Corey Heim shakes off pressure to win NASCAR Truck Series title

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AVONDALE, Ariz. -- The best man won on Friday night, but it was far from a foregone conclusion.

The statistics might suggest otherwise. In winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, Corey Heim swept the first and second stages, led a race-high 100 of 161 laps and took the checkered flag 0.993 ahead of defending series champion