Ty Majeski Flies to Rattler 250 Pole at South Alabama

Ty Majeski, quite literally, flew to pole position for Sunday's 47th Annual Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway.

As he discussed earlier in the week on Racing America's "The Bullring," Majeski hoped the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway would end in time for him to fly to Alabama, take a quick car ride to South Alabama Speedway and take part in Saturday afternoon's qualifying session for the $25,000-to-win Super Late Model event.

“After the Truck race, I have a private flight set up to fly back down to South Alabama," said Majeski during the interview. "It’s a 27-minute flight and a 15-minute drive from the airport we’re flying into. With a little bit of luck, I might be able to make qualifying Saturday, and then the Rattler Sunday afternoon.”

Majeski finished 11th in the race, then quickly made his way to the airport and southbound.

A brief rain delay during Pro Late Model qualifying increased the chances of Majeski arriving on time, but the Super Late Model qualifying session started without him, and his car was pulled out of line when he was not present in time to qualify in his scheduled spot in the qualifying order.

However, he did arrive before the conclusion of the qualifying session, allowing him to take part as the last car on track.

The late arrival came with a penalty - the faster of Majeski's two timed laps during the single-car qualifying session would be scratched from the record, and he would be placed in the field based on his slower lap. Fortunately for Majeski, his slower lap of 15.298 seconds was still enough to knock off Justin Mondeik from the pole.

Mondeik will start second in Sunday's race, followed by Jesse Love, Gio Ruggiero and Jeremy Doss.

Michael Hinde set fast time in qualifying for the Pro Late Model "Baby Rattler" 125, which takes place Saturday evening. Both Saturday night's Baby Rattler and Sunday's Rattler 250 can be watched live on Racing America.

-Featured Photo: Ryan Nuttleman

RATTLER 250 QUALIFYING

1. Ty Majeski - 15.298
2. Justin Mondeik - 15.308
3. Jesse Love - 15.341
4. Gio Ruggiero - 15.350
5. Jeremy Doss 15.363
6. Jake Finch - 15.369
7. Michael Goddard - 15.377
8. John DeAngelis - 15.387
9. Jett Noland - 15.396
10. Austin Nason - 15.408
11. Hunter Robbins - 15.444
12. Blaine Rocha - 15.459
13. Steve Dorer - 15.486
14. Nicholas Naugle - 15.509
15. Bubba Pollard - 15.510
16. Dustin Smith - 15.512
17. Billy VanMeter - 15.519
18. Michael Atwell - 15.525
19. Timothy Watson - 15.531
20. Colin Garrett - 15.532
21. Michael Hinde - 15.536
22. Colin Allman - 15.554
23. Augie Grill - 15.557
24. Dusty Williams - 15.586
25. Hunter Wright - 15.657
26. Chris Davidson - 15.710
27. Johnny Sauter - 15.735
28. Tony Elrod - 15.801
29. Zach Telford - 15.832
30. Nick Neri - 15.914
31. Brayton Laster - 15.960

BABY RATTLER 125 QUALIFYING

1. Michael Hinde - 15.659
2. Bubba Pollard - 15.757
3. Jeremy Miller - 15.796
4. Zack Dixon - 15.801
5. Evan Shotko - 15.815
6. Christopher Tullis - 15.820
7. Bryson Shaffer - 15.867
8. Dylan Fetcho - 15.892
9. Jolynn Wilkinson - 15.911
10. Colin Allman - 15.913
11. Gavin Graham - 15.932
12. Cale Gale - 15.932
13. Dustin Smith - 15.958
14. Jim Wall - 15.992
15. Steven Chunn - 16.078
16. Steve Dorer - 16.085
17. Jeff Dawkins - 16.139
18. Johnny Aramendia - 16.196
19. Glenn Styres - 16.361
20. Elliott Massey - 16.419
21. Brian Reeves - 16.844