The No. 75 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST of Parker Kligerman crossed the line first in the opening Truck Series race at Daytona on February 14th, 2025, but the team didn’t get to keep the win. Kligerman’s truck was disqualified after failing postrace inspection, stripping him of the victory. Despite an appeal from his team, Henderson Motorsports, officials decided to uphold the decision.
According to Jayski, the No. 75 NASCAR Chevy truck was found to be in violation of the 2025 NASCAR Rule Book: Section 14.17.3.2.2.2.A, which refers to Post-Qualifying and Post-Race Inspection Heights. The rear of Kligerman’s race truck was too low, which his team alleged was due to crash damage from an on-track incident. The win was taken from Kligerman, giving the honors to Corey Heim, driver of the No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra; Kligerman, meanwhile, is officially credited with a 36th-place finish.
Henderson Motorsports representatives went before the National Motorsports Appeals Panel (NMAP) – which consists of Bill Mullis, Kevin Whitaker, and Tommy Wheeler – to argue the team’s case. NMAP “That the Appellants violated the Rule(s) set forth in the Penalty Notice,” and ultimately decided “That the Panel upholds the original Penalty assessed by NASCAR.”
The panel backed up its decision, saying, “The panel confirms it is more likely than not a rules violation did occur and the disqualification penalties in Rule 10.5.2.4 necessitate a race disqualification.”
Henderson motorsports issued a response, stating, “We’re obviously disappointed with the outcome of the appeal. Our team put in a tremendous effort at Daytona, and we’ll move forward, focusing on the races ahead. We remain committed to providing Parker with the best equipment, and I am certain you will see our team in Victory Lane again this season. Thank you to our fans for all the support.”
As a reminder, Kligerman does not compete fulltime in the No. 75 NASCAR Chevy truck. He is also a pit reporter for NBC Sports, appearing on broadcasts during Cup Series races.
Comments
Really sick of NASCAR
Regardless of the penalty, I feel badly for Parker. He seems like a good guy. He surely is losing sleep by having a Daytona victory taken away from him.
Another bad taste for race teams on NASCAR NITPICKING ,taking away win’s for uncontrol truck heights after a race . NASCAR Wondering why they are losing Fan support.
“it is more likely than not a rules violation did occur.” Sounds like something an activist judge would say. I don’t think there was a violation. Had there been a violation. Parker would have pulled a Harvick and smashed his rear end in a post victory celebration.
More of the same heavy handed “rules” from the invisible NA$CAR rulebook. I am done following the sport.
As a racer myself, i know what my ride heights have to be at the minimum after a race. Things or parts on the car can be minupulated to cause the rear of the truck to drop down during race trim which in return takes the spoiler out of the air causing a major reduction in drag which of course makes the truck faster. My question is, Did any trucks 2nd thru 15th have any infractions on rear deck height? I didnt hear of any so unfortunately Parker got the DQ. It is a major advantage to a race car/truck to get that spoiler out of the air during the race, it can increase speeds up to 8mph per every 1/8th of an inch plus the total width of spoiler. Now how it handles thru the turns at 175+ mph can get real sketchy id imagine.