It was the few late-race cautions in Richmond that helped Ty Majeski! The Craftsman Truck Series race seemed to be a conflict story between Christian Eckes and Corey Heim. The two were battling neck-and-neck for the playoff lead. But even as Eckes dominated most of the show, Majeski showed up towards the end and took advantage of a few smoking wrecks.

Coming to the victory lane, the No. 98 truck driver thanked his stars for more than his glory. Majeski managed to rewrite his script of failures in past races this time. Yet he almost slipped into another blunder, as he admitted while exuding victorious emotions post-race.

Fortune favored Ty Majeski this time

The 27-year-old driver has been displaying great speed this year, finishing in the front row quite frequently and clinching six top-five finishes. However, many unexpected issues have staggered Ty Majeski’s pace. For example, in Las Vegas, Majeski was the star of the show as he grabbed both stage wins and led 40 laps. However, on lap 101, he wheel-hopped when slowing down to pit road speed and was nabbed for a speeding penalty. A similar mishap occurred in Bristol, although Majeski corrected his stance at COTA. 

In the Worldwide Express 250 at Richmond Raceway, Ty Majeski snagged a consecutive race victory. But not without facing potential trouble first, as the gleeful driver admitted during his post-race celebrations. He mentioned in the post-race pitlane interview, “In Richmond, the last two years found different ways to lose them. We tried to do it again tonight, made another mistake…we really need to clean that stuff up before playoff time.” 

The ThorSport Racing driver was sent to the rear early in the race due to an uncontrolled tire penalty. But soon he carved his way to the front and pounced on leader William Sawalich [who finished P22], on a restart with 20 of 250 laps remaining.

Yet Ty Majeski beamed with pride as he had a wonderful team to support him. “So proud of these guys for sticking behind me…Soda Sense, the local sponsor from my hometown in Wisconsin. It’s so cool to come full circle, a huge sport of mine…All our partners in current records, Road Ranger…Duke and Rhonda Thorson gave me a huge opportunity a few years ago. I had the time of my life racing for this team…And we’re gonna try and bring another trophy back home,” he added.

Cautions had started only at the end of stage 2 when a multi-car wreck unfolded after the restart on the backstretch. However, Ty Majeski counted on one—with 20 laps to go, Connor Zilisch spun and brought out a caution, and this allowed Majeski to speed ahead of Grant Enfinger. Majeski crossed the finish line by 0.926 seconds and clinched his second victory after the pre-Olympic Lucas Oil win. Majeski’s spectacular driving prowess was complimented by a prominent Cup Series star.

When Majeski threatened a Cup star last year

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During the 2023 Bristol dirt race for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a wild face-off unfolded between two drivers. Ty Majeski was a mainstay during the event and landed his ThorSport truck in the top five by the end of the race. But that was not all, as Majeski frequently found himself behind the rear bumper of Joey Logano. The latter noticed Majeski’s prolonged threat in his rearview mirror with the help of first-time-spotter Ryan Blaney.

The race was loaded with 11 yellow flags, and Ty Majeski often restarted alongside Logano on the front row. The Team Penske Cup driver could no help but hail Majeski’s incredible pace. “(Majeski) was fast in the heat race, started in the back, finished the second to us,” Logano said. “He looked to be a little bit better than us in the heat race. He was able to find some speed into (turn) three. That’s what I was saying earlier, how Blaney kind of relayed that information to me.”

Sure enough, Ty Majeski translated last year’s speed this year as well. Now well-conced in the playoffs, Majeski will be a big threat to the top contenders for the championship round.