Connecticut Native Parker Kligerman to Race NASCAR Truck Series at Lime Rock Park With Spire Motorsports – Speedway Digest

LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Parker Kligerman will return to the racetrack where his racing career began when the Connecticut native competes in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Lime Rock Park later this month.

Kligerman, a Westport native, has signed with Spire Motorsports to drive the No. 77 Delaware Life Chevrolet Silverado RST in the LIUNA 150, scheduled for July 11 at the historic 1.53-mile road course in northwest Connecticut.

The event marks a homecoming of sorts for Kligerman, who spent part of his childhood watching races from Lime Rock Park’s famed Spectator Hill before eventually taking his first laps in a race car at the track.

Now, the veteran NASCAR driver will return as a competitor in front of a hometown crowd when the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series makes its second visit to the facility.

“Lime Rock was the first track I visited as a kid and the first place I ever drove a racecar,” Kligerman said. “To go from that 10-year-old fan in the hills, to part-owner, to now actually racing a NASCAR truck here is a dream I didn’t even know to dream. It’s hard to put into words how special this weekend is.”

The race carries additional significance for Kligerman because he is also a partial owner of Lime Rock Park, creating a rare opportunity to compete at a venue in which he has both personal and business ties.

Before taking to the track, Kligerman will participate in pre-race festivities during the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Hauler Parade and Pit Stop Party at the White Hart Inn in Salisbury on July 9. The free fan event is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Kligerman also is slated to attend a driver meet-and-greet beginning at 4:45 p.m. alongside Truck Series driver Tanner Gray and TRICON Garage crew chief Scott Zipadelli.

The LIUNA 150 continues NASCAR’s growing presence at Lime Rock Park after the venue successfully debuted on the Truck Series schedule last year. The inaugural event generated the largest attendance in the track’s modern era and introduced one of New England’s most iconic road courses to NASCAR national-series competition.

Race weekend will feature competition from the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series and USF Juniors.

The ARCA Menards Series will headline action on July 10 with the Lime Rock 100, while Truck Series and USF Juniors competitors will race July 11.