Corey Heim persevered through three overtime restarts at Watkins Glen International to capture his 17th career victory in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Mission 176 at The Glen.
He started on the pole and led 44 of 81 laps in the number 11 Tricon Garage Toyota to claim his sixth victory this season.
However, it was not all smooth going for Heim.
On Lap 57, he had an issue with his brakes and came to a complete stop. He was in sixth place when the incident occurred and lost 3 spots. But he made the most of 7 caution periods and three overtimes.
“Just never give up,” Heim said. “I got behind in that last stage and was scratching and clawing, trying to get back through the field.”
“I had my brakes pretty much go out on me completely on that long green-flag run, was beating them up trying to get back through the field, blew the bus stop chicane between turns four and five, and made a lot of mistakes myself. I’ve had a lot of them get away from us this year by cautions or whatever else, finally had one go our way.” Heim said.
Daniel Hemric finished second, and Gio Ruggiero finished in third.
Christopher Bell, who was filling in for the injured Stewart Friesen, started in second place and led 30 laps. However, due to the multiple overtimes, he had to pit for fuel. Bell finished fourth, and Tyler Ankrum finished fifth to round out the top five finishers at Watkins Glen.
Sammy Smith, Ty Majeski, Connor Zilisch, Matt Mills, and Layne Riggs rounded out the top 10 in the finishing order.
After the Mission 176 at The Glen, Corey Heim leads the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings by 178 over Layne Riggs, 186 over Chandler Smith, 210 over Daniel Hemric, and 243 over Grant Enfinger
There is only one more regular-season race before the Playoffs begin. The Craftsman Truck Series heads to Richmond Raceway for the regular-season finale in the eero 250 on Friday, August 15th at 7:30 pm ET on FS1.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 17
Race Results for the Mission 176 at The Glen – Friday, August 8, 2025
Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, NY – 2.45 – Mile Road
Total Race Length – 81 Laps – 198.45 Miles
| Pos | St | No | Driver | Team | Laps | S1 | S2 | S3 | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Mobil 1 Toyota | 81 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | Running |
| 2 | 17 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet | 81 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | Giovanni Ruggiero # | First Auto Group Toyota | 81 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 52 | Christopher Bell(i) | Halmar International Toyota | 81 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 13 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 34 | Running |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Sammy Smith(i) | TMC Transportation Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 33 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford | 81 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | Running |
| 8 | 14 | 45 | Connor Zilisch(i) | DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 25 | 42 | Matt Mills | Utilitra/J.F. Electric Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | Running |
| 10 | 6 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Love’s RV STOP Ford | 81 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | Running |
| 11 | 16 | 1 | William Sawalich(i) | Soundgear Toyota | 81 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 29 | 62 | Wesley Slimp | HNTB Toyota | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Running |
| 13 | 24 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Repel/Menards Ford | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Running |
| 14 | 22 | 26 | Dawson Sutton # | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | Running |
| 15 | 15 | 13 | Jake Garcia | Quanta Services Ford | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | Running |
| 16 | 10 | 81 | Connor Mosack # | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Chevrolet | 81 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 23 | Running |
| 17 | 19 | 70 | Brent Crews | Pristine Auction Toyota | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 30 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Warranty Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | Running |
| 19 | 31 | 69 | Derek White | OCR Gaz bar Ford | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Running |
| 20 | 26 | 56 | Timmy Hill | UNITS Storage Toyota | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | Running |
| 21 | 4 | 77 | Andres Perez De Lara # | Telcel Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | Running |
| 22 | 21 | 66 | Chris Buescher(i) | Farm Paint Ford | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 8 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Long John Silver’s Ford | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Running |
| 24 | 32 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Accident |
| 25 | 36 | 22 | Gian Buffomante | Goodridge Ford | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Running |
| 26 | 9 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | TSPORTS Trucks Ford | 68 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | Accident |
| 27 | 34 | 33 | Frankie Muniz # | More Core Ford | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 12 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Place of Hope Toyota | 64 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | Accident |
| 29 | 28 | 5 | Toni Breidinger # | Dave & Buster’s Toyota | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Engine |
| 30 | 7 | 44 | Ross Chastain(i) | TrafficSafety.ny.gov Chevrolet | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fuel Pump |
| 31 | 18 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Food Country USA Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Suspension |
| 32 | 20 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Brakes |
| 33 | 23 | 91 | Jack Wood | Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Accident |
| 34 | 35 | 2 | Kaden Honeycutt | RANDCO Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Drivetrain |
| 35 | 27 | 2 | William Lambros | Skip Barber Ford | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Suspension |
| 36 | 11 | 7 | Kyle Busch(i) | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steering |
