LOUDON, N.H. -- Corey Heim turned in another successful chapter to one of the most dominant seasons in NASCAR Truck Series history, claiming his record-tying ninth season win in Saturday's Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The 23-year-old Georgia native's race effort was nearly as perfect as the NASCAR weekend setting -- sunshine and cool fall temperatures set among the beautiful season-changing foliage for which New England is renowned.
Heim claimed pole position in the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota, swept both stages, led a race-best 124 of the 175 laps, set the fastest lap of the day, and then motored off to a .823-second victory over Chandler Smith to end the first round of the series playoffs as dominantly as the regular-season champion started them.
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