Virgin Australia LASTCAR Championship: 2020

Tuesday 1 December 2020

Lap 1 crash leaves Golding last at Philip Island.

James Golding picked up his 3rd last-place finish of his Repco Supercars Pro Eseries career when his #440 Siochrome Holden finished under power, 1 lap down in the final race at Philip Island. The finish came in Golding's 16th start.

James Golding in the #440 Siochrome Holden started the race in the rear, but at turn 1 Josh Rodgers in the #25 Appliances Online Holden sent Jake Burton in the #8 Dunlop Holden off the track, sending him to the rear. He then slammed into James Golding in the #440 Siochrome Holden at turn 4, dropping Golding to the rear. Then, Lap 5 saw Richard Hamstead in the #6 Supercheap Auto Ford pit for the 2nd time and fall to last.

At the second pitstop Josh Rodgers in the #25 Appliances Online Holden pitted and fell to last on lap 11. Lap 14 saw Rodgers pass Josh Muggleton in the #81 Shure Ford, dropping him to last. This was followed by James Golding in the #440 Siochrome Holden putting on lap 17, falling to last, where Golding would remain for the rest of the race.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was Jobe Stewart in the #999 Penrite Oils Holden, Josh Rodgers in the #25 Appliances Online Holden, Josh Muggleton in the #81 Shure Ford and James Scott in the #95 BP Ultimate Holden.

The Bottom Five

James Golding	22 Laps	Running
Jobe Stewart	23 Laps	Running
Josh Rodgers	23 Laps	Running
Josh Muggleton	23 Laps	Running
James Scott	23 Laps	Running

The Championship

Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
Harley Haber (CHAMPION)	4	6	7
James Golding	3	5	8
Jack Blackhall	2	5	8
Cooper Webster	2	2	2
Josh Muggleton	1	3	6
Jackson Souslin Harlow	1	3	6
Ethan Grigg-Gault	1	2	4
Emily Jones	1	2	3
Shane Van Gisbergen	1	2	2
Fawzan El-Nabi	1	1	3
Sam Blacklock	0	4	6
Brady Meyers	0	3	4
Ben Smith	0	2	4
Jobe Stewart	0	3	4
Brodie Kostecki	0	2	2
Richard Hamstead	0	1	2
Jarrad Filsell	0	1	2
James Scott	0	1	2
Josh Rodgers	0	1	1
Jake Burton	0	1	1
Josh Anderson	0	0	3
Andrew Gilliam	0	0	2
Zane Goddard	0	0	1

Harley Haber takes out eSeries championship after finishing last at Interlagos.

Harley Haber took out the 2020 Repco Supercars Pro Eseries last-place championship out when he finished under power, 1 lap down in the reverse grid race at Interlagos. The finish came in Haber’s 17^th start.

After racing Race 1, Josh Anderson in the #25 Appliances Online Holden started the race in the rear, at turn 1 Brady Meyers in the #22 Pioneer DJ Ford had spun and fallen to the rear. Madison Down in the #14 RJ Batteries Holden fell to the rear.

End of Lap 1 Jarad Filsell in the #38 Red Bull Holden pitted and fell to the rear, then the following lap Fawzan El-Nabi in the #98 BP Ultimate Ford pitted and fell to the rear. On lap 3 Harley Haber in the #35 Kubota Holden had pitted and fallen to the rear, where he remained for the rest of the race.

Rounding out the Bottom 5 was Jarrad Filsell in the #38 Red Bull Holden, James Scott in the #95 BP Ultimate Holden, Sam Blacklock in the #97 Puresims Holden and James Golding in the #440 Siochrome Holden.

The Bottom Five

Harley Haber (CHAMPION)	12 Laps	Running
Jarrad Filsell	12 Laps	Running
James Scott	13 Laps	Running
Sam Blacklock	13 Laps	Running
James Golding	13 Laps	Running

The Championship

Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
Harley Haber	4	6	7
Jack Blackhall	2	5	8
James Golding	2	4	7
Cooper Webster	2	2	2
Josh Muggleton	1	3	5
Jackson Souslin Harlow	1	3	6
Ethan Grigg-Gault	1	2	4
Emily Jones	1	2	3
Shane Van Gisbergen	1	2	2
Fawzan El-Nabi	1	1	3
Sam Blacklock	0	4	6
Brady Meyers	0	3	4
Ben Smith	0	2	4
Jobe Stewart	0	2	3
Brodie Kostecki	0	2	2
Richard Hamstead	0	1	2
Jarrad Filsell	0	1	2
Jake Burton	0	1	1
James Scott	0	1	1
Josh Anderson	0	0	3
Andrew Gilliam	0	0	2
Zane Goddard	0	0	1

Mid-Race dramas leaves Blackhall last at Interlagos

Jake Blackhall picked up his 2^nd last-place finish of his Repco Supercars Pro Eseries when his #97 Puresims Holden finished under power, 2 laps down in the first race at Interlagos. The finish came in Blackhall’s 16^th start.

Jake Blackhall in the #97 Puresims Holden started the race in the rear, but Emily Jones in the #99 BP Ultimate Holden fell to the rear, then James Golding in the #440 Siochrome Holen fell to the rear after being run off the track. By lap 3, however, Brady Meyers in the #22 Pioneer DJ Ford had fallen to the rear, with Golding, also passing Ben Smith in the #151 NED Ford.

By Lap 8 however Jackson Souslin-Harlow in the #3 Cub Cadet Holden had fallen to the rear, though Jake Blackhall returned to last by the end of the race.

Rounding out the bottom five was James Golding in the #440 Siochrome Holden, Emily Jones in the #99 BP Ultimate Ford, and Josh Anderson in the #19 Local Legends Jerky Biltong Holden.

The Bottom Five

Jake Blackhall	11 Laps	Running
Jackson Souslin-Harlow	13 Laps	Running
James Golding	13 Laps	Running
Emily Jones	13 Laps	Running
Josh Anderson	13 Laps	Running

The Championship

Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
Harley Haber	3	5	6
Jack Blackhall	2	5	8
James Golding	2	4	6
Cooper Webster	2	2	2
Josh Muggleton	1	3	5
Jackson Souslin Harlow	1	3	6
Ethan Grigg-Gault	1	2	4
Emily Jones	1	2	3
Shane Van Gisbergen	1	2	2
Fawzan El-Nabi	1	1	3
Sam Blacklock	0	4	5
Brady Meyers	0	3	4
Ben Smith	0	2	4
Jobe Stewart	0	2	3
Brodie Kostecki	0	2	2
Richard Hamstead	0	1	2
Jake Burton	0	1	1
Josh Anderson	0	0	3
Andrew Gilliam	0	0	2
Zane Goddard	0	0	1
Madison Down	0	0	1
Jarrad Filsell	0	0	1

How Juniorgeneric defines a Last-Place finisher

Australian V8 LASTCAR'S Official Definition of a "Last-Place Finisher" (LPF)

For the purposes of the Australian V8 LASTCAR championship rankings and statistics, a "Last-Place Finisher" (LPF) is a driver(s) who, after qualifying for a V8 Supercars Championship Points-Paying race, the result must be confirmed from official sources, or unofficial sources failing that. Only one driver (or two in a endurance race) can be classified as the LPF for that race.

Meeting those requirements, the LPF can be any driver classified as such for any reason, including, but not limited to.
1) A "did not start" although it should be noted that there is a difference between my definition of "did not start" and Brock Beard's definition of "Did not Start".
For example, in Bathurst 2015 Chazz Mostert and Cameron Waters' #6 Pepsi Max Ford had a huge accident during practice that injured Mostert and all but wrote off the car. Car #6 was withdrawn, and therefore I don't count Mostert and Waters as finishing last. Under Brock Beard's definition, however, Mostert and Waters would have finished last instead of David Wall and Chris Pither.
2) An entrant who encounters an event once the race has started which prevents the driver(s) from finishing ahead of any other qualified entrants, including both DNFs and drivers who finish under power but laps down*

*Only when all the cars in the race are running ahead of the LPF

3) A decision to “start and park” the driver’s entry (Extremely rare in V8 Supercars)
(4) a disqualification handed down by V8 Supercars and/or track officials that subsequently classifies the driver(s) in the final position behind the unofficial LPF.

Australian V8 LASTCAR shall not consider the LPF as anything else, including but not limited too
1) Any DNQ's
2) Any driver's who's car withdrew before the race start.
3)The lowest-ranked driver who finishes the race under power (unless all cars finished under power, actually quite common in V8 Supercars)
4) A driver(s) who finished last initially, however post-race disqualifications usurped the spot.
5) A driver(s) who may be catagorised as finishing last for exhibition events (I may bring these back at some point in the near future, I need more accurate numbers for the events before I start them up again)
6) Anything in non-V8 Supercar Main game (again, insufficent historical data)
7) A driver who was running last when the checkered flag fell, however because they greeted the checkered flag but a drive who was in front of them at the end of the race, however was not running at the end of the race. In that instance the driver who doesn't finish the race will fall behind the driver whom is still running at the end of the race.

In the rare event where official results or a preponderance of unofficial results are later updated with more accurate information about who was the LPF for that event, Australian V8 LASTCAR rankings and statistics shall be updated to reflect that change.