Corey Heim to replace Jake Finch for Venturini Motorsports in ARCA race at Michigan

Corey Heim was the runner-up in the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season. That is where his infamous rivalry with Ty Gibbs began, a rivalry many NASCAR fans believe has contributed to Heim being held up in the lower ranks for so long. Though that seems to be more conjecture than fact.

In 43 starts in the ARCA Menards Series, Heim has nine wins and 41 top-10 finishes. He also has seven pole awards. His chances of winning tonight, if a sportsbook carried ARCA, would probably be -1000 or more. In Venturini equipment, he should be head and shoulders above the competition.

Then again, you line them up and race for a reason. We have seen Butterbean emerge as the likely championship favorite in the series this season. He has won at Daytona and Kansas, coming from a short track background, which is very impressive.

Corey Heim might stink up the ARCA show at Michigan

The ARCA race at Michigan isn’t usually the most exciting. These big, fast tracks string out the field quicker than most, and with only a handful of competitive cars and drivers in the field, it could get ugly, quickly. Good news, it should be a quick race, all things considered.

Corey Heim is going into this race feeling he should win, no doubt. He is a 23XI Racing development driver, a 15-time winner in the Truck Series, and is seen as one of the top prospects in the sport.

Even though Heim hasn’t raced under the ARCA platform since 2022, it won’t be that big of an adjustment. This weekend is more about getting back in the winner’s column in the Truck Series. At Nashville, Heim started on pole and, for the fourth time this season, failed to convert his pole position to a checkered flag.

Corey Heim has never raced at Michigan in the Truck Series. The extra laps will help him out. Jake Finch is recovering from an infection and decided it was best not to race this weekend.