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Corey Heim Takes Record-Tying Ninth Truck Win of 2025 at Loudon
LOUDON, N.H. – Calling Corey Heim a perfect 10 at this point is an overused trope. How about a perfect 20? Corey Heim picked up his ninth win on the 2025 campaign and 20th of his career at New Hampshire, leaving very little doubt once again. Heim now ties Greg Biffle (1999) for the Truck Series’ all-time winningest season. The TRICON Garage Toyota has taken two of the opening three Playoff races, and now heads into the penultimate round with peak momentum.
From the pole, Heim was undefeated across the opening Stages, chasing another max-points afternoon. The TRICON No. 11 did rally on a late restart in the second stage, going from third back to the top spot in a lap. Fellow Playoff contender Daniel Hemric also narrowly avoided early disaster, getting some damage in Stage 1.
Hemric has damage!
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Even with an early rash of cautions in the final stage, the 11 never put a wheel wrong. Heim led the rest of the way, taking home his ninth checkered flag of the season and second in three Playoff races. Heim is now only the seventh man in Truck Series histiry to hit the 20 win threshold, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon
“I mean, I could say the same about (Scott Zipadelli, crew chief) and everyone on this group,” Heim said. “It’s a dream come true to be able to race with these guys. It seems like everywhere we go this year, we’re a contender or we win. So just can’t say enough about those guys, and gonna keep it going. Like you said, I got four more races left, and I want to break that [wins] record. Shoutout Greg Biffle, he’s a great dude, and I’m honored to be able to kind of compete with that with him. But like I said, just keep thinking of TRICON Garage, Toyota, Safelite, dream year for me personally, my career, so we’re gonna keep it going. The truck was awesome, and, just have to keep the ball rolling.”
Despite finishing second and rallying in the closing laps, Chandler Smith was one of two contenders eliminated after Loudon. He just beat out teammate Layne Riggs, Gio Ruggiero, and reigning champion Ty Majeski. The rest of the top-10 were: Grant Enfinger, Kaden Honeycutt, Corey Lajoie, Christian Eckes, and Rajah Caruth. 10th was enough for Caruth to edge ahead of Smith for the final Round of 8 berth. The other contender eliminated was 16th-place finisher Jake Garcia.
The @NASCAR_Trucks Playoff grid reseeded for the Round of 8.
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— Peter Stratta (@peterstratta) September 20, 2025
The Playoffs continue onward with the Round of 8, heading next to the Charlotte Roval. The Truckers’ maiden trip around the tight hybrid road course will surely be a memorable one. The green flag will fly Friday, October 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Written by Peter Stratta
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