{"id":2672603,"date":"2026-09-29T09:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-star-ambushed-repeatedly-punched-by-rival-team-after-race\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:18:30","slug":"nascar-star-ambushed-repeatedly-punched-by-rival-team-after-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-star-ambushed-repeatedly-punched-by-rival-team-after-race\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Star &#8216;Ambushed,&#8217; Repeatedly Punched by Rival Team After Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnascar-star-ambushed-repeatedly-punched-by-rival-team-after-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2672603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NASCAR driver Corey Heim was involved in a heated incident at Martinsville Speedway following a race where he narrowly lost the ValleyStar Credit Union 300.after making contact with rival Treyten lapcevich during the race, Heim finished second, with Lapcevich taking third. Post-race, tensions escalated as Heim and Lapcevich continued to make contact, resulting in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/derailed-train-on-collapsed-bridge-contaminates-yellowstone-river\/\" title=\"Train derailment pollutes Yellowstone River\">cars sustaining damage<\/a>. The situation worsened when Heim tried to retreat from lapcevich&#8217;s racing team members,leading to a physical altercation involving team owner Chad Bryant,who threw punches at Heim. Heim was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-year-old-who-was-beaten-forced-to-lick-bathroom-floor-vanishes-then-reappears-as-disturbing-video-blows-up\/\" title=\"15-Year-Old Forced to Lick Bathroom Floor Goes Missing, Reappears After Shocking Video Surfaces\">punched multiple times<\/a>, had to cover his head, and was eventually separated by police. Heim posted a photo of a damaged hot dog stand sign he took after the fight, jokingly referring to it as his &#8220;office piece.&#8221; Both drivers shared their perspectives: Heim described the incident as hard racing that got out of hand, while Lapcevich expressed disappointment in Heim&#8217;s aggressive driving. Despite their differences, Heim maintains a good relationship with Bryant, with whom he has raced before. The incident was widely shared on social media,highlighting the intense emotions and chaotic aftermath of the race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>NASCAR driver Corey Heim was captured on film being punched multiple times by a team rival after narrowly losing the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Toward the end of Saturday\u2019s race at Martinsville Speedway, Heim made contact with Treyten Lapcevich, allowing Caden Kvapil to pull out a victory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abovetheyellowline.com\/short-track\/what-led-to-corey-heim-getting-ambushed-at-martinsville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Above the Yellow Line.<\/p>\n<p>Heim and Lapcevich continued making contact for the duration of the lap, with Heim ultimately finishing second and Lapcevich taking third.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, Heim and Lapcevich made more contact after the race was already over, with both cars taking heavy damage.<\/p>\n<p>Then things got testy near the infield as Heim tried backing away from members of Lapcevich\u2019s racing team. Even team owner Chad Bryant approached Heim and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-chaos-erupts-at-high-school-graduation-when-graduates-begin-punching-each-other\/\" title=\"Watch: Chaos Erupts at High School Graduation When Graduates Begin Punching Each Other\">began throwing punches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heim tried to calm things down and began backing away, but was pushed up against a hot dog stand menu sign as people grabbed at his clothes and punched him.<\/p>\n<p>Heim was struck various times and, at one point, had to cover his head before police intervened and broke up the melee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Longer video of Chad Bryant Racing jumping Corey Heim<\/p>\n<p>From Buddy Pulley on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QpuGwXUltF\">pic.twitter.com\/QpuGwXUltF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Spalding (@MattJBasketball) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MattJBasketball\/status\/2104026963388018732?\">September 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ironically, Heim reportedly has a good relationship with Bryant, having driven for him in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Heim later posted on social media about the incident, and took home a dented hot dog stand menu sign that was scuffed up during the fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New office piece. Poor thing took a beating this weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLIoApvxq7\">pic.twitter.com\/FLIoApvxq7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Corey Heim (@CoreyHeim_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoreyHeim_\/status\/2104556617421541808?\">September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew office piece,\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cPoor thing took a beating this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Above the Yellow Line reported on comments from both Heim and Lapcevich, each of whom told their side of the story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe hit me under the curb,\u201d Heim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abovetheyellowline.com\/short-track\/what-led-to-corey-heim-getting-ambushed-at-martinsville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recalled<\/a>. \u201cWe were racing for the win. I thought he was going to jack up the No.88, I was gonna jack up him and I thought it was just hard racing. It didn\u2019t work out but at the end of the day I thought he was going to lift the No.88 up like he did the previous lap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heim added, \u201cI can\u2019t see what he\u2019s seeing. Then he tried to pin me under the curb and kept turning left and then my right front hopped his left front and destroyed a perfectly good racecar so props to him, that\u2019s really classy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lapcevich addressed the incident saying, \u201cCorey\u2019s a good driver, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t argue that and he knew if he got into me there, neither one of us had a shot at a clock,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m disappointed in him as a driver. I\u2019m not really sure what his plans were there and then killing our car after the checkered too. You saw how Corey raced everyone all race long\u2026 how he raced Caden. Those cars were obviously trying to pass him clean and he obviously wasn\u2019t the fastest car but Corey would just door them down the straightaway and then when I was passing him, he jacked us up. We don\u2019t race like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure if he comes in thinking he should win or has to win but this is the best Late Model Stock field in the country and a lot of people in that field deserve a shot,\u201d Lapcevich concluded. \u201cSo yeah, disappointing for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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