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NASCAR Penalizes FRM Truck for Illegal Oil-Pan Panel as Riggs Takes Phoenix Pole

The penalties leave Front Row’s title bid compromised in the Truck Series finale.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 14: Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Clark's/SantaHill Ranch/ToyonRanch Ford Tanner Gray, driver of the #15 Place of Hope Toyota Andres Perez de Lara , driver of the #77 Telcel Chevrolet and Johnny Sauter, driver of the #66 ThorSport Racing Ford race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Photo Credit: Declan Wayman | The Podium Finish

Overview

  • Pre-qualifying inspection less than three hours before Phoenix qualifying found an added oil-pan panel on the No. 34 that closed off an area not allowed by rule.
  • Sanctions include starting at the rear and a mandatory pass-through after the green flag, a combination that could put the truck a lap down.
  • Crew chief Dylan Cappello was ejected for the weekend, with engineer Jonathan Coates designated as interim crew chief.
  • Despite the penalties, Riggs was required to post a lap and captured pole position as Front Row Motorsports swept the front row with Chandler Smith second.
  • FRM’s No. 34 remains in the Owner’s Championship fight against entries driven by Corey Heim (TRICON), Kaden Honeycutt (Halmar-Friesen) and Ty Majeski (ThorSport) in tonight’s finale.