NASCAR Truck Series driver Corey Heim during qualifying for the Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Both Sam Hunt Racing drivers earn top-10 finishes at Bristol

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Apr 12, 2025 8:33 PM ET

Sam Hunt Racing turned in one of the most impressive days in company history on Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

In a SciAps 300 that was a very straightforward race, Corey Heim and Dean Thompson both turned in top-10 results after running well throughout the afternoon.

Neither SHR driver earned stage points in Stage 1, but Stage 2 saw Heim climb his way into eighth, with Thompson also working his way up to 12th.

When the checkered flag flew, Heim — a top NASCAR prospect who is the championship favorite in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series — finished eighth, while Thompson — a 23-year-old Xfinity Series rookie — finished 10th.

Had ourselves a day at @ItsBristolBaby

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS …

P8 - @CoreyHeim_
P10 - @deanthompsonr #LetsHunt | #TeamToyota pic.twitter.com/ODq2Z6s21Z
— Sam Hunt Racing (@Team_SHR26) April 12, 2025

It's the sixth top-10 finish in 20 Xfinity Series starts for Heim and the third top-10 of the 2025 season for Thompson, who is in the hunt for the Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year award.

Heim and Thompson were teammates in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2023 and 2024 at TRICON Garage.

Heim finished third in Friday's Truck Series race at Bristol and already has two wins through seven Truck Series races in 2025. Thompson, meanwhile, was at the center of the biggest crash of Saturday's race. Contact from his No. 26 Toyota sent Sheldon Creed spinning, with Creed's Ford coming to a stop in the middle of the track before it was clobbered by Brennan Poole's Chevrolet, incurring major damage on both cars.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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