Trackin' Trucks: Ty Majeski Wins Craftsman Truck Series Championship at Phoenix
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Ty Majeski earned the 2024 Craftsman Truck Series championship on Friday night at Phoenix Raceway. He earned the series title by winning the race at the one-mile track, holding off title contenders Corey Heim and Christian Eckes.
Nick Sanchez finished fourth, while Grant Enfinger rounded out the top five finishers.
“This is so much fun racing with this group,” Majeski said. “So proud to have the opportunity to drive these great race trucks. There’s a lot of times in my career where this looks like a far dream, and [team owners] Duke and Rhonda [Thorson] really gave me my third opportunity after I had two opportunities that failed. I can’t thank them enough.”
Majeski earned the championship while making his second Championship 4 appearance, earning ThorSport Racing their sixth Truck Series title, which is the most by an organization in the series.
Majeski earned his way into the series playoffs by winning back-to-back races at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Richmond Raceway during the regular season.
The Wisconsin native went winless during the post-season but advanced to the championship finale by second places finishes at Milwaukee and Homestead. He also earned a top-10 finish at Bristol Motor Speedway to further secure his ticket to the championship finale.
“It’s been a long road here,” Majeski said. “These people behind me, everybody at Ford, really gave me another opportunity when my career looked like it could have ended, and they brought me on as an engineer in 2021 with a few races and turned into a full-time deal. We made our first Championship 4 in ’22, and now we’re sitting here as champions.”
Majeski’s championship gives ThorSport Racing back-to-back championships after Ben Rhodes won last year’s title. It’s the first time in series history where one organization has won multiple back-to-back titles, having Matt Crafton earning championships in 2013 and 2014.
Taylor Gray finished sixth on Friday, Kaden Honeycutt finished seventh, while Conner Mosack, Rhodes, and Layne Riggs finished in the eighth position through 10th place, respectively.
“This is so much fun racing with this group,” Majeski said. “So proud to have the opportunity to drive these great race trucks. There’s a lot of times in my career where this looks like a far dream, and [team owners] Duke and Rhonda [Thorson] really gave me my third opportunity after I had two opportunities that failed. I can’t thank them enough.”
Majeski earned the championship while making his second Championship 4 appearance, earning ThorSport Racing their sixth Truck Series title, which is the most by an organization in the series.
Majeski earned his way into the series playoffs by winning back-to-back races at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Richmond Raceway during the regular season.
The Wisconsin native went winless during the post-season but advanced to the championship finale by second places finishes at Milwaukee and Homestead. He also earned a top-10 finish at Bristol Motor Speedway to further secure his ticket to the championship finale.
Credit: Jared C. Tilton
“It’s been a long road here,” Majeski said. “These people behind me, everybody at Ford, really gave me another opportunity when my career looked like it could have ended, and they brought me on as an engineer in 2021 with a few races and turned into a full-time deal. We made our first Championship 4 in ’22, and now we’re sitting here as champions.”
Majeski’s championship gives ThorSport Racing back-to-back championships after Ben Rhodes won last year’s title. It’s the first time in series history where one organization has won multiple back-to-back titles, having Matt Crafton earning championships in 2013 and 2014.
Taylor Gray finished sixth on Friday, Kaden Honeycutt finished seventh, while Conner Mosack, Rhodes, and Layne Riggs finished in the eighth position through 10th place, respectively.
Trackin' Trucks: Ty Majeski Wins Craftsman Truck Series Championship at Phoenix
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Saturday, November 09, 2024
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Reviewed by Courtney Horn
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Saturday, November 09, 2024
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