Ty Majeski made the long drive from Seymour, Wis. to New Smyrna Beach, Fla. pay off in a big way on Sunday.
Majeski moved to the lead of the 50th Annual Florida Governor’s Cup 200 at New Smyrna Speedway just after the halfway point and went on to score win on the fast half-mile raceway.
Majeski joins a long list of Hall of Fame drivers such as Freddy Fryar, Dick Trickle and Gary Balough to win the prestigious asphalt Late Model race.
Cole Anderson brought the field to green, with Jeff Scofield alongside, followed by Steven Nasse and Senoia, Ga.’s Bubba Pollard. Anderson would jump out to the early lead, but would be challenged one lap later by Nasse, who took the top spot on lap three.
The fight for the lead would be broken up by the first caution of the day on lap five, when several cars tangled in turns three and four.
Back under green, Nasse retook the top spot. Moments later, a massive pile up on the backstretch left the track blocked, leading officials to red flag the race to allow for clean up.
Once the race got back underway, Pollard began challenging Nasse for the lead, and would come away with the point, while Steven Wallace moved to third.
While Pollard clicked off laps, Wallace, Nasse and Anderson put on a spirited back-and-forth battle for the runner up spot.
Pollard would hold the lead until lap 59, when Wallace moved around to take the lead down the backstretch. Meanwhile, Majeski began to flex his muscles, as he moved around Nasse to take the third spot on lap 84.
Five laps later, Anderson spun on the backstretch, bringing out the caution. On the restart, Wallace would resume the lead with Pollard in second, while Nasse moved back around Majeski for third.
As the race reached the halfway point, Pollard began hounding Wallace for the top spot. After the two battled for several laps, Wallace firmly put his mount out front, while Majeski moved around Pollard for second. Two laps later, Majeski powered around Wallace and into the lead for the first time on the day.
A spin by two time raced winner Augie Grill, who had been running in the top five, on lap 120 set the field for the planned competition caution, giving crews five minutes on pit road to make adjustments.
On the restart, Majeski moved back to the lead while Wallace worked to hold off Pollard for second. The race was interrupted five laps later by a two car crash in the third turn. The caution would come out again on the restart, when Nasse slowed to a stop in turn two. He was able to refire his engine and continued on.
Majeski reasserted himself at the front of the field on the restart, and would stay there until the a caution came out with 40 laps to go, when race officials brought him to pit road to check for an oil leak. Officials gave him the all-clear, and he resumed the lead under caution.
Caution flew again five laps later, when another multi-car crash ended the day for several competitors, including Grill, Cody Coughlin and Dawsonville, Ga.'s Spencer Davis.
Back under green, Wallace continued to try to pressure Majeski for the lead, only to see his day end with a crash in turn two.
From there, Majeski moved away from the field and went on to score his first Governor’s Cup victory.
Jeff Scofield finished in second, with Derek Thorn third, Pollard in fourth and Tyler Ankrum in fifth.
Derek Kraus, Chad Pierce, Nasse, Dylan Bigley and D.J. Hoelzle rounded out the top ten.
In other action on the weekend, Riley Thornton scored the win in the Pro Late Model feature. Tim Russell finished in second, with Carter Stokes third, Blaise Hetznecker fourth and Daniel Miller in fifth.
Josh Todd scored the Modified win. Jerry Symons was second, with Alan Bruns third, Jeff Letson fourth and D.J. Hoelzle in fifth.
Patrick Thomas was the Sportsman feature winner. Earl Beckner, Brandon Morris, Daniel Conlin and Timmy Todd, Jr. rounded out the top five.
All results are unofficial until certified by race officials.
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New Smyrna Speedway – New Smyrna Beach, FL
Governor’s Cup 200 (Unofficial) – Nov. 15, 2015
1. 91 Ty Majeski
2. 07 Jeff Scofield
3. 9T Derek Thorn
4. 26 Bubba Pollard
5. 58 Tyler Ankrum
6. 69K Derek Kraus
7. 57 Chad Pierce
8. 69 Steven Nasse
9. 28B Dylan Bigley
10. 8H D.J. Hoelzle
11. 56C Josh Connors
12. 00 Anthony Cataldi
13. 9M Brad May
14. 29 Spencer Davis
15. 4 Ali Kern
16. 66 Steven Wallace
17. 112 Augie Grill
18. 27G Bobby Good
19. 11 David Rogers
20. 1 Cody Coughlin
21. 47 Allen Karnes
22. 36T Timmy Russell
23. 97 Cole Anderson
24. 90 Duke Long
25. 10 George Gorham
26. 28D T.J. Duke
27. 51B Christopher Bell
28. 19 Ray Black, Jr.
29. 36A Alex Labbe
30. 56D Gus Dean
31. 51A Michael Atwell
32. 14 Austin Naxon
33. 20 Anthony Sergi
34. 88 Garrett Jones
35. 30 Jesse Dutilly
36. 7L Johanna Long
37. 04 Natalie Decker
38. 15 Christian Eckes
39. 5K Daniel Keene, Jr.
40. 8P Joey Polewarcyzk, Jr.
Pro Late Model 100
1. 21 Riley Thronton
2. 36 Tim Russell
3. 33 Carter Stokes
4. 17Blaise Hetznecker
5. 00 Daniel Miller
6. 10 Matt Montineri
7. 25 Paul White
8. 22 Brandon Herbert
9. 14 Conner Okrzesik
10. 41 Jeff White
11. 4 Ali Kern
12. 9t Derek Thorn
13. 15 Cody Blair
14. 5K Daniel Keene, Jr.
15. 9m Brad May
16. 13 Kevyn Terry
17. 97 Cole Anderson
18. 17C Colby Clements
19. 30 Fredrick Moore
20. 63 Doc McKinney
21. 80 Rich Clouser
22. 1 Rod Butcher
23. 67 Terry Mackey
Modifieds
1.7 Josh Todd
2.66 Jerry Symons
3.4B Alan Bruns
4.131 Jeff Letson
5.8 DJ Hoelzle
6.9b Jimmy Britts
7.15 Tank Tucker
8.70 Jermey Gerstner
9.24 Bruce Bennett Jr
10.9 Camron Ray
11.38G Robert Glover
12.96 Matt Wheeler
13.42 Richie Smith
14.75 Bobby Blake
15.15D Robert Deal
16.99 Cody Stickler
17.22 james Ellis
18.46 Doug Moff
19.5 Bobby Heyink
20.1w Wayne Parker
21.331 Trei Deubel
22.38A Jared Allison
23.76 Pete Close
24.94 Dalton Nelson
25.29 Bobby Mobley
Sportsman
1. 111 Patrick Thomas
2. 71 Earl Beckner
3. 56 Brandon Morris
4. 11 Daniel Conlin
5. 25 Timmy Todd, Jr.
6. 5 R.J. Glasser
7. 9 Brooke Storer
8. 0 D.J. Farr
9. 63 George Alexander
10. 51 Sandy Lee
11. 64 David Bowman
12. 56C John Cummins
13. 80 Richard Nelson
14. 28 Sean Bass
15. 55 Todd Allen
16. 30 Ron Lufay
17. 09E John Emerson
18. 16 Warron Howie
19. 38 Ron Gostafon
20. 21 Mike Dahm
21. 78 Robert Kuhn
22. 291 Mike Watson
23. 77 Bobby Holley
24. 49 Jason Foster
25. 20 Roger Blevins
26. 1 Derrick Wood
27. 69 Kody Jett
28. 34 Austin Howell
29. 29 Bobby Mobley
30. 21x George Dahm
31. 49x Ben Rhodes
32. 22 Scott Bramlett
