NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey Heim. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Corey Heim wins NASCAR Truck Series race at Darlington with heroic restart

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Mar 20, 2026 10:18 PM ET

Corey Heim restarted ninth with two laps to go in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Darlington Raceway, but with the help of fresh tires and a herculean effort, passed Ross Chastain in the final corner to score the 24th win of his Truck Series career.

Heim also won $50,000 as a part of NASCAR's Triple Truck Challenge.

Heim pitted late, and while he had no fresh sticker tires left in the pits, he did have a set of scuffs with only five laps on them available.

"Sure enough, I just felt like I made all the right moves," Heim told Fox Sports. "Bombed it off in there on Ross. Glad we could get this No. 5 Tundra into victory lane. I drove the crap out of it, and it worked out."

HEIM TIME OUT OF NOWHERE.

That was awesome. @CoreyHeim_ rockets to the front on the last lap and WINS in NASCAR Overtime at Darlington! pic.twitter.com/Kb9E2j2BQ6
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 21, 2026

Notable results

Chastain led to begin the final restart and had a sizeable lead before Heim chased him down on the final lap.

"I have no idea what just happened," Chastain said. "He just drove by me, I had no idea. I just thought he had a good restart. Bummer."

Chastain, Christian Eckes, Kaden Honeycutt and Connor Mosack rounded out the top five, with Christopher Bell, Grant Enfinger, Gio Ruggiero, Daniel Hemric and William Sawalich completing the top-10.

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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