KAUKAUNA, WI – Perhaps all of Wisconsin is now cheering for him as he embarks on his rookie season in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series. It is likely that his fellow Super Late Model drivers are cheering for Ty Majeski to have a breakout season in the Trucks, so he races around home a bit less. They have seen him have breakout seasons in his Super Late Model all too often. The four-time ARCA Midwest Tour Champion returns to Wisconsin International Raceway this Tuesday night August 4 for the Gandrud Auto Group 250.
Majeski, from nearby Seymour won the 250-lap contest last year, which was the start of a four race win streak in Midwest Tour action which concluded with a win in the Oktoberfest 200 at LaCrosse (WI) Fairgrounds Speedway, his 23rd Tour victory. This year’s list of drivers entered for Tuesday night looks like an all-star line-up, with top drivers not only from the region but from the nation coming to Kaukauna to best Majeski on his home turf. Drivers like NASCAR Cup Champion Kyle Busch, Snowball Derby Winner Travis Braden, Tour and WIR Champ Casey Johnson, Super Late Model hero Bubba Pollard as well as the best Fox River and the Midwest has to offer all have their sights set on the 25 year old Majeski.
Now with over 100 Late Model feature victories in his career, Majeski has not slowed down this year. The 100th came during Speedweeks in February at New Smyrna (FL) Speedway during the Orange Blossom 100 and Majeski recently won his second Slinger Nationals earlier this month. The iRacing superstar has been nothing but spectacular on and off the track, winning major events such as the Winter Showdown at Kern County (CA) Raceway Park and he won a record tying third Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway in May.
Having moved to Charlotte, NC and racing full time for Niece Motorsports, Majeski’s Super Late Model appearances are a bit more spread apart as he concentrates on his developing NASCAR Truck career. This may be one of just a few Midwest Tour or WIR appearances this season for Majeski.
Advance discount tickets for the Gandrud Auto Group 250 are $20 and can be purchased online at www.midwesttour.racing through August 3. Tickets will also be available on race day at the gate for $25. Spectator gates open at 4pm, qualifying will begin at 5pm with the first race at 7pm during the Tuesday Night August 4 Special Event at Wisconsin International Raceway.
A 28 car field is scheduled to start ‘Wisconsin’s Richest One Day Race’ which pays $10,000 to the winner of the 250 lap event and $1,200 to start. Drivers from ten states and Canada are expected to attempt to make the starting grid. The Midwest Truck Series will join the ARCA Midwest Tour with the trucks contesting a 35 lap feature event. (see full entry list below)
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Photo courtesy of Daniel Shaw – Aerial Dimensions
Gandrud Auto Group 250 – Entry List
| No. | Name | Hometown | State | Sponsor | Make |
| 4 | Luke Fenhaus | Wausau | WI | Kulwicki DDP/Accu-Mix Concrete & Trucking/Ave Mtspts | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Johnny Sauter | Necedah | WI | Deppe Enterprises/Sal’s Towing/Pathfinder Chassis | Chevrolet |
| 7 | John DeAngelis, Jr | Hubertus | WI | DeAngelis Construction/D+H Demolition | Ford |
| 7 | Paul Shafer, Jr | Portage | IN | Paul’s Auto Yards | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Braison Bennett | Neenah | WI | PMF Landscape Supply/Lamers Motor Racing | Ford |
| 9 | Derek Kraus | Stratford | WI | B&K Trucking/Fanetti, Inc | Toyota |
| 10 | Andy Monday | Appleton | WI | Monday & Assoc/B&B Engines/Darboy Corner Store | Toyota |
| 11 | Bobby Kendall | Montello | WI | Interstate Sealant & Concrete/Tabitha Pierce American Family | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Andrew Brocker | Jefferson | WI | American State Equipment | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Austin Nason | Roscoe | IL | Montgomery Ward/Haase Builders/JRS Shocks/Kar Korner | Ford |
| 14 | Carson Hocevar | Portage | MI | GM Parts Now/Precision Fleet Image/Berger Chevrolet | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Gabe Sommers | Plover | WI | DeKalb/Kwik Trip/Tasteful Selections Potatoes/Allied Co-op | Toyota |
| 16 | Cayden Lapcevich | Grimsby | ONT | A Services/AP Race Engines/All-Star Perf | Ford |
| 17 | Grant Griesbach | Pewaukee | WI | Schaefer Power Systems/Cobblestone Hotels/Racersites | Ford |
| 26 | Bubba Pollard | Senoia | GA | Racecar Engineering/Strange Oval | Ford |
| 26 | Travis Braden | Wheeling | WV | Platinum Express/Brands Truck Insurance | Chevrolet |
| 28 | Cory Manders | Hilbert | WI | Bugtussel Wireless/McKinley Reserve/Kriete Truck Center GB | Chevrolet |
| 30 | Pete Vandermolen | Oshkosh | WI | Stockbridge Engineering/The Dude Design/Don’s Autobody | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Trevor Vandermolen | Oshkosh | WI | Kirkpatrick Law/Stockbridge Engineering/The Dude Design | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Maxwell Schultz | Reedsville | WI | Bob’s Classic Restoration & Auto Body/SSS Mini Warehouses | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Louis Goss | Green Bay | WI | Mikel Bushmaker @ People’s Home Equity Mortgage | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Tim Sprinstroh | Depere | WI | Cut In Stone, LLC/Cambria/Tom’s Cabinets/Pirsch Law Offices | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Andrew Morrissey | DeForest | WI | B&B Racing Engines/MRI, Inc Chassis & Fabrication | Ford |
| 42 | Dennis Prunty | Knowles | WI | Anderson’s Pure Maple Syrup/Pathfinder | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Justin Mondeik | Gleason | WI | AGRA Industries/Aqua Finance/Industrial Accessories Company | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Jeff VanOudenhoven | Appleton | WI | VanDenHeuvel Electric/Badgerland Demo/Bay Area Granite | Ford |
| 45 | Rich Bickle, Jr | Edgerton | WI | T1 Racing/Wegner Automotive/Barnyard to Brickyard | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Casey Johnson | Edgerton | WI | Montgomery Ward/Hougan Farms/UAW Region 4 | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas | NV | Rowdy Energy/Hy-Vee | Toyota |
| 51 | Sammy Smith | Johnston | IA | TMC Transportation | Toyota |
| 52 | Brent Strelka | Freedom | WI | Valley Gasket/Lake Park Pub/Pathfinder Chassis/Tesar Engines | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Ricky Baker | Plainfield | IL | Rod Baker Ford/Illinois Truck and Equipment | Ford |
| 53 | Boris Jurkovic | Manhattan | IL | Reliable Recovery Services | Toyota |
| 77 | Jonathan Eilen | Hampton | MN | Eilen & Sons Trucking & Landscape/Graber Auto Body | Ford |
| 80 | Ryan Farrell | Big Bend | WI | Tiry’s Race Engines/R&R Associates/Oak Creek Automotive | Chevrolet |
| 91 | Ty Majeski | Seymour | WI | iRacing.com/LeJeune Bolt/Black Diamond/Ken’s Sports | Ford |
| 98 | RJ Braun | Wales | WI | PD Peterka/Wisconsin Automotive | Ford |
| 119 | Dalton Zehr | Daytona Beach | FL | Gildan/American Apparel/Comfort Colors/Prim + Preux/AMS | Chevrolet |
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