Nobody anticipated that the NASCAR awards ceremony would be such a tear-jerker. With all three NASCAR champions announced and speeches rolling off their tongues, it was 2025 Truck Series Champion Corey Heim’s words that made his old man shed a few emotional tears. The Georgia native couldn’t have ended his year any better.

Apart from his 12 trophies in a single-season haul and the impressive record mark of leading at least one lap in every single race, Heim’s hard work and performance are what led him to this very moment. And the 23-year-old couldn’t help but devote his speech to his father, Ray Heim.

Corey Heim’s father tears up amid championship speech

Speaking in the star-studded hall, searching for his father, he said, “Before I was with Toyota, before any of this, it was just me a

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