In case you haven’t been paying attention, Corey Heim has been on an absolute heater in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season.
The TRICON Garage driver (who arguably should’ve already been in the Cup Series by now) has won eight of the season’s 19 races so far, and has six races left to add more trophies to his collection.
His most recent triumph came at Darlington Raceway, which was the third straight race that truck No. 11 has pulled into victory lane.
Also present at the track over the weekend at Darlington was Greg Biffle, who has made more frequent appearances in recent months, mostly due to the rise in popularity of Garrett Mitchell, a man whom most know as Cleetus McFarland.
So what on earth do Heim and Biffle have in common?
They are about to be tied for the winningest season in Truck Series history.
Biffle currently holds the record with nine, which came back in 1999, his second full-time Truck Series season. However, Heim is hot on the heels of taking the record, sitting currently at eight wins, still with six more chances to tie or perhaps even beat the record.
And the way Heim is winning left and right, it seems more like a matter of “when” than “if”.
As mentioned earlier, Heim is already on a hot streak of three straight victories dating back to Watkins Glen International in early August. Of the final six races on the schedule, he’s won at two of them before. He’s never raced a truck on two other tracks before, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, but Heim also won in the series’ first-ever trip to Lime Rock Park, so we know he’s a quick study.
Fortunately, unlike some NFL records that are argued over due to length of season (for example, a running back rushing for 2,000 yards over 17 games might hold less weight to some who rushed for over 2,000 yards in a 14-game season), Heim can beat the record in a 25-race season, the same amount of races Biffle had in his 1999 campaign.
And somehow, one thing the two might have in common if Heim ties the record?
They could both be walking away with the record, but not the title.
When Biffle set the record in 1999, he ended up coming just short of the title, having to settle for second behind Jack Sprague. However, that was when the title was competed for all season — i.e.: no playoffs. When Biffle didn’t win, he didn’t do enough to maintain consistency, and ended up losing the title to Sprague by just eight points.
Heim’s situation is quite the opposite.
If playoffs weren’t a thing, Heim would have well over a three-race advantage in points and would be well on his way to clinching the championship. But because of the points resets, there’s a chance that Heim will come up short of the title, not because he wasn’t consistent, but because of having just one bad race at Phoenix Raceway.
Heim’s season feels like that of William Byron’s in 2016. Byron won seven races that year and was far and away the favorite for the crown — one that he probably would have locked up early without the playoffs.
Unfortunately, a blown engine in the penultimate race kept him out of the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway — a race which, of course, he won.
History has a chance to repeat itself yet again, with another Toyota driver in Heim falling into that misfortune. Only this time, it will be with one of, if not the, winningest seasons in Truck Series history.
Now, there’s absolutely no guarantee that Heim will be able to find victory lane again this season. Hell, even Biffle doesn’t want him to win again so he can keep the 1999 record.
But let’s not kid ourselves.
Heim will likely win once, if not twice, more to take the record for himself.
As he should.
We haven’t seen a driver this dominant in a single season since Biffle’s record-breaking season, which was 26 years ago. Wanna feel old? When Biffle set that record, neither Heim nor myself were even born yet.
In a time where NASCAR loves to boast about parity over dominance, who knows if we’ll ever see this dominant of a season again in the Truck Series?
Sorry to break it to Biffle, but it seems like his record won’t stand for much longer.
A historical season like Heim’s should be rewarded. Not just with a record, but with a championship trophy to go with it.
But for the love of the sport — for the integrity of the sport — let’s hope Heim doesn’t fall into the same category as Biffle and Byron. He arguably should have won the last two titles.
But this year?
He’s on track for history. He’s already gotten through to the Round of 8, but that’s not enough.
If any year would be the year of Heim Time, this should be it.
After all, if Biffle and Byron came up short, maybe third time’s the charm? Especially for Heim, who has come up short the last two years.
It should be Heim’s year to win the championship. Just like it should be his year to topple Biffle’s record and take it for himself.
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Anthony Damcott joined Frontstretch in March 2022. Currently, he is an editor and co-authors Fire on Fridays (Fridays); he is also the primary Truck Series reporter/writer and serves as an at-track reporter. He has also assisted with short track content and social media, among other duties he takes/has taken on for the site. In 2025, he became an official member of the National Motorsports Press Association. A proud West Virginia Wesleyan College alum from Akron, Ohio, Anthony is now a grad student. He is a theatre actor and fight coordinator in his free time.
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