Majeski “Wins” Practice and Qualifying for Milwaukee Truck Race
(WEST ALLIS, WIS – AUG 24, 2024 – RIS) Ty Majeski topped the practice and qualifying results for the LiUNA! 175 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on the Milwaukee Mile. In practice, Majeski drove his Ford to a quickest lap of 30.584 sec at 119.474 mph, just a tick ahead of Taylor Gray’s Toyota at 30.609 and 119.377. Corey Heim’s ten-lap average topped that chart, at 117.366 mph, followed by Christian Eckes’ ten-lap average of 117.199 mph.
In qualifying, Majeski cranked out a lap of 29.815 sec at 122.556 mph, with an even narrower gap ahead of Tanner Gray, Taylor’s brother, who had a lap just 0.021 second slower than Majeski’s. Norm Benning never found any speed in the No, 6 Chevy and failed to qualify for Sunday’s race.
NCTS Final Practice: LiUNA! 175, The Milwaukee Mile
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Ty Majeski (P), No. 98 Road Ranger/Soda Sense Ford, 30.584 sec, 119.474 mph, 1, 15, ---, ---
2) Taylor Gray (P), No. 17 JBL Toyota, 30.609, 119.377, 1, 22, -0.025 sec, -0.025 sec
3) Christian Eckes (P), No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 30.624, 119.318, 2, 30, -0.040, -0.015
4) Nick Sanchez (P), No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.632, 119.287, 1, 30, -0.048, -0.008
5) Corey Heim (P), No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 30.676, 119.116, 1, 24, -0.092, -0.044
6) Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 30.729, 118.910, 1, 17, -0.145, -0.053
7) Rajah Caruth (P), No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 30.775, 118.733, 1, 26, -0.191, -0.046
8) Layne Riggs #, No. 38 Zorn Compressor & Equipment Ford, 30.781, 118.710, 3, 26, -0.197, -0.006
9) Sammy Smith(i) (P), No. 7 Golden Harvest Chevrolet, 30.846, 118.459, 2, 24, -0.262, -0.065
10) Grant Enfinger (P), No. 9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 30.864, 118.390, 1, 25, -0.280, -0.018
11) William Sawalich, No. 1 Starkey/Soundgear Toyota, 30.865, 118.387, 1, 22, -0.281, -0.001
12) Ben Rhodes (P), No. 99 Bommarito Automotive Group Ford, 30.869, 118.371, 2, 22, -0.285, -0.004
13) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 30.917, 118.187, 3, 24, -0.333, -0.048
14) Chase Purdy, No. 77 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 30.919, 118.180, 2, 27, -0.335, -0.002
15) Ty Dillon, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 30.948, 118.069, 2, 18, -0.364, -0.029
16) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 30.958, 118.031, 1, 23, -0.374, -0.010
17) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford, 30.965, 118.004, 2, 19, -0.381, -0.007
18) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 31.052, 117.674, 1, 28, -0.468, -0.087
19) Tyler Ankrum (P), No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 31.057, 117.655, 4, 32, -0.473, -0.005
20) Conner Jones #, No. 66 TSPORT Ford, 31.100, 117.492, 1, 20, -0.516, -0.043
21) Kaden Honeycutt (P), No. 45 Moore's Venture Foods Chevrolet, 31.152, 117.296, 1, 31, -0.568, -0.052
22) Jack Wood, No. 91 High Fives Foundation/GoPro Chevrolet, 31.214, 117.063, 2, 26, -0.630, -0.062
23) Timmy Hill, No. 56 Consolidation Coach Toyota, 31.280, 116.816, 1, 15, -0.696, -0.066
24) Spencer Boyd, No. 76 CampCowboy.org Chevrolet, 31.359, 116.522, 3, 14, -0.775, -0.079
25) Bayley Currey, No. 41 AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet, 31.364, 116.503, 6, 20, -0.780, -0.005
26) Matt Mills, No. 42 Utilitra/J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 31.383, 116.432, 2, 22, -0.799, -0.019
27) Matthew Gould, No. 44 Niece Chevrolet, 31.613, 115.585, 5, 17, -1.029, -0.230
28) Daniel Dye (P), No. 43 Champion Container Chevrolet, 31.630, 115.523, 11, 27, -1.046, -0.017
29) Bret Holmes, No. 32 Best Value Carriers Chevrolet, 31.687, 115.315, 7, 25, -1.103, -0.057
30) Dexter Bean(i), No. 02 Badger Environmental Chevrolet, 31.791, 114.938, 4, 21, -1.207, -0.104
31) Marco Andretti, No. 04 Group 1001/CarQuest Chevrolet, 31.900, 114.545, 10, 17, -1.316, -0.109
32) Lawless Alan, No. 33 AUTOChargit Ford, 31.968, 114.302, 3, 19, -1.384, -0.068
33) Thad Moffitt #, No. 46 Petty's Garage Chevrolet, 32.026, 114.095, 6, 13, -1.442, -0.058
34) Mason Maggio, No. 22 Flitz Polish Ford, 32.137, 113.701, 2, 21, -1.553, -0.111
35) Justin Carroll, No. 90 Carroll's Automotive/Duratain Toyota, 32.658, 111.887, 3, 22, -2.074, -0.521
36) Jayson Alexander, No. 21 Ford, 32.707, 111.719, 5, 17, -2.123, -0.049
37) Norm Benning, No. 6 MDIA Inc Chevrolet, 34.198, 106.848, 6, 8, -3.614, -1.491
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Truck, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Corey Heim (P), No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 1, 10, 117.366
2) Christian Eckes (P), No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 1, 10, 117.199
3) Rajah Caruth (P), No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 1, 10, 117.019
4) Nick Sanchez (P), No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 1, 10, 116.790
5) Ty Majeski (P), No. 98 Road Ranger/Soda Sense Ford, 1, 10, 116.606
6) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 1, 10, 116.588
7) Tyler Ankrum (P), No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 3, 12, 116.574
8) Taylor Gray (P), No. 17 JBL Toyota, 1, 10, 116.516
9) Chase Purdy, No. 77 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 1, 10, 116.450
10) Sammy Smith(i) (P), No. 7 Golden Harvest Chevrolet, 1, 10, 116.440
11) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 1, 10, 116.403
12) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 1, 10, 116.204
13) Bayley Currey, No. 41 AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet, 3, 12, 115.801
14) Layne Riggs #, No. 38 Zorn Compressor & Equipment Ford, 1, 10, 115.753
15) Matt Mills, No. 42 Utilitra/J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 2, 11, 115.604
16) Jack Wood, No. 91 High Fives Foundation/GoPro Chevrolet, 1, 10, 114.928
17) Daniel Dye (P), No. 43 Champion Container Chevrolet, 9, 18, 114.657
18) Kaden Honeycutt (P), No. 45 Moore's Venture Foods Chevrolet, 10, 19, 114.517
19) Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 4, 13, 114.355
20) Matthew Gould, No. 44 Niece Chevrolet, 1, 10, 114.036
21) Bret Holmes, No. 32 Best Value Carriers Chevrolet, 1, 10, 113.499
22) Grant Enfinger (P), No. 9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 16, 25, 113.400
23) Jayson Alexander, No. 21 Ford, 8, 17, 109.168
Must run 10 consecutive laps
Time Trial Results: LiUNA! 175, The Milwaukee Mile
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Ty Majeski (P), No. 98 Road Ranger/Soda Sense Ford, 29.815 sec, 122.556 mph, ---, ---
2) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 29.836, 122.469, 0.021 sec, 0.021 sec
3) Christian Eckes (P), No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 29.997, 121.812, 0.182, 0.161
4) Corey Heim (P), No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 30.007, 121.772, 0.192, 0.010
5) Nick Sanchez (P), No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.098, 121.403, 0.283, 0.091
6) William Sawalich, No. 1 Starkey/Soundgear Toyota, 30.136, 121.250, 0.321, 0.038
7) Kaden Honeycutt (P), No. 45 Moore's Venture Foods Chevrolet, 30.143, 121.222, 0.328, 0.007
8) Rajah Caruth (P), No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 30.165, 121.134, 0.350, 0.022
9) Tyler Ankrum (P), No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 30.181, 121.070, 0.366, 0.016
10) Daniel Dye (P), No. 43 Champion Container Chevrolet, 30.205, 120.973, 0.390, 0.024
11) Taylor Gray (P), No. 17 JBL Toyota, 30.235, 120.853, 0.420, 0.030
12) Grant Enfinger (P), No. 9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 30.236, 120.849, 0.421, 0.001
13) Bayley Currey, No. 41 AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet, 30.271, 120.710, 0.456, 0.035
14) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford, 30.292, 120.626, 0.477, 0.021
15) Ty Dillon, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 30.307, 120.566, 0.492, 0.015
16) Layne Riggs #, No. 38 Zorn Compressor & Equipment Ford, 30.338, 120.443, 0.523, 0.031
17) Matt Mills, No. 42 Utilitra/J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 30.430, 120.079, 0.615, 0.092
18) Ben Rhodes (P), No. 99 Bommarito Automotive Group Ford, 30.446, 120.016, 0.631, 0.016
19) Sammy Smith(i) (P), No. 7 Golden Harvest Chevrolet, 30.466, 119.937, 0.651, 0.020
20) Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 30.490, 119.843, 0.675, 0.024
21) Chase Purdy, No. 77 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 30.492, 119.835, 0.677, 0.002
22) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 30.526, 119.701, 0.711, 0.034
23) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 30.636, 119.271, 0.821, 0.110
24) Marco Andretti, No. 04 Group 1001/CarQuest Chevrolet, 30.670, 119.139, 0.855, 0.034
25) Jack Wood, No. 91 High Fives Foundation/GoPro Chevrolet, 30.743, 118.856, 0.928, 0.073
26) Conner Jones #, No. 66 TSPORT Ford, 30.744, 118.852, 0.929, 0.001
27) Timmy Hill, No. 56 Consolidation Coach Toyota, 30.813, 118.586, 0.998, 0.069
28) Bret Holmes, No. 32 Best Value Carriers Chevrolet, 30.880, 118.329, 1.065, 0.067
29) Mason Maggio, No. 22 Flitz Polish Ford, 30.887, 118.302, 1.072, 0.007
30) Lawless Alan, No. 33 AUTOChargit Ford, 30.888, 118.298, 1.073, 0.001
31) Matthew Gould, No. 44 Niece Chevrolet, 31.047, 117.693, 1.232, 0.159
32) Dexter Bean (OP)(i), No. 02 Badger Environmental Chevrolet, 31.144, 117.326, 1.329, 0.097
33) Thad Moffitt (OP) #, No. 46 Petty's Garage Chevrolet, 31.276, 116.831, 1.461, 0.132
34) Spencer Boyd (OP), No. 76 CampCowboy.org Chevrolet, 31.361, 116.514, 1.546, 0.085
35) Justin Carroll (OP), No. 90 Carroll's Automotive/Duratain Toyota, 31.998, 114.195, 2.183, 0.637
36) Jayson Alexander (OP), No. 21 Ford, 32.345, 112.970, 2.530, 0.347
37) Norm Benning, No. 6 MDIA Inc Chevrolet, 34.037, 107.354, 4.222, 1.692
(OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, PC - Past Champion,(i)Ineligible for driver points in this series
Starting Line Up : LiUNA! 175, The Milwaukee Mile
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed
1) Ty Majeski (P), No. No. 98 Road Ranger/Soda Sense Ford, 29.815 sec, 122.556 mph
2) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 29.836, 122.469
3) Christian Eckes (P), No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 29.997, 121.812
4) Corey Heim (P), No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 30.007, 121.772
5) Nick Sanchez (P), No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.098, 121.403
6) William Sawalich, No. 1 Starkey/Soundgear Toyota, 30.136, 121.250
7) Kaden Honeycutt (P), No. 45 Moore's Venture Foods Chevrolet, 30.143, 121.222
8) Rajah Caruth (P), No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 30.165, 121.134
9) Tyler Ankrum (P), No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 30.181, 121.070
10) Daniel Dye (P), No. 43 Champion Container Chevrolet, 30.205, 120.973
11) Taylor Gray (P), No. 17 JBL Toyota, 30.235, 120.853
12) Grant Enfinger (P), No. 9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 30.236, 120.849
13) Bayley Currey, No. 41 AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet, 30.271, 120.710
14) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford, 30.292, 120.626
15) Ty Dillon, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 30.307, 120.566
16) Layne Riggs #, No. 38 Zorn Compressor & Equipment Ford, 30.338, 120.443
17) Matt Mills, No. 42 Utilitra/J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 30.430, 120.079
18) Ben Rhodes (P), No. 99 Bommarito Automotive Group Ford, 30.446, 120.016
19) Sammy Smith(i) (P), No. 7 Golden Harvest Chevrolet, 30.466, 119.937
20) Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 30.490, 119.843
21) Chase Purdy, No. 77 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 30.492, 119.835
22) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 30.526, 119.701
23) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 30.636, 119.271
24) Marco Andretti, No. 04 Group 1001/CarQuest Chevrolet, 30.670, 119.139
25) Jack Wood, No. 91 High Fives Foundation/GoPro Chevrolet, 30.743, 118.856
26) Conner Jones #, No. 66 TSPORT Ford, 30.744, 118.852
27) Timmy Hill, No. 56 Consolidation Coach Toyota, 30.813, 118.586
28) Bret Holmes, No. 32 Best Value Carriers Chevrolet, 30.880, 118.329
29) Mason Maggio, No. 22 Flitz Polish Ford, 30.887, 118.302
30) Lawless Alan, No. 33 AUTOChargit Ford, 30.888, 118.298
31) Matthew Gould, No. 44 Niece Chevrolet, 31.047, 117.693
32) Dexter Bean(i), No. 02 Badger Environmental Chevrolet, Owner Points
33) Thad Moffitt #, No. 46 Petty's Garage Chevrolet, Owner Points
34) Spencer Boyd, No. 76 CampCowboy.org Chevrolet, Owner Points
35) Justin Carroll, No. 90 Carroll's Automotive/Duratain Toyota, Owner Points
36) Jayson Alexander, No. 21 Ford, Owner Points
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie, (P) Playoffs
Did not qualify: Norm Benning, No. 6 MDIA Inc Chevrolet
Track Qualifying Record: Grant Enfinger, 08/27/23, 29.304 sec, 122.848 mph
Track Race Record: Dennis Setzer, 06/24/05, 1:49:11, 109.907 mph
John Davison
Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.