The NASCAR Truck Series Playoffs are approaching, and Ty Majeski, along with Joe Shear Jr., is gearing up with top-notch performances. They won the race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for the second consecutive year. Despite a restart violation at the end of the first stage, which required Majeski to drive down pit road, he remained on the lead lap. Majeski advanced from 16th to second in the second stage and took the lead from Christian Eckes on Lap 145, maintaining control for the rest of the race.
“It’s huge,” Majeski told Fox Sports 1 in a post-race interview. “I made a mistake and had to work hard to make up for it. The team supported me with fantastic pit stops.”
This victory marks Majeski’s fourth career win in the third-tier division and his first of the season, securing his spot in the playoffs starting after the next race at Richmond Raceway on August 10. Although Majeski had already qualified for the playoffs on points earlier in the race, the win grants him five crucial playoff points, boosting his chances of returning to the championship race, which he last competed in 2022.
“It’s been an up-and-down year,” Majeski said. “We had the speed but couldn’t always put it together, partly due to bad luck and some self-inflicted issues.”
Eckes, who won the first two stages, finished second and had a post-race confrontation with Corey Heim over an earlier incident that caused Heim to fall back in the race.
“He has a right to be upset,” Eckes admitted. “I misjudged the straightaway. I didn’t mean to cause the issue, and I apologized to Heim and his team.”
Heim, who finished 17th, acknowledged the minimal contact but emphasized it affected their race.
Grant Enfinger secured third place, followed by Tyler Ankrum, both locking themselves into the Truck Series playoffs on points.
The final playoff spots are likely to be contested by Ben Rhodes, Tanner Gray, Daniel Dye, and Stewart Friesen. However, drivers below the cutline, including Layne Riggs, Ty Dillon, Dean Thompson, and Jake Garcia, could still secure a playoff spot with a win.
Results:
- Ty Majeski
- Christian Eckes
- Grant Enfinger
- Tyler Ankrum
- Layne Riggs
- Sammy Smith
- Luke Fenhaus
- Rajah Caruth
- Dean Thompson
- Nick Sanchez
- Ross Chastain
- William Sawalich
- Chase Purdy
- Bayley Currey
- Jack Wood
- Taylor Gray
- Corey Heim
- Ty Dillon
- Timmy Hill
- Tanner Gray
- Ben Rhodes
- Matt Mills
- Johnny Sauter
- Matt Crafton
- Marco Andretti
- Bret Holmes
- Daniel Dye
- Lawless Alan
- Conor Daly
- Jake Garcia
- Tyler Tomassi
- Thad Moffitt
- Stewart Friesen
- Spencer Boyd
- Mason Massey
