Corey Heim Sneaks to Darlington Truck Pole

(Darlington, SC – May 12, 2023 – RIS) Corey Heim, going onto the track late in the session, beat out Grant Enfinger for the pole in Friday night’s Buckle Up South Carolina NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race by a scant 0.059 second gap.

The second row of the starting lineup has the Chevys of rookie Nick Sanchez and Christian Eckes, winner of this year’s truck race in Atlanta. Row three will have another rookie, Jake Garcia starting inside of Stewart Friesen while Matt DiBenedetto and Cup Series regular William Byron with Ty Majeski and Chase Purdy filling out the top ten starters.

Qualifying Results: Buckle Up South Carolina 200 - Darlington Raceway
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Corey Heim, No. No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 29.263 sec, 168.048 mph, ---, ---
2) Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 29.322, 167.710, 0.059 sec, 0.059 sec
3) Nick Sanchez #, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 29.328, 167.676, 0.065, 0.006
4) Christian Eckes, No. 19 Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet, 29.412, 167.197, 0.149, 0.084
5) Jake Garcia #, No. 35 Crown Fiber Chevrolet, 29.428, 167.106, 0.165, 0.016
6) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 29.483, 166.794, 0.220, 0.055
7) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 29.485, 166.783, 0.222, 0.002
8) William Byron(i), No. 51 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 29.497, 166.715, 0.234, 0.012
9) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Tenda/Curb Records Ford, 29.524, 166.563, 0.261, 0.027
10) Chase Purdy, No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 29.553, 166.399, 0.290, 0.029
11) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Black's Tire Toyota, 29.591, 166.186, 0.328, 0.038
12) Taylor Gray #, No. 17 Dead On Tools Toyota, 29.622, 166.012, 0.359, 0.031
13) Rajah Caruth #, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet, 29.635, 165.939, 0.372, 0.013
14) Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Farm Paint Ford, 29.640, 165.911, 0.377, 0.005
15) Bubba Wallace(i), No. 1 Annie Bosko Toyota, 29.653, 165.838, 0.390, 0.013
16) Ross Chastain(i), No. 41 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 29.730, 165.409, 0.467, 0.077
17) Tyler Ankrum, No. 16 LiUNA! Toyota, 29.767, 165.203, 0.504, 0.037
18) Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 29.815, 164.937, 0.552, 0.048
19) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford, 29.826, 164.876, 0.563, 0.011
20) Daniel Dye #, No. 43 Race to stop Suicide Chevrolet, 29.860, 164.689, 0.597, 0.034
21) Parker Kligerman(i), No. 75 Haagen-Dazs Chevrolet, 30.004, 163.898, 0.741, 0.144
22) Zane Smith, No. 38 RTA rtatel.com Ford, 30.023, 163.794, 0.760, 0.019
23) Timmy Hill, No. 56 UNITS Storage Toyota, 30.055, 163.620, 0.792, 0.032
24) Kaden Honeycutt, No. 20  Chevrolet, 30.072, 163.528, 0.809, 0.017
25) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 30.148, 163.115, 0.885, 0.076
26) Hailie Deegan, No. 13 Ford Performance Ford, 30.255, 162.538, 0.992, 0.107
27) Johnny Sauter, No. 04 CarQuest/Roper Racing Ford, 30.322, 162.179, 1.059, 0.067
28) Brennan Poole(i), No. 46 G2G Racing Toyota, 30.337, 162.099, 1.074, 0.015
29) Corey LaJoie(i), No. 7 Schluter Systems Chevrolet, 30.405, 161.737, 1.142, 0.068
30) Lawless Alan, No. 45 AUTOParkit Chevrolet, 30.466, 161.413, 1.203, 0.061
31) Dawson Cram(i), No. 47 G2G Racing Toyota, 30.632, 160.538, 1.369, 0.166
32) Ryan Vargas (OP), No. 30 KSDT CPA Toyota, 30.853, 159.388, 1.590, 0.221
33) Spencer Boyd (OP), No. 12 Sad Daddy Hunting Blinds Chevrolet, 30.907, 159.110, 1.644, 0.054
34) Bret Holmes (OP) #, No. 32 Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet, 31.325, 156.986, 2.062, 0.418
35) Kris Wright (OP), No. 02 WrightCars.com Chevrolet, 32.001, 153.670, 2.738, 0.676
36) Colby Howard (OP), No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
37) Josh Reaume, No. 33 Hoonicorn Ford, 31.639, 155.428, 2.376, 31.639
(*) Required to qualify on time, (OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Starting Line Up: Buckle Up South Carolina 200 - Darlington Raceway
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed
1) Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 29.263 sec, 168.048 mph
2) Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 29.322, 167.710
3) Nick Sanchez #, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 29.328, 167.676
4) Christian Eckes, No. 19 Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet, 29.412, 167.197
5) Jake Garcia #, No. 35 Crown Fiber Chevrolet, 29.428, 167.106
6) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 29.483, 166.794
7) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 29.485, 166.783
8) William Byron(i), No. 51 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 29.497, 166.715
9) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Tenda/Curb Records Ford, 29.524, 166.563
10) Chase Purdy, No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 29.553, 166.399
11) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Black's Tire Toyota, 29.591, 166.186
12) Taylor Gray #, No. 17 Dead On Tools Toyota, 29.622, 166.012
13) Rajah Caruth #, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet, 29.635, 165.939
14) Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Farm Paint Ford, 29.640, 165.911
15) Bubba Wallace(i), No. 1 Annie Bosko Toyota, 29.653, 165.838
16) Ross Chastain(i), No. 41 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 29.730, 165.409
17) Tyler Ankrum, No. 16 LiUNA! Toyota, 29.767, 165.203
18) Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 29.815, 164.937
19) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford, 29.826, 164.876
20) Daniel Dye #, No. 43 Race to stop Suicide Chevrolet, 29.860, 164.689
21) Parker Kligerman(i), No. 75 Haagen-Dazs Chevrolet, 30.004, 163.898
22) Zane Smith, No. 38 RTA rtatel.com Ford, 30.023, 163.794
23) Timmy Hill, No. 56 UNITS Storage Toyota, 30.055, 163.620
24) Kaden Honeycutt, No. 20  Chevrolet, 30.072, 163.528
25) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 30.148, 163.115
26) Hailie Deegan, No. 13 Ford Performance Ford, 30.255, 162.538
27) Johnny Sauter, No. 04 CarQuest/Roper Racing Ford, 30.322, 162.179
28) Brennan Poole(i), No. 46 G2G Racing Toyota, 30.337, 162.099
29) Corey LaJoie(i), No. 7 Schluter Systems Chevrolet, 30.405, 161.737
30) Lawless Alan, No. 45 AUTOParkit Chevrolet, 30.466, 161.413
31) Dawson Cram(i), No. 47 G2G Racing Toyota, 30.632, 160.538
32) Ryan Vargas, No. 30 KSDT CPA Toyota, Owner Points, 
33) Spencer Boyd, No. 12 Sad Daddy Hunting Blinds Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
34) Bret Holmes #, No. 32 Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
35) Kris Wright, No. 02 WrightCars.com Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
36) Colby Howard, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, Owner Points,
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Track Qualifying Record: Cole Whitt  03/12/11 28.273 sec, 173.933 mph

Track Race Record: Bobby Hamilton, 03/14/03, 1:30:09, 133.645 mph

John Davison

Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.

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