Ty Majeski Wins NASCAR Truck Series Richmond Race As Playoffs Picture Is Set
Daniel did it.
Twenty-year-old Daniel Dye nabbed the final spot in the NASCAR Truck Series Playoffs with an eighth-place finish at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night.
The result put him 12 points ahead of Tanner Gray, who finished 12th in the race and just below the cutline.
His brother Tyler and defending series champion Ben Rhodes secured the other two post-season slots that were still up for grabs.
“I said earlier in the week, I really didn’t want to know what was going on with everybody else,” Dye said after the race, NASCAR.com reported.
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“As soon as you start playing defense, you kind of get in the way of your potential. So no, after we got quite a bit of stage points to get a swell, I started thinking about it a little bit more so we maybe didn’t have to be as aggressive, but no, I asked one question the whole time. Then it’s just, when you’re behind, you’ve got to be on offense. If you’re in by 15 or 20 [points] coming into the race, maybe play a little defense, but when you’re out by five, you’ve got to go to work.”
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Christian Eckes locked up the regular season championship by taking the first stage, but finished second in the race to Ty Majeski.
The standings for the 10 playoffs drivers heading into the first race at Milwaukee on Aug. 25 are Corey Heim, Ty Majeski, Nick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth, Tyler Ankrum, Grant Enfinger, Taylor Gray, Ben Rhodes and Daniel Dye.
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