Corey Heim claimed victory in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond Raceway on Friday, Aug. 15.
Heim held off Ty Majeski to collect his 18th career Truck Series win and enters the playoffs as the top-seeded driver after earning his seventh victory of the season.
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“I really didn’t feel like (we) were that good.”Heim said postrace “I was very inconsistent.”
“Obviously the 98 was the best truck and I’m sure he got damaged and it slowed him down. We’ve had some get away on us like that this year and this is one that kind of redeems that a little bit.”
“I don’t think we were phenomenal today by any means but we were definitely good enough to be there when it counted.”
Majeski’s dominant night came up short as he finished second after leading 143 laps.
Layne Riggs took third with Sammy Smith finishing in fourth, and Corey Lajoie rounded out the top five in fifth.
Jake Garcia finished seventh and stayed ahead of teammate Ben Rhodes to earn the final playoff transfer spot.
He’s making his postseason debut!@JakeGarcia35 is locked into the NASCAR Playoffs! pic.twitter.com/cYTGQwqXcx
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Heim took control early from pole position over Majeski as Daniel Hemric suffered a right front tire failure on lap 11. Hemric’s night came to an end early as the race remained green.
Majeski spent the first 18 laps behind Heim before overtook him for the race lead and pulled away. Majeski set a blistering pace the rest of the stage, lapping up to 12th as he claimed the opening stage.
Heim had a good restart at the start of stage two, prevailing past Majeski. A caution followed soon after as Luke Fenhaus was sent spinning in turn 2 after contact with Spencer Boyd.
The caution is out for this incident between the Nos. 66 and 76. pic.twitter.com/nszPHkkmvw
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Rhodes took the opportunity to pit for fresh tires in pursuit of the final playoff spot over Garcia. On the restart, Rhodes made his way to fourth as Majeski passed Heim for the race lead.
Dawson Sutton brought the second caution for incident as he was stopped at the entrance of pit road. Many front-runners split their strategy with five lead lap trucks pitting for tires.
Heim and Riggs were two of the trucks to stay out as they led the field to green. Heim led for a couple of laps, but Majeski carved his way through traffic to retake the lead.
Majeski maintained the top spot to win the second stage as Garcia made his way to second, earning valuable stage points in his bid for the final playoff spot.
On the final stage restart, Majeski was put three wide by Kaden Honeycutt which allowed Heim to take the lead as they exited turn 2. Andres Perez spun behind the leaders, but no caution was thrown.
Majeski wouldn’t stay second for long as he drove by Heim to lead once again.
The race took a turn during green flag pit stops as Bayley Currey’s truck leaked fuel in turn 3. This caused Majeski’s ThorSport Racing teammate Matt Crafton to lose control and slide into Majeski in turns 3 and 4, sending both trucks sideways, causing a caution.
TY MAJESKI AND MATT CRAFTON GO AROUND! pic.twitter.com/5ZofhZ5fXi
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Smith benefited from Majeski’s spin as he restarted up front with Majeski alongside and Gio Ruggiero in third. Chaos ensued on the restart with Smith prevailing up front as Majeski was pushed up the racetrack.
Smith pulled away as Heim battled Ruggiero for second. With 20 to go, the field closed in on Smith with Heim taking the lead while Majeski and Riggs made their way past.
Majeski made his best effort in the final laps but wasn’t able to close in on Heim, who continues his dominant season.
Richmond Truck Results
The first race of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs takes place at Darlington Raceway on Saturday (Aug. 30) at 12:00 p.m. ET. Coverage will be on FOX Sports 1.
