| Ty Majeski | |||||||
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.jpg) Majeski atLas Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025 | |||||||
| Born | Tyler Brad Majeski (1994-08-18)August 18, 1994 (age 31) Seymour, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2024NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion 2020, 2023Snowball Derby Winner 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021ARCA Midwest Tour Champion 2023ASA Stars National Tour Champion 2016World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model Champion 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025Oktoberfest Winner 2018, 2020, 2023, 2025Slinger Nationals Winner 2015, 2016, 2017Florida Governor's Cup Winner 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022Rattler 250 Winner 2015, 2019Howie Lettow Memorial Winner 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024Dixieland 250 Winner 2017, 2018Dells Icebreaker Winner 2020Orange Blossom 100 Winner 2019Winter Showdown winner 2020, 2021South Carolina 400 Winner 2025Winchester 400 Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 2014ARCA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year Holds record for mostARCA Midwest Tour Championships (5) | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 15 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2018 position | 34th | ||||||
| Best finish | 34th (2018) | ||||||
| First race | 2017American Ethanol E15 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2018Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 115 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 88 (ThorSport Racing) | ||||||
| 2025 position | 2nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2019Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026Fresh From Florida 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 2022UNOH 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last win | 2024NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 15 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 20th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2016Montgomery Ward Fathers Day 200 (Madison) | ||||||
| Last race | 2019Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
| First win | 2019General Tire 150 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last win | 2019Bounty 150 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 60th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of February 14, 2026. | |||||||
Tyler Brad Majeski (born August 18, 1994) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He competes full-time in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 88Ford F-150 forThorSport Racing, as well as inlate model racing. He has also competed in theNASCAR Xfinity Series,ARCA Menards Series, andARCA Menards Series West in the past. He is the2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion.
Majeski is a member of the 2016 NASCAR Next class and was previously adevelopment driver forRoush 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 forChad Bryant Racing, winning three races in six starts, which landed him a full-time ride in the Truck Series withNiece 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.
He won four consecutive championships in theARCA 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.
Majeski was born on August 18, 1994, and began racing as a nine-year-old on dirtkarts in 2004 at Hi-Go Raceway near his hometown ofSeymour, Wisconsin.[1][2][3] Majeski's first win came on his tenth birthday.[1] In his first eight races, he had won three features.[4] He eventually was racing at several different tracks in his home area: GSR Kartway nearClintonville, Wisconsin, Hi-Go Raceway inCecil, Wisconsin and Meadowview Kartway byHilbert, Wisconsin.[3] Between 2005 and 2009, he won five track titles and 84 features.[4] By the time he turned 15, he had won a national championship in the Mid-American National Series.[3] In karting, he had won six national championships, three state championships, and five track titles.[2] In 2009, Majeski took second overall in the National Indoor Championship atBatesville, Mississippi;[4] he won three of five events which caught the attention of Bobby Waltrip, the brother ofDarrell andMichael Waltrip.[3] In 2009, Waltrip arranged for Majeski to test an asphaltlate model race car atHickory Motor Speedway.[4] After Majeski got used to driving the car, he was posting lap times quicker that the car's normal driver;[4] Waltrip wanted Majeski to move toNorth Carolina for the 2009 racing season but his family did not want to move.[3]
Majeski ended up remaining in Wisconsin and started racing limited late models in Wisconsin at Pathfinder Racing Chassis / JJ Motorsports Racing as a teammate toRoss Kenseth.[3][4] He raced a various tracks for the 2010 season including Columbus 151 Speedway,Dells Raceway Park, andMadison International Speedway with former NASCAR Busch Series driverJason Schuler as his crew chief.[3][4] Majeski joined the Big 8 Late Model Series tour in 2011.[2] He won three races, including the Big 8 race at the National Short Track Championship weekend atRockford Speedway.[2]
Majeski progressed to racing Super Late Models in 2012.[2] In 2013, he raced 27 events in four cars for four different owners.[2] In the season, Majeski recorded his firstARCA Midwest Tour pole position at Marshfield Motor Speedway.[2] He won three races at the Oktoberfest race weekend at theLaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway.[2]
Majeski raced for theARCA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year title in 2014. He achieved his first tour victory atIlliana Motor Speedway in May 2014.[5] That season, he also ran occasional selected weekly races at State Park Speedway on Thursdays, andLaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway on Saturday nights, TUNDRA Super Late Model Series events, and the three Red, White, and Blue series races atWisconsin International Raceway.[5] Majeski also won at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in July 2014.[2] 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.[6] At the 2014Snowball Derby, Majeski started 32nd and moved his way up to a 19th-place finish.[2] He had a total of five victories in 35 races that year.[7]
Majeski was named one of the seven finalists for the inauguralKulwicki Driver Development Program in 2015.[6] Participants were awarded $7777 to help develop their careers. He raced a similar schedule in 2015, starting with a seven-night series atNew Smyrna Speedway for the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. Majeski won the second program on Tuesday night and led the series points for two nights.[2] In July 2015, Speed51.com ranked him No. 4 on their short track power ranking with seven victories.[6] At theSlinger Nationals, Majeski started 20th and passed up to second place.[6][8][9] 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.[8]
Majeski raced four times during the LaCrosse Oktoberfest weekend; he won the late model feature on Thursday night, theDick Trickle 99 on Friday night, and the JMcK 63 Big 8 Series race on Saturday night.[10] 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.[10] Majeski traveled across the United States toFlorida for the Governor's Cup atNew Smyrna Speedway in November. He started 27th. After passing through the entire field, Majeski held offSteven Wallace on numerous restarts to take the win.[11]Dale Earnhardt Jr.tweeted about Majeski's win calling him "the Deal".[12] At theSnowball Derby, Majeski qualified second quickest and was awarded the pole position afterChristopher Bell'sKyle Busch Motorsports entry was disqualified.[13]
The Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP) named him their inaugural winner.[7] In 56 events, he had 18 wins,[14] 19 pole positions, and 48 Top 10 finishes.[7] Speed51 ranked him No. 3 on their final short track season rankings behindWhelen Modified Tour winnerDoug Coby andLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Jonathan Davenport.[15]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.[14]
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 overSpeedweeks. Majeski won the second night[16] and the final night to capture three total wins and the Speedweeks title.[17] He finished first or second in all six series events with an average finish of 1.5.[18] 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.[19] Speed51.com rated Majeski as its No. 1 Short Track Draft pick in May 2016.[20] That month he won the first race of the ARCA Midwest Tour, theJoe Shear Memorial atMadison International Speedway, overJohnny Sauter.[21] In May, he joinedRoush Fenway Racing'sdriver development program.[22] He was one of eleven drivers named to the NASCAR Next 2016–2017 class on the following day.[23] In June 2016, Majeski made his first ARCA start in the No. 17Roulo Brothers Racing car.[24] He had the fastest time in practice, started seventh, raced up to second, and finished fourth.[24] For the season, Majeski won nine of ten races at LaCrosse, plus had several high finishes at Madison.[25] Majeski noticed that he was high in the NASCARWhelen 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.[25] He made a late-season decision to try for the national title.[25] He started double features atElko Speedway and climbed to tenth in the standings.[25] On the following weekend, he won another feature at Madison for his 13th NASCAR weekly win of the season to climb to third in the standings.[26] He raced more at Elko andRockford Speedway but finished third in the final points standings.[27]
Majeski ended the season by winning the Oktoberfest main event at LaCrosse to earn his third consecutive ARCA Midwest Tour championship.[28] 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.[29]
Majeski moved toCharlotte, North Carolina in early 2017 to work in the Roush organization as an engineer.[30] He reportedly was close to securing a Ford development contract but ARCA championChase Briscoe received the contract since he had more large track experience.[30] He began the season racing in the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna.[30] Majeski won his second consecutive Rattler 250 overHarrison Burton andSteven Wallace.[31] In March 2017, Majeski announced a part-time schedule in the ARCA series. On April 24, 2017, after testing a car atDaytona International Speedway,[32] it was announced that Majeski would run five ARCA races forCunningham Motorsports.[33]
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 atDells Raceway Park.[34] Majeski clinched his fourth consecutive ARCA Midwest Tour atElko Speedway with one race remaining for the season.[35] 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.[36]
In July 2018, he dominated to win his firstSlinger Nationals.[37] 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.[38] He was announced as the driver for five ARCA races in the No. 22Chad Bryant Racing car in 2019.[39] In his second start for the team, Majeski took advantage of a late-race mistake byMichael Self to take the lead and held offSheldon Creed for an overtime win atCharlotte Motor Speedway.[40] He would also win the following race atPocono Raceway.[41] Going for three in a row atMichigan International Speedway the following week, a fuel gamble fell short on the final corner as Majeski was passed byMichael Self for the win.[42] In July, Majeski was passed in the final corner byMatt Kenseth to finish second in the Slinger Nationals.[43] In August, Majeski scored his first Dixieland 250 win inARCA Midwest Tour competition at his home track,Wisconsin International Raceway.[44] Majeski pulled away after a restart with 16 laps remaining to capture his second Oktoberfest at LaCrosse in October after a tight battle withErik Darnell.[45][46]
During the weekend, he also ran his firstNASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at the track with Chad Bryant Racing.[47] On February 16, he won his 100th Super Late Model race during the World Series of Asphalt race atNew Smyrna Speedway.[48] In July, Majeski won his second Slinger Nationals after losing some of the power steering just after half-way through the 200 lap event.[49] He won his second consecutive Dixieland 250ARCA Midwest Tour race at Wisconsin International Raceway in August.[50]
After qualifying on pole position at the OktoberfestSuper 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.[51] He took the ARCA Midwest Tour win overRich Bickle to pocket the win money and bonus.[51] Majeski then won theMyrtle 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.[52] His fifth championship set a new series record.[52] He then repeated his Myrtle Beach 400 win in Florence.
In March 2017, Majeski announced he would be making hisNASCAR Xfinity Series debut atIowa Speedway in June.[53] Two months later, in his Xfinity debut at Iowa, Majeski qualified tenth and ran as high as fifth,[54] but was involved in an accident withKyle Benjamin on lap 114; he finished 34th.[55] He returned to the Xfinity Series at Iowa and the season finale atHomestead-Miami.[56]
Roush Fenway Racing announced that Majeski would share the No. 60 car with Chase Briscoe andAustin Cindric in 2018.[57] Majeski had his first Top 10 result with a seventh-place finish at Iowa.[58]
In November 2019, Majeski made hisNASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut in theLucas Oil 150 atISM Raceway, driving the No. 44 truck forNiece Motorsports.[59][60]
On December 10, 2019, it was announced that Majeski had joined Niece full-time in the team's No. 45 truck for the2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, replacingRoss Chastain.[61] In his first race of the season, he was involved in a crash and slid on his roof in Turn 1 at Daytona.[62]
On September 8, 2020, the entry list for the truck race atRichmond Raceway listedTrevor 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.[63] 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.[64]
In 2021, Majeski joinedThorSport Racing and would return to the Truck Series atCharlotte andNashville in the No. 66, a part-time fifth truck for them.[65]
Majeski drove the No. 66 full-time in2022. He made the playoffs by staying consistent with seven top-fives and ten top-ten finishes. During the playoffs, Majeski won atBristol andHomestead to lock himself in the Championship 4.[66] He finished 20th atPhoenix after a late spin, resulting in a fourth-place finish in the standings.[67]
Majeski, now driving in the No. 98, started the2023 season with a sixth-place finish atDaytona. 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 atIndianapolis.[68] On August 29, NASCAR suspended crew chief Joe Shear Jr. for four races and fined himUS$25,000 after the truck was discovered to have an illegal right rear wheel and tire during the inspection prior to theMilwaukee race. In addition, the No. 98 team was docked 75 owner and driver points and five playoff points.[69] Majeski made it all the way to the Round of 8 before he was eliminated atHomestead.[70]
Majeski started the2024 season with a 15th-place finish atDaytona. Throughout the regular season, he won atIndianapolis andRichmond.[71][72] Despite not winning during the playoffs, he stayed consistent enough to make the Championship 4.[73] On November 5, NASCAR fined MajeskiUS$12,500 for skipping championship media day to vote in the2024 United States presidential election.[74] He scored his third win atPhoenix, winning his first Truck Series championship.[75]
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 teammateMatt Crafton. Entering the playoffs at Darlington, Majeski was riding a five-race top-ten streak and through the playoffs, Majeski scored a top 10 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 retiringMatt Crafton, starting in the2026 season.[76]
Majeski graduated fromSeymour Community High School in 2013.[77] In February 2017, Majeski moved from his home state ofWisconsin toNorth Carolina to be closer to the racing community.[53] He reportedly took off a semester atUW-Madison as a senior majoring in mechanical engineering.[31][78] He was the number one ranked oval player in the world for the onlineracing simulatoriRacing from December 2016 until December 2021, which sponsors him in his racing.[79][80] In early August 2018, Majeski announced his engagement to Ali VanderLoop on Twitter.[81]
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 inSandusky, Ohio instead of theCharlotte 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.[65]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2017 | Roush Fenway Racing | 60 | Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW 34 | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW 16 | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM 10 | 45th | 61 | [82] |
| 2018 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI 34 | RCH | TAL 37 | DOV 34 | CLT 22 | POC | MCH | IOW 7 | CHI | DAY | KEN 27 | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA 28 | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH 34 | ROV 34 | DOV | KAN 8 | TEX 13 | PHO 18 | HOM | 34th | 155 | [83] | |||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2016 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 17 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | MAD 4 | WIN | IOW | IRP 12 | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI 8 | KEN | KAN 11 | 36th | 750 | [92] |
| 2017 | Cunningham Motorsports | 99 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC 7 | MCH 6 | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI 7 | KEN 6 | KAN 2 | 29th | 1005 | [93] |
| 2019 | Chad Bryant Racing | 22 | Ford | DAY | FIF | SLM | TAL 4 | NSH | TOL | CLT 1 | POC 1 | MCH 2 | MAD | GTW | CHI 1* | ELK | IOW | POC | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN 3 | 20th | 1375 | [94] |
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref |
| 2019 | Chad Bryant Racing | 2 | Ford | LVS | IRW | TUS | TUS | CNS | SON | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO 20 | 60th | 24 | [95] |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Dan Fredrickson | ARCA Midwest Tour champion 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 | Succeeded by Dalton Zehr |