Heim Dominates Charlotte NASCAR Truck Race

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CONCORD, NC – RIS - For the 15th time in his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career, the It was Corey Heim. The 22-year-old racer put his foot on the throat of his competition in Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and he would not relent as he took yet another dominant victory. After leading a race-high 98 laps in the 134-lap event, a race where he swept winning Stages 1 and 2, and turned the Xfinity Fastest Lap, Heim cruised to the finish line to win by a victory margin of 6.229-seconds over NASCAR Cup Series regular Ross Chastain.

Heim led 98 of 134 laps and swept the stages in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, scoring his fourth win of the 2025 season and his 15th career win in his 75th start. Heim, 22, is the youngest driver to reach the 15-win mark in the Truck Series and tied three-time Truck Series champion Matt Crafton for 10th on the all-time wins list.

Through the opening 11 races of the 2025 season, Toyota Tundra TRD Pro has led an astonishing 752 laps, is now up to four wins, and he's been in position to win several more, but late-race shenanigans and pit road mistakes foiled his hopes

"Best in class, for sure," Chastain said of his race in a post-race interview . "Heck of an effort for Niece Motorsports across the board for three of the top-seven, and Kaden [Honeycutt] right there on my back bumper. That's what we look for. We look for competition across all three trucks for Al [Niece], and Al is super happy to get a ton of points and just to have fast trucks."

Layne Riggs, who has been knocking on the door of a race win the last few weeks, would settle for a fourth-place finish after battling with Chastain, Honeycutt, and Kyle Busch in the closing laps.

Busch, who is looking to snap a long winless drought in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600, got his weekend kicked off with a fifth-place finish driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports.

Grant Enfinger, Matt Mills, Daniel Hemric, Rajah Caruth, and NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Brandon Jones rounded out the top-10 finishers on the evening.

Unofficial Results: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, May 23, 2025 - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Fin, Str, Driver, Truck, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 3, Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite/Foster Love Toyota, 134, 1, 1, 6, 98, 7, 61, Running
2) 4, Ross Chastain(i), No. 44 NC Governor's Hwy Safety Prgm Chevrolet, 134, 2, 5, 1, 11, , 0, Running
3) 5, Kaden Honeycutt, No. 45 DQS/Foundation For Pops Chevrolet, 134, 4, 2, 3, 10, , 50, Running
4) 7, Layne Riggs, No. 34 UNC Charlotte Ford, 134, 3, 4, , , , 48, Running
5) 12, Kyle Busch(i), No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 134, 5, 3, , , , 0, Running
6) 18, Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 134, , 10, , , , 32, Running
7) 16, Matt Mills, No. 42 J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet, 134, 10, , 1, 1, , 31, Running
8) 6, Daniel Hemric, No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 134, 7, 6, , , , 38, Running
9) 8, Rajah Caruth, No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 134, , , 1, 10, , 28, Running
10) 13, Brandon Jones(i), No. 1 Sprecher Toyota, 134, , , , , , 0, Running
11) 10, Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 134, , , , , , 26, Running
12) 23, Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 25, Running
13) 32, Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 133, , , 1, 1, , 24, Running
14) 24, Parker Kligerman, No. 75 Food Country USA Chevrolet, 133, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 19, BJ McLeod, No. 07 Pigeon Forge Racing Coaster Chevrolet, 133, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 14, Andes Perez De Lara #, No. 77 Telcel Chevrolet, 133, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 21, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Campers Inn RV Ford, 133, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 33, Luke Fenhaus, No. 66 Soda Sense Ford, 133, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 27, Timmy Hill, No. 56 500th NASCAR Start Toyota, 133, , , 1, 1, , 18, Running
20) 26, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chi Chis/Menards Ford, 132, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 1, Giovanni Ruggiero #, No. 17 First Auto Group Toyota, 132, 6, 8, 1, 2, , 24, Running
22) 20, Stefan Parsons, No. 02 Springrates Chevrolet, 132, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 15, Connor Mosack #, No. 81 Apollo PEX Chevrolet, 132, , , , , , 14, Running
24) 28, Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Canal Coffee Co Chevrolet, 132, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 22, Jack Wood, No. 91 Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, 132, , , , , , 12, Running
26) 2, Tanner Gray, No. 15 Black's Tire Service Toyota, 130, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 31, Frankie Muniz #, No. 33 More Core Diamond Drilling Ford, 126, , , , , , 10, Running
28) 34, Mason Maggio(i), No. 22 Control Alt Protect Ford, 123, , , , , , 0, Running
29) 29, Cody Dennison, No. 2 Flux Ford, 121, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 25, Toni Breidinger #, No. 5 Celsius Toyota, 121, , , , , , 7, Running
31) 17, Dawson Sutton #, No. 26 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 104, , , , , , 6, Driveshaft
32) 11, Ty Majeski, No. 98 OverPlay/Curb Records Ford, 103, 9, 7, , , , 11, Running
33) 30, Justin Carroll, No. 90 Carroll's Automotive Toyota, 75, , , , , , 4, Suspension
34) 9, Chandler Smith, No. 38 QuickTie Ford, 70, 8, 9, , , , 8, Accident
(i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Race Length: 134 Laps, 201. Miles,
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 33 Mins, 38 Secs.
Average Speed: 128.8 MPH
Margin of Victory: 6.229 Seconds

Fastest Lap:  Corey Heim, No. 11 on lap 40, 30.409 sec

Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 44, 34, 45, 7, 17, 19, 38, 98, 42
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 45, 7, 34, 44, 19, 98, 17, 38, 9

Comments: Corey Heim won the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, his 15th NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory.

Prior to the green flag, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 66 (backup truck), Nos. 2, 22, 33, 90 (unapproved adjustments).

Cautions: 3 for 20 laps;
Laps: 32-38 (Stage 1 Conclusion [22]);
62-68 (Stage 2 Conclusion [2]);
72-77 (No. 38, 98, 17, 81 incident frontstretch [2]).

Lead Changes: 14 among 8 drivers;
G. Ruggiero # 1-2;
C. Heim 3-4;
R. Chastain(i) 5-15;
C. Heim 16-34;
K. Honeycutt 35-39;
C. Heim 40-43;
K. Honeycutt 44;
C. Heim 45-64;
K. Honeycutt 65-68;
C. Heim 69-103;
M. Mills 104;
R. Caruth 105-114;
S. Friesen 115;
T. Hill 116;
C. Heim 117-134.