The Blue Oval hasn’t had a storybook 2023 Truck Series season, but Ty Majeski certainly had a storybook race in the No. 98 NASCAR Ford F-150 at Indianapolis Raceway Park on August 11th, 2023.
The season-opening race for the Playoffs played right into Majeski’s hands, as he put the No. 98 NASCAR Ford F-150 in Victory Lane for the first time this year. Early in the race, Majeski checked out, putting over six seconds between the rear bumper of the No. 98 F-150 and the truck running in second place at one point. The margin of victory was 3.422 seconds over the No. 19 Chevy Silverado RST of Christian Eckes, another competitor in the Playoffs.
“I’m proud of the effort, but this is just the start of our playoff run,” said Majeski. “Mistakes really cost us [at Richmond]. We learned from those. Obviously, tonight we were in a really similar situation, and we were able to execute on all fronts. The pit crew was great, [crew chief] Joe [Shear Jr.] made great calls, and I felt like I executed pretty good on the restarts.”
He added, “We put it all together as a race team tonight, and I’m pretty proud of that.”
Corey Heim, driver of the No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra, maintains a three-point lead over Majeski’s No. 98 NASCAR Ford team in the Playoffs. As a reminder, the Truck Series Playoff field includes the following drivers, who are eligible to compete for the championship in 2023:
- Corey Heim, No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford F-150
- Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Chevy Silverado RST
- Christian Eckes, No. 19 Chevy Silverado RST
- Grant Enfinger No. 23 Chevy Silverado RST
- Ty Majeski, No. 98 Ford F-150
- Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford F-150
- Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Chevy Silverado RST
- Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Chevy Silverado RST
- Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ford F-150
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | Road Ranger Ford | 200 | 179 | Ford F-150 |
2 | 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
3 | 12 | 7 | Layne Riggs | Infinity Communications Group Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
4 | 5 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
5 | 8 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Boot Barn Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
6 | 10 | 1 | William Sawalich | Starkey/Soundgear Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
7 | 4 | 24 | Rajah Caruth # | Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
8 | 3 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Safelite Toyota | 200 | 18 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
9 | 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton (P) | Generac/Menards Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
10 | 24 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto (P) | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
11 | 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez # (P) | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
12 | 6 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
13 | 7 | 35 | Jake Garcia # | Quanta Services Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
14 | 22 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
15 | 19 | 15 | Tanner Gray | DSM Precision Manufacturing Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
16 | 21 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | Farm Paint Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
17 | 20 | 61 | Jake Drew | AISIN Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
18 | 23 | 51 | Jack Wood (P) | Rowdy Manufacturing Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
19 | 28 | 41 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
20 | 34 | 17 | Taylor Gray # | JBL Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
21 | 26 | 22 | Logan Bearden | Bearden Automotive Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
22 | 15 | 43 | Daniel Dye # | Bettenhausenauto.com Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
23 | 17 | 2 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
24 | 36 | 45 | Lawless Alan | AUTOChargit Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
25 | 32 | 32 | Bret Holmes # | Precision Garage Doors Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
26 | 30 | 56 | Tyler Hill | HairClub Toyota | 197 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
27 | 18 | 66 | Conner Jones | TSPORT Ford | 196 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
28 | 29 | 4 | Landen Lewis | CarQuest Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
29 | 33 | 30 | Chris Hacker | UBPN/Morgan & Morgan Toyota | 195 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
30 | 14 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 183 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
31 | 25 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | Ford Performance Ford | 140 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
32 | 11 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 130 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
33 | 31 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Warranty Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
34 | 35 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Toyota | 127 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
35 | 16 | 9 | Colby Howard | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
36 | 27 | 20 | Greg Van Alst | CB Fabricating Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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