Parker Kligerman Royal Purple 300 Race Preview

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Parker Kligerman will be looking to have a strong run in Saturday’s Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. for one of his biggest fans, his 90-year-old grandmother Doris Hammond. When Kligerman takes the green flag for the 150-lap event, it will be the first time that “Grandma Dottie” – who lives an hour west of the 2-mile oval in Glendale, Calif. – will be in the stands watching one of her grandson’s races live and in person. Kyle Busch Motorsports’ Nationwide Series program with Kligerman behind the wheel has carried the momentum over from an impressive late season-stretch in 2012 with Kyle and Kurt Busch behind the wheel into early success this season. By posting top-10 finishes in two of the first four races this season, KBM’s Nationwide Series program has now finished inside the top 10 in 14 of the last 17 races, including nine top-five finishes. This year’s team has started off the season stronger than last year’s, earning an average star...