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23XI Racing Development driver Corey Heim is a top prospect in NASCAR and is widely viewed as one of the best young talents in the sport. Although he does not have a full-time ride this season, that may soon change.

Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic and Bob Pokrass of Fox Sports wrote this week that there is a real possibility that Heim will get a full-time ride as the third driver of 23XI’s Cup Series team next season.

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Heim, age 23, has split time with racing at all three levels this season. Although he is not eligible for The Chase in the Truck Series, he has the eighth-most points (204) in trucks this season despite making half as many starts as his teammates.

His performance in the cup series so far has also been impressive. Most recently, Heim led 69 laps at Texas Motor Speedway and just a few weeks ago he finished 15th at Kansas. There is universal agreement that he is ready for a full-time ride in the Cup and it seems the plan is for that to happen in 2027.

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Many in the industry agree that Heim is a better driver than Riley Herbst, who had a terrible rookie season in the No. 35 car for 23XI Racing. However, Herbst has brought significant funding resources to 23XI.

The important thing for the 27-year-old is to improve his chances of remaining in the Cup series beyond 2026. Herbst’s average starting position (20.25) and average finishing position (22.67) were significantly improved compared to last season (26.97 and 26.39), placing him 29th in points through 12 races.

Herbst is not only producing better on-track results, but he has also proven to be a great teammate to both Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace this season. Additionally, he has received high praise from 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin for his improvements.

While Hamm is destined to take the No. 35 car next season, Herbst will likely get the ride in 2027. Legacy Motor Club has added a third charter and is in need of funding, Herbst’s improvements and his strong relationship with Monster Energy provide the results and financial resources to make him a potential target for the LMC.

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NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Corey Day is coming off his first win, driving to victory at Talladega Superspeedway and proving he is one of the top prospects in racing. With a seat potentially opening up next season in the Cup Series at Hendrick Motorsports, there has been some speculation that Day might get a ride at only 21 years old.

Speaking on Day’s win on the latest episode of Action Detrimental, future Hall of Fame driver Denny Hamlin was asked if he thought Hendrick’s top prospect could race in the Cup Series next season.

“Next year? Oh man, that’s quick. I wouldn’t recommend it, but you never know.”

Denny Hamlin on whether Corey Day can reach the Cup Series in 2027

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• Corey Day Statistics (O’Reilly Series): 399 points, 1 win, nine top-10s, four top-5s, 1 pole, 1 DNF, 191 laps led, 8.09 average starting position, 8.36 average finishing position

Day, who won’t turn 21 until November, is widely viewed as one of NASCAR’s top prospects in 2026. He signed a development contract with Hendrick through 2024 and ran 11 races with the team in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series last season.

The young driver of the No. 17 Hendrick car got off to a poor start in his first full-time season in the O’Reilly Series. After qualifying sixth, Day finished 27th at Daytona to start the season. However, in the last 10 races he has finished 12th or better in every race with an average finishing position of 6.5.

Between Day being out at OARS and Alex Bowman having a disastrous contract year, it seems likely the young driver will take over the No. 48 car at least next season. It would be a short-term gamble, but Hendrick can see it as a long-term move to prepare Day for his future with a top team and he will gain valuable experience racing in a consistent Next Gen car.

However, Connor Zylisch is a perfect example of why HMS wants to play slowly with Day’s development. The 19-year-old had a historic dominance in the O’Reilly Series last year, winning 10 races and leading 1,013 laps. Now driving the No. 88 for Trackhouse Racing in his rookie season, he has the third-worst average finishing position (27.0) and fourth-worst average starting position (28.3) among full-time Cup Series drivers through 10 races.

The car and support staff that Day will have in the No. 48 car will certainly be better than the one that worked with Zillisch this season at Trackhouse. However, this could ultimately be detrimental to the young driver as expectations would be higher and his early struggles racing in a top-flight car would be more pronounced.

Hamlin’s advice that Day should spend two full seasons in the O’Reilly Series, with perhaps a few Cup starts mixed in, is probably the right approach for the rising player. If all goes well and he continues to sharpen his racing with experience in OARS, he will soon be in the Cup Series.

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科里·海姆 (Corey Heim) 是 NASCAR 中最有前途的车手，这位 23XI Racing 开发车手被业界广泛认为已经准备好全职参加杯赛系列赛。然而，海姆在卡车系列赛中驾驶 11 号赛车打破了纪录，在 2026 年赛季中，他将兼职参加所有三个级别的比赛。

正如福克斯体育频道的鲍勃·波克拉斯 (Bob Pockrass) 周六所解释的那样，海姆于 2025 年 2 月被宣布为 23XI 的开发车手。这让他留在了丰田家族，这正是他想要的，海姆“指望”在 2027 年开放全职赛车。至于为什么他不能花一个赛季为另一支车队全职驾驶，波克拉斯提到，力狮汽车俱乐部“并不认为自己是车手的训练场”。 23XI 出发。

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上个赛季，作为 TRICON Garage 的 11 号丰田坦途卡车的全职车手，海姆在 25 场比赛中创造了单赛季卡车系列赛记录，包括领先圈数 (1,625)、积分 (4040)、胜利 (12) 和前五名 (19)。他在整个赛季中占据主导地位，然后在菲尼克斯完成了最后一圈的比赛，以卡车系列锦标赛结束了破纪录的一年。

对海姆来说，全职参加杯赛系列赛从来都不是天赋问题。相反，金钱才是首要因素。 23XI Racing 的第三位全职车手 Riley Herbst 与 Monster Energy 有着密切的关系，他的家族财力雄厚，他的父亲拥有众多与 Monster 合作的加油站和便利店。

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这些财务资源对于 23XI 上赛季与 NASCAR 的法律诉讼来说是有点必要的，导致了数千万美元的法庭费用。赫布斯特最初也签了一份多年合同，因此即使在 2025 年表现平平的赛季之后，球队也不会离开他。

不过，35号赛车应该可以让海姆在下赛季接任全职车手。他还只有 24 岁，他的加入将为 23XI 提供三名完全有能力赢得比赛并在追逐赛中赢得一席之地的车手。

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目前，所有迹象都表明海姆将在下赛季成为 23XI 的全职车手。在那之前，今年他将主要参加卡车系列赛、杯赛和奥莱利汽车配件系列赛。正如周五晚上在达灵顿举行的卡车系列赛中他在最后一圈超越罗斯·查斯坦（Ross Chastain）所表明的那样，他已经完全有能力在最高水平上超越一些顶级车手。

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Corey Heim is the hottest prospect in NASCAR and the 23XI Racing Development driver is widely considered across the industry to be ready for a full-time ride in the Cup Series. However, after a record-breaking year finishing 11th in the Truck Series, Hamm is spending the 2026 season part-time at all three levels.

As Fox Sports’ Bob Pokrass reported on Saturday, Heim was announced as a development driver for the 23XI in February 2025. This kept him within the Toyota family, which is what he wanted, and Heim is “banking” on starting to ride full-time in 2027. As to why he cannot spend a season driving full-time for another team, Pokrass noted that the Legacy Motor Club “does not see itself as a training ground” for a driver until then. Departure for 23XI.

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As the full-time driver of the No. 11 Toyota Tundra Truck with Tricon Garage last season, Heim set single-season Truck Series records in laps led (1,625), points (4040), wins (12) and top-fives (19) in 25 races. He dominated throughout the season and then pulled away in the final lap to cap off a record-breaking year with a Truck Series championship at Phoenix.

Getting a full-time ride in the Cup Series has never been a matter of talent for Heim. Instead, money is the primary factor. 23XI Racing’s third full-time driver, Riley Herbst, brings with him a strong relationship with Monster Energy, and his family has a strong financial background and his father owned several gas stations and convenience stores that are in partnership with Monster.

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Those financial resources were little needed for 23XI last season amid a legal battle with NASCAR that resulted in millions of dollars in court costs. Herbst was also originally signed to a multi-year contract, so the team wasn’t going to move on from him through 2025, even after a very poor season.

However, the No. 35 car should be open for Hamm to take over as a full-time driver next season. He will still only be 24 years old and his inclusion gives 23XI three drivers capable of winning races and earning a spot in The Chase.

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At the moment, all signs point towards Heim becoming a full-time driver for 23XI next season. Until then, he will split his time between the Trucks, Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts series this year. As Ross Chastain’s last lap pass on Friday night in the Truck Series race at Darlington showed, he’s already capable of beating some of the top drivers at the highest level.

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ATLANTA – It was all about Trae Young when the Washington Wizards faced off against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. It was Young’s first time in Atlanta since being involved in the trade, and he was given a proper standing ovation throughout the night for everything he had done for the franchise over the past eight years.

Two days later, the Wizards faced the Hawks again, but this time, it was the two guys who were traded for Young: CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Both played well in the rematch and helped the Hawks win 126–96.

After the game, both players spoke about their time with the Wizards, and each gave different expressions on how they felt about the experience.

Kispert was drafted by the Wizards with the 15th pick in the 2021 NBA draft. He had been with the team since then before being traded to the Hawks in January.

“I spent my entire career competing against these guys in practice,” Kispert told reporters after the game. “And doing it in a different uniform feels weird now, especially two days ago. Today felt a little more normal. I have incredible relationships with the guys on the other side. I felt like it was seeing old friends that I’ve missed since the trade.”

Kispert was able to see the growth and development of the guys who are still on the team, and it felt like a bittersweet moment for him to play against them and have a good game.

McCollum, on the other hand, was traded to the Wizards last offseason and only played with the team for a few months. Ironically, his best game as a Wizard was in November against the Hawks, when he scored 46 points. This is probably the only thing he remembers from that stint.

“It was just another game,” McCallum said. “I was there for 120 days, but it was a great time. I enjoyed my time there. The organization was great to me. The staff was great, the front office, the players, but I’ve moved on, and I think they’ve moved on too, and I wish them all the best, but just one more game that we needed to win.”

This was the second time in McCallum’s 13-year career that he was traded. Having once been president of the National Basketball Players Association, he knows the business of the game. The business probably felt like just another day at the office to him.

“I think this game means more than that [Corey]“He was there for a long time,” McCallum said. “For me, I had a cup of coffee and tea there. I had to figure out how to get to the facility without GPS, and then I got to work.”

As far as Kispert is concerned, this was the first trade of his career and there were some emotions associated with it.

“Saying goodbye to people you’ve had relationships with for four and a half years is really hard,” Kispert said. “In the blink of an eye, I’m in a new city and playing with a new team. I felt like I’d been drinking from a fire hose for a long time.”

It’s safe to say Kispert is more comfortable a month after the trade, and he had the best game of his career tonight against his former team, finishing with 33 points. The funny thing is that no one except Kispert knew that he was close to his career high during the game.

Kispert said, “I didn’t expect anyone to know, I wanted to keep it low-key. Knock on wood kind of thing.”

For both players, they leave a situation where the organization’s focus is on developing their youth, and it was going to be a bridge year for them. Now he is with a team that is competing based on its young players. McCallum and Kispert presented two sides of the same coin, and they may be satisfied with where they are now.