After starting P15, Parker Kligerman, a New Englander and fan favorite, was collected in a 12-car accident during a restart only 71 laps into the event and had to settle for a 31st place finish.
“Unfortunate,” said a frustrated Kligerman. “I was giving a lot of space on the re-start. Guys were spinning tires and struggling. We’re not down, we’re not out. We’ve got a lot of great tracks ahead of us. We’ll fight back. It’s all about the journey and the process.”
And despite being in the multi-car accident, the race claimed enough caution casualties that Kligerman leaves his “hometown” track now ranked 12th with 439 points– 16 points up on 13th place Jeb Burton just 18 behind Riley Herbst and 45 behind 10th place Sheldon Creed.
John Hunter Nemechek completed the first back-to-back victory effort of his career surviving 10 caution periods including the last lap in overtime– when a pair of his closest challengers on the day Cole Custer and Sheldon Creed crashed behind him competing for third place. The incident ended the race.
Up next, Pocono Raceway Saturday at 5:30 p.m. eastern on USA Network and streaming on the NBC Sports App. Listen to the radio broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 90 and MRN. Find the station near you, here.
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