Ty Majeski

Tyler Brad Majeski (born August 18, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 88 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing, as well as in late model racing. He has also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series, and ARCA Menards Series West in the past. He is the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion.

Majeski is a member of the 2016 NASCAR Next class and was previously a development driver for Roush Fenway Racing. He raced in three NASCAR Xfinity Series races for the team in 2017 and twelve in 2018, all of which came in their No. 60 car. Majeski was left without a ride when Roush closed down their Xfinity team after the season. He then returned to ARCA in 2019 to drive part-time for Chad Bryant Racing, winning three races in six starts, which landed him a full-time ride in the Truck Series with Niece Motorsports in 2020, which he would be released from during the season, after which he landed at ThorSport in 2021, running a part-time schedule that season, and would then run full time from the 2022 season, winning two races in that season and going on to win a championship two years later.

Majeski won four consecutive championships in the ARCA Midwest Tour in 2014 (that year, he was also the series' Rookie of the Year), 2015, 2016, and 2017. He returned to win the 2021 championship.

Racing career Early years

Majeski was born on August 18, 1994, and began racing as a nine-year-old on dirt karts in 2004 at Hi-Go Raceway near his hometown of Seymour, Wisconsin. He eventually was racing at several different tracks in his home area: GSR Kartway near Clintonville, Wisconsin, Hi-Go Raceway in Cecil, Wisconsin and Meadowview Kartway by Hilbert, Wisconsin. Between 2005 and 2009, he won five track titles and 84 features. That season, he also ran occasional selected weekly races at State Park Speedway on Thursdays, and LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway on Saturday nights, TUNDRA Super Late Model Series events, and the three Red, White, and Blue series races at Wisconsin International Raceway. He was awarded the series' the Rookie of the Year title along with the ARCA Midwest Tour championship in 2014, becoming the series' youngest champion. At the 2014 Snowball Derby, Majeski started 32nd and moved his way up to a 19th-place finish.

Majeski was named one of the seven finalists for the inaugural Kulwicki Driver Development Program in 2015. While battling for the lead near the end of the race, he got into an incident while trying to pass a lapped car and restarted at the back of the lead lap cars to finish fourth.

Majeski raced four times during the LaCrosse Oktoberfest weekend; he won the late model feature on Thursday night, the Dick Trickle 99 on Friday night, and the JMcK 63 Big 8 Series race on Saturday night. With 10 laps to go, he was leading the ARCA Midwest Tour race on Sunday when a vapor lock caused his car to temporarily lose power on a restart; he finished third. Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted about Majeski's win calling him "the Deal". At the Snowball Derby, Majeski qualified second quickest and was awarded the pole position after Christopher Bell's Kyle Busch Motorsports entry was disqualified.

The Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP) named him their inaugural winner. ESPN featured Majeski as the main driver to watch in the future in an off-season article as it described him accepting the KDDP trophy.

Majeski started the 2016 season in February in the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna, a week-long series of racing over Speedweeks. Majeski won the second night and the final night to capture three total wins and the Speedweeks title. He finished first or second in all six series events with an average finish of 1.5. He followed the series by racing in another southern race; he quickly went from a seventh place start to the lead as he dominated to win the Rattler 250 race at South Alabama Speedway. Speed51.com rated Majeski as its No. 1 Short Track Draft pick in May 2016. That month, he won the first race of the ARCA Midwest Tour, the Joe Shear Memorial at Madison International Speedway, over Johnny Sauter. In May, he joined Roush Fenway Racing's driver development program. He was one of eleven drivers named to the NASCAR Next 2016–2017 class on the following day. In June 2016, Majeski made his first ARCA start in the No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing car. He had the fastest time in practice, started seventh, raced up to second, and finished fourth. Majeski noticed that he was high in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national points in August despite not intentionally racing for any track's points championship. The driver's top-18 finishes determine their standings. He raced more at Elko and Rockford Speedway but finished third in the final points standings.

Majeski ended the season by winning the Oktoberfest main event at LaCrosse to earn his third consecutive ARCA Midwest Tour championship. He returned to New Smyrna Speedway and qualified on the pole position for the Governor's Cup. He fell nearly two laps down during the race and came back to win for the second consecutive year. thumb Majeski moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in early 2017 to work in the Roush organization as an engineer. He reportedly was close to securing a Ford development contract but ARCA champion Chase Briscoe received the contract since he had more large track experience. In March 2017, Majeski announced a part-time schedule in the ARCA series. On April 24, 2017, after testing a car at Daytona International Speedway, it was announced that Majeski would run five ARCA races for Cunningham Motorsports.

In April, he returned to Wisconsin for the first asphalt race of the year; he led the last 44 laps to take the Icebreaker 100 win at Dells Raceway Park. Majeski clinched his fourth consecutive ARCA Midwest Tour at Elko Speedway with one race remaining for the season. Majeski won his third consecutive Governor's Cup in a Super Late Model at New Smyrna Speedway in November over Bubba Pollard, Wallace, and Burton.

In July 2018, he dominated to win his first Slinger Nationals. On December 2, 2018, Majeski announced a return to Super Late Model racing after it was revealed that Roush Fenway Racing was in the process of closing its Xfinity program. He was announced as the driver for five ARCA races in the No. 22 Chad Bryant Racing car in 2019. In his second start for the team, Majeski took advantage of a late-race mistake by Michael Self to take the lead and held off Sheldon Creed for an overtime win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He would also win the following race at Pocono Raceway. Going for three in a row at Michigan International Speedway the following week, a fuel gamble fell short on the final corner as Majeski was passed by Michael Self for the win. In July, Majeski was passed in the final corner by Matt Kenseth to finish second in the Slinger Nationals. In August, Majeski scored his first Dixieland 250 win in ARCA Midwest Tour competition at his home track, Wisconsin International Raceway. Majeski pulled away after a restart with 16 laps remaining to capture his second Oktoberfest at LaCrosse in October after a tight battle with Erik Darnell.

During the weekend, he also ran his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at the track with Chad Bryant Racing. On February 16, he won his 100th Super Late Model race during the World Series of Asphalt race at New Smyrna Speedway. In July, Majeski won his second Slinger Nationals after losing some of the power steering just after half-way through the 200 lap event. He won his second consecutive Dixieland 250 ARCA Midwest Tour race at Wisconsin International Raceway in August.

After qualifying on pole position at the Oktoberfest Super Late Model event at LaCrosse in October 2020, he elected to start in the back of the field for a chance to win an extra $6,300 with a victory. He took the ARCA Midwest Tour win over Rich Bickle to pocket the win money and bonus. Majeski then won the Myrtle Beach 400 Late Model race in its first year since moving to Florence Motor Speedway in Timmonsville. Majeski returned to the ARCA Midwest Tour between the NASCAR races and won the 2021 championship with a second-place finish at Oktoberfest. His fifth championship set a new series record. He then repeated his Myrtle Beach 400 win in Florence.

Xfinity Series In March 2017, Majeski announced he would be making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Iowa Speedway in June. Two months later, in his Xfinity debut at Iowa, Majeski qualified tenth and ran as high as fifth, but was involved in an accident with Kyle Benjamin on lap 114; he finished 34th. He returned to the Xfinity Series at Iowa and the season finale at Homestead-Miami.

Roush Fenway Racing announced that Majeski would share the No. 60 car with Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric in 2018. Majeski had his first top-ten result with a seventh-place finish at Iowa.

Craftsman Truck Series In November 2019, Majeski made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut in the Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway, driving the No. 44 truck for Niece Motorsports.

On December 10, 2019, it was announced that Majeski had joined Niece full-time in the team's No. 45 truck for the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, replacing Ross Chastain. In his first race of the season, he was involved in a crash and slid on his roof in Turn 1 at Daytona.

On September 8, 2020, the entry list for the truck race at Richmond Raceway listed Trevor Bayne as the driver for the No. 45 instead of Majeski, who was nowhere to be found on the entry list. No statement was made as to why Majeski was not entered. Three races later, following a second-place finish at Talladega, Bayne told reporters that he would finish the season in the No. 45, effectively ending Majeski's rookie season without explanation.

In 2021, Majeski joined ThorSport Racing and would return to the Truck Series at Charlotte and Nashville in the No. 66, a part-time fifth truck for them.

Majeski drove the No. 66 full-time in 2022. He made the playoffs by staying consistent with seven top-fives and ten top-ten finishes. During the playoffs, Majeski won at Bristol and Homestead to lock himself in the Championship 4. He finished 20th at Phoenix after a late spin, resulting in a fourth-place finish in the standings.

Majeski, now driving in the No. 98, started the 2023 season with a sixth-place finish at Daytona. He stayed consistent with seven top-fives and eleven top-ten finishes, allowing him to qualify for the playoffs. Majeski won the first round of the playoffs at Indianapolis. On August 29, NASCAR suspended crew chief Joe Shear Jr. for four races and fined him 25,000 after the truck was discovered to have an illegal right rear wheel and tire during the inspection prior to the Milwaukee race. In addition, the No. 98 team was docked 75 owner and driver points and five playoff points. Majeski made it all the way to the Round of 8 before he was eliminated at Homestead.

Majeski started the 2024 season with a 15th-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the regular season, he won at Indianapolis and Richmond. Despite not winning during the playoffs, he stayed consistent enough to make the Championship 4. On November 5, NASCAR fined Majeski 12,500 for skipping championship media day to vote in the 2024 United States presidential election. He scored his third win at Phoenix, winning his first Truck Series championship.

The 2025 season saw Majeski's title defense start off moderately. He remained consistent enough to make the playoffs despite going winless. He nearly won at Richmond, but was involved in a spin with teammate Matt Crafton. Entering the playoffs at Darlington, Majeski was riding a five-race top-ten streak and through the playoffs, Majeski scored a top-ten in every race, making the Championship 4 for the second year in a row and the third time in four seasons. Majeski ended up finishing second at Phoenix (extending his top-ten streak to twelve races) to finish second in the final standings. On August 18, 2025, ThorSport announced that Majeski will move to the No. 88 truck, replacing the retiring Matt Crafton, starting in the 2026 season.

Personal life

Majeski graduated from Seymour Community High School in 2013. In February 2017, Majeski moved from his home state of Wisconsin to North Carolina to be closer to the racing community. He was the number one ranked oval player in the world for the online racing simulator iRacing from December 2016 until December 2021, which sponsors him in his racing. In early August 2018, Majeski announced his engagement to Ali VanderLoop on Twitter.

When Majeski began working at ThorSport Racing in 2021, he moved from North Carolina to Ohio (although he still owned his North Carolina home), since unlike most NASCAR teams, ThorSport's shop is located in Sandusky, Ohio instead of the Charlotte metropolitan area. The Thorson family (the owners of ThorSport) led Majeski to temporarily stay in the same housing development as them while he is searching for a permanent home in the area. 2018 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX

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HOM 34th 155 Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2019 Niece Motorsports 44 Chevy DAY ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO11 HOM 66th 26 2020 45 DAY32 LVS13 CLT8 ATL19 HOM10 POC36 KEN19 TEX15 KAN11 KAN30 MCH15 DRC32 DOV14 GTW9 DAR13 RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO 21st 299 2021 ThorSport Racing 66 Toyota DAY DRC LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN DAR COA CLT7 TEX NSH8 POC14 KNX GLN GTW33 DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 34th 109 2022 DAY7 LVS10 ATL3 COA30 MAR11 BRD21 DAR4 KAN2 TEX5 CLT13 GTW32 SON3 KNX4 NSH4 MOH12 POC7 IRP8 RCH3 KAN8 BRI1 TAL23 HOM1* PHO20 4th 4017 2023 98 Ford DAY6 LVS5 ATL11 COA3 TEX4 BRD2 MAR4 KAN25 DAR31 NWS2 CLT7 GTW30 NSH31 MOH7 POC6 RCH2* IRP1* MLW7 KAN18 BRI19 TAL21 HOM9 PHO14* 8th 2185 2024 DAY15 ATL2 LVS10* BRI34 COA3 MAR2 TEX10 KAN33 DAR5 NWS11 CLT23 GTW4 NSH9 POC31 IRP1 RCH1 MLW2 BRI8 KAN15 TAL12 HOM2 MAR11 PHO1* 1st 4040 2025 DAY3 ATL8 LVS4 HOM11 MAR13 BRI33 CAR31 TEX10 KAN14 NWS6 CLT32 NSH8 MCH15 POC9 LRP2 IRP5 GLN7 RCH2* DAR4 BRI4 NHA5 ROV8 TAL3 MAR7 PHO2 2nd 4035 2026 88 DAY4 ATL28 STP2 DAR31 CAR8 BRI23 TEX9 GLN24 DOV2 CLT33 NSH12 MCH35 COR5 LRP32 NWS10 IRP3 RCH19 NHA11 BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

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ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2016 Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Ford DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD4 WIN IOW IRP12 POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI8 KEN KAN11 36th 750 2017 Cunningham Motorsports 99 Ford DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC7 MCH6 MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI7 KEN6 KAN2 29th 1005 2019 Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford DAY FIF SLM TAL4 NSH TOL CLT1 POC1 MCH2 MAD GTW CHI1* ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN3 20th 1375

K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2019 Chad Bryant Racing 2 Ford LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW MER AAS KCR PHO20 60th 24

ASA STARS National Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ASA STARS National Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Ref 2023 Gearheadz Motorsports 91 Chevy FIF3 1st 700 Ford MAD1* NWS10 HCY4 MLW1* AND3* WIR1* TOL13 NSV11 Toyota WIN21 2024 Ford NSM16* FIF HCY MAD1* MLWDSQ* AND OWO TOL WIN2 NSV 12th 285 2025 NSM25* FIF DOM HCY NPS MAD21 SLG2 AND OWO TOL5 WIN1* NSV6 12th 399 2026 NSM FIF HCY SLG2* MAD3 NPS OWO TRI TOL WIN NSV NSM -* -*