Corey Heim looks for a 2nd straight win on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and took the checkered flag at Martinsville last year as well
Corey Heim’s win two weeks ago at Circuit of the Americas vaulted him into the early points lead on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. With the circuit back from a one-week break, Heim returns to Martinsville Speedway, where he won the Long John Silver’s 200 a year ago. Race-day qualifying is set for Friday afternoon at the “Half Mile of Mayhem” at Martinsville, a 0.526-mile oval with little banking. The turns have just 12 degrees of bank while the straights are flat. The 200-lap race covers 105.2 miles. Stages 1 and 2 are 50 laps apiece and Stage 3 rolls in the final 100 circuits around the track, also known as “The Paperclip” for its shape.
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Date: April 5, 2024
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 1
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Last year’s race was shortened to 124 laps due to rain, with Heim winning under caution after leading 82 laps. He finished ahead of Kyle Busch and Zane Smith while taking the first of three checkered flags last season.
Heim comes into the race provisionally qualified for the playoffs with his win at COTA. He joins Rajah Caruth, Christian Eckes and Nick Sanchez in that group. Ty Majeski trails Heim by 10 points in the driver standings, with Tyler Ankrum 11 points back, Taylor Gray trailing by 28 points and Caruth 29 points behind.
With four top-fives and five top-10 finishes in five starts, Heim leads the series in both categories. Gray, Caruth and Christian Eckes boast four top-10 finishes and Gray is the only other driver to place in the top five at least three times so far.
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