This yr, no Truck driver even comes near Corey Heim. He has received eleven of 24 races, a collection file. He faces three title rivals within the Championship 4 who’ve mixed to win only one race this yr — and eight complete if you happen to add up their entire careers.
Heim’s common end of 5.2 is adopted by Ty Majeski’s 10.2, Tyler Ankrums 10.7, and Kaden Honeycutt’s 13.2 over the course of the 2025 season. TRICON’s star driver has additionally led over 1,500 laps this yr, which once more, is over 4 instances many as his three title rivals mixed.
But, based mostly on the NASCAR scoring system, Heim may finish the yr fourth within the championship standings. The winner-take-all finale has once more leveled the enjoying discipline, with Heim on equal footing to his three rivals for one race solely: whoever finishes highest at Phoenix will likely be topped champion.
That is Heim’s third look within the Championship 4, and he is but to win the crown.
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“Since that is my third yr, I felt like I used to be probably the media favourite going into the final yr,” mentioned Heim throughout Media Day. “Perhaps not the overwhelming, however we carried probably the most wins into Phoenix and form of bought our tooth kicked in somewhat bit final yr. Yeah, I do know we have statistically been the very best truck and all the things, however the way in which the format works everybody’s even, and if we miss it this week, then that is the story. That is it. So, simply form of centered on ourselves, probably not who’s the chances on, or odds off favourite. Simply principally form of staying inner.”
The driving force that dominated final yr’s finale was none apart from Majeski, who Heim should face once more on Friday evening. The reigning collection champion is winless in 2025, however his most up-to-date win got here in final yr’s Phoenix finale. He began from pole, led 132 of 150 laps, and secured the title over Heim in second.
Maintaining a tally of Majeski
Tyler Ankrum, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt and Corey Heim
Photograph by: James Gilbert / Getty Photographs
Unsurprisingly, Heim agreed that Majeski is ‘most likely’ his greatest risk when requested on Thursday.
“Most likely, however as soon as once more we can’t actually know till after observe,” mentioned Heim. “I really feel such as you’ve seen guys form of like him final yr. I imply he had actually good races final yr, little doubt, and he dominated races, however I do not assume anybody got here into this race anticipating him to simply completely form of put on us out. So, it may occur to any of us – Tyler (Ankrum), Kaden (Honeycutt) too – they may convey actually great things and form of have the identical end result. It is simply a part of the championship race.”
And whereas Heim was cautious about outright proclaiming Majeski as the motive force to beat, observe strengthened what many anticipated. Majeski topped the charts in that prolonged observe session.
Heim later added on his earlier ideas as he sized up the competitors: I believe Ty (Majeski) subsequent to me right here is unquestionably going to be robust to beat. They’ve all the time had a extremely good bundle right here. Positively extra of a query mark so far as the opposite two. Kaden’s (Honeycutt) bought lots of expertise, lots of uncooked velocity, and the 52 is traditionally run rather well right here, so I am positive he’ll be sturdy. And, Tyler (Ankrum) all the time appears to be form of there when it counts on the finish. Various factors form of going for all of them. They’re all somewhat bit completely different in their very own methods, however undoubtedly simply form of deal with ourselves and deal with our race.”
How would he really feel to not win all of it?
Corey Heim, TRICON Storage Toyota
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Heim was additionally requested if the season will really feel ‘lower than nice’ if he would not stroll away with the championship trophy
“It does,” admitted Heim. “I believe particularly the place we’re at as a race staff. I believe if we had had one to our identify already and will name ourselves champions of the Truck Sequence, it would be somewhat completely different, however that is form of been the outlet in our staff, I suppose. And I do not assume it is for a scarcity of a race staff by any means. It is simply form of circumstantial for the way our two championship races have gone up to now. I believe we have confirmed up with good tools each years and simply form of got here up quick.
“So, I do not assume it is something to hold our heads out about if it would not work out, however definitely one thing that we undoubtedly need to click on off earlier than it is all mentioned and completed.”
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