Finally, five months into the 2024 Truck Series season, The Blue Oval has a win under its belt. Ty Majeski, driver of the No. 98 NASCAR Ford F-150, scored the manufacturer’s first win in the division this year at Indianapolis Raceway Park on July 19th, 2024.
It wasn’t an easy victory for Majeski, who dominated at the same track to win last year. A restart violation sent him to the tail end of the longest line – that is, to the rear of the field – on Lap 50, forcing him to fight back toward the front to make it happen.
Despite the penalty, Majeski managed to fight back to third place by the time the green-checkered flags fell on Stage 2. He took control of the race with 56 laps left and didn’t look back, using a lapped truck to slow the leader enough for him to complete the pass. From there, he went on to win by a whopping 4.129 second lead.
“It’s huge,” Majeski said. “Obviously, I made a little bit of a mistake. It was probably a little bit of a close call on that restart. I had to pony up and get it back. Obviously, when you make a mistake as a driver, you drive a little bit harder to make up for it, but these guys had my back – awesome pit stops.”
He added, “It’s been an up-and-down year. We’ve had the speed to win. Just haven’t been able to put it together, had some bad luck along the way, some of it self-inflicted. But, man, so proud of this Road Ranger group.”
Christian Eckes’ No. 19 Chevy Silverado RST, Grant Enfinger’s No. 9 Silverado, Tyler Ankrum’s No. 18 Silverado, and Layne Riggs’ No. 38 NASCAR Ford rounded out the top five.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Road Ranger Ford | 200 | 56 | Ford F-150 |
| 2 | 6 | 19 | Christian Eckes | NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 200 | 73 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 200 | 71 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 5 | 17 | 38 | Layne Riggs # | Long John Silver's Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 6 | 12 | 7 | Sammy Smith(i) | Golden Harvest Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 7 | 14 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | Soda Sense Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 8 | 1 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 9 | 19 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 10 | 11 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 11 | 16 | 45 | Ross Chastain(i) | Alliance Highway Safety Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 26 | 1 | William Sawalich | Starkey/Soundgear Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 13 | 10 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 14 | 22 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 15 | 23 | 91 | Jack Wood | Children's Museum Indianapolis Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 16 | 13 | 17 | Taylor Gray | JBL Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 17 | 9 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 18 | 20 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 19 | 25 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Units Storage Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 20 | 21 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Bucket Boss Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 21 | 15 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Campers Inn RV Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 22 | 34 | 42 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 23 | 28 | 16 | Johnny Sauter | AISIN Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 24 | 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Dutch Boy/Menards Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 25 | 29 | 04 | Marco Andretti | Group 1001 Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 26 | 30 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Best Value Carriers Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 27 | 7 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Bettenhausen Automotive Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 28 | 24 | 33 | Lawless Alan | AUTOChargit Ford | 198 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 29 | 35 | 44 | Conor Daly(i) | Power Plus Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 30 | 18 | 13 | Jake Garcia | Quanta Services Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 31 | 31 | 22 | Tyler Tomassi | Levrack Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 32 | 33 | 46 | Thad Moffitt # | Tasty Duck Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 33 | 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 194 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 34 | 32 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | KIR Ammo.com Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 35 | 27 | 02 | Mason Massey | BRUNT Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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