Corey Heim Seals Regular Season Deal With 7th Win of 2025 at Richmond

Corey Heim celebrates his seventh victory of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series campaign in victory lane at Richmond Raceway. (Photo Credit: Daniel Rankin | The Podium Finish)

RICHMOND, Va. — Corey Heim closed off the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular season with his seventh victory in the eero 250 at Richmond Raceway, giving the Marietta, Georgia native loads of momentum heading into the opening round of the playoffs.

After competing head-to-head with reigning Truck Series champion Ty Majeski, who led both stages as well as leading a staggering 143 laps, Heim demonstrated his dominance since the season opener in February. In the closing laps of the race, Heim maneuvered around Majeski, securing another trophy on the 2025 calendar.

Unfortunately for Majeski, he tangled with his Thorsport Racing teammate of Matt Crafton, leading into the late hours of the night, which allowed Majeski to recover and race forward. Heim, who led 75 laps himself in the No. 11 Tricon Garage Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, got to the front when it mattered most and drove away to a 0.923-margin of victory as Majeski was unable to get back to the win in the second spot.

The victory for Heim is a special one, as he became the youngest driver in series history to reach 18 wins, which shattered Kyle Busch’s record that had stood for over a decade.

Corey Heim capped off an absurd 18-race regular season stretch of seven wins to go along with 65 playoff points and the regular season championship entering the first round of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series playoffs. (Photo Credit: Daniel Rankin | The Podium Finish)

“I felt like we were the best truck at (short tracks) Martinsville and North Wilkesboro, but they got away from us and we kind of got this one back,” Heim stated in a post-race interview. “I didn’t feel like we were the best truck tonight. I feel like the 98 ( Ty Majeski) was stout, but being there when it counted was the first goal, and we were just able to execute from there. This one redeems it for sure.”

Behind the fight for the win was the fight for the final two transfer spots into the Truck Series 10-driver playoff grid. Kaden Honeycutt, who is now driving for his third different team this season, locked himself in on points following Stage 1, but it was all about the ThorSport Racing duo of Jake Garcia and Ben Rhodes and the accomplished rookie of Gio Ruggiero, in which Garcia got the best of the two-time Truck Series champion, as Garcia will make his post-season debut in just his third full-time season after finishing seventh under the lights in the Commonwealth.

The young 20-year-old Monroe, Georgia native will have a chance at his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title after racing his way into the Round of 10. (Photo Credit: Daniel Rankin | The Podium Finish)

“Just did my best to run a smart race the second half,” Garcia said. “Even in the first half, there were moments we were four wide, and that’s not gonna work out at Richmond. But our truck was really fast, and I think we could have finished top five. I want to thank all my guys. They worked hard on this truck, like they do all the trucks, and gave me a really fast piece today.”

The race officially determined the 10-driver playoff field. Heim, Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith, Daniel Hemric, Tyler Ankrum, and Rajah Caruth qualified for the six-race playoffs by securing victories. Meanwhile, Majeski, Grant Enfinger, Honeycutt, and Garcia earned their championship opportunities by accumulating the highest points in the series.

Riggs, Sammy Smith, and Corey Lajoie finished in the top 5 in their newly minted No. 77 Chevrolet.

Ruggiero, Garcia, Rhodes, Chandler Smith, and Honeycutt rounded out the top 10.

The seven-race fight for the championship begins on August 30, when Darlington Raceway hosts the tough trucks of NASCAR for the running of the Sober or Slammer 200.

Coverage of the event will be broadcast live on FS1 at noon ET, with radio coverage from the NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Stage 1 Results
1. Ty Majeski
2. Layne Riggs
3. Corey Heim
4. Sammy Smith
5. Chandler Smith
6. Kaden Honeycutt
7. Christian Eckes
8. Grant Enfinger
9. Jake Garcia
10. Matt Crafton

Stage 2 Results
1. Ty Majeski
2. Jake Garcia
3. Corey Heim
4. Christian Eckes
5. Grant Enfinger
6. Kaden Honeycutt
7. Ben Rhodes
8. Chandler Smith
9. Tyler Ankrum
10. Layne Riggs

2025 eero 250 Richmond Raceway NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Results