By Luis Torres, Staff Writer
Ford Performance drivers have certainly hit its stride when it comes to NASCAR’s Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway with Joey Logano and Ty Majeski winning titles in the sport’s national touring divisions.
Entering last week’s finale, Ford had a hot streak of four straight championships dating back to Logano’s second Cup title in 2022 that was extended to five when Majeski won the Craftsman Truck Series title.
However, a shot at six consecutive touring titles came up short in the Xfinity Series when Cole Custer lost to Chevrolet’s Justin Allgaier. Fortunately, the “Blue Oval” brand bounced back in the premiere series as both Logano and his Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney were among the top cars in last Sunday’s 312-lap finale with Logano besting Blaney for Penske’s first 1-2 season in Cup.
When it was all set and done, Ford left Arizona with the aforementioned two titles and have now won seven out of the last nine NASCAR championships.
Global Director of Ford Performance Mark Rushbrook couldn’t be more proud of both Logano and Majeski’s title runs, both of whom dominated the race to capture NASCAR gold. Even if they didn’t win the Xfinity title, a Ford-powered machine was still in victory lane as Riley Herbst capped off the year with his second win of the year by leading the most laps.
“We love winning the championship. And I don’t look in the history too much. I just look at the one that’s in front of us and the next one that’s coming up after that,” said Rushbrook during last Sunday’s post-race press conference.
“This just keeps building the momentum for our program. We feel like we’ve been working really hard for a really long time to build it, and it’s certainly starting to pay off with the investment in the people and the tools and the partners.”
Majeski’s championship was a full circle moment for Rushbrook as the Wisconsin racer previously drove Fords in the Xfinity Series in 2018, driving for Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 60 program. It was a disastrous season for the program as neither Majeski, and current Cup drivers Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric were able to buy luck and the team closed its program at season’s end.
For Majeski, it was a long road to redemption ranging from excelling in late models to a less than ideal tenure at Niece Motorsports before landing a spot at ThorSport Racing in 2021 where he was an employed engineer before…
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