Inside The Garage: How A Part-Time Driver Is Shaking Up NASCAR

Corey Heim has quietly exploded onto the Cup scene — two wins (including the Brickyard) in just eight part-time starts for 23XI and already slated to run full-time in 2027.
It’s a historic surge — the first part-time driver with two Cup wins in a season since 1987 — and top vets like Joey Logano and Christopher Bell are raving about his talent and composure.
The season has drama and nostalgia too: Heim’s simmering rivalry with Carson Hocevar boiled over at Indianapolis, and Jimmie Johnson will get his No. 48 back for his final 2027 Daytona 500.