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NASCAR Truck Sequence takeaways: Half-timer Parker Kligerman wins underneath warning at Daytona
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NASCAR Truck Sequence takeaways: Half-timer Parker Kligerman wins underneath warning at Daytona

By Miles Cooper February 15, 2025
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DAYTONA BEACH — It was a , with .

The drivers ranged from ages 18 to 73, with superstar Frankie Muniz sitting (Malcolm) within the center at 39 years previous and ending eleventh on the leaderboard. Flip 4 received slippery, producing a number of laborious collisions with the within wall regardless of little nudging from different vehicles. The last-lap jostling resulted in a crash and one other yellow.

And the winner was a semi-retired man. Due to course it was.

Let’s break down Friday’s at .

Parker Kligerman: Half-time driver, without end Daytona winnerNASCAR Truck Sequence takeaways: Half-timer Parker Kligerman wins underneath warning at Daytona

Parker Kligerman has spent quite a lot of time in Daytona Seashore the previous month. However Friday was the spotlight.

He secured his fourth profession Truck Sequence victory and first since 2022.

On the finish of final season, Kligerman left his Xfinity Sequence seat, flipping the web page to full-time broadcasting with NBC and the CW. He saved a bit room for part-time Truck racing and different miscellaneous occasions on the facet. He ran the in January.

Then got here the Recent From Florida 250.

“Largest win of my whole life,” he yelled moments after getting out of his automotive.

Not dangerous for a part-timer.

Ben Rhodes enjoys begin to Friday however locations twenty firstNASCAR Craftsman Truck driver Ben Rhodes wins the pole for the running of the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

Ben Rhodes’ quick afternoon turned a quick night.

For the primary time since 2018, he received a pole, submitting the quickest common throughout the afternoon qualifying session. That continued after he led the sphere to the beginning line.

He claimed a Stage 1 victory, his first since 2023, and ended Stage 2 in second.

He slid right down to twenty first after a last-lap wreck grabbed him.

Flip 4 will get slipperyToni Breidinger spins out and hits the inside wall during the Fresh From Florida 250 Truck Series race, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 at Daytona International Speedway.

Perhaps the couple of rain drops that fell late within the afternoon left some residue.

Or perhaps it was simply the Vehicles race at Daytona, which tends to see slips and slides and wrecks.

Kaden Honeycutt, Toni Breidinger and Clay Greenfield every introduced out yellow flags in the identical trend.

On Lap 4, Honeycutt received free in Flip 4 and swung laborious into the within wall. Just a few laps later, after going again to inexperienced, Breidinger introduced out her personal warning, spinning off and colliding with the within wall.

Lastly, on Lap 69, Greenfield merely misplaced traction and veered into the barrier.

Norm Benning fights off Father Time for respectable Daytona endNASCAR Craftsman Truck driver Norm Benning during qualifying for the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

In a race the place a young person — Gio Ruggiero — had a shot within the late levels, we noticed a 73-year-old industrial pilot carry residence a Fifteenth-place end.

Norm Benning, who continues to race a few occasions a 12 months, has been round NASCAR for greater than 35 years, with most of his racing coming in vans since 2008.

Haven’t heard of him? Perhaps as a result of he’s had zero top-10s in 248 profession Truck Sequence begins, nearly fully along with his self-owned staff.

Benning has a option to go, although, to match the longevity of Morgan Shepherd, who was nonetheless racing within the Xfinity Sequence at age 77, and James Hylton, who made his final ARCA begin at age 79 in 2013.

Frankie Muniz begins rookie Truck Sequence season in OK trend at DaytonaDAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 14: Frankie Muniz, driver of the #33 The Electric State Ford waves to fans as he carries his son, Mauz Mosley Muniz onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Frankie Muniz made his debut as a full-time NASCAR Truck Sequence racer on the game’s greatest stage. After pinballing throughout the scoring pylon throughout the 100-lap race, he landed in eleventh place Friday night time.

The previous actor, and “Malcolm within the Center” star, drives the No. 33 Ford for Reaume Brothers Racing after a 2024 season the place he ran a handful of races in three completely different collection. Two years in the past, he ran the total ARCA season.

Michael McDowell’s return did not finish nicelyDAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 14: Michael McDowell, driver of the #7 Go Bowling Chevrolet prepares to qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Michael McDowell, the 2021 Daytona 500 winner, had not run a Truck Sequence race since 2009, and had run solely two in his profession.

His Friday night time foray confirmed occasional promise, however ultimately, he was caught up in a last-lap crash that dropped him to a end of twenty seventh. His fellow Cup racer, Justin Haley, additionally a former Daytona winner (Coke Zero 400), skated by way of the ultimate crash and completed seventh.

Daniel Hemric, who ran the Cup Sequence full time for Kaulig Racing final 12 months, is again within the Truck Sequence full time for the primary time since 2018, driving for McAnally Hilgemann Racing. He escaped sufficient of the difficulty to complete eighth.

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