Corey Heim didn't expect to be driving a Cup car this weekend, but unfortunate circumstances have thrusted him into the top level of NASCAR with one of the sport's most challenging tracks serving as the stage for his debut.
Heim, 21, competes full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series, where he has won several races. But he is also the reserve driver for Legacy Motor Club so when Erik Jones suffered a back injury in a 70G crash at Talladega Superspeedway, Heim was called up to drive the car in his absence. He has never competed in a NASCAR Cup Series race before, but will make his debut at the circuit commonly referred to as the 'Monster Mile' — Dover Motor Speedway.
I don’t know if I will feel that I’ve got it figured out by the end of the weekend, but any advice is super important. I’ve been reaching out to as many people as I possibly can to try to gather all of the information and try to have a decent idea. With these 20-minute practices, it is pretty brutal to wrap your head around a completely different kind of race car within that time frame, but my job is just to do the best I can for this 43 group and move forward from there.
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