Corey Heim Should Benefit From Faster 23XI Toyotas at Nashville
6 months agoCorey Heim makes his first start in the NASCAR Cup Series for 23XI Racing in this afternoon's Nashville race after two previous starts for Legacy Motor Club while subbing for the injured Erik Jones earlier this season. It's reasonable to expect a better result from him in this race than in his previous starts at Dover and Kansas because 23XI gets full factory support from Toyota while Legacy does not. However, Heim only qualified 29th for this weekend's race, behind both of his teammates and far behind Tyler Reddick. Heim has run three Craftsman Truck Series races at Nashville, leading 57 laps last year and finishing third in this Friday's event. Although Christian Eckes led that race start to finish, Heim did match his speed for a while before being foiled by a slow pit stop. Expect Heim to finish in the 20s on Sunday.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference