NASCAR Truck Series championship contender Ty Majeski was fined $12,500 by the inventory automotive collection this week after failing to satisfy media obligations to vote in his dwelling state of Wisconsin on Election Day.
Majeski is one in all 4 drivers who can win the truck title at Phoenix Raceway on Friday night time. Majeski spoke with the homeowners of Thorsport Racing they usually all agreed he would vote in individual on Tuesday.
Majeski referred to as the advantageous “unprecedented” and mentioned he would enchantment the choice.
“I felt like I needed to do my responsibility as an American citizen to vote. My staff homeowners and I’ve all determined to train this proper,” he mentioned.
A NASCAR spokesperson mentioned the staff by no means disclosed that Majeski was unavailable as a result of he was voting.
Majeski mentioned he did not know till final week after the Martinsville race, when he completed eleventh and earned factors, that he could be within the championship 4. The 30-year-old Majeski will compete with Corey Heim, Christian Eckes and Grant Enfinger in an try to seize his first Truck Series title.
“This has by no means occurred earlier than. On Election Day, everybody knew it was Election Day for a very long time,” he mentioned. “These are unlucky circumstances for everybody.”
Majeski mentioned he has all the time been an Election Day voter and has by no means crammed out an absentee poll.
“I wished to ensure my vote was counted,” he mentioned.
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