CUP: Caution free event at the Air Base Speedway leads to rookie Breezy Brisbane's first career last-place finish

Breezy Brisbane picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Friday's Race 23 at the Air Base Speedway when his #82 Oates Motor Co. Hudson completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish came in his 23rd career series start. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 1st for car #82 and the 35th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #82 and 356th for running at the finish.

Brisbane was one of several rookie drivers who signed up to compete for the first time ever in the Grand National Series without any previous experience in the SCRL, choosing to sign on to race the full 41 length schedule. A decent 15th place finish at Beach & Road Course would be followed by a 16th at Charlotte, 21st at Lakeview, 14th at Carrell, 27th at Hillsborough before scoring his first points paying finish, a 3rd at Arizona State Fairgrounds. After scoring his first points finish, Brisbane would begin a string of five finishes in a row in the points with a 8th at North Wilkesboro, 6th at Martinsville, 10th at Canfield, 2nd at Columbus before struggling to finish 20th at Columbia.

A 15th at Dayton, 12th in the return trip to Carrell and a 19th at Grand Rapids would be followed by Brisbane's best performance by finishing 2nd at Bainbridge. A 8th at Heidelberg would be followed by a 18th at Asheville-Weaverville before, in just his 18th career start, Brisbane would score his first career SCRL sanctioned victory by winning at Monroe County. A 4th at Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds would prove the win wasn't a fluke, as he would finish 10th at Detriot, 13th at Fort Miami before finishing a disappointing 17th in the last round at Morristown.

The entry list for the 17th time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, the third race in a row. The full time drivers are not scheduled to return until the 24th race of the season, the Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway.

In qualifying, Cole O'Ash would score his second pole of the season, with a time of 27.708 seconds. Brisbane would struggle around the bumpy half mile track, posting a time of 27.939, 0.231 off O'Ash's pole time, placing placing Brisbane 14th on the grid. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was Arizona last-place finisher the #88 Rocket Oldsmobile of Amber Reid, who posted a time of 28.126, 0.418 seconds off O'Ash's time.

When the race started, Reid's stay in the final spot lasted only two turns before she knocked Asheville-Weaverville last-place finisher the #58 Kaiser of Brent Davison back to last. Davison would struggle around the bumpy half mile track over the first half of the event, trailing for the first ten laps before knocking the #100 of Jeff Stott back to last on Lap 11. Stott would trail for two laps before knocking Davison back to last once again on Lap 14, a position Davison would hold for two more laps before knocking three time last-place finisher the #120 Hudson of Brian Grigsby into last on Lap 17. Grigsby would trail for two laps as well before knocking Brisbane back to last with one lap to go, and with Brisbane unable to make a move over the final circuit, he would trail the field as the checkered flag waved, nearly nine seconds behind the race leaders.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #58 of Brent Davison, 20th was the #120 of Brian Grigsby, 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 #82 has finished last in a Cup race as well at Air Base.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #82-Breezy Brisbane / 20 laps / running
21) #58-Brent Davison / 20 laps / running
20) #120-Brian Grigsby / 20 laps / running
19) #78-Addy Jade / 20 laps / running
18) #50-Christian Russel / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Late spin at Morristown leads to second last-place finish of the season for Chakat Duskwatcher

Chakat Duskwatcher picked up the 2nd last place finish of hir SCRL Grand National Series career in Monday's Race 22 at the Morristown Speedway when hir #69 Oldsmobile completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in hir 22nd career series start, was hir first on the circuit since Race 19 at the Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds when shi completed all 20 laps under power; 3 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #69 and the 34th for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 5th for the #69 and 355th for running at the finish.

After trailing at Altamont-Schenectady, Duskwatcher would continue to struggle, finishing 34th in the next round at Detroit before finishing in the points in 11th in the last round at Fort Miami.

The entry list for the 16th time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, the second race in a row. The full-time drivers are not scheduled to return until the 24th race of the season, the Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway.

In qualifying, Bent Davison would score his first pole of the season, with a time of 20.819 seconds. Duskwatcher would struggle around the bumpy half mile track, posting a time of 21.129, 0.310 off Davison's pole time, placing placing Duskwatcher 14th on the grid. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was two-time last-place finisher the #60 Plymouth of Josh Barker, who posted a time of 21.296, 0.477 seconds off Davison's time.

When the race started, Barker would struggle for the first lap, trailing it before he knocked Canfield last-place finisher the #50 Mercury of Christian Russel into last on Lap 2, but Russel's stay in last was also only one lap as he knocked the #4 of Austin Line into last on Lap 3. Line would trail for two laps before knocking the #22 Hudson of Chris Kyle into last on Lap 5, a position he would hold just for one lap before knocking Duskwatcher back to last for the first time on Lap 6. Duskwatcher would trail for two laps before shi knocked Charlotte last-place finisher the #8 Fry Motors Lincoln of Chris Tuckett back to last on Lap 8.

The race's lone caution on Lap 9.

As the field entered Turn 1 to begin Lap 9, Duskwatcher was battle Kyle and Columbia last-place finisher the #78 Lincoln of Addy Jade for 19th as the three cars stayed together, sending all three cars for a spin, bringing out the race's lone caution of the day, with Jade coming back last to the start/finish line. Jade would remain in the final spot as the field drove behind the pace car, but when the green flag came back out, Jade was quick to knock Duskwatcher back to last on Lap 14. With six laps to go, Duskwatcher had a chance of not trailing the field again, but shi would go the opposite way, losing ground fast and would actually be seen in front of the leaders in the final laps, finishing a full twenty one seconds behind when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 21st was the aforementioned #22 of Chris Kyle, 20th was the #78 of Addy Jade, 19th was Columbus last-place finisher the #51 Cherokee Garage Oldsmobile of Austin Abilene and 18th was the #4 of Austin Line.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #69 has finished last in a Cup race at Morristown.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #69-Chakat Duskwatcher / 20 laps / running
21) #22-Chris Kyle / 20 laps / running
20) #78-Addy Jade / 20 laps / running
19) #51-Austin Abilene / 20 laps / running
18) #4-Austin Line / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Brian Grigsby trails for the third time in his career at Fort Miami

Brian Grigsby picked up the 3rd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in last Monday's Race 21 at the Fort Miami Speedway when his #120 Hudson completed all 20 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 21st career series start, was his first on the circuit since Race 8 at the Martinsville Speedway when he completed all 20 laps under power; 13 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 3rd for car #120 and the 33rd for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 3rd for the #120 and 354th for running at the finish.

After trailing at Martinsville, Grigsby continued to struggle by finishing 20th the very next round at Canfield, 17th at Columbus, 13th at Columbia, 17th at Dayton, 20th at Carrell, 21st at Grand Rapids, 14th at Bainbridge, 33rd at Heidelberg, 13th at Asheville-Weaverville, 14th at Monroe County, 20th at Altamont-Schenectady before finishing 8th in the last round at Michigan State Fairgrounds.

The entry list for the 15th time this season would be filled with only the full-time drivers, the first time since Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds, two races ago. The full-time drivers are not scheduled to return until the 24th race of the season, the Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway.

In qualifying, Austin Line would score his second pole of the season, with a time of 31.306 seconds. Securing the 22nd and final starting spot was Grigsby, who struggled around the half mile track, posting a time of 32.001, 0.695 seconds off Line's time.

When the race started, Grigsby's stay in the final spot was a brief one, knocking second Carrell last-place finisher the #77 Smith-Klein Chevrolet Inc. Ford of McKenzie Dell into last coming out of Turn 2 with Dell trailing for the first circuit. Three more laps would go by with Dell trailing the field before she was able to power her way around Grigsby on the backstretch on Lap 4, knocking him back to last on Lap 5. No one knew it at the time but Lap 5 would be the end for the battle for last, as Grigsby would struggle to keep up with the pack, falling a full second behind the cars in front of him, and finishing a full 12.182 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 Canfield last-place finisher the #50 Mercury of Christian Russel, 19th was two-time last-place finisher the #60 Plymouth of Josh Barker and 18th was Arizona last-place finisher the #88 Plymouth of Amber Reid.

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

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #120-Brian Grigsby / 20 laps / running
21) #77-McKenzie Dell / 20 laps / running
20) #50-Christian Russel / 20 laps / running
19) #60-Josh Barker / 20 laps / running
18) #88-Amber Reid / 20 laps / running

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CUP: Early spin eventually leads to Sebastian Torres trailing the field at Michigan State Fairgrounds

Sebastian Torres picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Grand National Series career in Sunday's Motor City 250 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds when his #3 Plymouth completed all 25 laps under power.

The finish, which came in his 32nd career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Season 2 Race 18 at the Winchester Speedway when his #16 Plymouth completed 24 of the 25 laps under power; 21 races ago. In the SCRL Grand National Series, it's the 2nd for car #3 and the 32nd for running at the finish. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 23rd for the #3 and 353rd for running at the finish.

Coming into Season 3 of the SCRL's highest division, Torres is a first ballot Hall of Famer, having scored 17 career wins in various series as well as having four overall championships in the SCRL, including two back-to-back in the Grand National Series. But this season has been different for Torres, who signed on to compete only on a part-time schedule, and while there was still a mathematical chance he could win the championship despite missing more then half the races, it would be more difficult for him. Torres's first race of the season would be at the Beach & Road Course in Daytona, a race he finished 25th, scoring no points. After missing the second race of the season at Charlotte, Torres would rebound quickly by scoring his first win of the season at Lakeview, becoming the first driver to win a race in all three seasons of the Grand National Series.

After skipping the next race at Carrel, Torres would return at Hillsborough, finishing once again outside the points in 17th. Another skipped race at Arizona State Fairgrounds would see Torres return at North Wilkesboro, a race he would score his worst finish of the season, a 35th. After missing the next eight events, Torres would return at Heidelberg, finishing in the points in 9th position, which has been his last previous start as he has skipped the last three events, including the last round at Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds.

The entry list for the sixth time this season would be filled with both the full-time drivers as well as the part-time drivers, the first time since Heidelberg, four races ago, a race in which part-time driver Nick Holiday would win.

In qualifying, Brian Fox would score his second pole of the season, the third of his career, with a time of 36.006 seconds. Torres would perform great in qualifying, posting a time of 36.007, just one-one thousandth off Fox's pole time, placing placing Torres 2nd on the grid. Securing the 42nd and final starting spot was the #24 Plymouth of David Waide, who posted a time of 21.252, 0.860 seconds off Fox's time.

When the race started, Waide's stay in the final spot lasted only the first turn as he knocked the #59 Oldsmobile of Cole O’Ash into last, with Cole trailing for the first two laps around the one mile dirt track and was trailing the field when the race's first caution came out. While racing for 33rd, the #188 Oldsmobile of Luke Walker got loose entering Turn 1 and slid up into the track, hitting two-time last-place finisher the #81 Oldsmobile of Sergeant Young, sending Walker for a spin up the track and coming to a stop right in front of Waide's car. Waide would drive past with Walker regaining control of his car and trailing when he crossed the start/finish line. Walker would trail the field under the yellow flag, and when the race went back to green on Lap 7, Walker was determined to not finish last for the first time in his career, knocking Young back to last on the very next circuit after Young was spun out battling for 30th. 

Young would remain in last under the caution flag and when the green flag came back out on Lap 12, Young wasn't going to stick around, knocking the #20 Oldsmobile of Jules Notre into last for the first time in his career on Lap 13. Notre would struggle around the bumpy dirt track for the next three laps before knocking Monroe County last-place finisher the #89 Plymouth of Brent James into last on Lap 17. James's stay in last was a short one, only one lap, as he knocked Notre back to last the very next circuit on Lap 18. Norte's stay in last this time would only last two laps before he passed and knocked Torres back to last on Lap 20. 

By this point, Torres was having a horrible day, having spun out battling for the lead racing back to the line after the race's first caution, and was never able to rebound, losing spots every lap and when he assumed last on Lap 20, he was unable to keep touch with the drivers in front of him, finishing more than thirteen seconds behind the race leaders when the checkered flag waved.

The remaining Bottom Five were: 41st was the aforementioned #188 of Luke Walker, 40th was the #20 of Jules Notre, 39th was Canfield last-place finisher the #50 Mercury of Christian Russel and 38th was the #89 of Brent James.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #3 has finished last in a Cup race at Michigan State Fairgrounds.
*This was only the second time the #3 has trailed a Cup Series race; the only other time it happened was in the Season 2 Race 9 at the Charlotte Speedway when Chris Henry's #3 Ford completed 29 of the 30 laps under power; 30 races ago.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
42) #3-Sebastian Torres / 25 laps / running
41) #188-Luke Walker / 25 laps / running
40) #20-Jules Notre / 25 laps / running
39) #50-Christian Russel / 25 laps / running
38) #89-Brent James / 25 laps / running

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