Corey Heim

Corey David Heim (born July 5, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 67 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing, as a development driver for 23XI and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the Nos. 1 and 5 Toyota Tundra TRD Pros for Tricon Garage.

Heim is the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion.

Racing career Early career Heim raced in Legends cars, winning the 2016 Young Lions division and the 2017 Thursday Thunder Pro division championship at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He later transitioned to running super late models, driving in events sanctioned by the CARS Tour, Southern Super Series, Pro All-Stars Series (PASS), and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. A short time later, he won his first super late model race, at South Boston Speedway. Even after moving up to national touring series, Heim still raced at large late model events like Short Track Nationals, and almost scored a PASS win at Richmond Raceway in March 2018 before being disqualified because of engine spacers. On January 12, 2020, Heim announced a full-season CARS Late Model Stock Tour schedule with Lee Pulliam Performance. On January 25, Heim won the SpeedFest 200 late model race in Georgia.

ARCA 2019

Heim began racing in the ARCA Menards Series in 2019. He joined Chad Bryant Racing to run thirteen of twenty ARCA Menards Series events in the team's No. 22 car. Despite not running the full season, Heim ended up finishing tenth in the standings. Although he went winless, Heim never failed to finish any of his races, and scored a top-ten in all of them except for Nashville, where he finished eleventh.

2020 On January 16, it was announced that Heim would join Venturini Motorsports for seven total races: three in the ARCA Menards Series East, and two apiece in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series West. On July 24, Heim placed fourth at Kansas Speedway in ARCA Menards Series competition after a flat tire dropped him from second on the final lap. In his return to Kansas in October, Heim led the most laps and won the race.

2021

In 2021, Heim was promoted to a full-time deal with Venturini, driving the No. 20 in the main ARCA Menards Series, replacing Chandler Smith and Ryan Repko. Smith moved up to the Truck Series full-time in 2021 with Kyle Busch Motorsports. Heim's crew chief that year would be Shannon Rursch, who moved over from Venturini's No. 15 car of Drew Dollar. Heim would start the season with a win in the season-opener at Daytona. Throughout the season, he scored wins at Talladega, Pocono, Elko, Watkins Glen, and Illinois. He was known for having a season-long rivalry with Ty Gibbs, who ended up as the 2021 champion, with Heim finishing second by 37 points.

2022 Heim continued to run for Venturini in 2022, running a seven-race slate. He scored wins at Daytona and Kansas during the season.

2025 After a three-year hiatus, Heim returned to ARCA competition in 2025, driving for Venturini in their No. 25 car at Michigan, subbing for the original driver, Jake Finch, who suffered from an illness prior to the race. Heim ended up finishing second in the race.

Craftsman Truck Series 2021 On April 19, 2021, Kyle Busch revealed in an interview that Heim would make his Truck Series debut in the No. 51 for his Kyle Busch Motorsports team at Darlington. Heim made his NCWTS debut at Darlington Raceway on May 7 in the Kyle Busch Motorsports number 51 truck. He would finish 23rd after being wrecked from behind on a late race restart.

2022 Heim rejoined KBM for a 15-race Truck schedule in 2022. On March 19, 2022, Heim won his first NCWTS race at his home track of Atlanta with a last lap pass of his teammate Chandler Smith. He won his second race at Gateway, but because he did not run a full-time schedule, he was ineligible for the playoffs. Despite missing seven races, Heim finished the season fourteenth in points and won the 2022 Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors.

2023 On October 27, 2022, David Gilliland Racing announced that they will be moving to Toyota Racing Development in 2023, and renaming to Tricon Garage. That same day, Heim was announced as one of the full-time drivers for the team. Heim scored his first win of the season at Martinsville. He was forced to miss Gateway due to an illness; Jesse Love substituted for him and finished ninth in the race. Despite missing one race, Heim maintained the points lead and scored his second win at Mid-Ohio. At the conclusion of the Richmond race, Heim claimed the regular season championship. During the playoffs, Heim won at Bristol. Heim finished third at Homestead to make the Championship 4. He finished eighteenth at Phoenix after being spun out by Carson Hocevar and third in the final points standings. However, on November 8, 2023, Heim was penalized 25 driver points and fined 12,500 by NASCAR for intentionally wrecking Hocevar with three laps to go; the loss of driver points resulted in Heim dropping to fourth in the points standings.

2024

Heim started the 2024 season with a second-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the regular season, he scored wins at COTA, Kansas, North Wilkesboro, Gateway, and Pocono. During the playoffs, Heim won at Kansas. He finished second in the final points standings.

2025

Heim started the 2025 season with another second-place finish at Daytona; however, the initial race winner, Parker Kligerman, failed post-race inspection after it was found that his truck was too low. Kligerman was disqualified, and Heim would be awarded the win. In the regular-season, he also scored wins at Las Vegas, Texas, Charlotte, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, and Richmond. During the playoffs, he won at Darlington, New Hampshire, and the Charlotte Roval; the latter earning him a record ten wins in a season, beating Greg Biffle's previous record of nine wins in 1999. He scored his eleventh win of the season at Martinsville to make the Championship 4. Heim concluded the season with a win at Phoenix to claim the Truck Series championship.

2026 Heim returned to Tricon on a multi-race deal in the Nos. 1 and 5 trucks. During that time, he won at Darlington in the No. 5 and at Rockingham and Michigan in the No. 1. At Rockingham, after points leader Chandler Smith was disqualified following post-race inspection, Heim achieved a rare feat in NASCAR by tying the points lead with Kaden Honeycutt despite being part-time and missing two races.

Xfinity Series 2023 On April 29, 2023, Heim made his Xfinity Series debut at Dover, driving the Sam Hunt Racing No. 24 Toyota to a 35th-place DNF after experiencing engine failure. Two weeks later, he finished tenth at Darlington. He ran two more races that season, finishing 37th at Pocono and fifteenth at Darlington in September.

2024

On January 10, 2024, it was announced that Heim will return to Sam Hunt Racing in 2024, running another part-time schedule in the No. 26 car. He ran a 13-race slate, with three top-fives and four top-tens.

2025 On February 23, 2025, it was announced that Heim would return to Sam Hunt Racing, competing part-time for a third season for the team. He ran three races with a best finish of eighth in the Bristol spring race.

Cup Series 2024

On January 25, 2024, it was announced that Heim would join Legacy Motor Club and 23XI Racing as their reserve driver throughout the Cup Series in 2024. In addition, he would also serve as Legacy's simulator driver. Heim would make his Cup Series debut at Dover as a result of an injury suffered by Erik Jones the previous weekend at Talladega. Heim would finish in 25th, three laps down. Heim would also race in the No. 43 at Kansas, finishing 22nd and on the lead lap, despite Jones being cleared to race.

2025 On February 23, 2025, it was announced that Heim had signed a multi-year deal with 23XI Racing to be the team's development driver, which included driving a partial schedule in the No. 67 Toyota. In his first start at Kansas Speedway, he finished in 13th after starting in 28th place. He then finished 37th in his next start at Nashville Superspeedway due to a crash. At the Chicago Street Course, Heim failed to qualify after being bumped by Katherine Legge. He then made another start at Richmond Raceway, where he finished in 29th place. In his final Cup start of the year at Bristol Motor Speedway, Heim earned his first career top-ten after finishing in sixth despite starting in 38th place.

2026

On January 27, 2026, it was announced that Heim will once again run a partial schedule in the No. 67, including an attempt to make the Daytona 500. Heim would end up leading 69 laps at Texas before a late spin in the race resulted in him finishing 31st. At Coronado, he pulled off the upset and held off teammate Tyler Reddick to win the inaugural running of the event. He later won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, where he became the first driver to win their first two races in fifteen starts since A. J. Foyt in 1965.

2027 On May 30, 2026, it was announced that Heim would compete full-time in the No. 35 for 23XI Racing.

Personal life Heim is the son of Lisa and Ray Heim. Ray Heim was a former late model racer and the Chief Technology Officer at Pen-Tech Associates, Inc in Kennesaw, Georgia. Heim graduated from Kennesaw Mountain High School.

Motorsports career results

Stock car career summary

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2024 Legacy Motor Club 43 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV25 KAN22 DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA 53rd 01 23XI Racing 50 Toyota NSH29 CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 2025 67 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI TAL TEX KAN13 CLT NSH37 MCH MXC POC ATL CSCDNQ SON DOV IND IOW GLN RCH29 DAY DAR GTW BRI6 NHA KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 44th 01 2026 DAY28 ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN15 TAL TEX31 GLN CLT19 NSH25 MCH POC COR1 SON CHI9 ATL NWS IND1* IOW RCH NHA DAY16 DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2026 23XI Racing Toyota 29 28

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2023 Sam Hunt Racing 24 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV35 DAR10 CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC37 ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR15 KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 88th 01 2024 26 DAY ATL LVS13 PHO22 COA RCH4 MAR35 TEX17 TAL DOV35 DAR CLT PIR SON IOW3 NHA10 NSH CSC POC16 IND MCH DAY DAR25 ATL5 GLN BRI KAN31 TAL ROV LVS11 HOM MAR PHO 82nd 01 2025 24 DAY ATL COA31 PHO LVS HOM37 MAR DAR BRI8 ROC TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 87th 01

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2021 Kyle Busch Motorsports 51 Toyota DAY DRC LVS ATL BRD RCH KAN DAR23 COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN18 GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR11 PHO 42nd 71 2022 DAY32 LVS ATL1 COA MAR BRD DAR23 KAN33 TEX7 CLT GTW1 SON KNX NSH33 MOH26 POC4 IRP5 RCH5 KAN7 BRI10 TAL26 HOM5 PHO7 14th 505 2023 Tricon Garage 11 Toyota DAY8 LVS4 ATL34 COA6 TEX7 BRD15 MAR1* KAN2 DAR8 NWS6 CLT2* GTW NSH4* MOH1* POC2* RCH6 IRP8 MLW4 KAN4 BRI1 TAL5 HOM3* PHO18 4th 3994 2024 DAY2 ATL3 LVS3 BRI6 COA1* MAR10 TEX2 KAN1* DAR28* NWS1* CLT36* GTW1* NSH3 POC1* IRP17 RCH16 MLW7 BRI2 KAN1* TAL11 HOM4* MAR7 PHO2 2nd 4035 2025 DAY1 ATL23 LVS1* HOM3* MAR6* BRI3 ROC8* TEX1* KAN3 NWS17* CLT1* NSH2 MCH18 POC23* LRP1* IRP3 GLN1* RCH1 DAR1 BRI3* NHA1* ROV1 TAL2 MAR1* PHO1* 1st 4040 2026 1 DAY ATL5 STP ROC1* BRI30 TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH1 COR LRP -* -* 5 DAR1 NWS9 IRP RCH2 NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) ARCA Menards Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2019 Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford DAY FIF5 SLM5 TAL NSV11 TOL10 CLT POC MCH MAD10 GTW4 CHI IOW5 POC6 ELK4 ISF7 DSF3 SLM3 IRP4 KAN 10th 2615 2020 Venturini Motorsports 12 Toyota DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN4 TOL TOL MCH DRC GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM 28th 123 20 ISF8 Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota KAN1* 2021 Venturini Motorsports 20 Toyota DAY1* PHO2 TAL1 KAN3 TOL2 CLT2 MOH7 POC1 ELK1 BLN3 IOW4 WIN3* GLN1* MCH2 ISF1* MLW6 DSF7 BRI5 SLM7 KAN3 2nd 963 2022 DAY1* PHO TAL3 KAN16* CLT2 IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH2 GLN ISF MLW KAN1* BRI SLM TOL 18th 294 15 DSF9 2025 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH2 BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL 89th 42

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2020 Venturini Motorsports 20 Toyota NSM7 TOL DOV6 TOL BRI FIF2 9th 167 2021 NSM FIF NSV DOV SNM IOW4 MLW6 BRI5 12th 167

ARCA Menards Series West ARCA Menards Series West results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Ref 2019 Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford LVS IRW TUS TUS CNS SON DCS IOW EVG GTW MER AAS KCR PHO25 65th 19 2020 Venturini Motorsports 20 Toyota LVS MMP MMP IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS AAS KCR PHO8 23rd 86 2021 PHO2 SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 36th 43

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Ref 2019 Lee Pulliam Performance 78 Chevy SNM HCY ROU17 ACE MMS LGY17 DOM CCS HCY ROU SBO3 26th 62 2020 SNM15 ACE8 HCY1* HCY8 DOM15 FCS5 LGY2* CCS2 FLO6 GRE2 3rd 275 2022 Lee Pulliam Performance 78 Toyota CRW5 HCY GRE5 AAS FCS LGY DOM HCY ACE MMS NWS27 TCM ACE SBO CRW 32nd 63 2024 Lee Pulliam Performance 55 Toyota SNM HCY AAS OCS ACE TCM LGY DOM CRW24 HCY NWS2 ACE WCS FLC SBO TCM18* NWS N/A 0 2026 Nelson Motorsports 12 Toyota SNM WCS NSV CRW ACE5 LGY DOM NWS2 -* -* 22 HCY25* AND FLC TCM NPS SBO

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key)

CARS Pro Late Model Tour (key) CARS Pro Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Ref 2023 Donnie Wilson Motorsports 28 Toyota SNM HCY ACE NWS2 TCM DIL CRW WKS HCY TCM SBO TCM CRW 41st 32 2024 20 SNM HCY OCS ACE TCM CRW HCY NWS2 ACE FLC SBO TCM NWS N/A 0 2026 Bryson Lopez Racing 78 Toyota SNM NSV CRW ACE NWS26 HCY AND FLC TCM NPS SBO -* -*