Corey Heim’s tearing up the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and his latest win at Darlington’s Sober or Slammer 200 on August 30 proves he’s the real deal. Taking the lead after a restart on lap 134, Heim cruised to a 0.766-second victory, his eighth of the season and 19th overall, securing his Round of 8 spot in a stellar year. Heim’s versatility across short tracks, road courses, and superspeedways shows why he’s Toyota’s golden boy in the Truck Series, with regular-season titles in 2023 and 2025 to boot. But here’s the head-scratcher: despite this blistering run, Heim’s got no full-time Xfinity or Cup ride locked in for 2026.

He’s tied to Toyota’s development pipeline, with select Cup starts and a multi-year deal as 23XI Racing’s first development driver, but a permanent seat? Stil

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