Majeski wins Bristol Trucks playoff race for first career win

Majeski, 28, simply cleared for the lead on a restart with 12 of 200 laps remaining and held off Zane Smith by 1.152 seconds to win Thursday evening’s race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

It’s Majeski’s first win in 40 sequence begins and first in NASCAR nationwide sequence competitors (he’s additionally made 15 begins within the Xfinity Sequence).

With the victory, Majeski locks himself into the Truck Sequence championship race at Phoenix no matter how he finishes within the subsequent two races.

“I’ve been ready for a possibility like this,” Majeski stated. “Simply so proud to be right here. We got here weapons blazing for this race. Took our greatest truck. That is so cool.

“My profession’s been so up-and-down. There’s been lots of people which have helped get me up to now. That is simply rattling cool. Man, I’ve been ready for this for a very long time.”

Parker Kligerman completed third, Grant Enfinger fourth and Matt Crafton rounded out the top-five.

Finishing the top-10 have been Derek Kraus, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Chandler Smith and Corey Heim.

Stage 3

Following the break between Phases 2 and three, a number of vehicles determined to pit – together with Chandler Smith – and Zane Smith stayed out and inherited the lead.

On the restart on Lap 122, Zane Smith was adopted by Kligerman and Kraus. Chandler Smith lined up fifteenth.

With 65 laps remaining, Zane Smith was working onerous to fend off a problem for the lead by Majeski. Enfinger ran third.

Chris Hacker spun off Flip 3 following contact with Eckes on Lap 111 to carry out the fourth warning of the race.

A handful of vehicles pit however Zane Smith remained on the observe and within the lead when the race resumed on Lap 157.

Majeski shortly powered to the lead on the restart.

Tanner Grey received into Dean Thompson in Flip 3 and despatched him into the wall on Lap 179. That introduced out the sixth warning of the race.

Majeski continued to cleared the path on the restart on Lap 189.

Stage 2

Chandler Smith once more held off a late cost from Friesen to win Stage 2 and full the sweep of stage victories.

Eckes was third, Ben Rhodes fourth and Taylor Grey rounded out the top-five.

Following the break between Phases 1 and a pair of, a number of lead-lap vehicles pit however Chandler Smith stayed out and remained within the lead.

On the restart on Lap 66, Chandler Smith was adopted by Friesen, Kraus and Majeski.

Connor Mosack spun off Flip 2 on Lap 85 to carry out one other warning. Matt DiBenedetto had simply hit pit highway underneath inexperienced previous to the incident.

A number of lead-lap vehicles determined to pit and Carson Hocevar was penalized for rushing on pit highway. Once more, Chandler Smith elected to stay on the observe and led the best way on the restart on Lap 92.

With 10 laps remaining within the stage, Chandler Smith held a small lead over Friesen as Eckes had moved into third.

Stage 1

Chandler Smith held off a tricky problem from Friesen to assert the Stage 1 win, his fourth of the 2022 season.

Kraus was third, DiBenedetto fourth and Enfinger rounded out the top-five.

Kraus began on the pole and jumped out to a greater than 1-second lead after 10 laps.

On Lap 26, Chandler Smith made his means round Kraus to take the lead for the primary time within the race.

Josh Reaume spun off Flip 2 on Lap 37 to carry out a warning after which Rajah Caruth’s No. 7 slammed into Reaume after the very fact. Reaume was transported to a neighborhood hospital for additional analysis.

A number of lead-lap vehicles pit – together with Zane Smith and Nemechek – however Chandler Smith remained on the observe and within the lead when the race resumed on Lap 48.

John Hunter Nemechek (backup truck) and Zane Smith (unapproved changes) each needed to begin the race from the rear of the sphere.