GA 19-Year-Old Nabs His First NASCAR Truck Series Victory

Marietta GA

23 March, 2022

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MARIETTA, GA — Nineteen-year-old Corey Heim of Marietta scored his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win on Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, according to multiple news outlets. Heim powered to the inside of Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Chandler Smith, got a push from teammate John Hunter Nemechek and held on to win the race, according to NASCAR.com. Heim's No. 51 Toyota crossed the finish line 0.173 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Ben Rhodes. "I can't believe it," Heim told ESPN. "It's so surreal to be at my home track. I've been coming here since I was 2 years old to watch Cup races." Heim is not competing for the series championship, since he's racing a partial schedule, according to NASCAR.com. Smith, who won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway two weeks ago, is running a full schedule for KBM. "Yeah, no team orders there," Heim told ESPN. "As long as one KBM truck won, that's all that mattered. All the credit to John Hunter Nemechek for giving me help there." "It's awesome — I was at the right place at the right time," Heim told NASCAR. "Toyota Racing just helps us so much to get here and I'm just so glad to be here."