Ty Majeski Goes Back-to-Back as Playoff Field is Set

In a Nutshell

Last year, Ty Majeski dominated the race at Richmond Raceway, only to lose the lead and win late to Carson Hocevar.

This year, Majeski reversed the roles.

He wasn’t the dominant truck of the night, but he was able to take the lead away from Grant Enfinger, who led the most laps on the night and held on through a chaotic final restart to win his second straight race of the year at Richmond.

Majeski exited the Olympic break as the defending winner, having nabbed his first win of the season at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on July 19. Now, he enters the playoffs with two straight wins and all the momentum heading into the seven-race dash for the title.

Just as expected.

Speaking of playoffs, the 10-driver field was set in the regular season finale, with Christian Eckes clinching the regular season title and Daniel Dye racing his way into the playoffs, grabbing the final spot in the field.

All that and more happened in a chaotic race at Richmond.

The Top Truckers at Richmond Raceway

Winner: Ty Majeski
Polesitter, Stage 1 Winner: Christian Eckes
Stage 2 Winner, Most Laps Led (98 of 250 laps): Grant Enfinger
Biggest Mover: Stefan Parsons (started 29th, finished 11th)
Rookie of the Race: Layne Riggs

Top Storylines of the Race

• With a 37-driver entry list, that meant one driver found themselves without a spot in the 36-truck field. Unfortunately, that driver was Trey Hutchens. It’s his first failure to qualify this season. He successfully qualified for his two previous attempts this season at Bristol Motor Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway.
• Matt Mills saw his race and any slim playoff chances come to an end on lap 56, when a flat tire caused him to slam the wall in turns 3 and 4. The damage proved too extreme, as it ended up being the last lap the No. 42 would turn for the evening.
• Stage three saw a slew of cautions, kicked off by a big crash that involved Dean Thompson, Mason Massey, Keith McGee, and more. From there, four more cautions slowed the race’s pace.

The Winning Move

Under the third-to-last caution of the race, Corey Heim, who had largely been a non-factor for the lead, took the chance to pit and put on his final fresh set of tires. As tires make a big difference at Richmond, he found himself flying through the field, eventually tracking down Enfinger and taking the lead from him.

The downside for Heim was that if another caution came out, he’d only have scuffed…