Q. Ty Majeski emerges from the truck victorious and salutes the fans here at Phoenix. We can see the emotion. You can see the passion that Ty has, that he always has every time he's behind the wheel in this Craftsman Truck Series. Ty, what an absolutely dominant performance tonight by you and this race team. You are a Craftsman Truck Series Champion.
TY MAJESKI: I can't believe it. A huge thank you to Duke and Rhonda Thorson, Joe Shear, Jr. He's one bad dude. This is so much fun racing with this group.
So proud to have the opportunity to drive these great race trucks. Man, you know, there's a lot of times in my career where this looks like a far dream, and Duke and Rhonda really gave me my third opportunity after I had two opportunities I failed.
Man, I can't thank them enough. My wife, Ali, been there every step of the way. Man, we have had a lot of ups and downs, and just so proud of these guys.
Q. You mentioned those ups and downs and the hard work. You're one of the most blue collar drivers in all of motorsports. What does this say to all of the other short trackers around that are trying to chase their dreams and do what you just did tonight in the Craftsman truck series?
TY MAJESKI: It's possible. You need to find a way to set yourself apart from everybody else. I did that by working in the shop. Started as an engineer at ThorSport in 2021 with three or four races. Didn't know what it was going to turn into, and damn it, now we're champions.
Huge thank you to Road Ranger, Curb Records, Soda Sense. We have so many partners that go into this. Again, Duke, Rhonda Thorson, Ali. Man, this is special. We're going to celebrate this one.
Q. What's that celebration going to look like tonight?
TY MAJESKI: I don't know. Probably not like Ben Rhodes' (laughing).
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