Dilan Ebrahimian picked up the 2nd last place finish of his SCRL Rainbow Dash Truck Series career in the Federated Auto Parts 250 at the Nashville Speedway when his #2 Team ASE Racing Ford fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 25 laps.
The finish, which came in his 41st career series start, was his first on the circuit since the Season 4 NAPA 250 at the Martinsville Speedway when his #6 RE/MAX International Chevrolet fell out with engine issues without completing any of the 25 laps; 18 races ago. In the Truck Series's last-place rankings, it was the 17th for engine issues and 4th for the #2. Across SCRL's top three series, it was the 23rd for engine issues and the 5th for #2.
Ebrahimian has only one season under his belt competing in the Rainbow Dash Truck Series, making his debut for Chesrown Racing in Season 4 and having a successful season, scoring 9 Top 10s, 6 Top 5 finishes, including his first career series win at Richmond in his 20th career series start and finishing 3rd in points. Despite a successful season, Ebrahimian chose to not return to drive for Chesrown Racing and instead chose to sign with Jim Smith and his Ultra Motorsports team. Ebrahimian's season got off to a rocky start with finishes of 24th at Homestead and 30th at Phoenix before finishing 12th at Evergreen. Ebrahimian would go back to struggling with a 21st at Mesa Marin, before scoring back-to-back 15th place finishes at Martinsville and Memphis, a 19th at Pikes Peak before scoring his worst finish of the season, a 30th at I-70. Ebrahimian would pick up his season best 5th at Bristol before it was back to bad results with a 31st at Texas, 34th at Portland, 9th at Watkins Glen before finishing 8th in the last round at the Milwaukee Mile.
The entry list for the sixth time this season would be bumped up to 37 as Jamie Timber's Team 23 Racing made their fifth appearance of the season. In qualifying, Chakat Duskwatcher would score hir first career series pole, posting a time of 21.261 seconds. Ebrahimian's truck would struggle to get through inspection during qualifying and thus wouldn't post a time in qualifying, securing him the 37th and final spot on the grid.
On race day, the battle for last ended just seconds after the command to start the engines as the drivers completed their lone pace lap, Dilan Ebrahimian would pull to the inside of the track and onto pit road at the same time as the #34 Sprint Prepaid Phonecard Dodge of Brian Fox, who was scheduled to start 15th. Both trucks would pull behind the wall as the race went green, with both teams looking over their trucks, each would discover that their engine had suffered terminal failure and both would be listed as "Out" by the fourth lap, with Ebrahimian being given the final spot due to his place on the grid.
Finishing 35th was the #46 Acxiom Ford of Sebastian Torres, who suffered a flat tire with less than ten laps to go while running in 29th, losing two laps in the process, but would be running at the finish.
Finishing 34th was Homestead race winner the #12 Team ASE / Ultra Wheels Ford of Reggie Fogleman, who, after suffering rear end damage during the race's first caution, would limp around the track for the rest of the event, losing a lap to the leaders on Lap 23, but would be running at the finish.
Rounding out the Bottom Five in 33rd was the #32 Miller Brothers Garage Dodge of Juniper Skunktaur, who had himself lost a lap earlier in the event after suffering a flat tire as well, would fight back and kept himself in front of the leaders to be scored as the last truck on the lead lap.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This is the first time the #2 has finished last in a Truck Series race at Nashville.
*This is the first time the #2 has trailed the field since the Season 4 The No Fear Challenge at the California Speedway when Monika Flores's #2 Team ASE Racing Ford fell out with engine issues without completing any of the 20 laps; 29 races ago.
*This is the first time a driver has trailed the field due to engine issues since the DieHard 200 at the Milwaukee Mile when Josh Harmon's #87 AER / Bully Hill Vineyards Chevrolet fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 20 laps; 1 race ago.
*This is the first time the #2 has finished last in a Truck Series race at Nashville.
*This is the first time the #2 has trailed the field since the Season 4 The No Fear Challenge at the California Speedway when Monika Flores's #2 Team ASE Racing Ford fell out with engine issues without completing any of the 20 laps; 29 races ago.
*This is the first time a driver has trailed the field due to engine issues since the DieHard 200 at the Milwaukee Mile when Josh Harmon's #87 AER / Bully Hill Vineyards Chevrolet fell out with engine problems without completing any of the 20 laps; 1 race ago.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
37) #2-Dilan Ebrahimian / 0 laps / engine
36) #34-Brian Fox / 0 laps / engine
35) #46-Sebastian Torres / 23 laps / running
34) #12-Reggie Fogleman / 24 laps / running
33) #32-Juniper Skunktaur / 25 laps / running
37) #2-Dilan Ebrahimian / 0 laps / engine
36) #34-Brian Fox / 0 laps / engine
35) #46-Sebastian Torres / 23 laps / running
34) #12-Reggie Fogleman / 24 laps / running
33) #32-Juniper Skunktaur / 25 laps / running
S5 SCRLASTCAR Rainbow Dash Truck Series Driver's Championship
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