Corey Heim wins Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis

sportsJul 26, 202622242

Corey Heim won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, marking his second NASCAR Cup Series victory in just 15 starts. Heim is a part-time Cup driver who set the Indy track record for the NextGen car by 0.6 seconds and notably did not perform a burnout on the bricks after the win. Observers noted this is the first time since Davey Allison in 1987 that a part-timer has collected multiple wins before their first full-time season, and a reddit post called Heim the first driver in the 21st century to record his first two Cup wins before his rookie season. Fans captured celebratory scenes downtown Indianapolis near the JW Marriott, and coverage highlighted an emerging rivalry with Carson Hocevar that the Brickyard result is likely to intensify. Heim also made a profanity-laced remark about not caring who writes his checks, and several posts predicted he will be a serious threat when he moves to full-time competition next year.

victoria zeller⚔️ (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)

@dirtbagqueer.rocks

heim career wins in 15 starts: 2 hocevar career wins in 104 starts: 1 one of these guys is going to the met gala and taking hot boy pictures with lebron and prince harry. the other is corey heim

4845d ago

victoria zeller⚔️ (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)20

we have let this mfer get WAY too comfortable acting like this in public when he is sub-robby gordon in terms of on track success. sit down lil fella you’re michael waltrip with a PR push

Fred Smith4

At the risk of defending Carson Hocevar, he's younger, has fewer starts in an actual top tier race team, and fifth in points right now. I don't exactly think he'd be winning 2 of 15 starts at a Hendrick, though.

stim possible

@jessespector.com

2026 NASCAR CUP SERIES VICTORIES corey heim - 2 all of hendrick motorsports - 2

2145d ago

hester

@thehestercution.bsky.social

Me: It's almost impossible for a rookie to run well in Cup with the NextGen Corey Heim: Git gud

2645d ago

Papa Joe Hendry

@tufftitty.bsky.social

Congratulations to Corey Heim on being the first driver ever to win two races.

1845d ago

Natalie

@falconat.bsky.social

and corey heim didn’t do a burnout on the bricks #respectthebricks

1345d ago

Mearn (season)

@mearn.me

"Denny Hamlin has everything on the resume except a Brickyard 400 win" Are we sure that's the only thing missing?

1445d ago

Patrick Lindsey4

He never worked at a call center

gu3st3

Some are telling me that he's never gotten pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix

BlackBlur142

Well, if it was important, I'm sure they would have mentioned it

Fred Smith

@fredsmith.bsky.social

Corey Heim is sponsored by a long-running enthusiast magazine with an ampersand separating its two-word title, which I think is a good kind of thing

1245d ago

DeeDeeFifty

@deedeefifty.bsky.social

Corey Heim has more wins than Carson Hocevar and Ty Gibbs in a fraction of the starts This kid is going to be SCARY.

1045d ago

Mr. Dirt

@dirtworldwide.bsky.social

Corey Heim winning this race would be fucking hilarious dude

1045d ago

abby (sports)

@stabbyabby.bsky.social

I’m getting in on the ground floor of being sick of Corey Heim winning

945d ago

abby (sports)5

If you actually like him, please inform me if there are any legitimate reasons or if you just enjoy saying “Heim Time”

John Newby

@johnnewby.bsky.social

#NASCAR fans should rejoice. The rivalry between Corey Heim and Carson Hocevar will only continue moving forward, which the Brickyard 400 made very clear. fanbuzz.com/racing/nasca...

745d ago