The 2025 Fresh From Florida 250 was the 1st stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, a superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete.

In an action-packed race with a surprise twist, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would survive the chaos on the final lap to earn his 12th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Parker Kligerman, who was originally declared as the winner, was later disqualified during post-race inspection due to a height violation, officially credited with a 36th and last place finish. To fill out the podium, Gio Ruggiero, driving for Tricon Garage, and Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Report Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

#DriverTeamMake1William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota02Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord4Mason Maggio (i)Hettinger RacingChevrolet5Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet07Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord26Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet28Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet33Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord34Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord38Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet44Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota66Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord71Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet81Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsChevrolet91Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet95Clay GreenfieldGK RacingChevrolet98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list

Qualifying The first and only practice session was originally scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 13, at 5:05 PM EST, but was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 14, at 3:00 PM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time and determine positions 11-36. The fastest ten drivers from the first round will advance to the second and final round, and whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole and determine the rest of the starting lineup.

Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 50.995, and a speed of .

Two drivers failed to qualify: Justin Carroll and Bryan Dauzat.

Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord51.069176.23250.995176.488298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord51.156175.93251.009176.439311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota51.132176.01551.194175.80249Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet51.302175.43251.289175.476513Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord51.357175.24451.343175.292638Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord51.261175.57251.356175.247726Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet51.435174.97851.423175.019845Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet51.380175.16551.435174.978995Clay GreenfieldGK RacingChevrolet51.386175.14551.687174.1251066Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord51.172175.877——Eliminated in Round 11188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord51.450174.927——1215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota51.457174.903——1371Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet51.458174.900——1433Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord51.460174.893——1519Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet51.473174.849——1676Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet51.492174.784——177Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet51.523174.679——1877Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet51.531174.652——1944Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet51.574174.507——204Mason Maggio (i)Hettinger RacingChevrolet51.584174.473——2191Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet51.601174.415——226Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet51.618174.358——2375Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet51.634174.304——2442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet51.642174.277——2502Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet51.694174.101——261William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota51.701174.078——2734Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord51.703174.071——285Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota51.722174.007——2922Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord51.826173.658——3081Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet51.845173.594——3107Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet51.853173.568——Qualified by owner's points322Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord51.857173.554——3356Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota52.187172.457——3417Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota53.778167.355——3552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota————3618Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet————Failed to qualify3790Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsChevrolet52.554171.252——3828Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord10266Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord939Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8438Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord7511Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota6615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota5798Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord4819Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3977Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet21017Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota1

Stage 2 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord10299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord9398Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord8438Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord7591Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet6652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota5719Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4811Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota3975Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet21071Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 3 Laps: 60 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1002Running4923417Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota10011Running363298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1000Running46449Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1007Running415177Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1002Running06638Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord10034Running4571519Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1007Running3782922Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord1000Running299261William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota1000Running0101433Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord1000Running27113356Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1000Running2612513Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1000Running25132734Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord1000Running25141877Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running2515204Mason Maggio (i)Hettinger RacingChevrolet1000Running016226Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet1000Running21171066Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord1000Running2918322Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord1001Running19191676Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1000Running1820199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord10022Running36211944Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running16221215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1002Running20233552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota990Running19242191Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet990Running1925726Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet980Running12263107Michael McDowell (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet981Running0271188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord989Running2028285Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota960Running9292442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet950Running8301371Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet820Accident9312502Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet820Accident6323081Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet790Running533995Clay GreenfieldGK RacingChevrolet680Accident4343618Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet480Engine335845Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30Accident2DSQ2375Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1002Height violation1Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 49 2 Ty Majeski 46 (-3) 3 Chandler Smith 45 (–4) 4 Grant Enfinger 41 (–8) 5 Daniel Hemric 37 (–12) 6 Gio Ruggiero 36 (–13) 7 Ben Rhodes 36 (–13) 8 Jason White 29 (–20) 9 Johnny Sauter 29 (–20) 10 Frankie Muniz 27 (–22)Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 40 2 Ford 34 (-6) 3 Chevrolet 33 (–7) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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