Corey Heim wins regular-season finale at Richmond Raceway

Corey Heim won his seventh race of the season at Richmond Raceway on Saturday.
Corey Heim won his seventh race of the season at Richmond Raceway on Saturday.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series visited Richmond Raceway on Friday night in the eero 250 for the final race of the regular season. Corey Heim started the race on the pole with Ty Majeski starting second.

Ty Majeski dominated the race leading 144 laps and winning both stages. In the first two stages, there were two cautions. On lap 91, Luke Fenhaus and Spencer Boyd spun at Turn 2, battling for the 24th position, and on lap 109, Dawson Sutton came to a stop at the entrance of pit road.

In the final stage, Matt Crafton got loose and made contact with Ty Majeski at Turn 4. Spencer Boyd was also involved. The crash allowed Sammy Smith to take the lead. Smith and Majeski were on the front row when the race restarted on lap 216. Majeski fell to fourth place and Corey Heim was in second place. On lap 231, Heim cleared Smith for the lead.

Heim led 76 laps, including the final 20 laps to win the race by 0.923 seconds over Ty Majeski. It was Heim’s seventh win of the season. Layne Riggs, Sammy Smith, and Corey LaJoie rounded out the top five. Gio Ruggiero, Jake Garcia, Ben Rhodes, Chandler Smith, and Kaden Honeycutt rounded out the top ten. There were five cautions for 48 laps and 13 lead changes among four drivers.

The Truck Series heads to Darlington Raceway on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at noon on FS1.

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