Ty Majeski captures the NASCAR Truck Sequence victory and his first title at Phoenix Raceway on Friday night time within the Championship Race.
AVONDALE, Ariz. — All Ty Majeski wanted was a green-flag run to complete off his domination of Friday night time’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Sequence Championship Race—a victory that earned him his first collection title.
Ty Majeski Captures the NASCAR Truck Sequence Victory and His First Title at Phoenix
Majeski led 132 of 150 laps on the one-mile Phoenix Raceway. When the race-ending 27-lap green-flag run lastly got here, Majeski pulled away to a 3.945-second victory over Corey Heim, who recovered from a restart violation to complete second.
“I can’t consider it,” mentioned Majeski, who received for the primary time at Phoenix, the third time this season on the sixth time in his profession. “Big thanks to (ThorSport Racing staff homeowners) Duke and Rhonda Thorson, (crew chief) Joe Shear Jr.—he’s one dangerous dude.
“That is a lot enjoyable racing with this group. I’m so proud to have the chance to drive these nice race vehicles. There’s lots of instances in my profession when this regarded like a far dream. Duke and Rhonda actually gave me my third alternative after I had two alternatives that failed—man, I can’t thank them sufficient.”
The championship was the second for Shear, who guided Johnny Sauter to the title with GMS Racing in 2016. For ThorSport, it was a series-record sixth championship, including to 3 with Matt Crafton and two with 2023 champion Ben Rhodes.
ThorSport has received three of the final 4 Truck Sequence titles.
Heim restarted nineteenth on lap 108 after his penalty and rapidly moved ahead, however the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Storage Toyota couldn’t overcome the pace in Majeski’s No. 98 Ford.
“I’m actually disillusioned to return up quick like that,” mentioned Heim, who will return for a 3rd season with TRICON subsequent 12 months. “It’s arduous to even be upset. I did nearly all the things proper apart from that restart violation (altering lanes earlier than the beginning/end line).
“However we have been in a position to get our observe place again fairly fast and profit from it. I simply had nothing for the 98. All day, he was so quick… We’ll transfer ahead with our heads up excessive, a six-win season—profession highs for myself my staff, group, all people—only one spot in need of the championship.”
Championship 4 drivers Christian Eckes and Grant Enfinger completed third and fifth, respectively, after pitting for recent tires on lap 113. Although they have been in a position to transfer by the sector, they’d nothing for the race winner.
Earlier than the ultimate green-flag run, three fast cautions—together with a six minute, 9 second crimson flag for a nine-truck wreck on the backstretch—interrupted the motion firstly of the ultimate stage, bringing the full for yellows to 6 for 43 laps. After Majeski obtained away in clear air from a restart on lap 124, nevertheless, the race was over.
Ranging from the pole place, Majeski streaked to a lead of greater than two seconds, however Heim tracked him down in visitors and handed the No. 98 Ford for the highest spot on lap 39.
Three laps later the Ford of Frankie Muniz spun after contact with William Sawalich’s Toyota, ending the primary 45-lap stage underneath warning.
However Majeski reclaimed the lead, with Eckes advancing to second, after Heim slid previous the marks in his pit stall underneath the warning for the stage break and got here out third.
Heim complained on the staff radio channel that the concrete pit stall was one of many slickest he had ever skilled.
Majeski flipped the script in Stage 2, passing Heim for the highest spot on lap 71, six circuits after a restart that adopted Jack Wooden’s arduous crash into the the second flip wall.
By the tip of the stage at lap 90, Majeski had expanded his benefit to three.597 seconds. However stage wins have been inconsequential to the Championship 4 contenders, who would settle possession of title within the frenetic last phase of the race.
Nick Sanchez completed fourth as the one non-Championship 4 driver to crack the highest 5. Taylor Grey was fifth, adopted by Kaden Honeycutt, Connor Mosack, Rhodes and Layne Riggs.
