A highly anticipated debut at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut, was a massive step for the NASCAR Truck Series. It was only natural that the Series’ top star took home the victory. Heim Time strikes again, but there might be a bigger problem.
Road Course Problem? Corey Heim Proved That with His Lime Rock Park Win
Sure, it’s the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and no doubt Corey Heim is the driver to be in the series. He has been the best driver all season and continues to make history every week. The LiUNA 150 was no different. After qualifying on pole, Heim’s No. 11 ended up being pretty much untouchable. Heim was not going to be denied on Saturday afternoon, as he kicked everyone’s butt.
It was a 100-lap race, and Heim led 99 of those 100 laps. That’s taking domination to a whole new level, especially on a road course. Then again, with the rest of NASCAR being in Atlanta, the Trucks had to have no competitive pit stops, but more on that later. I’m not going to take away from Corey’s impressive feat on Saturday. The win marked his fifth of the season and his 16th of his career. That moves him past Truck Series legend and three-time series champion Matt Crafton on the All-Time wins list.
Road Course Aces Stood No Chance
When any of the three NASCAR series head to a road course, you never know who is going to show up in the field. That was no different for the Truck Series. A new destination in Lime Rock Park also brought out some new faces to the Trucks. That included some real road course aces. IMSA star and legend at this point, Jordan Taylor, who famously made his Cup debut subbing for Chase Elliott at COTA in 2023, tried his hand at the Truck Series on Saturday.
Despite a fantastic qualifying effort, Taylor fell late in the running to a 20th-place finish. He wasn’t the only ace on the track as Supercars star Cameron Waters also got a shot on Saturday. His finish ended up being the best of the “road-course ringers” as he was able to score a top-five finish. It was certainly great to see such big names take a shot behind the wheel in the Truck Series, but not even they stood a chance against Heim Time.
Bigger Issue for the Series as a Whole
Again, I prefaced this, nothing against the history that Corey Heim is making. He’s certainly got a Cup future, no doubt. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series just does not fit racing at a road course. Don’t get me wrong, that course at Lime Rock is pre-time, and it was cool to see the Northeast get treated to NASCAR in a different market other than New Hampshire.
But what was the race worth when no one could touch Corey? Well, other than his rival, Layne Riggs, for one lap. Would it have been a better and more interesting race with live pit stops? Oh, no doubt it would, so I’m not writing off the track and its facilities, because the ARCA racing following it proved to be a show.
I’m more on the fence about the Trucks racing a road course at all. Here’s where it lies to me. Either the Truck Series has one guy dominate the whole race, or we get a bunch of wrecks and guys crashing each other to win off the final corner. That’s just me reflecting on when the Series would race in Canada at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.
It is what it is at this point, I suppose. Hat’s off to Heim on another spectacular performance. You certainly can not escape Heim Time in the NASCAR Truck Series.
HEIM TIME ONCE GAIN. @CoreyHeim_ dominates for the first ever NASCAR Truck Series victory at @LimeRockPark! pic.twitter.com/vnxDmkZSJ6
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) June 28, 2025
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Recording Date: 6/28/2025
