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Shortly after Parker Kligerman was flagged the winner in the season opening NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway the sanctioning body disqualified him when post-race inspection revealed his truck was too low in the rear.
Second-place finisher Corey Heim in the No. 11 truck was then declared the race winner by NASCAR.
'It's my first time having this kind of scenario happen either way,' Heim said. 'Certainly, glad to be on the right side of it. Sucks for Parker and those guys. They seemed like they, obviously, put themselves in position at the right time to win the race, but, obviously, there's another level to it after the race.'
This is the second time in four months that Kligerman has lost a race due to a NASCAR decision. At Charlotte Motor Speedway's Roval in October 2024, Kligerman was within five feet of receiving the white flag when the caution lights came on for Leland Honeyman's crash. If Kligerman had received the white flag, signaling the final lap, before the caution lights were turned on the race would have ended under the yellow and the then full-time Xfinity Series driver would have been victorious. Instead, the race went into overtime and Sam Mayer won. After that event, Kligerman said he wanted to cry knowing how close he was to the start/finish line, but he didn't.
Kligerman retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2024 season to go into broadcasting on a full-time basis.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Fresh From Florida 250
Daytona Beach, Florida
Friday, February 14, 2025
1. (3) Corey Heim, Toyota, 100.
2. (34) Giovanni Ruggiero #, Toyota, 100.
3. (2) Ty Majeski, Ford, 100.
4. (4) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 100.
5. (17) Justin Haley(i), Chevrolet, 100.
6. (6) Chandler Smith, Ford, 100.
7. (15) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 100.
8. (29) Jason White, Ford, 100.
9. (26) William Sawalich(i), Toyota, 100.
10. (14) Frankie Muniz #, Ford, 100.
11. (33) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 100.
12. (5) Jake Garcia, Ford, 100.
13. (27) Layne Riggs, Ford, 100.
14. (18) Andres Perez de Lara #, Chevrolet, 100.
15. (20) Mason Maggio(i), Chevrolet, 100.
16. (22) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 100.
17. (10) Johnny Sauter, Ford, 100.
18. (32) Josh Reaume, Ford, 100.
19. (16) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 100.
20. (1) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 100.
21. (19) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 100.
22. (12) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 100.
23. (35) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 99.
24. (21) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 99.
25. (7) Dawson Sutton #, Chevrolet, 98.
26. (31) Michael McDowell(i), Chevrolet, 98.
27. (11) Matt Crafton, Ford, 98.
28. (28) Toni Breidinger #, Toyota, 96.
29. (24) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 95.
30. (13) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, Accident, 82.
31. (25) Nathan Byrd, Chevrolet, Accident, 82.
32. (30) Connor Mosack #, Chevrolet, 79.
33. (9) Clay Greenfield, Chevrolet, Accident, 68.
34. (36) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, Engine, 48.
35. (8) Kaden Honeycutt, Chevrolet, Accident, 3.
36. (23) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 100.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 116.174 mph.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 9 Mins, 7 Secs. Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 33 laps.
Lead Changes: 30 among 12 drivers.
Lap Leaders: B. Rhodes 0;B. Rhodes 1-2;C. Smith 3;B. Rhodes 4-10;T. Gray 11-12;B. Rhodes 13;G. Enfinger 14;B. Rhodes 15-21;G. Enfinger 22;D. Hemric 23-25;J. Haley(i) 26-27;P. Kligerman 28;G. Enfinger 29-31;B. Rhodes 32;G. Enfinger 33;M. Crafton 34-42;B. Rhodes 43;C. Heim 44-45;D. Hemric 46-48;C. Smith 49-57;D. Hemric 58;C. Smith 59-71;M. McDowell(i) 72;J. Reaume 73;G. Ruggiero # 74-76;C. Smith 77;G. Ruggiero # 78;C. Smith 79-88;G. Ruggiero # 89-95;G. Enfinger 96;B. Rhodes 97-99;P. Kligerman 100.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Chandler Smith 5 times for 34 laps; Ben Rhodes 7 times for 22 laps; Giovanni Ruggiero # 3 times for 11 laps; Matt Crafton 1 time for 9 laps; Grant Enfinger 5 times for 7 laps; Daniel Hemric 3 times for 7 laps; Corey Heim 1 time for 2 laps; Tanner Gray 1 time for 2 laps; Justin Haley(i) 1 time for 2 laps; Parker Kligerman 2 times for 2 laps; Josh Reaume 1 time for 1 lap; Michael McDowell(i) 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 99,66,9,38,11,15,98,19,77,17
Stage #2 Top Ten: 88,99,98,38,91,52,19,11,71,1
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