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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Corey Heim Breaking Through on Short Tracks, Claiming Eero 250 At Richmond

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Corey Heim Breaking Through on Short Tracks, Claiming Eero 250 At Richmond

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Corey Heim has been doing his homework. 

With six wins entering Friday’s eero 250 at Richmond Raceway, the circuit points leader entered the weekend stressing over his erratic performances on short tracks.  

So Heim went to work, studying ways to better navigate short tracks.  

“It’s definitely not my best race track in the past, but I’ve put in a lot of work in this place,” Heim told Fox Sports after earning the pole position earlier Friday. “So far so good.” 

The rest of the evening wasn’t too bad, either. 

The 23-year-old Heim took the lead for good with 20 laps remaining in the circuit’s regular-season finale and cruised to his seventh win this season and first at a short track. 

I didn’t think we were phenomenal, but we were good enough to be there when it counted,” said Heim, who clinched the regular-season drivers’ title. “I didn’t feel like, me personally, I was very good.  

“The 98 (Ty Majeski’s machine) was the best truck. I’ve been inconsistent (on short tracks). This one redeems that a little bit.” 

At 22 years old, Heim, who led 75 laps Friday, became the youngest driver in series history to compile 18 wins.

X (Twitter) users responded to the sun setting on the circuit’s regular season …

Going green at Richmond …

Daniel Hemric, who won the first short-track race this season, opened Friday with early tire trouble …

Ty Majeski, who used a win at Richmond last year to fuel his drivers’ championship win last season, opened with speed Friday night, capturing his second pre-postseason stage …

At the start of the second stage, Kaden Honeycutt, who drove for three different teams, clinched a provisional playoff spot …

Luke Fenhaus (66) paced the practice field Friday afternoon, but on Lap 90, Spencer Boyd collided and spun out while racing for P24 …

After overcoming Heim with six laps remaining in the second stage, Majeski swept the two stages. The defending event champion led 90 of the opening 140 laps …

After leading for 143 laps, Majeski got dinged by teammate Matt Crafton, who ran in the top 10 most of night, and spun out from the lead. He saved the machine, however, and lined up behind the pace in P2, behind Sammy Smith …

First-timer Jake Garcia earned the 10th and final spot in the playoffs …

Meanwhile, two-time series titleholder Ben Rhodes missed the cut …

With a week off before the playoffs commence, Heim looks forward …

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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