# 2025 Fresh From Florida 250

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 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 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 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 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.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | William Sawalich (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Soundgear |
| 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sonesta International Hotels |
| 2 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Levrack |
| 4 | Mason Maggio (i) | Hettinger Racing | Chevrolet | Tantillo Auto Group |
| 5 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Raising Cane's |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | MDIA / Pennsylvania Speedway |
| 07 | Michael McDowell (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Go Bowling |
| 7 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch |
| 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Quanta Services |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Place of Hope |
| 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | LiUNA! |
| 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 22 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | United Association |
| 26 | Dawson Sutton (R) | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | FDNY Racing / O. B. Builders |
| 33 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | The Electric State |
| 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Love's RV Stops |
| 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Long John Silver's |
| 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric / Utilitra |
| 44 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Masked Owl Technologies / DQS |
| 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AutoVentive / Precision |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | Coble Enterprises / UNITS |
| 66 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | TSport |
| 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Spiked Coolers |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | Tibbetts Lumber |
| 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Telcel |
| 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ideal Door / Menards |
| 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Chevrolet | Carroll’s Automotive |
| 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Adaptive One Calipers |
| 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Chevrolet | Backyard Blues Pools |
| 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Soda Sense / Curb Records |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Clark's / Santa Hill Ranch / Toyon Ranch / TK21 |
| Official 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 176.488 mph (284.030 km/h).
Two drivers failed to qualify: Justin Carroll and Bryan Dauzat.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 51.069 | 176.232 | 50.995 | 176.488 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 51.156 | 175.932 | 51.009 | 176.439 |
| 3 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 51.132 | 176.015 | 51.194 | 175.802 |
| 4 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.302 | 175.432 | 51.289 | 175.476 |
| 5 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 51.357 | 175.244 | 51.343 | 175.292 |
| 6 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 51.261 | 175.572 | 51.356 | 175.247 |
| 7 | 26 | Dawson Sutton (R) | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 51.435 | 174.978 | 51.423 | 175.019 |
| 8 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.380 | 175.165 | 51.435 | 174.978 |
| 9 | 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Chevrolet | 51.386 | 175.145 | 51.687 | 174.125 |
| 10 | 66 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 51.172 | 175.877 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 51.450 | 174.927 | — | — |
| 12 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 51.457 | 174.903 | — | — |
| 13 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.458 | 174.900 | — | — |
| 14 | 33 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 51.460 | 174.893 | — | — |
| 15 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 51.473 | 174.849 | — | — |
| 16 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 51.492 | 174.784 | — | — |
| 17 | 7 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.523 | 174.679 | — | — |
| 18 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.531 | 174.652 | — | — |
| 19 | 44 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.574 | 174.507 | — | — |
| 20 | 4 | Mason Maggio (i) | Hettinger Racing | Chevrolet | 51.584 | 174.473 | — | — |
| 21 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 51.601 | 174.415 | — | — |
| 22 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 51.618 | 174.358 | — | — |
| 23 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.634 | 174.304 | — | — |
| 24 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.642 | 174.277 | — | — |
| 25 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.694 | 174.101 | — | — |
| 26 | 1 | William Sawalich (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 51.701 | 174.078 | — | — |
| 27 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 51.703 | 174.071 | — | — |
| 28 | 5 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 51.722 | 174.007 | — | — |
| 29 | 22 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 51.826 | 173.658 | — | — |
| 30 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 51.845 | 173.594 | — | — |
| 31 | 07 | Michael McDowell (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.853 | 173.568 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 32 | 2 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 51.857 | 173.554 | — | — |
| 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 52.187 | 172.457 | — | — |
| 34 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 53.778 | 167.355 | — | — |
| 35 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 37 | 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.554 | 171.252 | — | — |
| 38 | 28 | Bryan Dauzat | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 66 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 60
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 100 | 2 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 34 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 100 | 11 | Running | 36 |
| 3 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 46 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 7 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 17 | 7 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 2 | Running | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 100 | 34 | Running | 45 |
| 7 | 15 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 7 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 29 | 22 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 26 | 1 | William Sawalich (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 33 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 5 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 27 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 18 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 15 | 20 | 4 | Mason Maggio (i) | Hettinger Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 10 | 66 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | 32 | 2 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 100 | 1 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 16 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 100 | 22 | Running | 36 |
| 21 | 19 | 44 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 12 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 100 | 2 | Running | 20 |
| 23 | 35 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 24 | 21 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 25 | 7 | 26 | Dawson Sutton (R) | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 07 | Michael McDowell (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 1 | Running | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 98 | 9 | Running | 20 |
| 28 | 28 | 5 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 96 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 13 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 31 | 25 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 9 | 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 36 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Engine | 3 |
| 35 | 8 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| DSQ | 23 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 2 | Height violation | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | 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 ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 40 |
| 2 | Ford | 34 (-6) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 33 (–7) |