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JAMISON MACDONALD – ‘FLYIN’ MAYAN’ LEARNING & WINNING MORE EACH YEAR
Posted on: Tuesday August 18, 2026
Jamison MacDonald (right) poses with his dad Mike next to his IMCA stock car at 141 Speedway.
The sport of stock car racing has provided Jamison MacDonald opportunities for true growth from season-to-season.
The soon-to-be 20-year-old (in October) from Little Suamico has been racing since his days on the pavement in the Wisconsin sport trucks as a young teen. With each season, “The Flyin’ Mayan’ has added more and more to his plate when it comes to responsibilities with his racing operation.
Aside from the regular maintenance in the shop on his IMCA stock car, MacDonald’s dad Mike, has been happy to step back a little bit more with each season, as his son has stepped up and taken on additional tasks with each racing season. When Jamison got his driver’s license at 16, Jamison was able to start driving the race hauler to and from the race tracks. This is helpful, as dad works swing shift as a Green Bay mill and as such, isn’t always able to make it to the races.
Now, in 2026, Jamison is able to handle a bulk of the regular maintenance on his No. 59 IMCA stock car – a G-Force chassis. “When I jumped into (IMCA stock car) class five years ago, dad pretty much did everything as I didn’t know much at all,” Jamison confessed. “When we had the sport truck on the pavement, there wasn’t a whole lot of maintenance at all to worry about. That’s all changed with this class.”
Jamison’s dad Mike told his son in no uncertain terms that ‘you’ve got to work on these cars if you want to remain competitive.’ “When I started handling some of the maintenance, it took me a few hours to do everything,” Jamison explained. “Dad would always double check alot of my work. Nowadays, he is popping in less and less, as I can handle most of the stuff with this car.”
The fact Jamison can now handle most of the work on his car is good, because dad not only works a swing shift at the mill, he also has a second gig (darn near full time) with Everbreeze Property Maintenance LLC. Jamison also works with his dad. Lawns need to be cut first for their customers before the race car gets any attention.
Jamison does have an ‘Ace-In-The-Hole’ with a pair of additional mentors. One of them, Jerry Leary, is a former racer himself in both the IMCA stock car and street stock classes. “Dad pitted for Jerry for many years, and I basically grew up hanging around the race shop,” Jamison explained. “In fact, I chose the number 59 in honor of Jerry. That’s the number he ran. Between my dad and Jerry, both have taught me a ton. Jerry can’t make every race, as he spends time with his grandkids. But, he’s always quick to stop in the shop and offer me some pointers.”
The other man who has lent a hand in Jamison’s racing operation as of late has been Jeff Vandermoss. Vandermoss was involved in Matt Kenseth’s Cup championship at the NASCAR level, and has quietly served up some speed secrets to help the 59 car get faster.
Jamison MacDonald waves the checkered flag in victory lane following his 1st career IMCA stock car feature win at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek July 26, 2025 (danlewisphoto.net)
It was in the summer of 2025 when MacDonald earned his first feature flag in the class dubbed “Too-Tough-To-Tame” at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek. The division itself is as tough as they come in the local dirt track ranks, especially at 141. “After we won that night at 141, I started to get some confidence and real swagger,” Jamison confessed. “It actually motivated me to work on these cars even harder, and constantly search for more speed. The attitude has shifted from ‘let’s just go out and race’ to ‘let’s go get another feature win.’ The car lately is as consistent as it’s ever been. And because of that consistency, it’s also as fast as it’s ever been.”
Earlier this summer, the MacDonald team made a trip down for a weekly show to Boone (IA) Speedway. “We had this trip planned, as it worked out with dad’s work schedule,” Jamison explained. “Our plan was to simply go down there, get some laps in and see how the track felt.”
Because it was Jamison’s first trip down there, he started near the rear as he had no point average. “When we took the green for the feature, everybody was running either way up high or hugging the bottom down low, so I just kept my car pretty much in the middle,” MacDonald explained. “I started picking cars off one-by-one. We had a caution, and I was able to be closer to the front on the restart. We were able to snag the lead on the final lap, and I wound up winning down at Boone.”
The deal between father and son was they would make a trip down to Boone for the IMCA Supernationals once Jamison was able to win a feature. “Dad said if you can’t win a feature up in Wisconsin, it doesn’t even pay to go down there and race in a show that big,” Jamison admitted. “So when I won at 141 a year ago, I personally felt I wasn’t ready. So, over the winter, we formed a plan. That plan includes running the Supernationals in 2026. And that’s where we are headed in September.”
MacDonald’s car is built locally. It’s a G-Force chassis built by the Gretz family just a little over a half-hour away in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
“Having a chassis builder local like this sure beats having your builder eight hours away down in Iowa,” Jamison explained. “We’ve had it where we’ve wrecked on a Saturday and Aiden (Gretz) didn’t hesitate to fix the car and sometimes, even get it back on the same day. That family is very helpful not only in their shop, but also at the track. The Gretz family doesn’t hesitate to loan us anything.”
Jamison’s 2026 racing schedule has consisted of racing Saturdays at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, and most Fridays when they can make it at Luxy Raceway in Luxemburg. “With our work schedule it can be tough sometimes to make that Friday race at Luxemburg,” MacDonald said. “But, although we don’t technically race anywhere for points, we do make 141 most Saturday nights. I love this class and this car. But, having an IMCA stock car and working on it is almost like a second job.”
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