NASCAR Truck Series Picks for Heart Of America 200

We have something of a strange weekend ahead of us in NASCAR, with just 2 of the 3 series running in Kansas.

This is not the Friday night race that we usually see in the Trucks Series, with this one set to go at 8 PM EST on Saturday. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the current odds for Truck Race.

Sunday NASCAR Favorites
1. Corey Heim	285 points
2. Christian Eckes	287 points
3. Zane Smith	260 points
4. Nicholas Sanchez	–

My Analysis

It’s not unusual to see the Truck Series skip a week or two on the schedule, but it is the Xfinity Series that will not be racing this weekend. Still, we have a pair of big races to look forward to, but we are going to focus on the trucks for the purposes of this piece and the running of the Heart of America 200. We have a tight battle going on at the top of the driver standings right now, with the top 3 drivers separated by just 12 points, so we may well see some changes at the top depending on how things play out in Kansas.

Corey Heim +360

Last season proved to be a breakout year for Heim, who made it all the way to the Championship Round before coming up a little short in the final race of the season. He figures to be there again this season when you consider that he has not been outside of the top 10 in any of the 7 races this season. He has just 1 win during that run, but he is racking up the points and currently finds himself sitting in 2nd in the driver standings. My guess is that he has a very good chance of keeping his top 10 streak alive this weekend given that he ran in the top 5 in both Kansas races last season. Taking him to win seems like a solid pick, too.

Christian Eckes +380

Eckes won 4 races last season, including the final race of the year, but that last victory ended up meaning little given that he just missed going to the Championship Round. He ended up settling for 5th overall, which was his best showing in the Truck Series, but with 2 wins on the season already, it appears that he means to do better in 2024. Eckes got out to a slow start in the opening 2 races, but he has since won twice and finds himself on top of the driver standings. He did not do well in this race last year, but he won in Kansas in the playoffs.

Zane Smith +610

He has had 3 previous runs in the Truck Series this season, cracking the top 10 in all 3, but failing to win. He finished top 5 in both races in Kansas last season and looks a good bet for more of the same.