TC Daily Pit Stop: Ross Chastain Surprised By Heim Time in Darlington Truck Race
TC Daily Pit Stop: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Corey Heim Blindsides Ross Chastain on Final Lap to Win Darlington
Ross Chastain, understandably, thought he had Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Buckle Up South Carolina 200 at Darlington Raceway all sewn up. The other top contenders on the night — Kaden Honeycutt and Ross Chastain — had found trouble late in the race, and it looked like Chastain was in a class of his own.
However, never count out Corey Heim in the NASCAR Truck Series.
The now part-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver was able to get scuffed tires in a pit call heading into Overtime, and those slightly fresher, cooler tires paid massive dividends.
Heim clawed from 16th on the initial Overtime restart to the 10th position by the time a caution came out to send the race into Double Overtime. In Double Overtime, Heim sliced and diced his way to the second position heading into the final turns of the race.
Chastin, not knowing that Heim was on newer tires, didn’t expect the run that Heim had, and didn’t attempt to block him. Heim would zoom past him and would cruise to his 24th career win.
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