for the next two laps before knocking three-time last-place finisher the #81 Ford of Sergeant Young into last on Lap 6. Young would struggle as well, trailing for four laps before knocking two-time last-place finisher the #69 Oldsmobile of Chakat Duskwatcher to last on Lap 11.

Duskwatcher's stay in the final spot lasted only two laps as she knocked current SCRLASTCAR leader the #120 Hudson of Brian Grigsby into last on Lap 13. Grigsby was determined to not trail for the fourth time in his career, as he stay in the final spot lasted only two last before knocking Air Base last-place finisher the #82 Oates Motor Co. Hudson of Breezy Brisbane into last on Lap 15. Brisbane would trail for only two circuits before he knocked two-time last-place finisher the #60 Plymouth of Josh Barker into last on Lap 17. Entering the white flag, Barker still held down the final spot, but entering Turn 1, Barker made his move and knocked Kyle back to last, with Kyle unable to make a move over the final quarter mile, he trailed only the final lap when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #60 of Josh Barker, 20th was Columbia last-place finisher the #78 Lincoln of Addy Jade, 19th was the #82 of Breezy Brisbane and 18th was the #120 of Brian Grigsby.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #22 has finished last in a Cup race at Dayton.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #22-Chris Kyle / 20 laps / running
21) #60-Josh Barker / 20 laps / running
20) #78-Addy Jade / 20 laps / running
19) #82-Breezy Brisbane / 20 laps / running
18) #120-Brian Grigsby / 20 laps / running

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