Corey Heim’s risky pit strategy was rescued by Mother Nature as he won Friday’s NASCAR Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway.
With rain approaching the track, Heim maintained a steady lead, but his No. 11 Tricon Garage Toyota team had waited to make a final green-flag stop for fuel. A caution on lap 45 provided something of a cushion, saving some fuel, but when rain finally brought out a caution with eight of the scheduled 70 laps remaining, his team felt sure he had enough to make it. As it turned out, he did.
097 seconds, his sixth stage win of the 2024 season. Dye finished third, Enfinger fourth and Ankrum rounded out the top five. Stage 3 Following the break between Stages 2 and 3, several lead-lap trucks elected to pit but Jake Garcia – who pit before the end of Stage 2 – stayed out and inherited the lead. Heim, on four new tires, went from fifth to first on the restart with 34 laps to go and quickly reclaimed the lead.
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