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Although neither side has confirmed the deal, an announcement is expected imminently that Wisconsin super-late model standout Ty Majeski has joined Roush Fenway Racing as a development driver.

The 21-year-old driver from Seymour has been linked for some time with the NASCAR team that brought in Cambridge native Matt Kenseth and helped him become the 2003 champion and what was then known as Winston Cup.

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In a story on the PopularSpeed.com website Sunday regarding the future of RFR, team president Steve Newmark said, “In fact, we’ll probably announce another kid in our driver development program early next week.”

The Majeski-to-Roush scenario looked very strong in February.

Majeski — in Florida for Speedweek at New Smyrna Speedway — was a guest of the team’s at Daytona International Speedway. He also had interest from JR Motorsports, but co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. said at Daytona he did not expect to be able to sign Majeski.

RFR has a roster of Trevor Bayne, Greg Biffle and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in Sprint Cup, as well as Chris Buescher on loan to Front Row Motorsports, plus Ryan Reed and Bubba Wallace full time in the Xfinity Series. Last month it added a development program for 18-year-old Gray Gaulding that includes two Xfinity races this season.

Majeski, an engineering student at Wisconsin, has talked about balancing school and racing. There is no obvious path of him at RFR, although it seems likely that he would start in the ARCA Racing Series on a limited basis this season to get big-track experience in heavier cars.

A two-time champion of the ARCA Midwest Tour, Majeski has won eight of 13 races this season racing around the region and beyond.