Corey Heim took the blame.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points leader received an opportunity to compete in Sunday’s Cup Series event at Nashville Superspeedway.
While he continues to dominate the third-tier stock-car racing circuit, Heim made a rookie mistake during the Cracker Barrel 400.
On Lap 132, Heim, piloting the No. 67 Toyota for 23XI Racing, cut in front of the No. 6 Ford approaching Turn 4 at the 1.33-mile concrete oval. Racing in the middle of the field, Keselowski didn’t appreciate the aggressive move from a part-time driver.
The 2012 Cup champion took Heim out. Lesson learned. Heim, who posted four wins and eight top-five finishes in 12 Truck Series starts, ed a DNF Sunday. Keselowski placed P23.
“I’m pretty sure I just kind of cleared myself across the nose of the 6,” Heim told reporters after the race. “A little bit too desperate. We were moving forward really quickly, and I had a lot of confidence and thought I could clear him by the time I got to the wall and just used too much race track, so sorry to those guys. It looks like I kind of ruined his day, too, and never want to do that.”
Heim will return to headline the Truck Series next weekend at Michigan International Speedway. With 566 points, he leads the drivers’ standings by 122 points over Daniel Hemric, who jumped Chandler Smith by three points.
.@CoreyHeim_ took the blame for his incident with Brad Keselowski on lap 132
“I just cleared myself across the 6. Little bit too desperate to get ahead of him. … Sorry to those guys.”#NASCAR #CrackerBarrel400 pic.twitter.com/pgf2EwWdO5
— Dalton Hopkins (@PitLaneT) June 2, 2025
NASCAR National Series, ARCA Menards Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series and ARCA Menards Series events this weekend at Michigan International Speedway (All Times ET):
Friday
- 1 p.m.: Truck Series practice
- 2 p.m.: ARCA Series practice
- 3:05 p.m.: ARCA Series qualifying
- 5 p.m.: ARCA Series Henry Ford Health 200 race
Saturday
- 8:05 a.m.: Truck Series qualifying
- 9:30 a.m.: Cup Series practice
- 10:40 a.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- Noon: Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics race
Sunday
- 2 p.m.: Cup Series Firekeepers Casino 400 race
See ya Monday campers!#FireKeepersCasino400 pic.twitter.com/4UGC7Wgffh
— Michigan International Speedway (@MISpeedway) May 31, 2025
DQS Solutions & Staffing 200 Entry List
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series officials released the entry list for Saturday’s DQS Solutions & Staffing 200 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway:
Entry, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Lawless Alan, No. 1 Toyota
- 2, Nathan Byrd, No. 02 Chevrolet
- 3, Morgen Baird, No. 2 Ford
- 4, Toni Breidinger, No. 5 Toyota
- 5, Norm Benning, No. 6 Chevrolet
- 6, TBA, No. 07 Chevrolet
- 7, Carson Hocevar, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 9, Corey Heim, No. 11 Toyota
- 10, Jake Garcia, No. 13 Ford
- 11, Tanner Gray, TRICON Garage, No. 15 Toyota
- 12, Giovanni Ruggiero, No.17 Toyota
- 13, Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 Chevrolet
- 14, Daniel Hemric, No. 19 Chevrolet
- 15, Alan Waller, No. 22 Ford
- 16, Dawson Sutton, No. 26 Chevrolet
- 17, Frankie Muniz, No. 33 Ford
- 18, Layne Riggs, No. 34 Ford
- 19, Chandler Smith, No. 38 Ford
- 20, Matt Mills, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 21, Ross Chastain, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 22, Kaden Honeycutt, No. 45 Chevrolet
- 23, Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Totota
- 24, Luke Baldwin, No. 66 Ford
- 25, Rajah Caruth, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 26, Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Chevrolet
- 27, Andres Perez De Lara, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 28, Connor Mosack, No. 81 Chevrolet
- 29, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ford
- 30, Jack Wood, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 31, Ty Majeski, No. 98 Ford
- 32, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford
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Rajah Caruth from Winston Salem State University has just won NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) May 31, 2025
