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NASCAR Strips Craftsman Truck Series Driver Corey Heim of Runner-Up Finish at Charlotte

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Deb Williams
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Corey Heim dominated the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night, but his eventual runner-up finish was nullified when NASCAR disqualified him for having three loose lug nuts on his Toyota.

Heim led 72 of the 134 laps before pit stop problems left him restarting outside the top 10 on two occasions. He charged through the field both times before finishing less than a second behind winner Nick Sanchez.

However, during post-race inspection NASCAR officials ruled Heim’s Toyota truck had three lug nuts “not safe and secure.”

Heim’s disqualification dropped him to last in the 36-car field and moved Stewart Friesen into second. Rounding out the top 10, respectively, were Grant Enfinger, Mitt Mills, Ben Rhodes, Jake Garcia, Kaden Honeycutt, Connor Mosack, Dean Thompson and Christian Eckes.

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Thompson and Layne Riggs each had one lug nut “not safe and secure” on their respective trucks during post-race inspection. Their respective crew chiefs will each be fined $2,500.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

North Carolina Education Lottery 200

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Friday's Results

1. (16) Nick Sanchez, Chevrolet, 134.

2. (12) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 134.

3. (17) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 134.

4. (15) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 134.

5. (13) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 134.

6. (18) Jake Garcia, Ford, 134.

7. (9) Kaden Honeycutt, Chevrolet, 134.

8. (7) Connor Mosack, Chevrolet, 134.

9. (11) Dean Thompson, Toyota, 134.

10. (35) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 134.

11. (25) Conner Jones #, Ford, 134.

12. (14) Taylor Gray, Toyota, 134.

13. (6) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 134.

14. (27) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 134.

15. (19) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 134.

16. (4) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 134.

17. (1) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 134.

18. (29) Mason Massey, Chevrolet, 134.

19. (36) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 134.

20. (30) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 134.

21. (8) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 134.

22. (26) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 134.

23. (3) Ty Majeski, Ford, 134.

24. (20) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 134.

25. (23) Stefan Parsons, Chevrolet, 134.

26. (10) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 134.

27. (24) Mason Maggio, Ford, 134.

28. (5) Layne Riggs #, Ford, 133.

29. (28) Memphis Villarreal, Chevrolet, 131.

30. (21) Lawless Alan, Ford, Brakes, 120.

31. (22) Matt Crafton, Ford, 119.

32. (34) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, Accident, 67.

33. (32) Thad Moffitt #, Chevrolet, Accident, 65.

34. (33) Keith McGee, Ford, Accident, 65.

35. (31) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, Accident, 65.

36. (2) Corey Heim, Toyota, 134.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 114.132 mph.

Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 45 Mins, 40 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.507 Seconds.

Caution Flags: 5 for 31 laps.

Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers.

Lap Leaders: T. Gray 1-3;C. Heim 4-33;T. Gray 34-41;C. Heim 42-83;C. Purdy 84-87;C. Eckes 88-107;C. Purdy 108;C. Eckes 109-125;N. Sanchez 126-134.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Corey Heim 2 times for 72 laps; Christian Eckes 2 times for 37 laps; Tanner Gray 2 times for 11 laps; Nick Sanchez 1 time for 9 laps; Chase Purdy 2 times for 5 laps.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 45,15,71,98,38,77,5,99,7,41

Stage #2 Top Ten: 15,77,45,5,98,38,7,2,43,17