Loop Data Box Score : Lime Rock Park

• Friday, June 27th, 2025
• NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer

Heim vs the World: International Talent, Fresh Track Await Truck Series at Lime Rock

The addition of Lime Rock Park to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series schedule doubtless was welcome news to series leader Corey Heim.

With proven ability to succeed at any type of race track, Heim has claimed two of his 15 victories on road courses—from the pole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2023 and from the second starting position at Circuit of the Americas last year.

Heim will try for a third road course victory when the series visits the 1.478-mile circuit in the northwest corner of Connecticut for Saturday’s Liuna 150.

Though the runaway series leader has won the last two road course races, there’s a statistic that argues against his potential success on Saturday. No Truck Series driver has ever won three straight.

History isn’t the only obstacle. Sportscar standout Jordan Taylor, a four-time IMSA WeatherTech champion with extensive experience at Lime Rock, will make his Truck Series debut in the Liuna 150.

“I think everything will be different,” Taylor said. “The truck will be much heavier with less downforce, less braking capabilities and much higher tire degradation.

“Sportscars have been using paddle shifters for the last 10 or 15 years, so going back to the old-school H-pattern shifter with the ‘heel-toe’ technique will take some laps to get used to.”

If Taylor isn’t used to the heavier trucks, Australian Cam Waters certainly is accustomed to full-bodied cars, having won 18 times in the V8 Supercars Series in his native country. Driving the No. 66 ThorSport Racing Ford, Waters is making his first Truck Series start of the year and third overall.

• Lime Rock Park
• LIUNA 150
• Pole Winner: Corey Heim
• Age: 22
• Team : No 11 - Safelite Toyota
• Owner: Johnny Gray
• Crew Chief: Scott Zipadelli
• Corey Heim won the Pole Award for the LIUNA 150 with a lap of 53115 seconds, 100175 mph
• This is his 10th pole in 79 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
• This is his third pole and 12th top-10 start in 2025
• This is his first pole in one races at Lime Rock Park
• Jordan Taylor (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2025 and his first in one race at Lime Rock Park
• Layne Riggs (third) posted his first top-10 start at Lime Rock Park It is his ninth in 15 races this season
• Connor Mosack (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie

• Saturday, June 28th, 2025
• NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer

Corey Heim Crushes Lime Rock Debut, Becomes First to Win 3 Straight Truck Road Races

Corey Heim’s victory in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ debut at Lime Rock Park wasn’t just a case of domination. It was an eyelash away from perfection.

Heim led 99 of 100 laps at the 1.478-mile road course in bucolic Lakeville, Connecticut, to win the LiUNA! 150—his fifth victory of the season and the 16th of his career.

The only lap Heim failed to lead came on a restart with five laps left, after Matt Mills ran off course and stalled near Turn 1 on Lap 90. Layne Riggs beat Heim to the start/finish line on Lap 96 but drove hard into the first corner and stacked up the field behind him, scrambling positions two through five.

Aside from the one lap he didn’t lead, Heim’s performance was the model of consistent excellence. The driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota posted the fastest lap of the race on his second circuit (54.941 seconds), swept both stages, and posted dramatic margins over his closest pursuers in each of the first two segments.

Heim is the first driver in Truck Series history to win three-straight road-course races, having triumphed at Mid-Ohio in 2023 and Circuit of the Americas last year.

“Yeah, that was nothing short of incredible,” Heim acknowledged. “These road courses—I really look forward to them, pre-event and whatnot, and I really prepare for them, so to see all that pay off with (sponsor) Safelite, TRICON, Toyota, it’s super special.

“Obviously, the truck was so good today. I can’t complain one bit about that. A flawless day and we will take that and move forward and try and collect some wins that we should have had this year.”

Reigning series champion Ty Majeski was the beneficiary of Riggs’ aggressive charge into Turn 1 on the final restart. Majeski inherited the runner-up position and crossed the finish line 1.381 seconds behind Heim.

“Honestly, we struggled with the truck a little bit to fire off,” Majeski said. “We kept getting it better progressively each and every run. So, got it close at the end, had a shot at Corey and probably got a little over-zealous in Turn 4, hit the curb and kind of ruined my shot to make him a least a little nervous and try to force him into a mistake.

“From there, he just got too much breathing room and was kind of able to do his thing. Overall, really good day. This is the point when I want to turn our season around—going to IRP (Lucas Oil Indianapolis raceway Park), Watkins Glen and Richmond next. Three really good tracks for us, so I’m excited for this Playoff stretch.”

Rookie Giovanni Ruggiero ran third, followed by Ben Rhodes and Australian Cam Waters, as ThorSport Racing put three drivers in the top five (Majeski, Rhodes and Waters).

Riggs fell to 12th during the Turn 1 melee and finished 13th. Road course ace Jordan Taylor, who finished third in the first two stages, dropped to 20th at the finish.

Heim started from the pole and led all 35 laps in Stage 1, building an advantage of 7.065 seconds over second-place Riggs at the first green/checkered flag. Third-place Taylor, a star in the sportscar ranks, was 14.051 seconds in arrears at the first stage break.

After Lap 37, the race trucks came to pit road for a controlled stop under red-flag conditions. The restart on Lap 40 brought no changes at the front of the field. Heim cleared Riggs through the first two corners and quickly expanded his advantage over the second-place truck.

The second stage mirrored the first. Heim beat Riggs to the finish line by 7.281 seconds, with Taylor in third trailing by 14.286 seconds. The two stage wins were the 13th and 14th for Heim this season.

• Drivers Entered: 35
• Laps Scheduled: 100
• Margin of Victory: 01.381 Seconds
• Time of Race: 2 Hours 3 Minutes 46 Seconds
• Average Speed: 71.651
• Cautions: 3 for 13 laps
• Lead Changes: 2
• Green Flag Passes: 494 (5.7 passes per green flag lap)

• Lime Rock Park
• LIUNA 150
• Race Winner: Corey Heim
• Age: 22
• Team : No 11 - Safelite Toyota
• Owner: Johnny Gray
• Crew Chief: Scott Zipadelli
• Corey Heim won the LIUNA 150, his 16th victory in 79 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
• This is his fifth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2025
• This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Lime Rock Park
• Ty Majeski (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Lime Rock Park It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2025
• Giovanni Ruggiero (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Lime Rock Park
• Giovanni Ruggiero (third) was the highest finishing rookie