Kligerman Responds to NASCAR Appeal Decision

Parker Kligerman has spoken out on social media after NASCAR denied the appeal against his disqualification from the Craftsman Truck Series race in Daytona.

After celebrating the win at the iconic Daytona International Speedway, the Henderson Motorsports driver was stripped of the title after the rear of his truck was found to be too low during the post-race inspections.

Henderson Motorsports decided to appeal the disqualification, stating at the time, as previously reported by Newsweek Sports:

“OFFICIAL UPDATE:

“We’ve decided to appeal the disqualification of our #75 Truck from yesterday evening’s NCTS Race at Daytona.”

However, NASCAR confirmed yesterday that the appeal had been unsuccessful. They stated:

“The panel confirms it is more likely than not [that] a rules violation did occur and the disqualification penalties in rule 10.5.2.4 necessitate a race disqualification.”

Kligerman has since posted to social media, explaining that it has been “one of the hardest weeks” of his life and claimed that there was an “unfortunate circumstance” which meant his truck was measured at an “improper height”. He posted:

“Thank you all for the support.

“This has been one of the hardest weeks of my racing life. I worked with the team 24/7 on the appeal since Saturday night. The truck raced legal. And won legal.

“Due to an unfortunate circumstance in tech. It was measured at an improper height that made the rear low by 1/8 inch on the LR and 1/4 inch on the RR I will go into full details with my buddy @landoncassill on @themoneylap podcast next week I still have the checkered flag.”

The disqualification has put Kligerman to the bottom of the Craftsman Truck Series standings with -1 point. He now heads into the Atlanta race weekend looking to turn things around.

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Current Standings

1. Corey Heim – 49 points
2. Ty Majeski – 46 points
3. Chandler Smith – 45 points
4. Grant Enfinger – 41 points
5. Daniel Hemric – 37 points
6. Giovanni Ruggiero – 36 points
7. Ben Rhodes – 36 points
8. Jason M. White – 29 points
9. Johnny Sauter – 29 points
10. Frankie Muniz – 27 points
11. Timmy Hill – 26 points
12. Jake Garcia – 25 points
13. Layne Riggs – 25 points
14. Andres Perez De Lara – 25 points
15. Norm Benning – 21 points
16. Tanner Gray – 20 points
17. Matt Crafton – 20 points
18. Josh Reaume – 19 points
19. Stewart Friesen – 19 points
20. Jack Wood – 19 points
21. Spencer Boyd – 18 points
22. Bayley Currey – 16 points
23. Dawson Sutton – 12 points
24. Toni Breidinger – 9 points
25. Rajah Caruth – 9 points
26. Matt Mills – 8 points
27. Nathan Byrd – 6 points
28. Connor Mosack – 5 points
29. Clay Greenfield – 4 points
30. Tyler Ankrum – 3 points
31. Kaden Honeycutt – 2 points
32. Parker Kligerman – 1 point