Last year, Corey Heim’s Playoff effort was remarkably consistent — until he and his No. 11 Toyota team got to the season finale at Phoenix Raceway.
Heim started on the pole as the championship favorite but tangled twice with fellow Playoff driver Carson Hocevar and finished 18th. NASCAR penalized Heim for retaliating against Hocevar in the second incident, dropping Heim to fourth in the final standings.
Entering Sunday’s race at The Milwaukee Mile as the No. 1 seed in this year’s Playoffs, Heim is eager to return to Phoenix with a chance to win the championship that eluded him last year.
“I feel like we probably deserved to win the championship last year,” Heim said. “We certainly had the speed and executed everything right and didn’t win it.
“I know we’re capable of doing that this year, as long as we execute just like we did last year, but I feel that we’ve got a better race team. I’ve got a lot of confidence in my TRICON Garage Toyota Racing group and I’ve got a lot of confidence in myself.
“I know that we are very well and capable of it. Certainly, eager and looking forward to having that opportunity again.”
Source: Reid Spencer | NASCAR Wire Service
