It’s time for Heim!
Corey Heim passed Christian Eckes in overtime to secure his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory Saturday afternoon (June 4) in the Toyota 200 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
The win snapped a three-race winless streak for Heim, who also won at Atlanta (March 19) behind the wheel of his No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota.
Heim, who started from the pole and led 21 of the 165 circuits, also collected an extra $50,000 in prize money in the opening race of the Triple Truck Challenge initiative. Not too shabby for a 19-year-old.
“I can’t believe I got the bottom right there — that’s unbelievable,” said Heim, who picked up his second career win in his 12th start in the series. “A great push from my teammate Chandler Smith right there…”
Chandler Smith overcame an early spin to come home third in an impressive display of overcoming adversity in the second of three Kyle Busch-owned trucks. Stewart Friesen finished fourth in his No. 52 Halmar International Toyota and former series champion Johnny Sauter closed the curtain on the top five.
Toyota History
Toyota swept the top-five spots for the sixth time in series history. The first such sweep occurred at Gateway in 2006.
Scary Situation
The race was halted on the final after a multi-truck incident froze the field. The accident was caused when the No. 19 of Derek Kraus got in the back of Carson Hocevar, sending the No. 42 around. Just moments later, Hocevar slid down the racetrack and was pounded in the driver’s side door by the No. 5 entry of Tyler Hill. Hocevar was assisted to the ambulance via stretcher but gave a thumbs up to the crowd on the way. NASCAR officials confirmed Hocevar was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
The Win That Could’ve Been
Eckes had over a one-second lead with three laps remaining in regulation, but that evaporated when Tanner Gray crashed, sending the field into overtime.
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