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iRacing Signs Short Term Sponsorship Deal with Ty Majeski and Ross Chastain of Niece Motorsports

February 19, 2020 by Jeff Kendrick Leave a Comment

The world’s leading race simulation has signed on to sponsor Ty Majeski’s Chevrolet Silverado for four races during the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

I can’t thank iRacing enough for their support as we move into the Truck Series this year. They’ve been a long-time partner of mine, and I’m thrilled to continue that this season. The entire organization has been working incredibly hard this offseason to make sure that we have trucks capable of taking our partners to Victory Lane.

Majeski’s number 45 Chevy Silverado will wear the iRacing colors beginning this week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“We couldn’t help but notice Ty years ago, piling up wins and climbing to the highest oval skill rating on iRacing,” said iRacing president Tony Gardner. “Not long after that, we got involved supporting his late model program and watched him stack up big wins in the real world as well. It has been exciting for iRacing to be involved in his career progression, and we’re proud to be part of this next big step with Niece Motorsports.”

iRacing will also to sponsor Majeski’s ride at Martinsville Speedway, Richmond Raceway, and in the final race of the season at ISM Raceway.

Ty Majeski is one of iRacing’s most accomplished oval races. In 2,535 starts, Majeski has earned 1,717 poles, 1,892 wins, 2,225 top-five finishes on the service. As part of the partnership, iRacers will have the opportunity to race against Majeski throughout the season in a series of special events that will be announced at a later date.

Ross Chastain’s truck will also carry the iRacing colors and logo at Pocono Raceway this season. Chastain led 54 of 60 laps on his way to victory lane at Pocono last season, and hopes to dominate once again.

Ty Majeski Ends on His Lid at Daytona

February 15, 2020 by Jeff Kendrick Leave a Comment

iRacer and iRating King Ty Majeski (current iRating 10,724 – View iRacing Profile) ended his NASCAR Gander Truck Race at Daytona International Speedway on his top. Majeski was caught up in a big wreck on lap 16 that was not his fault. I was glad to see him climb out of his truck uninjured.

It’s unfortunate… it’s not a good feeling.

Ty Majeski Claims Victory at Martinsville

December 17, 2013 by Jeff Kendrick Leave a Comment

Week seven of the iRacing Late Model Tour involved a visit the the venerable Martinsville Speedway. The half-mile “paper clip” is known for it actioned-packed racing that often contain at least a little bumping and banging.

The iRacing strength of field for this race was 4344. The strength of field is determined by averaging the iRating of each individual driver who entered the race. The race with the highest strength of field for the week is known as the “sthrength-of-field race.” More highly rated drivers in a given race means a higher strength of field, thus more points for each driver who finishes the race. The winner can expect to take home a lot of points in the featured strength-of-field race.

Ty Majeski, the persistent Late Model front-runner, sat on the pole for this race. Outside Ty was Landon Sciacca. Majeski and Sciacca are currently contending for the Late Model points lead.

Majeski had a good start, but he wasn’t able to pull away. Sciacca stayed right on his bumper. Another Late Model contender, Nathan Hammock was in third place. Kevin Myers quickly moved from eleventh to eighth, and was the biggest mover in this early stage of the race.

The “big one” happened on lap number three. Mark Arthur was running in fifth position. He slipped a little exiting turn two, and got loose. He was forced to the bottom of the track to save the car. David Lam happened to be there, braked hard, spun around and backed into the wall. Arthur continued unscathed.

Chris Fletcher in #12, Cody Thompson #8, iRacing Late Models — Chris Fletcher in #13 and Cody Thompson in #8 in an early altercation.

Meanwhile, Chris Fletcher also got loose coming out of turn two. He was able to avoid Lam, he was hit by Cody Thompson when he slowed to regroup. Fletcher slammed the wall and immediately pitted behind David Lam. Thompson brushed the wall but he was able to continue the race.

Austin Jefferson #9, Raymond Emmons #11, iRacing Late Models — Austin Jefferson in #9 tries the pinch on Raymond Emmons in #11, and pays the price.

These incidents caused the field to spread out a little, but if trouble can be found at Martinsville, somebody will find it. Raymond Emmons and Austin Jefferson jointly attempted to occupy the same space while battling for eighth position. Jefferson tried the pinch move but took it too far. He was out for the night. Emmons continued but had to contend with an ill-handling race car for the remainder of the event.

Meanwhile, Kevin Myers continued to drive the wheels off his Monte Carlo. Myers caught up with Mark Arthur in fifth, and wasted no time. He took the outside line on lap nineteen, relegating Arthur to sixth.

Kevin Myers #5, Mark Arthur #7, iRacing Late Models — Kevin Myers, the daring young man in his jaunty jalopy, dares to pass on the non-existent outside line at Martinsville Speedway. For Myers, the outside line does exist.

The field settled down after that, running single file for the last dozen laps. Ty Majeski retained a comfortable lead over Landon Sciacca, and went on to take the win at Martinsville. Sciacca finished second, followed by Nathan Hammock and Kevin Myers. Mark Arthur rounded out the top five.

Next week the Late Models will travel up north to Connecticut to heat up the asphalt at Stafford Speedway, another great old track that is well-known for thrilling Modified action. Although the track is about the same size as Martinsville, the racing there is quite different. The turns at Stafford are quite a bit longer, and the straightaways are shorter, giving the track less of a paper clip shape. Patience is the key at Stafford, and we’ll see who can win that battle next week.