{"id":1599391,"date":"2024-10-09T22:11:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1599391"},"modified":"2024-10-09T22:11:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:11:06","slug":"sportsbook-tabs-corey-heim-top-nascar-truck-series-championship-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/sportsbook-tabs-corey-heim-top-nascar-truck-series-championship-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Sportsbook Tabs Corey Heim With Top NASCAR Truck Series Championship Odds; Ryan Reed Gets Off \u2018Couch,\u2019 Earns P7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With the NASCAR Truck Series remaining idle until Oct. 26, driver Corey Heim (+175) maintained the top sports betting odds to claim the circuit championship, according to BetOnline Sportsbook.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Breaking out with a career-best six checkered flags and nine stage wins, Heim ranks second among postseason pilots, 30 points above the Round of 8 elimination line. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Grant Enfinger, who claimed last Saturday\u2019s Love\u2019s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway, earned the first spot in next month\u2019s Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway.\u00a0Enfinger\u2019s title odds were listed at +500.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Competing at his home-state track, Enfinger, who led a race-high 34 laps and captured Stage 2 points, avoided the last-lap crash to earn his first win this season and first for the CR7 Motorsports\u2019 No. 9 Chevrolet team. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe knew it was going to get dicey,\u201d Enfigner said, via NASCAR Wire Service. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grant Enfinger is a winner at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TALLADEGA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TALLADEGA<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XIwNqJzUgp\">pic.twitter.com\/XIwNqJzUgp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR_Trucks\/status\/1842335620036755511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ryan Reed Makes Long-Awaited NASCAR National Series Return<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ryan Reed didn\u2019t have anything better to do last weekend. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIt\u2019s fun to come off the couch and be a race car driver,\u201d Reed joked, via MHR PR, following his first NASCAR event in over a year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">An Xfinity Series regular for five seasons (2014-18) and two-time event winner, Reed returned to the Truck Series last Saturday at Talladega and rallied throughout the third stage. The 31-year-old pilot crashed at the end, but skidded to a P7 finish.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Driving the No. 91 Chevrolet, Reed endured two speeding penalties, but cruised through the field late to join the lead pack by Lap 70. Intending to help draft with teammate Christian Eckes, the No. 2-ranked playoff pilot, Reed positioned himself for a career-best finish, despite the late accident.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI wanted to push the No. 19 (Eckes) to the win,\u201d Reed said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Reed ends up seventh in his Truck Series one-off. His truck is *just a bit* singed after he crossed the finish line on fire <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rI25ZIsKLq\">https:\/\/t.co\/rI25ZIsKLq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/59jbUB8pgS\">pic.twitter.com\/59jbUB8pgS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STaranto92\/status\/1842344832636801278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">NASCAR Truck Series Championship Odds <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With the series off until Oct. 26, here is a look at the NASCAR Truck Series championship odds, according to BetOnline Sportsbook:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-alternate\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Driver<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142279421 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142279421 BCX8\">NASCAR Truck Series Championship Odd<\/span><\/span>s<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong><b>Corey Heim<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">+175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong><b>Christian Eckes<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">+190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><b>Ty Majeski<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">+275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><b><strong>Grant Enfinger<\/strong><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">+500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Nicholas Sanchez<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">+1400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><b><strong>Rajah Caruth<\/strong><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">+1600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong>Tyler Ankrum<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">+4000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\"><strong><b>Taylor Gray<\/b><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">+6600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">*-<em>Odds current at time of publication<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the NASCAR Truck Series remaining idle until Oct. 26, driver Corey Heim (+175) maintained the top sports betting odds to claim the circuit championship, according to BetOnline Sportsbook.\u00a0 \u00a0Breaking out with a career-best six checkered flags and nine stage wins, Heim ranks second among postseason pilots, 30 points above the Round of 8 elimination [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":1599395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[253795],"tags":[447747,447294,448055,448109,448181,448182,448117,448183,447426],"class_list":["post-1599391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nascar","tag-betonline-sportsbook","tag-championship-4","tag-championship-odds","tag-corey-heim","tag-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-playoff-race-at-homestead-miami","tag-phoenix-raceway","tag-round-of-8","tag-ryan-reed","tag-sports-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v23.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Corey Heim Leads NASCAR Truck Series&#039; 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