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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Corey Heim, driver of the #1 Celsius Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 presented by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway on June 06, 2026 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brett Farmer\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

Reigning NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion Corey Heim held off a dramatic checkered flag charge \u2013 in lapped traffic – from his TRICON Garage teammate Kaden Honeycutt to claim his first career win at the iconic Michigan International Speedway in Saturday\u2019s DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics.<\/p>\n

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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Corey Heim, driver of the #1 Celsius Toyota, takes the checkered flag ahead of Kaden Honeycutt, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 presented by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway on June 06, 2026 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brett Farmer\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s Heim\u2019s 26th career victory, but first ever on the two-mile Michigan high banks giving him series wins now on 22 different tracks \u2013 second best all-time only NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr. has won at 31 venues. It\u2019s Heim\u2019s third win in only five truck starts this season and comes a week after announcing he will join the championship-leading 23XI Racing organization in the NASCAR Cup Series for 2027.<\/p>\n

Heim\u2019s No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota passed the day\u2019s most dominant truck driven by NASCAR Cup Series regular Carson Hocevar with 15 laps remaining and crossed the line only .065-second ahead of Honeycutt\u2019s No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota \u2013 the truck Heim drove to the championship last season.<\/p>\n

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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Corey Heim, driver of the #1 Celsius Toyota, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 presented by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway on June 06, 2026 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

He immediately thanked Honeycutt for the push forward in the final laps \u2013 his only laps out front all day \u2013 acknowledging the help put just enough distance on Hocevar, who led a race best 65 of the 126 laps.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe discussed it pre-race that we were going to race it out in the end and that\u2019s what we did,” the 23-year-old Georgia native Heim said. \u201cHe tried to get to my right rear there which would have probably won the race and I had to protect it.<\/p>\n

\u201cProps to Kaden there and to [fellow Toyota driver] Christopher Bell, I don\u2019t know where he ended up but he was strong all day. The last couple laps there at the end, were pretty awesome.<\/p>\n

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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Ty Majeski, driver of the #88 Ideal Door\/Menards Ford, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 presented by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway on June 06, 2026 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brett Farmer\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThat was a lot of fun, I had a blast,” he added.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old Honeycutt certainly kept Heim honest in the closing run to the checkered, hoping to earn his second career win – matching his work at Watkins Glen, N.Y. in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood race there at the end, us five up there and I\u2019m sure it was a good race for the fans so that was good,” Honeycutt said. \u201cIt was unfortunate I didn\u2019t get the win there. Just feel like I\u2019ve lost too many of them on my part so I think that\u2019s what bothers me the most.”<\/p>\n

Although boosted by a strong showing all day at his \u201chome track,\u201d the Michigan-native Carson Hocevar was clearly disappointed with his finish, explaining his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet truck had been overheating all day. He was hoping to win for the hometown crowd and especially for his mother, who is celebrating her birthday this weekend.<\/p>\n

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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Kaden Honeycutt, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, and Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 presented by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway on June 06, 2026 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brett Farmer\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cEveryone did a good job,” he said, adding, \u201cJust sucks we didn\u2019t close it out there. Felt like I could have done a better job but don\u2019t know what I could have done differently. Would like to see what I would have had full power.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of reasons to win here at Michigan.”<\/p>\n

Front Row Motorsports teammates Chandler Smith and Layne Riggs rounded out the top-five \u2013 an especially valiant effort from Riggs, who went a lap down early after a pit stop issue. A winner in the previous two races, Riggs\u2019 comeback to fifth place keeps him atop the championship standings by 26 over Honeycutt.<\/p>\n

Bell finished sixth in the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Toyota after sweeping both stage wins and leading 37 laps \u2013 one of six race leaders on the afternoon. Fellow NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr was seventh, followed by Connor Mosack, Jake Garcia and Tyler Ankrum.<\/p>\n

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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Ty Majeski, driver of the #88 Ideal Door\/Menards Ford, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #62 Halmar Infrastructure Toyota, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 presented by Precision Vehicle Logistics at Michigan International Speedway on June 06, 2026 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brett Farmer\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Fan favorite Cleetus McFarland rallied from a late race spin that brought out one of seven yellow flags \u2013 and finished 25th on the lead lap in only his second series start.<\/p>\n

After six consecutive races, the trucks go into an off-week and will return to action June 19 in the inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race at San Diego on the Naval Base Coronado (7 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).<\/p>\n

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Interview: NCTS Race Winner – Corey Heim (No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota) –<\/strong><\/p>\n

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race – DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics<\/b><\/p>\n

Michigan International Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Brooklyn, Michigan<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, June 6, 2026<\/b><\/p>\n

                1. (23)  Corey Heim, Toyota, 125.<\/p>\n

                2. (17)  Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, 125.<\/p>\n

                3. (6)  Carson Hocevar(i), Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                4. (4)  Layne Riggs, Ford, 125.<\/p>\n

                5. (3)  Chandler Smith, Ford, 125.<\/p>\n

                6. (2)  Christopher Bell(i), Toyota, 125.<\/p>\n

                7. (19)  Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i), Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                8. (5)  Connor Mosack, Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                9. (9)  Jake Garcia, Ford, 125.<\/p>\n

                10. (13)  Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                11. (11)  Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                12. (8)  Giovanni Ruggiero, Toyota, 125.<\/p>\n

                13. (24)  Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                14. (21)  Brenden Queen #, RAM, 125.<\/p>\n

                15. (26)  Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                16. (25)  Parker Kligerman, RAM, 125.<\/p>\n

                17. (15)  Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                18. (36)  Tanner Gray, Toyota, 125.<\/p>\n

                19. (18)  Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                20. (30)  Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 125.<\/p>\n

                21. (35)  Ben Rhodes, Ford, 125.<\/p>\n

                22. (12)  Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 125.<\/p>\n

                23. (31)  Frankie Muniz, Ford, 125.<\/p>\n

                24. (10)  Spencer Davis, Toyota, 125.<\/p>\n

                25. (29)  Cleetus McFarland(i), Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

                26. (33)  Morgen Baird, Ford, 124.<\/p>\n

                27. (34)  Caleb Costner, Chevrolet, 123.<\/p>\n

                28. (22)  Justin Haley, RAM, 123.<\/p>\n

                29. (14)  Corey LaJoie, RAM, 123.<\/p>\n

                30. (32)  Josh Reaume, Ford, 122.<\/p>\n

                31. (27)  Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 121.<\/p>\n

                32. (20)  Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 119.<\/p>\n

                33. (7)  Cole Butcher #, Ford, Accident, 93.<\/p>\n

                34. (28)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, Accident, 92.<\/p>\n

                35. (1)  Ty Majeski, Ford, Accident, 87.<\/p>\n

                36. (16)  Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, Accident, 54.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  119.984 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 5 Mins, 1 Secs. Margin of Victory:  .065 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  7 for 34 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  20 among 6 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   C. Bell(i) 1;T. Majeski 2-5;C. Hocevar(i) 6-25;C. Bell(i) 26-31;C. Hocevar(i) 32;C. Bell(i) 33-35;C. Hocevar(i) 36;C. Bell(i) 37;C. Hocevar(i) 38-39;C. Bell(i) 40-61;C. Hocevar(i) 62-80;C. Bell(i) 81;C. Hocevar(i) 82-85;C. Bell(i) 86-88;C. Hocevar(i) 89;D. Dye 90-92;C. Hocevar(i) 93-98;K. Honeycutt 99;C. Hocevar(i) 100-110;C. Heim 111-125.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Carson Hocevar(i) 9 times for 65 laps; Christopher Bell(i) 7 times for 37 laps; Corey Heim 1 time for 15 laps; Ty Majeski 1 time for 4 laps; Daniel Dye 1 time for 3 laps; Kaden Honeycutt 1 time for 1 lap.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 62,77,11,38,34,1,91,17,98,45<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 62,1,77,11,38,91,45,17,9,88<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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