Henderson Motorsports owner reacts to Parker Kligerman Daytona DQ appeal decision

Henderson Motorsports owner Charlie Henderson has broken his silence on his team and Parker Kligerman losing their Daytona disqualification appeal. On X/Twitter, Henderson Motorsports shared Charlie Henderson’s statement that said the team would “move forward” after the decision was made on Thursday.

“We’re obviously disappointed with the outcome of the appeal. Our team put in a tremendous effort at Daytona, and we’ll move forward, focusing on the races ahead,” Henderson said. “We remain committed to providing Parker with the best equipment, and I am certain you will see our team in Victory Lane again this season. Thank you to our fans for all the support.”

Shortly after learning about the decision being upheld by the appeals panel, Henderson Motorsports released a statement. “Unfortunately we have lost our appeal regarding our disqualification from last week’s race in Daytona,” the team said. “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!”

Why the Appeals Panel denied Parker Kligerman and Henderson Motorsports appeal

Parker Kligerman drove the No. 75 Chevrolet for Henderson Motorsports in the Truck Series race at Daytona last Friday. He won the race, but NASCAR disqualified him after the truck failed a post-race inspection when competition officials found that it failed to meet ride-height requirements.

The National Motorsports Appeals Panel heard Henderson Motorsports’ appeal. After making the decision, the three-member panel said, “The panel confirms it is more likely than not a rules violation did occur and the disqualification penalties in Rule 10.5.2.4 necessitate a race disqualification.”

Earlier in the week, Mike Forde, NASCAR’s managing director of Racing Communications, shared his thoughts on the situation. “If you listen to Elton Sawyer on SiriusXM this Tuesday morning, he said Seth Kramlich, the managing director of the Truck Series, called him to let him know about the DQ,” Forde said on the Hauler Talk podcast. “I think Elton’s quote was ‘That was not a call I wanted to hear. That’s not news I wanted to hear.’

“It was a bummer. He was excited, that team has been in the sport forever, it was absolutely a bummer. But our job is to make an equitable garage and level playing field and uphold the rules that are in the rulebook. Unfortunately, it was too low in the rear and it’s pretty black and white.”