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

Corey Heim holds off Kaden Honeycutt to win wild NASCAR Truck Series race at Rockingham

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Apr 3, 2026 7:11 PM ET

Corey Heim isn't competing for the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, but if he were, he'd be far and away the title favorite.

Heim, the defending Truck Series champion, won Friday's Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway in dominant fashion behind the wheel of the No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota Tundra, leading 178 of 200 laps. Heim also won at Darlington Raceway on March 20.

A yellow flag in the middle of green flag pit stops during the race's second-to-last green flag run trapped many drivers one lap down. Only nine trucks were on the lead lap over the final run, but it was Heim, on the strength of a restart where he was shot out of cannon and pulled away, who held on for the victory.

Runner-up Kaden Honeycutt, driving Heim's old No. 11 Toyota for TRICON, closed on Heim in the final laps as Heim encountered lapped traffic, but was unable to complete a pass. Honeycutt got to Heim's bumper on the final lap and even got side-by-side with him, but the lapped truck of Tanner Gray prevented Honeycutt from passing Heim.

Corey Heim holds off Kaden Honeycutt at the finish to WIN at Rockingham! pic.twitter.com/a09EbaoCE3
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The victory for Heim gives him an additional $150,000 in the Triple Truck Challenge. It's the 25th Truck Series win of Heim's career.

"All of a sudden with four to go, I had to turn more right down the straightaway," Heim told Fox Sports. "Hung in there, had to use a couple lapped car picks. Really enjoy doing this. Definitely a stressful ending there."

Heim can now win a $500,000 bonus if he wins the April 10 Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Notable results

Honeycutt, Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith and Stewart Friesen rounded out the top five, with Grant Enfinger, Tyler Ankrum, Corey LaJoie, Ty Majeski and polesitter Jake Garcia completed the top 10.

Other notable finishers include Sammy Smith in 12th, Christian Eckes in 14th, Gio Ruggiero in 18th, Ben Rhodes in 19th and Ty Dillon in 23rd.

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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