ASA STARS

Ty Majeski Chasing Truck Series, ASA STARS Championship

Five-time Midwest Tour champion is chasing a Truck and ASA championship.

by
Matt Weaver
May 3, 2023

It will take a little bit of logistical help, some good performance and a degree of good ole fashioned luck but Ty Majeski is poised to chase two marquee championships this season across the Craftsman NASCAR Truck Series and ASA STARS.

The 28-year-old from Seymour Wisconsin enters the weekend at Kansas Speedway as the Truck Series championship leader in his second full-time campaign for ThorSport Racing.

That race is Saturday night, which will allow him to fly overnight back home just to turn around and race his No. 91 Super Late Model on Sunday in the second ASA National race of the season at Madison International Speedway.

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All told, the Truck Series has no conflicts with the inaugural 10-race Super Late Model national championship and it’s a dream scenario for a racing junkie like Majeski and a scenario he doesn’t take for granted.

“It’s a real neat opportunity,” Majeski told Short Track Scene on Wednesday. “With all the talk about how ASA wants to grow the season beyond 10 races, this might be the only chance I get to run the full series.

“We’re going to take up the first seven races and see where we’re at after Kaukauna in August. Winchester and Nashville are big financial commitments. But it’s a really cool opportunity to be a part of these first races in this first season, no matter how it plays out.”

Majeski enters the second ASA race third in the standings of those entered into the Joe Shear Classic and is 25 points behind Casey Roderick and three behind Cole Butcher.

He also has a 26-point lead over Zane Smith after seven Truck Series races. It’s a distinct possibility that Majeski could lead both championships by Sunday night.

“I’m just so thankful for the opportunity to drive the really good cars and trucks that I do right now,” Majeski said. “Obviously our Late Model stuff has been so good for a long time, and those guys are like family to me. At the same time, I’m so grateful for what Duke and Rhonda (Thorson) are allowing me to be a part of here in Sandusky too.

“I love working with Joe (Shear Jr.) and knowing that we have a chance to win every time we show up in the Truck Series too. I don’t take for granted that I am making a living doing what I love and being able to win so many races.”

Another reason for Majeski to feel confident ahead of the weekend is that Madison is a home track of sorts. It’s two hours from his home and is the site of the second most number of starts he’s made in a Late Model at 34.

Only his 35 starts at LaCrosse is more.

And now all the southern guys like Bubba Pollard, Stephen Nasse and championship leader Casey Roderick driving up to Madison, it’s a chance for Majeski to defend his home turf. He has 13 wins across those 34 starts divided between ASA Midwest Tour and NASCAR Weekly Series competition.

“You do want to defend your home turf,” Majeski said. “I also see it as an advantage and an opportunity for us to qualify well, lead laps and have a strong chance at a win.

“Yeah, we’ve enjoyed a lot of success going south but you’re still racing a place like Pensacola, where we only race once a year, and those guys race five and have such a big notebook advantage. It took us awhile to really build one of our own.

“So here, we have that advantage, and if we’re going to compete for a championship, we need to get those qualifying and stage points. That’s the opportunity racing at home presents us.”

And Majeski says the Wisconsin half-mile really lends itself to those who are most familiar with it.

“It’s really really rough,” he said. “I’m trying to think of a southern counterpart, and you could say Pensacola a little bit, but really way rougher. It’s hard to pass. It’s a two groove race track and there will be a lot of side by side, which is good for fans, but it’s hard to pass.

“You want to be on the inside to get someone, but it’s still so hard, because you make speed up top. Two grooves. And that wasn’t always the case here. You’ll see a lot of falloff, comers and goers. 150 laps on a set of tires and then a 50-lap showdown.

“It should be a really good race.”

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Matt Weaver

Matt Weaver is the owner and founder of Short Track Scene. Weaver grew up in the sport, having raced himself before becoming a reporter in college at the University of South Alabama. He also has extensive experience covering NASCAR, IndyCar and Dirt Sprint Cars.

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