NASCAR star set for unusual Truck Series start at track he owns

Semi-retired NASCAR star Parker Kligerman will drive for his third different NASCAR Truck Series team of the year at an upcoming race.

The driver and broadcaster has been announced for the No. 77 Spire Motorsports truck in next weekend's race at Lime Rock Park, having already driven two Truck races for Kaulig Racing and one for Henderson Motorsports this year.

The race will be a meaningful one for Kligerman, who grew up going to races at Lime Rock in his native Connecticut, and a chance he may not have ever expected to get as the circuit was only awarded a Truck Series race for the first time last year.

That being said...he may have had an inkling that was coming, thanks to his role as a part-owner of the circuit where he took his first laps in a racecar.

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Lime Rock race 'a dream I didn't know how to dream'

“Lime Rock was the first track I visited as a kid and the first place I ever drove a racecar,” Kligerman said in a statement released on Wednesday.

“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.”

There is no NASCAR Truck Series race this weekend, meaning that the Lime Rock Park race on July 11 is the next time they'll take to the track.

NASCAR Truck Series schedule after San Diego

Date	Race	Track	Time (ET)	TV
July 11	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Lime Rock	Lime Rock Park	1pm	FS1
July 18	Window World 250	North Wilkesboro Speedway	12.30pm	FS1
July 24	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at IRP	Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park	8pm	FS1
August 14	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Richmond	Richmond Raceway	7.30pm	FS1
August 22	Team EJP 175	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	1.30pm	FS1
September 17	UNOH 200 Presented by Ohio Logistics	Bristol Motor Speedway	8pm	FS1
September 26	NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Kansas	Kansas Speedway	1pm	FS1
October 9	NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Charlotte ROVAL	Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval	5pm	FOX
October 16	NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Phoenix	Phoenix Raceway	7.30pm	FS1
October 23	NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Talladega	Talladega Superspeedway	4pm	FS1
October 30	NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Martinsville	Martinsville Speedway	6pm	FS1
November 6	NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race	Homestead-Miami Speedway	7.30pm	FS1