Posted on 02/21/2014 5:33:18 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Parker Kligerman burst into the Daytona media room, arms outstretched and unleashed a “Woo hoo!”
One day after flipping his car for the first time in his career, the 23-year-old Kligerman had reason to flip out — he was racing in the Daytona 500.
Kligerman had to sweat out his spot Thursday night after failing to earn a berth on speed in the first qualifying race, and watched the second race in his motorhome. He compared the stress on Twitter to preparing for fatherhood, then said it was more like watching election results come in on TV.
“No one has the right info,” Kligerman said. “Everyone’s saying the info they think they have, but they just don’t know.”
Finally, NASCAR could call it: Kligerman was in and so was fellow Swan Racing rookie teammate Cole Whitt.
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Really cool seeing the rocket launch in the background during pre-race ceremonies.
W00T!!!
Now that is a funny statement. How many times do drivers normally do a full aerial barrel roll in their car before turning 23?
He flipped the car, stuck the landing, and got back into the gas to get it across the line.
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