NASCAR Fan Favorite Pumped Up After Winning the “Super Bowl” in Bristol

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Thursday was scheduled at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Considered one of the toughest short tracks to race on, the UNOH 200 was won by Ty Majeski. However, NASCAR fan favorite Parker Kligerman also put up a great show and finished third in the race.

In the post-race interview, Parker Kligerman revealed what exactly happened on the track, “Well, let’s look at it. We qualified 28th legitimately on speed, like, we were that bad. And we made a bunch of changes (shrugs) and stuck it out through the night. And obviously the core temperature has probably helped.”

Pumped up with the win, he said; “I am proud of everyone, Henderson Motorsports, Food Country, USA, all the employees at Luck’s Beans.” Further, he revealed why this race meant so much for him and his team, “This area means so much. It’s just Super Bowl for this race team.”

During the brief interview, Parker Kligerman also talked about how special it is for him and his team to race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. He stated; “We put a lot of emphasis on this one. I’ve finished in every position except first in the top five now, basically. So, we’ve got to have a win coming here soon whether its on dirt or concrete we’ve got to win here.”

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Talking about why it is so gratifying to race on this particular track, he continued, “I love the energy in this place. I love racing here. It’s insane, it’s frustrating, it’s just complete mania at times. And just you’re being thrown 1000 things at 1000 miles per hour. But that makes it gratifying when you’re successful.”

A brief overview of Parker Kligerman at the UNOH 200

Parker Kligerman began his race at the number 28 spot. Within the initial 72 laps, Kligerman drove up on the track to the sixteenth position. Further, he rode up to the eleventh position when around 100 laps were completed.

The Henderson Motorsports driver was driving outside of the top ten in the first two stages of the race. With only 75 laps remaining, Kligerman cruised through the track at the second position but with only 12 laps remaining, Zane Smith moved ahead of him.

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Ty Majeski won the Truck Series race whereas Zane Smith finished in the second position. Parker Kligerman ranked third and Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton finished fourth and fifth respectively.