Parker Kligerman Kroger 200 Race Recap

Martinsville, VA — Focused on contending for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, Parker Kligerman entered the first of four straight races to close out the 2012 season optimistic to continue his streak of solid performances at Martinsville Speedway. Suffering from a failure in the brake system in the No. 7 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Kligerman battled the handling, his fellow competitors, and the .526-mile short track in the Kroger 200. A well-timed strategy call made by crew chief Chad Kendrick gave Kligerman the chance to make his way back to the front after falling one lap down due to the brake issues, recovering for a ninth place finish.   A solid, consistent race setup under the No. 7 Tundra for practice propelled Kligerman to a 13th place starting position. Kligerman’s first radio transmission to crew chief Chad Kendrick and the No. 7 Red Horse Racing team 20 laps into the 200 lap event wasn’t as promising as they had hoped. Indicating the brakes in his Tun...