Lehigh Valley Phantoms sponsoring NASCAR Xfinity Series car at Pocono Raceway this weekend

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, will be on a different playing surface this weekend.

The team will be sponsoring Corey Heim’s #24 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing at this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series event, the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway.

Puck Drop 🏒🥅

We’re honored to have the @LVPhantoms on board of our No. 24 GR Supra this weekend with @CoreyHeim_ at the wheel!#TeamToyota | #LVPhantoms | #LehighValleyPhantoms | #ExplorePocono225 | #AHL pic.twitter.com/88u2dkBYtA

— Sam Hunt Racing (@Team_SHR26) July 20, 2023

This will be the fourth time the Phantoms have sponsored NASCAR race cars. The team was on the hood of Corey LaJoie’s #23 Toyota Camry Cup Series ride for now-defunct BK Racing in 2017, Timmy Hill’s #66 Toyota Camry in the Cup Series for Motorsports Business Management and Josh Reaume’s #33 Chevrolet Silverado in the Truck Series for Reaume Brothers Racing in 2018, and Reed Sorenson’s #27 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Cup Series car for Premium Motorsports and Reaume’s #33 Chevy in the Truck Series again in 2019.

If you want to catch the #24 Phantoms Toyota in action this weekend, Xfinity Series practice begins on Friday at 3:35pm ET. Heim will then qualify the car on Friday at 4:05pm ET, with the race slated to begin at 5:30pm ET on Saturday evening.

This will be Heim’s third career Xfinity Series start after making two previous appearances this season for Sam Hunt Racing while also driving a full Craftsman Truck Series schedule for TRICON Garage. Heim has won two Truck Series races this season and placed an Xfinity Series-personal best 10th at Darlington Raceway on May 13th.

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