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Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Slim Jim 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images for NASCAR)<\/p>\nCorey Heim inched by TRICON Garage teammate Brent Crews with less than 20 laps en route to victory in Friday night\u2019s Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The Georgia-native added to his Truck Series single season win record with his 11th victory this season and 22nd victory of his career.<\/p>\n
In the last 10 races, Heim has won seven and had already clinched a Championship 4 berth at Phoenix next weekend by virtue of his win at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval earlier this month. It is the third straight year that Heim will be a Championship 4 participant.<\/p>\n
Heim crossed the finished line ahead of Toyota teammate Kaden Honeycutt and fellow Toyota Development Driver Brent Crews, who recorded his second career top-five in just nine career Truck Series starts.<\/p>\n
14 titles for Toyota<\/p>\n
For the 14th time in its history, Toyota has won the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Manufacturers\u2019 Championship. This is the third time in the last five seasons Toyota has captured the coveted title, while the 14th overall title extends Toyota\u2019s advantage in Truck Series history.<\/p>\n
Toyota drivers and teams reached new heights during the 2025 Truck Series season, visiting victory lane 13 times, as well as earning 37 top-five and 58 top-10 finishes amongst its drivers. Toyota drivers also accounted for 25 stage wins on the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 2025 NASCAR Truck Series season has been a historic one for Toyota, culminating with our 14th Manufacturers\u2019 Championship,\u201d\u00a0said Paul Doleshal, general manager, sponsorships and motorsports, Toyota Motor North America. \u201cWe cannot thank our drivers, team partners\u00a0and TRD personnel enough for their efforts and sacrifices in helping Toyota win this championship. It\u2019s been a special year in the Truck Series, and we look forward to celebrating this tremendous feat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Success this season was led by Toyota Development Driver Corey Heim, who garnered a record-breaking 2025 in his third full-time Truck Series campaign. The TRICON Garage driver captured 11 race victories so far on the season \u2013 a series record \u2013 along with earning the most Playoff points ever in a regular season (65) and stage wins in a full season (21) en-route to the 2025 Truck Series regular season championship with an eye on the series title next weekend in Phoenix.<\/p>\n
A missed shift<\/p>\n
While Heim continued his propensity for sweeping stages and races, a missed shift Friday at Martinsville Speedway likely cost Layne Riggs a chance to race for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series championship.<\/p>\n
Heim won both stages in the Slim Jim 200 on the way to his 11th victory of the season, extending his own series record. The driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota led a race-high 77 laps and beat Kaden Honeycutt to the finish line by 0.451 seconds in overtime.<\/p>\n
Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Slim Jim 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images for NASCAR)<\/p>\n
The real drama in the elimination race took place immediately behind the race winner. Honeycutt finished a career-best second, the position he needed to oust Riggs from the Playoffs on a tiebreaker that rewards the best finish in a given Playoff round.<\/p>\n
Riggs came home third, followed by non-Playoff drivers Brent Crews and Corey LaJoie. Defending series champion Ty Majeski (seventh) and Tyler Ankrum (ninth) secured the remaining two berths in the Oct. 31 Championship 4 finale at Phoenix Raceway\u2014by one point over Honeycutt and Riggs.<\/p>\n
Fastest in practice, Riggs won the pole and led the first 27 laps, but after the second caution of the evening for fluid on the track, Riggs missed a shift on the ensuing Lap 29 restart and fell to sixth in the running order.<\/p>\n
As the race neared conclusion, Honeycutt engineered a masterful restart from the fifth position on Lap 186, gained the front row when Crews chose to line up behind Heim, his teammate, for a restart on Lap 192 and held the second spot\u2014and the one critical point he needed\u2014through the overtime finish.<\/p>\n
In the wild two-lap overtime, Riggs beat Crews to the finish line but couldn\u2019t catch Honeycutt.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was dejected even when I thought we were in (the Championship 4) at first,\u201d said Riggs, a three-time winner this year. \u201cI just don\u2019t like racing that way, man. I\u2019m hearing, \u2018Gotta get one (position), gotta get one,\u2019 and everybody knows how it is.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I\u2019ve got the opportunity to get in for my team, I\u2019m going to do it, even if I don\u2019t want to do it \u2026 It all kind of started with that missed shift on that restart. I\u2019m not really sure what happened. I\u2019ve never missed a shift in a truck my whole career.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have some new transmissions. I guess I\u2019m just not quite used to them yet. I\u2019m pretty upset about that. I think things could have been a lot different.\u201d<\/p>\n
Honeycutt, who took over the No. 52 Toyota from injured Stewart Friesen at Richmond in August, was elated to finish on the positive side a breathtakingly close battle for the final three Championship 4 spots.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, man, we get to go next week,\u201d said Honeycutt, who was released from his ride at Niece Motorsports after his plans to change teams surfaced. \u201cI very easily should have been at home watching this race\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI get to go and carry this race team (Halmar-Friesen Racing) to Phoenix next week to have some fun and see if we can contend for that championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Heim, who already had qualified for the championship race, simply wanted to maintain momentum into the final week of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to jump to any conclusions yet,\u201d Heim said of his title prospects. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a big race next week\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to capitalize on our day and make the best of it. Once we got out front, we showed that we really had something to work with here. We\u2019ve got a big one next week to close it out. It\u2019s going to be tough, but I\u2019m confident we can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two Playoff contenders saw their hopes of advancing to the Championship 4 evaporate long before the race ended. On Lap 73, side-by-side contact with Honeycutt\u2019s Toyota cut the left rear tire on Rajah Caruth\u2019s Chevrolet.<\/p>\n
Caruth slowed suddenly and spun in Turn 1, crashing into the outside wall with enough force to knock him out of the race. Having entered the elimination event 14 points above the cut line, Caruth was suddenly out of the running for the title.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were in a really good spot, but it is what it is,\u201d said Caruth, who had finished ninth in the first stage. \u201cWe\u2019ll keep pushing, and the sun will come up tomorrow. It sucks now, but that\u2019s part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel Hemric, who came to Martinsville realistically needing a victory to advance, sustained significant damage to both ends of his No. 19 Chevrolet when he was sandwiched on the on Lap 29 restart when Riggs missed the shift.<\/p>\n
Hemric\u2019s truck began overheating, and after losing two laps under repairs, he failed to score points in either of the first two stages. The beneficiary under two cautions, Hemric regained the lead lap but his winning chances\u2014and hopes for a Championship 4 berth\u2014were gone.<\/p>\n
On Lap 166, Hemric took his truck to the garage, dropping out of the race in 31st place.<\/p>\n
Also eliminated from Championship 4 eligibility was Grant Enfinger, who entered the race 40 points below the elimination line and finished 12th.<\/p>\n
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Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Slim Jim 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen\/Getty Images)
\nNASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race \u2013 Slim Jim 200<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0 Corey Heim (P), Toyota, 203.
\n(5)\u00a0 Kaden Honeycutt (P), Toyota, 203.
\n(1)\u00a0 Layne Riggs (P), Ford, 203.
\n(21)\u00a0 Brent Crews, Toyota, 203.
\n(16)\u00a0 Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 203.
\n(18)\u00a0 Chandler Smith, Ford, 203.
\n(3)\u00a0 Ty Majeski (P), Ford, 203.
\n(12)\u00a0 Tanner Gray, Toyota, 203.
\n(6)\u00a0 Tyler Ankrum (P), Chevrolet, 203.
\n(13)\u00a0 Brenden Queen(i), Chevrolet, 203.
\n(2)\u00a0 Giovanni Ruggiero #, Toyota, 203.
\n(8)\u00a0 Grant Enfinger (P), Chevrolet, 203.
\n(19)\u00a0 Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 203.
\n(11)\u00a0 Ben Rhodes, Ford, 203.
\n(29)\u00a0 Patrick Staropoli(i), Toyota, 203.
\n(26)\u00a0 Timmy Hill, Toyota, 203.
\n(28)\u00a0 Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 203.
\n(22)\u00a0 Jake Garcia, Ford, 203.
\n(14)\u00a0 Dawson Sutton #, Chevrolet, 203.
\n(31)\u00a0 Justin Carroll, Toyota, 203.
\n(20)\u00a0 Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 203.
\n(25)\u00a0 Conner Jones, Chevrolet, 203.
\n(32)\u00a0 Frankie Muniz #, Ford, 203.
\n(27)\u00a0 Casey Mears, Ford, 201.
\n(30)\u00a0 Logan Bearden(i), Chevrolet, 197.
\n(24)\u00a0 Toni Breidinger #, Toyota, 196.
\n(23)\u00a0 Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 194.
\n(10)\u00a0 Andres Perez De Lara #, Chevrolet, 189.
\n(15)\u00a0 Matt Crafton, Ford, Brakes, 180.
\n(17)\u00a0 Connor Mosack #, Chevrolet, Accident, 179.
\n(9)\u00a0 Daniel Hemric (P), Chevrolet, Engine, 163.
\n(33)\u00a0 Alan Waller, Ford, Accident, 136.
\n(34)\u00a0 Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Too Slow, 114.
\n(7)\u00a0 Rajah Caruth (P), Chevrolet, Accident, 72.
\n(35)\u00a0 Clayton Green, Ford, Electrical, 0.<\/p>\n
Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 58.34 mph.<\/p>\n
Time of Race:\u00a0 1 Hrs, 49 Mins, 49 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 .451 Seconds.<\/p>\n
Caution Flags:\u00a0 11 for 75 laps.<\/p>\n
Lead Changes:\u00a0 10 among 6 drivers.<\/p>\n
Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 L. Riggs (P) 1-27;T. Majeski (P) 28-47;C. Heim (P) 48-106;B. Crews 107-110;G. Ruggiero # 111-135;B. Crews 136-161;C. Smith 162;B. Crews 163-184;C. Heim (P) 185;B. Crews 186;C. Heim (P) 187-203.<\/p>\n
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 Corey Heim (P) 3 times for 77 laps; Brent Crews 4 times for 53 laps; Layne Riggs (P) 1 time for 27 laps; Giovanni Ruggiero # 1 time for 25 laps; Ty Majeski (P) 1 time for 20 laps; Chandler Smith 1 time for 1 lap.<\/p>\n
Stage #1 Top Ten: 11,98,9,18,15,34,52,17,71,1<\/p>\n
Stage #2 Top Ten: 11,98,34,9,15,18,1,52,41,99<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Corey Heim inched by TRICON Garage teammate Brent Crews with less than 20 laps en route to victory…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-238552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nascar","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}