Repco Australia Superlastcar Championship

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Speeding penalty leaves Blacklock last at Philip Island

Sam Blacklock picked up the 1st last-place finish of the eSeries All-Stars race at Philip Island when his #215 Swyftx Holden retired after 4 of the race's 14 laps.

Emily Jones in the #51 Cash Converters Mustang started the race in the rear, but initially Simon Feigl in the #83 Shure Holden fell to the rear.

An incident on lap 1 between Emily Jones in the #51 Cash Converters Mustang, Joshua Anderson in the #3 Cooldrive Distribution Mustang, Jordan Caruso in the #12 Repco Ford and Sam Blacklock in the #215 Swyftx Holden, initially knocking Jones to the rear.

However, Lap 3 saw Blacklock drift to the rear after having to take a speeding penalty, which he held for the rest of the race, retiring the following lap.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was Joshua Anderson in the #3 Cooldrive Distribution Holden, Ethan Grigg-Gault in the #923 Logitech G Holden, Corey Shepherd in the #718 Pioneer DJ Mustang and Jordan Caurso in the #12 Repco Mustang.

The Bottom Five

Sam Blacklock	4 Laps	Retired
Josh Anderson	14 Laps	Running
Ethan Girgg-Gault	14 Laps	Running
Corey Shepered	14 Laps	Running
Jordan Caruso	14 Laps	Running

The Championship

Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
Sam Blacklock	1	2	3
Emily Jones	1	1	2
Ethan Grigg-Gault	1	2	2
Blake Purdie	1	1	1
Wayne Bourke	0	2	2
Simon Feigl	0	1	2
Corey Sheperd	0	1	2
Josh Anderson	0	1	1
Madison Down	0	1	1
Brady Meyers	0	0	2
Jordan Caruso	0	0	2
Richard Hamstead	0	0	1

Wednesday, 8 September 2021

Netcode failure leaves Stanaway last at Daytona in absolute demolition derby

Richie Stanaway picked up the 1st last-place finish of his 2021 eSeries campaign when his #62 Are you our wildcard driver? Chevrolet retired with netcode failure after 16 of the race's 28 Laps.

Jake Kostecki in the #35 Yellow Cover Chevrolet started the race in the rear,

The Big one at the first corner, involving James Davison in the #15 Greatest Generation Chevrolet, Garrett Smithley in the #51 Nurtec COF Chevrolet, Kurt Kostecki in the #35 Yellow Cover Chevrolet, Justin Ruggier in the #88 Cash Convertor's Mustang, Sam Brabham in the #10 Repco Mustang, Cameron Waters in the #6 Monster Energy Ford, Andre Heimgartner in the #7 NED Mustang and Chaz Mostert in the #25 Appliances Online Chevrolet, leaving Mostert in the last place.

Lap 16 saw Richie Stanaway in the #62 Are you our wildcard driver? Chevrolet retire with a netcode disconnection, sending him to last.

Following Stanaway out was Chaz Mostert in the #25 Appliances Online Chevrolet, who retired lap 24, followed by Matthew Payne in the #3 Cooldrive Distribution Mustang, who retired after the third crash of the race on lap 25. Rounding out the Bottom Five was Zak Best in the #27 Shannons Mustang and Tony D’Alberto in the #923 Logitech G Chevrolet

The Bottom Five

Richie Stanaway	16 Laps	Netcode
Chaz Mostert	22 Laps	Crash
Matthew Payne	23 Laps	Crash
Zak Best	23 Laps	Running
Tony D’Alberto	25 Laps	Running

The Bottom Five

Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
Matt McLean	1	1	2
Will Davison	1	1	1
Richie Stanaway	1	1	1
Sam Brabham	0	2	2
Andre Heimgartner	0	1	1
Todd Hazelwood	0	1	1
Matthew Payne	0	1	1
Chaz Mostert	0	1	1
Scott Pye	0	0	1
Jayden Ojeda	0	0	1
Zane Goddard	0	0	1
Zak Best	0	0	1
Tony D’Alberto	0	0	1

Ethan Grigg-Gault last after fun race at Road America

Ethan Grigg-Gault picked up the 1^st last-place finish of the 2021 eSeries championship when his #923 Logitech G Racing Holden finished under power, on the lead lap in the third round at Road America.

Kurt Stenberg in the #215 swyftx Holden started the race in the rear, though Simon Fiegl in the #83 Swytfx Holden fell to last just before Lap 2 started.

Pitstops started on Lap 3, with Emily Jones in the #51 Cash Converters Mustang pitted and fell to last. A couple of laps later Ethan Grigg-Gault in the #923 Logitech G Racing Holden pitted and fell to last, where he remained for the rest of the race.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was Madison Down in the #14 RYCO 24/7 Holden, Simon Felgi in the #83 Swytfx Holden, Sam Blacklock in the #215 Swyftx Holden and Emily Jones in the #51 Cash Converters Mustang

The Bottom Five

Ethan Grigg-Gault	10 Laps	Running
Madison Down	10 Laps	Running
Simon Feigl	10 Laps	Running
Sam Blacklock	10 Laps	Running
Emily Jones`	10 Laps	Running

The Championship

Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
Emily Jones	1	1	2
Blake Purdie	1	1	1
Ethan Grigg-Gault	1	1	1
Wayne Bourke	0	2	2
Simon Feigl	0	1	2
Sam Blacklock	0	1	2
Corey Sheperd	0	1	1
Madison Down	0	1	1
Brady Meyers	0	0	2
Jordan Caruso	0	0	1
Richard Hamstead	0	0	1

Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Early race crash leaves Davison last at Pocono

Will Davison picked up the 1^st last-place finish of his 2021 Eseries campaign when his #17 Shell V-Power Ford finished under power, 3 laps down in the race at Pocono.

Sam Brabham in the #10 Repco Mustang started the race in the ring, but by the end of Lap 1 Zane Goddard in the #35 Yellow Cover Holden had fallen to last.

Matt McLean in the #54 Shure Holden and Will Davison in the #17 Shell V-Power Ford collided on lap 3, also collecting Matthew Pane in the #3 Cooldrive Distribution Holden and Todd Hazelwood in the #14 Black Duck Holden, dropping Davison to last first then McLean.

Davison returned to last on Lap 14, and lost another lap on Lap 15, ending 3 laps down.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was Sam Brabham in the #10 Repco Mustang, Todd Hazelwood in the #14 Black Duck Holden, Matthew McLean in the #54 Shure Holden and Zane Goddard in the #35 Yellow Cover Holden.

The Bottom Five

Will Davison	20 Laps	Running
Sam Brabham	21 Laps	Running
Todd Hazelwood	22 Laps	Running
Matthew McLean	22 Laps	Running
Zane Goddard	23 Laps	Running

The Bottom Five

Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
Will Davison	1	1	1
Matt McLean	1	1	2
Sam Brabham	0	2	2
Andre Heimgartner	0	1	1
Todd Hazelwood	0	1	1
Scott Pye	0	0	1
Jayden Ojeda	0	0	1
Zane Goddard	0	0	1

Mid-Race crash leaves Emily Jones last at Long Beach

Emily Jones picked up the 1st last-place finish of her 2021 Pro eSeries championship when she retired with Crash damage after 11 of the race's 17 laps.

Wayne Bourke in the #89 Penrite Racing Mustang started the race in the rear but soon Richard Hamstead in the #44 Boost Mobile Mustang had fallen to the rear.

Pitstops started on lap 3 with Simon Fiejl in the #83 Shure Holden pitted and fell to the rear. Lap 6 saw Josh Anderson in the #3 Cooldrive Distribution Mustang pit and fall to last.

Lap 8 saw Fawzan El-Nabi in the #62 Bathurst 1000 Boot Party Holden was taken out by Sam Blacklock in the #215 Sqyftz Holden. His drive-through penalty dropped him to last on Lap 9.

On lap 11 Blake Purdie in the #48 Shannons Mustang took out Emily Jones in the #51 Cash Converters Mustang, dropping Jones to last, retiring shortly afterwards.

Lap 16 saw a big crash between Jobe Stewart in the #9 WD-40 Holden, Brady Meyers in the #22 Shell V-Power Mustang, Blake Purdie in the #48 Shannon's Mustang and Corey Shepard in the #718 Pioneer DJ Mustang, seeing Meyers drop into the bottom five.

Splitting Jones and Meyers was Sam Blacklock in the #215 Sqyftz Holden and Brady Meyers in the #22 Shell V-Power Mustang. Rounding out the Bottom Five was Richard Hamstead in #44 Boost Mobile Mustang and Wayne Bourke in the #89 Shannons Mustang

Emily Jones	10 Laps	Crash
Sam Blacklock	15 Laps	Running
Brady Meyers	17 Laps	Running
Richard Hamstead	17 Laps	Running
Wayne Bourke	17 Laps	Running

The Championship

Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
Blake Purdie	1	1	1
Emily Jones	1	1	1
Wayne Bourke	0	2	2
Sam Blacklock	0	1	1
Corey Sheperd	0	1	1
Brady Meyers	0	0	2
Jordan Caruso	0	0	1
Simon Feigl	0	0	1
Richard Hamstead	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.