Continuing a lackluster season for The Blue Oval in the Truck Series, Ty Majeski’s No. 98 NASCAR Ford F-150 just didn’t have the speed to pull off the win at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on March 23rd, 2024.
Majeski managed to pace the leaders for most of the race, finishing second in Stage 1 behind Nick Sanchez in the No. 2 Chevy Silverado RST and tailing Corey Heim’s No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra across the line in Stage 2. Majeski even got up front for two laps, but wasn’t able to hold off the field.
When the green flag fell on Stage 3, Majeski tried to put the No. 98 F-150 to the point, but was cleared by Heim heading into Turn 1. Majeski then traded second place with the No. 7 Silverado of Connor Zilisch for a few laps, eventually completing the pass. However, he ultimately finished third behind a pair of Toyota racers as Heim celebrated in Victory Lane.
Ben Rhodes put the No. 99 NASCAR Ford F-150 across the line in seventh, while the next-best Blue Oval team was the No. 13 F-150 of Jake Garcia in 14th.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 46 | 31 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | Taylor Gray | JBL Toyota | 46 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 3 | 9 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Road Ranger Ford | 46 | 2 | Ford F-150 |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Connor Zilisch | Austin Hatcher Foundation Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 5 | 5 | 45 | Ross Chastain(i) | TXAPA Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Jack Hawksworth | Mobil 1 Toyota | 46 | 1 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 7 | 34 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | TSPORT Trucks Ford | 46 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 8 | 10 | 19 | Christian Eckes | NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 46 | 1 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 9 | 17 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 46 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 10 | 7 | 15 | Tanner Gray | ShopTRICON.com Toyota | 46 | 4 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 11 | 18 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 14 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 13 | 22 | 91 | Jack Wood | Klotz/Cometic Gasket Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 14 | 25 | 13 | Jake Garcia | Quanta Services Ford | 46 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 15 | 11 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 16 | 15 | 41 | Bayley Currey | AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 17 | 27 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Will's Automotive Toyota | 46 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 46 | 4 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 19 | 19 | 75 | Stefan Parsons | Springrates Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 20 | 13 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 46 | 2 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 21 | 29 | 22 | Carter Fartuch | Skip Barber Racing School Ford | 46 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 22 | 16 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 23 | 21 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Planters/Menards Ford | 46 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 24 | 24 | 42 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 25 | 12 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 26 | 33 | 12 | Dale Quarterley | Van Dyk Recycling Toyota | 45 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 27 | 8 | 38 | Layne Riggs # | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 43 | 1 | Ford F-150 |
| 28 | 23 | 43 | Daniel Dye | NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 29 | 26 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 30 | 30 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | FR8 Factory Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 31 | 28 | 4 | Marco Andretti | Group 1001/CarQuest Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 32 | 35 | 46 | Thad Moffitt # | Induction Innovations Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 33 | 20 | 33 | Lawless Alan | AUTOChargit Ford | 34 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 34 | 31 | 20 | Vicente Salas | Miramar Financial Group Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 35 | 32 | 02 | Mason Massey | RANDCO Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Wish Ford would pull out of trucks…until Nascar lets each manufactuer run it own designed engine….Ford is using a LS..GM designed…there racing team should be ashamed of even the thought of that…and most people know it….demotes the F 150 image…there bread and butter…they have plenty of crate motors and and sealed engines they could run….