Corey Heim | |||||||
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Born | Corey David Heim July 5, 2002 Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Regular Season Champion 2020 SpeedFest 200 Winner 2022 Thunder Road 200 Winner The youngest 10-time winner in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history 22 Years, 7 Days. | ||||||
Awards | 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year 2020 CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour Rookie of the Year 2018 CARS Super Late Model Tour Rookie of the Year 2018 Southern Super Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
2024 position | 53rd | ||||||
Best finish | 53rd (2024) | ||||||
First race | 2024 Würth 400 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Ally 400 (Nashville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
17 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2024 position | 82nd | ||||||
Best finish | 82nd (2024) | ||||||
First race | 2023 A-GAME 200 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Ambetter Health 302 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
64 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 11 (Tricon Garage) | ||||||
2024 position | 2nd | ||||||
Best finish | 2nd (2024) | ||||||
First race | 2021 LiftKits4Less.com 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
First win | 2022 Fr8 208 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last win | 2024 Kubota Tractor 200 (Kansas) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
43 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 2nd (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2019 ARCA Pensacola 200 (Pensacola) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Kansas Lottery 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
First win | 2020 Speediatrics 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
Last win | 2022 Kansas Lottery 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 11th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2020 Skip's Western Outfitters 175 (New Smyrna) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
3 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 24th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2019 Arizona Lottery 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 8, 2024. |
Corey David Heim (born July 5, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage. He also serves as a reserve driver for 23XI Racing and Legacy Motor Club in the Cup Series. He has previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series, East Series, and West Series.
Heim raced in Legends cars, winning the 2016 Young Lions division and the 2017 Thursday Thunder Pro division championship at Atlanta Motor Speedway. [1] He later transitioned to running super late models, driving in events sanctioned by the CARS Tour, Southern Super Series, Pro All-Stars Series (PASS), and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. [1] Late in 2018, Heim crossed the finish line first in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300, but lost the race on a rules procedure. [2] A short time later, he won his first super late model race, at South Boston Speedway. [3] Even after moving up to national touring series, Heim still raced at large late model events like Short Track Nationals, [4] and almost scored a PASS win at Richmond Raceway in March 2018 before being disqualified because of engine spacers. [5]
Heim began racing in the ARCA Menards Series in 2019. He joined Chad Bryant Racing to run 13 of 20 ARCA Menards Series events in the team's No. 22 car. [1] He scored a top-five finish in his series debut, which came at Five Flags Speedway in March. [6] Despite not running the full season, Heim ended up finishing 10th in the standings. Although he went winless, Heim never failed to finish any of his races, and scored a top 10 in all of them except for Nashville, where he finished 11th.
On January 12, 2020, Heim announced a full-season CARS Late Model Stock Tour schedule with Lee Pulliam Performance. [7] On January 16, it was announced that Heim would join Venturini Motorsports for seven total races: three in the ARCA Menards Series East, and two apiece in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series West. [8] On January 25, Heim won the SpeedFest 200 late model race in Georgia. [9] On July 24, Heim placed fourth at Kansas Speedway in ARCA Menards Series competition after a flat tire dropped him from second on the final lap. [10] In his return to Kansas in October, Heim led the most laps and won the race. [11]
In 2021, Heim was promoted to a full-time deal with Venturini, driving the No. 20 in the main ARCA Menards Series, replacing Chandler Smith and Ryan Repko. Smith moved up to the Truck Series full-time in 2021 with Kyle Busch Motorsports. Heim's crew chief that year would be Shannon Rursch, who moved over from Venturini's No. 15 car of Drew Dollar. [12] Heim would start the season with a win in the season-opener at Daytona.
On April 19, 2021, Kyle Busch revealed in an interview that Heim would make his Truck Series debut in the No. 51 for his Kyle Busch Motorsports team at Darlington. [13] Heim made his NCWTS debut at Darlington Raceway on May 7 in the Kyle Busch Motorsports number 51 truck. He would finish 23rd after being wrecked from behind on a late race restart.
Heim rejoined KBM for a 15-race Truck schedule in 2022. [14] On March 19, 2022, Heim won his first NCWTS race at his home track of Atlanta with a last lap pass of his teammate Chandler Smith. He won his second race at Gateway, but because he did not run a full-time schedule, he was ineligible for the playoffs. Despite missing seven races, Heim finished the season 14th in points and won the 2022 Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors. [15]
On October 27, 2022, David Gilliland Racing announced that they will be moving to Toyota Racing Development in 2023, and renaming to Tricon Garage (with Tricon styled in all-capital letters). That same day, Heim was announced as one of the full-time drivers for the team. [16] Heim scored his first win of the season at Martinsville. [17] He was forced to miss Gateway due to an illness; Jesse Love substituted for him and finished ninth in the race. [18] Despite missing one race, Heim maintained the points lead and scored his second win at Mid-Ohio. [19] At the conclusion of the Richmond race, Heim claimed the regular season championship. [20] During the playoffs, Heim won at Bristol. [21] Heim finished third at Homestead to make the Championship 4. [22] He finished 18th at Phoenix after being spun out by Carson Hocevar and third in the final points standings. [23] However, on November 8, 2023, Heim was penalized 25 driver points and fined $12,500 by NASCAR for intentionally wrecking Hocevar with three laps to go; the loss of driver points resulted in Heim dropping to fourth in the points standings. [24]
Heim started the 2024 season with a second-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the regular season, he scored wins at COTA, Kansas, North Wilkesboro, Gateway, and Pocono. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] During the playoffs, Heim won at Kansas. [30]
On April 29, 2023, Heim made his Xfinity Series debut at Dover, driving the Sam Hunt Racing No. 24 Toyota to a 35th place DNF after experiencing engine failure. [31] Two weeks later, he finished 10th at Darlington. He ran two more races that season, finishing 37th at Pocono and 15th at Darlington in September. On January 10, 2024, it was announced that Heim will return to Sam Hunt Racing in 2024, running another part-time schedule in the No. 26 car. [32]
On January 25, 2024, it was announced that Heim would join Legacy Motor Club and 23XI Racing as their reserve driver throughout the Cup Series in 2024. In addition, he will also serve as Legacy's simulator driver. [33] Heim would make his Cup Series debut at Dover as a result of an injury suffered by Erik Jones the previous weekend at Talladega. [34] Heim would finish in 25th three laps down. Heim would also race in the No. 43 at Kansas, finishing 22nd and on the lead lap, despite Jones being cleared to race. [35]
Corey Heim is the son of Lisa and Ray Heim. Ray Heim was a former late model racer and the Chief Technology Officer at Pen-Tech Associates, Inc in Kennesaw, Georgia. [36] [37] Heim graduated from Kennesaw Mountain High School. [38]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
2024 | Legacy Motor Club | 43 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | BRI | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV 25 | KAN 22 | DAR | CLT | GTW | SON | IOW | NHA | 53rd | 01 | [39] | ||||||||||||||||||
23XI Racing | 50 | Toyota | NSH 29 | CSC | POC | IND | RCH | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI | KAN | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO |
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | Sam Hunt Racing | 24 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV 35 | DAR 10 | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH | CSC | ATL | NHA | POC 37 | ROA | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR 15 | KAN | BRI | TEX | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 88th | 01 | [40] |
2024 | 26 | DAY | ATL | LVS 13 | PHO 22 | COA | RCH 4 | MAR 35 | TEX 17 | TAL | DOV 35 | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW 3 | NHA 10 | NSH | CSC | POC 16 | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR 25 | ATL 5 | GLN | BRI | KAN 31 | TAL | ROV | LVS 11 | HOM | MAR | PHO | 82nd | 1 | [41] |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2021 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY | DRC | LVS | ATL | BRD | RCH | KAN | DAR 23 | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN 18 | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR 11 | PHO | 42nd | 71 | [42] | |||
2022 | DAY 32 | LVS | ATL 1 | COA | MAR | BRD | DAR 23 | KAN 33 | TEX 7 | CLT | GTW 1 | SON | KNX | NSH 33 | MOH 26 | POC 4 | IRP 5 | RCH 5 | KAN 7 | BRI 10 | TAL 26 | HOM 5 | PHO 7 | 14th | 505 | [43] | |||||
2023 | Tricon Garage | 11 | Toyota | DAY 8 | LVS 4 | ATL 34 | COA 6 | TEX 7 | BRD 15 | MAR 1* | KAN 2 | DAR 8 | NWS 6 | CLT 2* | GTW | NSH 4* | MOH 1* | POC 2* | RCH 6 | IRP 8 | MLW 4 | KAN 4 | BRI 1 | TAL 5 | HOM 3* | PHO 18* | 4th | 3994 | [44] | ||
2024 | DAY 2 | ATL 3 | LVS 3 | BRI 6 | COA 1* | MAR 10 | TEX 2 | KAN 1* | DAR 28* | NWS 1* | CLT 36* | GTW 1* | NSH 3 | POC 1* | IRP 17 | RCH 16 | MLW 7 | BRI 2 | KAN 1* | TAL 11 | HOM 4* | MAR 7 | PHO 2 | 2nd | 4035 | [45] | |||||
2025 | DAY | ATL | LVS | HOM | MAR | BRI | CAR | TEX | KAN | NWS | CLT | NSH | MCH | POC | LRP | IRP | GLN | RCH | DAR | BRI | NHA | ROV | TAL | MAR | PHO | -* | -* |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
2019 | Chad Bryant Racing | 22 | Ford | DAY | FIF 5 | SLM 5 | TAL | NSV 11 | TOL 10 | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD 10 | GTW 4 | CHI | IOW 5 | POC 6 | ELK 4 | ISF 7 | DSF 3 | SLM 3 | IRP 4 | KAN | 10th | 2615 | [46] |
2020 | Venturini Motorsports | 12 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN 4 | TOL | TOL | MCH | DRC | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | 28th | 123 | [47] | ||
20 | ISF 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | KAN 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 20 | DAY 1* | PHO 2 | TAL 1 | KAN 3 | TOL 2 | CLT 2 | MOH 7 | POC 1 | ELK 1 | BLN 3 | IOW 4 | WIN 3* | GLN 1* | MCH 2 | ISF 1* | MLW 6 | DSF 7 | BRI 5 | SLM 7 | KAN 3 | 2nd | 963 | [48] | ||
2022 | DAY 1* | PHO | TAL 3 | KAN 16* | CLT 2 | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH 2 | GLN | ISF | MLW | KAN 1* | BRI | SLM | TOL | 18th | 294 | [49] | ||||
15 | DSF 9 |
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2020 | Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Toyota | NSM 7 | TOL | DOV 6 | TOL | BRI | FIF 2 | 11th | 117 | [50] | ||
2021 | NSM | FIF | NSV | DOV | SNM | IOW 4 | MLW 6 | BRI 5 | 13th | 117 | [51] |
ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
2019 | Chad Bryant Racing | 22 | Ford | LVS | IRW | TUS | TUS | CNS | SON | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | MER | AAS | KCR | PHO 25 | 65th | 19 | [52] |
2020 | Venturini Motorsports | 20 | Toyota | LVS | MMP | MMP | IRW | EVG | DCS | CNS | LVS | AAS | KCR | PHO 8 | 24th | 86 | [53] | |||
2021 | PHO 2 | SON | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS | AAS | PHO | 36th | 43 | [54] |
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