March 14, 2025 | By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

Excellent pit work propels Corey Heim to Truck Series victory at Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Corey Heim made a mistake on pit road, but his crew picked up the slack when it counted.

A lightning-fast stop under caution on Lap 86 put Heim in the lead, and that was the impetus the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota needed to win Friday night’s Ecosave 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The stellar work of the pit crew allowed Heim to overcome a pit road speeding penalty he incurred at the end of the first stage on Lap 31.

“First of all, the pit crew did such a good job of getting the truck up front,” said Heim, who won his second race of the season, his first at LVMS and the 13th of his career. “I made that mistake in Stage 1 when I sped on pit road and put us behind.”

In a race run in uncharacteristically cold weather and stopped twice for sudden rain showers, Heim took the lead for good on Lap 101, passing Layne Riggs after the final restart following the fourth and final caution for Jack Wood’s accident in Turn 4 on Lap 93.

Heim led a race-high 42 of 134 laps to 39 for Stage 2 winner Tyler Ankrum and beat runner-up Grant Enfinger to the finish line by 0.825 seconds.

“This wasn’t exactly what we wanted in terms of the weather being cold and whatnot,” Heim said. “It seems to be a lot better when it’s hot and greasy, and we’re sliding around…

“I was doing everything I can there. I think all of us were completely wide open at the end. I spent a lot of time looking at my mirror, and it worked out.”

Enfinger passed Tanner Gray for the second spot on Lap 126 but couldn’t catch Heim over the final eight laps. Enfinger felt the battle with Gray might have cost him a chance to win.

“We got side by side and lost a little but right there,” Enfinger said. “And we probably went over our tire limit a little bit right there and that hurt us at the end.

“Corey was a lot better than us in the short run, and (crew chief) Jeff (Stankiewicz) really got this (No. 9 Chevrolet) really, really strolling on the long run. Our pit crew did an amazing job getting us from 11th to fifth (on the final stop). And when we were in the top five, we could race with those guys.”

Gray held third place at the finish, followed by reigning series champion and Stage 1 winner Ty Majeski and Riggs. Stewart Friesen, Rajah Caruth, Chandler Smith, Matt Crafton and Ankrum completed the top 10.

There were 21 lead changes among 12 drivers, both race records. Rain interrupted the race at the end of the first two stages, with red-flag periods lasting 55 minutes, 51 seconds and 19 minutes, 42 seconds, respectively.


NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the Ecosave 200 - Friday, March 14, 2025
Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV - 1.5 - Mile Paved

Total Race Length - 134 Laps - 201. Miles

Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 3/15/2025 @ 12:48 AM Eastern

Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Stage 1 Pos Stage 2 Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Playoff Pts
1 16 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 134 4 4 54 Running 6 42 5
2 20 9 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 134   35 Running  
3 18 15 Tanner Gray Victoria's Voice Foundation Toyota 134   34 Running  
4 7 98 Ty Majeski Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford 134 1  44 Running 1 13 1
5 23 34 Layne Riggs Love's RV STOP Ford 134   32 Running 1 5
6 5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 134 5 3 45 Running 2 14
7 6 71 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 134 10 8 34 Running  
8 17 38 Chandler Smith Long John Silver's Ford 134 8 2 41 Running 1 1
9 11 88 Matt Crafton Black Label Bacon/Menards Ford 134   28 Running  
10 2 18 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Chevrolet 134 2 1 46 Running 3 39 1
11 4 07 Justin Haley(i) Gainbridge Chevrolet 134 7 6 0 Running 1 1
12 22 45 Kaden Honeycutt AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet 134  9 27 Running  
13 12 19 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 134   24 Running  
14 15 99 Ben Rhodes TSPORT Trucks Ford 134  5 29 Running 1 6
15 8 17 Giovanni Ruggiero # First Auto Group Toyota 134 9  24 Running  
16 24 42 Matt Mills J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet 134   21 Running  
17 13 77 Andres Perez de Lara # Telcel Chevrolet 134   20 Running  
18 19 44 Bayley Currey Masked Owl Technologies/DQS Chevrolet 134   19 Running  
19 9 26 Dawson Sutton # Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 134   18 Running  
20 10 81 Connor Mosack # NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet 134   17 Running  
21 27 5 Toni Breidinger # Women's Sports Foundation Toyota 134   16 Running  
22 25 1 William Sawalich(i) Soundgear Toyota 134   0 Running  
23 26 66 Luke Fenhaus Soda Sense Ford 134   14 Running  
24 29 33 Frankie Muniz # Morgan & Morgan Ford 133   13 Running  
25 21 76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Warranty Chevrolet 133   12 Running 1 1
26 3 13 Jake Garcia Quanta Services Ford 132 6 7 20 Running 1 1
27 1 7 Corey Day(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 132 3 10 0 Running 2 2
28 28 22 Josh Reaume Levrack Ford 132   9 Running  
29 31 02 Nathan Byrd Champion Health Chevrolet 128   8 Running  
30 14 91 Jack Wood Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet 92   7 Accident 1 2
31 30 2 Stephen Mallozzi More Core Ford 17   6 Drivetrain  

Fastest Lap Bonus:  98                                                                     7 / 30.26
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Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 52 Mins, 42 Secs. Average Speed: 107.01 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.825 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 98, 18, 7, 11, 52, 13, 07, 38, 17, 71
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 38, 52, 11, 99, 07, 13, 71, 45, 7

Race Comments: Corey Heim won the Ecosave 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his 13th NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field: Nos. 02, 34 (unapproved adjustments).

Failed to Qualify: None.

Caution Flags: 4 for 34 laps; Laps: 27-37 (Precipitation / Stage 1 Conclusion [Red Flag: Lap 34, 55:51] [22]); 62-71 (Stage 2 Conclusion [Red Flag: Lap 70, 19:42] [22]); 85-90 (#45 spin turn 4 [1]); 94-100 (#91 incident turn 4 [33]).

Lead Changes: 21 among 12 drivers; J. Haley(i) 1; T. Ankrum 2-9; C. Day(i) 10; T. Ankrum 11-16; C. Day(i) 17; T. Majeski 18-30; J. Garcia 31; B. Rhodes 32-37; T. Ankrum 38-62; C. Heim 63; J. Wood 64-65; C. Heim 66-70; S. Friesen 71-72; C. Heim 73; S. Friesen 74-85; C. Heim 86; S. Boyd 87; C. Heim 88-90; C. Smith 91; L. Riggs 92-103; C. Heim 104-134.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: March 21, 2025 - Homestead-Miami Speedway

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Points Report
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Ecosave 200

UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 3/15/2025 @ 01:12 AM Eastern UNOFFICIAL

Rank Driver Car Starts GL Points Ldr Nxt Race Wins Stage Wins Playoff Pts
1. Ty Majeski 98 3 1 128 0 0 0 1 1
2. Corey Heim 11 3 2 123 -5 5 2 0 10
3. Grant Enfinger 9 3 -2 120 -8 3 0 0 0
4. Chandler Smith 38 3 -1 120 -8 0 0 0 0
5. Stewart Friesen 52 3 2 107 -21 13 0 0 0
6. Ben Rhodes 99 3 -1 95 -33 12 0 1 1
7. Tyler Ankrum 18 3 7 87 -41 8 0 1 1
8. Giovanni Ruggiero # 17 3 -2 86 -42 1 0 0 0
9. Daniel Hemric 19 3 -1 86 -42 0 0 0 0
10. Tanner Gray 15 3 2 77 -51 9 0 0 0
11. Layne Riggs 34 3 2 74 -54 3 0 0 0
12. Jake Garcia 13 3 -3 73 -55 1 0 0 0
13. Bayley Currey 44 3 -2 68 -60 5 0 0 0
14. Kaden Honeycutt 45 3 1 66 -62 2 0 0 0
15. Matt Crafton 88 3 5 63 -65 3 0 1 1
16. Jack Wood 91 3 -6 57 -71 6 0 1 1
17. Andres Perez de Lara # 77 3 2 55 -73 2 0 0 0
18. Rajah Caruth 71 3 12 53 -75 2 0 0 0
19. Matt Mills 42 3 2 53 -75 0 0 0 0
20. Frankie Muniz # 33 3 -4 51 -77 2 0 0 0
21. Dawson Sutton # 26 3 1 50 -78 1 0 0 0
22. Spencer Boyd 76 3 -4 48 -80 2 0 0 0
23. Josh Reaume 22 3 -6 47 -81 1 0 0 0
24. Connor Mosack # 81 3 1 46 -82 1 0 0 0
25. Toni Breidinger # 5 3 3 38 -90 8 0 0 0
26. Luke Fenhaus 66 2 1 37 -91 1 0 0 0
27. Jason White  1 -4 29 -99 8 0 0 0
28. Johnny Sauter  1 -4 29 -99 0 0 0 0
29. Timmy Hill  1 -3 26 -102 3 0 0 0
30. Norm Benning  1 -1 21 -107 5 0 0 0
31. Nathan Byrd 02 3 0 20 -108 1 0 0 0
32. Justin Carroll  1 0 9 -119 11 0 0 0
33. Stephen Mallozzi 2 1 -33 6 -122 3 0 0 0
34. Keith Mcgee  1 -1 5 -123 1 0 0 0
35. Clay Greenfield  1 -1 4 -124 1 0 0 0
36. Parker Kligerman  1 -1 1 -127 3 0 0 0
37. Kyle Busch(i)  1 -1 0 -128 1 1 1 0
38. Justin Haley(i) 07 2 -1 0 -128 0 0 0 0
39. William Sawalich(i) 1 3 -1 0 -128 0 0 0 0
40. Michael Mcdowell(i)  2 -1 0 -128 0 0 0 0
41. Mason Maggio(i)  1 -1 0 -128 0 0 0 0
42. Corey Day(i) 7 1 -42 0 -128 0 0 0 0
43. Bryan Dauzat  0 -2 0 -128 0 0 0 0

-Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series