Video: Championship Contender Corey Heim’s No. 20 Goes Airborne After Hitting MASSIVE Rut at DuQuoin

share it

It’s not a good look when the track conditions in a race have an impact on the battle for the championship and that’s exactly what happened in Sunday’s ARCA Menards Series event at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, when Corey Heim hit a huge rut in the second corner and sent his No. 20 Toyota Camry skyward.

Not what a championship contender needs pic.twitter.com/pDZNgIRxMO

— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) September 6, 2021

The damage to Heim’s Toyota was significant and would likely have a major impact on the already dwindling hopes of the No. 20 team capturing the 2021 ARCA Menards Series championship over Ty Gibbs, who has had a dominant season to date.

Heim isn’t the first victim of poor track conditions, with both Kelly Kovski and Jesse Love destroying cars with race-winning speed before the race even began. Throughout the event, many cars have suffered damage as a result of track conditions, including Landen Lewis, Ty Gibbs, and Ryan Unzicker, who are all inside the top-five.

Joseph Srigley

Joseph maintains the role of Managing Editor for TobyChristie.com, while also working as an Editor for Racing America. Additionally, Joseph graduated from the University of Windsor in 2022 with a Business Administration degree, a specialization in Supply Chain Management and Data Analytics, and a minor in Mathematics.