Corey Heim Shoves Ty Gibbs on Late-Race Restart to Win ARCA Menards Series Race at Elko

There is nothing better than an old-fashioned short track race on a Saturday Night, at least that’s what Corey Heim and Venturini Motorsports will tell you, after the 18-year-old has to use his front bumper to get around Ty Gibbs for his fourth victory of the ARCA Menards Series season at Elko Speedway.

Heim, who entered the race with a slim margin over Ty Gibbs in the series’ point standings, used the final restart of the race with three laps to go, as his opportunity, shoving Gibbs’ No. 18 Toyota Camry deep into the first corner, allowing himself and Venturini Motorsports teammates Jesse Love and Gracie Trotter to claim the top-three spots.

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@CoreyHeim3 muscles his way to the lead on the final restart and WINS at @elkospeedway 😮 pic.twitter.com/uI9QHPoFbp

— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) July 11, 2021

Despite trading paint for the majority of the race’s final run, Ty Gibbs and Taylor Gray both notched top-five finishes. Nick Sanchez, Daniel Dye, Willie Mullins, Thad Moffitt and Adam Lemke rounded out the top-10.

1. No. 20 – Corey Heim
2. No. 15 – Jesse Love (-0.593 seconds)
3. No. 25 – Gracie Trotter (-1.605 seconds)
4. No. 18 – Ty Gibbs (-1.916 seconds)
5. No. 17 – Taylor Gray (-2.229 seconds)
6. No. 2 – Nick Sanchez (-2.691 seconds)
7. No. 21 – Daniel Dye (-3.405 seconds)
8. No. 10 – Willie Mullins (-7.485 seconds)
9. No. 46 – Thad Moffitt (-1 Lap)
10. No. 30 – Adam Lemke (-1 Lap)
11. No. 66 – Ron Vandermeir (-3 Laps)
12. No. 27 – Alex Clubb (-8 Laps)
13. No. 11 – Bryce Haugeberg (-21 Laps)
14. No. 48 – Brad Smith (OUT)
15. No. 12 – Dick Doheny (OUT)
16. No. 01 – Owen Smith (OUT)
17. No. 06 – Wayne Peterson (OUT)

1. Corey Heim – 447pts
2. Ty Gibbs (-7)
3. Thad Moffitt (-65)
4. Nick Sanchez (-88)
5. Drew Dollar (-167)
6. Kyle Sieg (-192)
7. Brad Smith (-242)
8. DL Wilson (-244)
9. Jack Wood (-259)
10. Tim Richmond (-279)