Heim Does It Again: Corey Heim Dominates Rockingham
Jason Karlavige
Kaden Honeycutt had Corey Heim right where he wanted him. Three laps to go at Rockingham Speedway, Honeycutt had his nose to the bumper of his TRICON Garage teammate, and on the white-flag lap, he actually led. For a moment, it looked like Rockingham was about to get a new winner.
Then Heim drove hard into Turn 1 and never gave it back.
Heim crossed the finish line 0.090 seconds ahead of Honeycutt to win the Black's Tire 200 on Friday night, April 3. It was his second win of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season and the 25th of his career, which puts him fifth all-time. He also pocketed a $100,000 Triple Truck Challenge bonus.
Heim was simply in a different gear
This was not a close race for the first 197 laps. Heim led 178 of 200 circuits at Rockingham, a personal best for him in a single race, and swept both stages for the 13th time in his career. He looked like a man on a mission at a track that demands every bit of discipline and aggression you have.
The only wrinkle before the final three laps was a late-race vibration that had Heim managing traffic more carefully than he'd prefer. That was the opening Honeycutt needed.
Honeycutt got to the leader's bumper, worked the lapped traffic to his favor, and briefly grabbed the lead on the final lap. At that point the finish felt genuinely up for grabs.
It wasn't.
Heim gathered himself, got back to the bottom of Turn 1 on the final circuit, and held on. Honeycutt, who drove the No. 1 truck to last year's championship, couldn't close it in the final corner.
The Triple Truck Challenge stakes just got very real
Heim's win at Rockingham was the second leg of the Triple Truck Challenge, a three-race incentive program covering Darlington, Rockingham, and Bristol. He already took Darlington back in March. Now, heading into Bristol Motor Speedway next Saturday, he's got a shot at a $500,000 bonus if he can complete the sweep.
He's the first driver in the program's history to win the first two legs.
"It would be cool to be the first person to sweep all three if we are able to do it," Heim said after the race. "There is a lot of motivation for these guys in the 1 camp."
It is safe to say Bristol will have some extra juice next week.
How the rest shook out
Layne Riggs (Front Row Motorsports) had a strong run to finish third, his best result of the season. Stewart Friesen came home fourth, and Grant Enfinger finished fifth.
Tyler Ankrum, last year's Rockingham winner, finished sixth. Corey LaJoie, Ty Majeski, pole-sitter Jake Garcia, and Cole Butcher rounded out the top ten.
Worth noting post-race: the No. 38 Ford was disqualified after failing rear body inspection height requirements. Heim's No. 1 Toyota passed inspection cleanly, keeping the result official.
Fantasy NASCAR takeaways
If you had Heim in your lineup Friday night, you had a good week. Back-to-back wins, both stages, 178 laps led. About as clean as it gets.
Honeycutt's second is worth tracking too. He drove last year's championship truck, he's been fast all year, and the TRICON one-two at Rockingham shows that stable is running at a different level than most of the field right now.
Riggs running third is quietly a thing. FRM has had a few solid runs this season and Riggs in particular looks like someone worth monitoring, depending on how your class structure shakes out.
Head to ifantasyrace.com for updated speed rankings and average finish data ahead of Bristol, and fantasyracingtips.com for lineup recommendations for the Tennessee Army National Guard 250.
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