Amid all of the hype surrounding the upcoming Daytona 500, racing followers had been in for a stunning flip of occasions over within the NASCAR truck sequence. None felt the jolt greater than race winner Parker Kligerman and his group, Henderson Motors, following a disqualification name made by the officers.
Roaring from exterior the highest ten within the closing phases to take residence the chequered flag, Kligerman was ecstatic with the end result. Nonetheless, the ecstasy didn’t final for greater than an hour, with NASCAR disqualifying him from the race. However what led to the disqualification?
Unlawful Trip Top Spelled Doom for Parker Kligerman
In the course of the post-race top checks, Kligerman’s No. 75 Chevrolet was discovered too low within the rear, resulting in an instantaneous disqualification. Per the NASCAR legal guidelines, a trip may be as little as 4.5 inches on all 4 corners, however the Henderson Motorsport truck was discovered to be decrease than that.
Owing to the DSQ, the 34-year-old will probably be scored in final place (thirty sixth) within the last working. Nonetheless, the group will nonetheless make an official attraction, hoping to overturn the choice of their favor.
With the No. 75 driver stripped of his fourth profession victory within the truck sequence, Corey Heim was declared the official race winner. The TRICON driver marked his twelfth profession win within the Truck Collection, taking residence the chequered flag initially planted within the floor by Kligerman.
Commenting on the incident, the 22-year-old driver claimed he was “glad to be on the appropriate facet of it.” He added that the ruling “sucked” for Parker Kligerman and his group after they put themselves in the appropriate place on the proper time.
Notably, that is the second time in two days {that a} driver who crossed the end line in first place was not declared the race winner. Earlier, the Daytona Duel 2 noticed Penske’s Austin Cindric take residence the race win regardless of Erik Jones crossing the end line first.
