Overview
- Heim will attempt 12 Cup events in 2026 for 23XI in the non‑chartered No. 67 Toyota, meaning he must qualify for oversubscribed races, including the Daytona 500.
- The team released a targeted schedule spanning varied tracks and dates, from the Daytona 500 opener to Kansas, Texas, Charlotte, Nashville, San Diego, Chicagoland, Indianapolis, August Daytona, Darlington, Charlotte in October, and the Homestead finale.
- Veteran crew chief Bootie Barker will lead the program after previously calling races for Heim and guiding 23XI to its first Cup win with Bubba Wallace in 2021.
- Beyond race weekends, Heim will remain embedded with 23XI’s competition group for preparation and analysis, and he will run additional Truck Series events with TRICON Garage in 2026.
- Heim enters the slate with seven prior Cup starts across 2024–2025, highlighted by a sixth-place finish at last year’s Bristol Night Race and a failed qualifying attempt at the 2025 Chicago Street Race.