Corey Heim Criticizes NASCAR for Shortened Race Finish Amid Rain Delays

Rain has forced a ton of uncertainty at EchoPark Speedway this weekend. On Saturday, there began to be much doubt as to the Truck Series race and the O’Reilly Series race thereafter. Luckily, the Truck Series race did go on, but it was halted at 4:20 PM.

Upon reaching 4:20 PM, NASCAR would wave the white flag, and the field would come to a finish just a few laps short of the scheduled lap total. That saw a fantastic finish to end the field’s runs. The common champion showed his face again, that man being Kyle Busch.

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Corey Heim, driver of the No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota, stated his unrest in a post-race interview. He would say this race should have gone on until the end, since the team invests a lot to get out there and race with their sponsors. Unfortunately for Heim, it is not that simple.

FR8 208 Race Recap

The Truck Series FR8 208 at EchoPark Speedway was a thriller. Ben Rhodes began the race by leading much of it before falling short at the end of Stage One. He would later run out of fuel but make a late charge and nearly win the race.

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As Rhodes tried to make his way back into the mix, the front of the pack saw a fierce battle between Kyle Busch, Carson Hocevar, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the final laps. As time neared 4:20 PM, it began to look like Busch may have lost the race. However, with Rhodes falling loose on the bottom, that line would collapse, and Busch would prevail ahead of Hocevar running that mostly dominant top line.

Corey Heim Calls Out NASCAR

Heim would go on to state that this “reminds me of growing up racing quarter-midgets when you had a curfew.” “It makes me feel like a little kid again.” Heim would state that this situation was “stupid” and that he would have preferred if NASCAR had given them a lap count to run once Stage Three went green.

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