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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Corey Heim Claiming Team EJP 175, Matching All-time Season Wins Mark

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Corey Heim Claiming Team EJP 175, Matching All-time Season Wins Mark

Corey Heim made one request after matching the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ all-time season win mark: “Let’s keep the ball rolling.”

Heim made the remark to Fox Sports after claiming Saturday’s Team EJP 175 At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the No. 11 Toyota team’s ninth win this season.

Capping the Round of 10 with two trips to Victory Lane, Heim remains focused on earning his first circuit title – and establishing a new win record, currently shared with Greg Biffle.

“It’s a dream come true to be able to race with these guys,” Heim said. “Seems like everywhere we go this year, we’re a contender or we win. I can’t say enough about those guys.

“There’s four more races left and I want to break that record.”

Saturday’s Round of 10 finale at the 1.058-mile oval started with gritty maneuvers. Starting on the pole, Heim’s machine endured contact from Chandler Smith, who attempted to elude Ty Majeski along Turn 1. Behind the leaders, Tanner Gray went sideways from P6 and struck Connor Mosack, Brent Crews and Ben Rhodes.

Heim, who survived the start, led 124 of 175 laps. He has paced the field for at least one rotation in all 21 Truck events.

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The growing popularity of “It’s Heim Time” …

Starting P3, Majeski needed 25 points to clinch a spot in the Round of 8. Along with teammate Layne Riggs, the reigning champion advanced easily with a P5 …

Jake Garcia entered Saturday 14 points under the cutoff line and Chandler Smith was 24 points in the hole. Despite Smith earning a P2, both were eliminated. “A lot of bad luck,” Smith said …

Leading from the pole, Heim extended his lead over Majeski by Lap 33 when Jayson Alexander and Caleb Costner (74) collided along Turn 1 …

Heim swept both stages …

On the Lap 119 restart, Heim cleared the pack, while Andres Perez De Lara, who elected to line up behind his teammate, fell back to P6 after leading earlier. Heim spent 105 of the opening 128 laps in the top five …

Locked into the Round of 8 during the third stage …

Toni Breidinger (5) failed to manipulate Turn 3 and ended up crashing hard into the wall and contacting Matt Crafton (88) and Perez De Lara (44)

By Lap 154, Heim has extended his lead to 1.2 seconds over Smith and cruised to the record-tying trip to Victory Lane …

Biffle offered his heartfelt congratulations to Heim …

The series’ final eight drivers …

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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