NASCAR prospect rankings: Corey Heim rises to No. 1

Corey Heim , Sam Mayer , Chandler Smith and Jesse Love all feature in Xfinity Series this season .

Corey Heims , Jesse Love and Connor Zilisch are all in the top five .

Heim leads the list with 12 top-5s and 19 top-10s in trucks last year .

Brent Crews turns 16 next month and continues his climb in building on his resume.

Christian Eckes got kicked in the gut after the 2022 season when he was released by ThorSport Racing to make room for Hailie Deegan .

William Sawalich won four of his 13 ARCA races — and finished in the top-5 in 11 of those 13 — for an impressive 2023 .

Jade Avedisian became the first woman to win a national dirt midget championship last year .

Katie Hettinger earned seven top-5 finishes and finished second in the CARS Tour pro late model division.

Rajah Caruth will get another season in the series this season driving for Spire Motorsports .

Brodie Kostecki captured six victories last year on his way to the series crown.