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Corey Heim celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Anduril 250 at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego. The victory marked Heim's first career Cup Series win and came in NASCAR's inaugural points-paying race on the Southern California street course.
Corey Heim capitalized on a chaotic finish Sunday to score the first NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career, winning the inaugural Anduril 250 at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego.
For much of the afternoon, the race appeared headed toward a showdown between Tyler Reddick, Kyle Larson and several of NASCAR’s established stars. Instead, it was Heim who emerged from a frantic closing stretch to deliver the biggest win of his young career.
Driving the No. 67 Mobil 1/O’Reilly Auto Parts Toyota, Heim took control in the closing laps and held off teammate Tyler Reddick to become the first driver to win a Cup Series race on the streets of San Diego.
Bubba Wallace finished second, Kyle Larson took third, Riley Herbst in fourth, and AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top five.
Maggie MacKenzie Maggie MacKenzie covers NASCAR for Heavy.com. She previously worked for NASCAR.com, where she reported, wrote, and edited race-weekend coverage and traveled to key events throughout the season. She has more than ten years of experience in sports media and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. More about Maggie MacKenzie