NASCAR Truck Series driver Corey Heim (11) during qualifying for the Fresh From Floria 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Peter Casey-Imagn Images

Parker Kligerman disqualified, Corey Heim awarded Truck Series Daytona win

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Feb 14, 2025 11:33 PM ET

What was an endearing underdog win has turned into a heartbreaking defeat.

Parker Kligerman initially won Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway, but post-race inspection found his No. 75 truck to be too low, resulting in his disqualification. Corey Heim, who originally finished runner-up to Kligerman, has been awarded the victory. Kligerman and the No. 75 team will be given a last-place finish, and will not be awarded the two stage points they earned in Stage 2.

Truck update: Corey Heim is the winner of the race. Kligerman DQ’d for failing heights.
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 15, 2025

NEWS: The No. 75 truck has been disqualified following post-race inspection at @DAYTONA for being too low in the rear.@CoreyHeim_ has been declared the winner of tonight’s race. pic.twitter.com/49lcYiEVMK
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) February 15, 2025

The victory is the 12th of Heim's Truck Series career and locks him into the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series playoffs. Kligerman's disqualification also bumps every driver in the field up one spot in the final results. Truck Series rookie Gio Ruggiero — who made his Truck Series debut in Friday's race — is now credited with the runner-up spot.

Justin Haley now rounds out the top-five, with Frankie Muniz earning a 10th-place finish as a result of the disqualification.

The 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season will continue at Atlanta Motor Speedway with the Fr8 208 on Feb. 22.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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