NASCAR Issues Official Ruling On Henderson Motorsports Appeal

“Well, it’s my first time having this kind of scenario happening either way, so certainly glad to be on the right side of it,” Heim said after the race while speaking to NASCAR.com.

“It sucks for Parker and those guys. It seemed like they put themselves in a position at the right time to win the race, but obviously, there is another level to it after the race. Grateful to be in the spot to take advantage of that."

Landon Cassill, Kligerman's co-host on "The Money Lap" podcast and a fellow driver, talked about how difficult it can be for drivers to make post-race inspection in the Truck series.

“The penalty for finishing a NASCAR race with no damage is that you have to pass post race heights,” Cassill said on social media.

“Drive it into the fence on the cooldown lap. It’s your only choice. I had no damage in New Hampshire, so they checked my heights: too low, DQ. Later I ran P4 at Phoenix, and made sure that didn’t happen again.”

After Friday's race ended, Kligerman called his victory at Daytona the “biggest win of [his] life."

“While we feel that we had a very strong case, we respect the panel’s decision. We’d again like to thank all the fans for their support. We’ve shown that we can compete, and we’ll be back. See you all in Bristol!," Henderson Motorsports said in a statement on Thursday after the rejection of their appeal.

We'll see what Kligerman can do over the rest of the season, and how he manages to balance driving with his job as an analyst for the CW on Xfinity Series races.