After a giant wreck on the frontstretch worn out a number of contenders with just below 25 of 300 laps remaining, then-leader Stephen Nasse and Bubba Pollard wrecked racing for the lead, which allowed Majeski to inherit the highest spot with lower than 10 laps to go.
After the second red-flag of the race to clear the observe of particles, Majeski obtained restart with seven laps remaining and held off Gio Ruggiero – who was two laps down at one level within the race – to win the 56th annual operating of the Snowball Derby at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla.
The victory within the prestigious tremendous late mannequin occasion is the second previously 4 years for Majeski, who at present competes full-time within the NASCAR Truck Sequence with ThorSport Racing.
The 29-year-old Wisconsin native got here to NASCAR on the heels of a stellar quick observe profession, which incorporates two victories within the Slinger Nationals.
“It looks as if you possibly can’t ever be quick sufficient to win this race,” Majeski mentioned. “I believed we really had the very best long-run automotive immediately. We had been actually sturdy on the finish of a run. I believed we had been catching Nasse there when that warning got here out with about 20 to go.
“It got here all the way down to a brief run. We made some changes to the automotive to make it higher. I nonetheless don’t know if we may have gained on a brief run (with Nasse). Something can occur within the Snowball. You simply need to be within the sport, proper?
“It’s a must to be within the top-five when it’s ‘go time’ and something can occur. It was a hell of race between Nasse and I. That was a hell of race between a whole lot of good race automobiles and drivers.”
Travis Braden ended up third, Cole Butcher fourth and Matt Craig rounded out the top-five. Nasse rallied from the late-race incident to complete sixth whereas Pollard was credited with a Nineteenth-place end.
A number of prime contenders – together with NASCAR drivers Noah Gragson, William Byron and Erik Jones – had been knocked out of the race in a giant pile-up on a restart with 25 laps to go.
Gragson had otherwise getting his automotive in gear as he got here to take the inexperienced flag, slowed dramatically and obtained changed into frontstretch wall which triggered a big wreck that introduced out the primary purple flag of the race.
Final likelihood qualifier
Preston Peltier grabbed the lead with eight of fifty laps to go and held on to win the final likelihood qualifying race held earlier Sunday and postponed from Saturday as a result of rain. He, John Boles, Timothy Watson and Ryan Moore all transferred to the principle occasion.
Carson Kvapil initially completed second within the LCQ however was disqualified in post-race inspection which moved Moore into one of many switch positions.
