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NASCAR Truck Bristol II

Majeski wins Bristol Trucks playoff race for first career win

Ty Majeski not only got his first NASCAR Truck Series victory but the opportunity to compete for the season championship as well.

Majeski, 28, easily cleared for the lead on a restart with 12 of 200 laps remaining and held off Zane Smith by 1.152 seconds to win Thursday night’s race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

It’s Majeski’s first win in 40 series starts and first in NASCAR national series competition (he’s also made 15 starts in the Xfinity Series).

With the victory, Majeski locks himself into the Truck Series championship race at Phoenix regardless of how he finishes in the next two races.

 

“I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this,” Majeski said. “Just so proud to be here. We came guns blazing for this race. Took our best truck. This is so cool.

“My career’s been so up-and-down. There’s been a lot of people that have helped get me to this point. This is just damn cool. Man, I’ve been waiting for this for a long time.”

Parker Kligerman finished third, Grant Enfinger fourth and Matt Crafton rounded out the top-five.

Completing the top-10 were Derek Kraus, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Chandler Smith and Corey Heim.

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Stage 3

Following the break between Stages 2 and 3, several trucks decided to pit – including Chandler Smith – and Zane Smith stayed out and inherited the lead.

On the restart on Lap 122, Zane Smith was followed by Kligerman and Kraus. Chandler Smith lined up 15th.

With 65 laps remaining, Zane Smith was working hard to fend off a challenge for the lead by Majeski. Enfinger ran third.

Chris Hacker spun off Turn 3 following contact with Eckes on Lap 111 to bring out the fourth caution of the race.

A handful of trucks pit but Zane Smith remained on the track and in the lead when the race resumed on Lap 157.

Majeski quickly powered to the lead on the restart.

Tanner Gray got into Dean Thompson in Turn 3 and sent him into the wall on Lap 179. That brought out the sixth caution of the race.

Majeski continued to lead the way on the restart on Lap 189.

Stage 2

Chandler Smith again held off a late charge from Friesen to win Stage 2 and complete the sweep of stage victories.

Eckes was third, Ben Rhodes fourth and Taylor Gray rounded out the top-five.

Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, several lead-lap trucks pit but Chandler Smith stayed out and remained in the lead.

On the restart on Lap 66, Chandler Smith was followed by Friesen, Kraus and Majeski.

Connor Mosack spun off Turn 2 on Lap 85 to bring out another caution. Matt DiBenedetto had just hit pit road under green prior to the incident.

Several lead-lap trucks decided to pit and Carson Hocevar was penalized for speeding on pit road. Again, Chandler Smith elected to remain on the track and led the way on the restart on Lap 92.

With 10 laps remaining in the stage, Chandler Smith held a small lead over Friesen as Eckes had moved into third.

Stage 1

Chandler Smith held off a tough challenge from Friesen to claim the Stage 1 win, his fourth of the 2022 season.

Kraus was third, DiBenedetto fourth and Enfinger rounded out the top-five.

Kraus started on the pole and jumped out to a more than 1-second lead after 10 laps.

On Lap 26, Chandler Smith made his way around Kraus to take the lead for the first time in the race.

Josh Reaume spun off Turn 2 on Lap 37 to bring out a caution and then Rajah Caruth’s No. 7 slammed into Reaume after the fact. Reaume was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.

 

Several lead-lap trucks pit – including Zane Smith and Nemechek – but Chandler Smith remained on the track and in the lead when the race resumed on Lap 48.

John Hunter Nemechek (backup truck) and Zane Smith (unapproved adjustments) both had to start the race from the rear of the field.

Cla # Driver Manufacturer Laps Time Gap Interval Laps Led
1 66 United States Ty Majeski Toyota 200 1:25'36.934     45
2 38 Zane Smith Ford 200 1:25'38.086 1.152 1.152 39
3 75 United States Parker Kligerman Toyota 200 1:25'39.383 2.449 1.297  
4 23 United States Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 200 1:25'39.751 2.817 0.368  
5 88 United States Matt Crafton Toyota 200 1:25'40.118 3.184 0.367  
6 19 United States Derek Kraus Chevrolet 200 1:25'40.709 3.775 0.591 27
7 52 United States Stewart Friesen Toyota 200 1:25'40.978 4.044 0.269  
8 98 United States Christian Eckes Toyota 200 1:25'41.419 4.485 0.441  
9 18 Chandler Smith Toyota 200 1:25'41.660 4.726 0.241 89
10 51 Corey Heim Toyota 200 1:25'42.017 5.083 0.357  
11 16 United States Tyler Ankrum Toyota 200 1:25'42.707 5.773 0.690  
12 4 United States John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 200 1:25'43.555 6.621 0.848  
13 30 Kaden Honeycutt Toyota 200 1:25'44.271 7.337 0.716  
14 1 United States Hailie Deegan Ford 200 1:25'45.766 8.832 1.495  
15 44 United States Bayley Currey Chevrolet 200 1:25'45.918 8.984 0.152  
16 17 Taylor Gray Ford 200 1:25'46.037 9.103 0.119  
17 15 United States Tanner Gray Ford 200 1:25'46.236 9.302 0.199  
18 99 United States Ben Rhodes Toyota 200 1:25'46.486 9.552 0.250  
19 42 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 200 1:25'46.856 9.922 0.370  
20 22 United States Austin Wayne Self Chevrolet 200 1:25'47.467 10.533 0.611  
21 24 Jack Wood Chevrolet 200 1:25'48.053 11.119 0.586  
22 35 Jake Garcia Chevrolet 200 1:25'48.190 11.256 0.137  
23 45 Alan Lawless Chevrolet 200 1:25'48.653 11.719 0.463  
24 91 Colby Howard Chevrolet 200 1:25'49.302 12.368 0.649  
25 02 United States Jesse Little Chevrolet 200 1:25'51.064 14.130 1.762  
26 56 United States Timmy Hill Toyota 200 1:25'51.948 15.014 0.884  
27 25 United States Matt DiBenedetto Chevrolet 199 1:25'50.173 1 Lap 1 Lap  
28 9 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 197 1:25'51.411 3 Laps 2 Laps  
29 20 Leland Honeyman Chevrolet 195 1:25'53.115 5 Laps 2 Laps  
30 61 United States Chase Purdy Toyota 193 1:24'43.499 7 Laps 2 Laps  
31 32 Connor Mosack Chevrolet 192 1:25'52.101 8 Laps 1 Lap  
32 40 Dean Thompson Chevrolet 178 1:14'42.815 22 Laps 14 Laps  
33 33 Chris Hacker Toyota 165 1:11'21.900 35 Laps 13 Laps  
34 7 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 44 18'55.311 156 Laps 121 Laps  
35 43 United States Josh Reaume Chevrolet 34 9'41.099 166 Laps 10 Laps  
36 12 United States Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 25 8'06.638 175 Laps 9 Laps  

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