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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fans Respond To Corey Heim Claiming SpeedyCash.com 250 In OT At Texas
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Published03 May 2025
For a moment, on the final overtime lap Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway, Daniel Hemric flanked NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Corey Heim on the inside and Ben Rhodes on the outside.
As successful as his season has been, Heim, the circuit points leader, resents that he should have at least five wins this season, not just three. He didn’t want this opportunity to slip away. With moves like the one he pulled to earn the SpeedyCash.com 250, future trips to Victory Lane could begin to accumulate.
As Rhodes edged in front of Heim at Texas, Hemric countered by making his move.
It soon became Heim time.
Heim took control by racing straight through the middle, clearing the two contenders and seizing the checkered flag.
“I wasn’t going to let them take this one away from me,” Heim told Fox Sports. “They tried to take me three-wide and I just drove until I couldn’t anymore.”
X (Twitter) s responded to Heim earning his 14th career win. The 22-year-old became the youngest series pilot to reach that milestone, ing Kyle Busch (24 years old) …
Less than 30 laps to go in Texas, and it's all @CoreyHeim_! pic.twitter.com/Q85Sv03vZI
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) May 3, 2025
Going green after a rainy day in Texas …
Green. GREEN. GREEN!! Watch lap 1 of 167 for the NASCAR Truck Series at Texas. #NASCARonFS1 pic.twitter.com/kKajJwCsuw
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 3, 2025
Driver Giovanni Ruggiero, driving in the seventh position, clipped the frontstretch grass for the second time and slammed into Kaden Honeycutt’s machine entering Turn 1. Stewart Friesen and Brandon Jones were also caught up in the Lap 31 incident …
This incident brings out the yellow on Lap 31. pic.twitter.com/Niroxbadcc
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) May 3, 2025
Off the restart on Lap 38, Grant Enfinger overtook Matt Crafton along Turn 1 and started pulling away for a Stage 1 victory. Crafton appeared in his 675th circuit race Friday …
.@GrantEnfinger takes Stage 1 at @TXMotorSpeedway! pic.twitter.com/bh195XQp0y
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) May 3, 2025
Off the restart for the third stage, Andres Perez de Lara spun out along Turn 1 after making with Nick Sanchez’s machine during the opening stage …
Andres Perez de Lara on the wreck that put him out of the race: @NASCARONFOX pic.twitter.com/F3T0qTeuoN
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) May 3, 2025
Heim, who claimed the lead from Enfinger on Lap 76, added to his lead in the drivers’ standings with 10 Stage 2 points …
.@CoreyHeim_ sails into a Stage 2 win! pic.twitter.com/Vguv6Nu9TR
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) May 3, 2025
Stay off the grass. Layne Riggs also spun out after running over the grass after colliding with Luke Fenhaus on Lap 64 …
A look at how the No. 34's night in Texas ended. pic.twitter.com/k3dXrIVrvF
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) May 3, 2025
Running in second place, Stewart Friesen lost control and ended up taking out Chandler Smith and Enfinger. “I just got loose and didn’t have enough talent to make up for it,” Friesen told Fox Sports. The wreck brought out the red flag …
Stewart Friesen was going for it pic.twitter.com/vDETY609
— Rubbin is Racing (@rubbinisracing) May 3, 2025
The OT ending …
Heim holds off Hemric three-wide!@CoreyHeim_ takes @TXMotorSpeedway in @NASCAR_Trucks. pic.twitter.com/JlLT97EWTJ
— Xfinity Racing (@XfinityRacing) May 3, 2025
Texas-sized trip to Victory Lane …
Rolling into the Speedy Cash Victory Lane a winner! 🤩@CoreyHeim_ | #SpeedyCash250 pic.twitter.com/HuuXL3xBKn
— Texas Motor Speedway (@TXMotorSpeedway) May 3, 2025
