WINCHESTER, Ind. — Ty Majeski claimed the winner’s rifle in dominating fashion in winning the 54th running of the Winchester 400.

Majeski set fast time and started on the pole position Sunday in the ASA Stars National Tour event leading 350 of the 400 laps.

He led the first 158 laps before being passed by defending race winner Cole Butcher following a restart following a competition yellow after 100 laps of green flag racing.

Majeski reclaimed the point following a restart on lap 204 after Gavin Boschele made contact with the outside retaining wall and stopped on the front sttraight.

The race was slowed only seven times for caution periods, but three in the final 100 laps with the leaders pitting for tires on lap 302 and lap 334.

Blake Rowe elected to remain out on caution period, but was passed by Majeski on the restart.

The final caution flag waved on lap 386 for debris setting up a 10-lap race to the checkers.

Majeski was able to hold off Dawson Sutton on the final restart to win by 1.4 seconds with Butcher, Billy VanMeter and Stephen Nasse rounding out the top five.

“I want to thank everyone for preparing this race car,” Majeski said of his dominating performance. “Winning the Winchester 400 is pretty cool. This is one track you need to win at.

“It’s a dream come true,” he said.

Sutton started fourth and ran with the lead pack the entire distance, passing Butcher the runner-up position with six laps remaining.

“The car was really good all day,” the Tennessee driver said. “I just didn’t get a good restart at the end.”

Butcher, the leader in the championship point standings, was looking at the bigger picture.

“We’re going for a championship,” he said. “It was an impressive day; we had a pretty good race car.”

Eight drivers finished all 400 laps and there were 14 cars running of the 26 cars that started the race.

The finish:

1) Ty Majeski; 2) Dawson Sutton; 3) Cole Butcher; 4) Billy VanMeter; 5) Stephen Nasse; 6) Carson Brown; 7) Kyle Steckly; 8) Blake Rowe; 9) George Phillips; 10) Kasey Kleyn; 11) Matthew Craig; 12) Chris Shannon; 13) Derek Kraus; 14) Jesse Bernhagen; 15) Gavon Boschele; 16) Chase Pinsonneault; 17) Jake Garcia; 18) Derek Thorn; 19) Logan Beardon; 20) Steve Ulman; 21) Avery Demland; 22) Albert Francis; 23) Gabrielle Grigsby; 24) Will Sajutske; 25) Jon Beach; 26) Chris Munson.

 

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