In a race where the all but one truck finished the race, and the only cautions were for stage breaks, Ty Majeski won his second career race – the second one in three weeks, actually – at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 22.
Majeski led the most laps on the day with 67 circuits around the 1.5-mile facility.
Having already advanced to the Championship 4 by virtue of winning at Bristol Motor Speedway, Majeski is joined by Zane Smith, Chandler Smith, and defending champion Ben Rhodes as the four drivers who will compete for a championship at Phoenix Raceway in two weeks time.
Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, and John Hunter Nemechek all failed to advance to the Championship 4.
Zane Smith was second behind Majeski, followed by Friesen, Ryan Preece, and Corey Heim rounding out the top five.
Rhodes, Eckes, Matt Crafton, Parker Kligerman, and Chandler Smith completed the top 10, respectively.
Rhodes Fast Early, Zane Smith Equally Fast
After polesitter Preece was forced to start the race from the rear for unapproved adjustments, Rhodes jumped out front early in stage one, leading every lap en route to the stage one win, with Zane Smith right behind him at the finish.
When stage two began, it was Smith who was the faster truck of the two. Despite Rhodes holding him off for the opening laps of the stage, Smith drove by the No. 99 and win stage two, while Rhodes slipped back to fifth at stage end.
Nemechek and Enfinger’s Championship Hopes Go Flat
Nemechek entered Homestead in a must-win situation after finishing outside the top 10 at both Bristol and Talladega Superspeedway. He rolled off 13th to start the afternoon and attempted to move through the field early.
However, a flat tire on lap 14 sent the No. 4 into the wall. Despite pitting for new tires, the problem persisted, causing Nemechek to pit a couple of times throughout the race, from which he could never recover.
“I’m sorry.”- JHN
He is told they will be fine. He is now a lap down after this issue. https://t.co/A1fkLMsUrs pic.twitter.com/IujtWiWYlb
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) October 22, 2022
He wound up finishing 35th, six laps down and the last truck running (Spencer Boyd was the race’s only DNF, suffering brake issues with a handful of laps to go).
Likewise, Enfinger treated Homestead as a must-win situation, and ran up front for the majority of the race, until his No. 23 suffered the same fate as Nemechek, cutting a tire on lap 81 and hitting the wall….
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