NASCAR has confirmed that Big Machine Racing, along with its driver Parker Kligerman, have been penalized after the recent event at Michigan International Speedway, as per NBC. Both the team and Kligerman were each docked 20 points after a violation involving unauthorized modifications to the car’s spoiler.

As part of the sweeping penalties, the team suffered an additional loss of five playoff points, and crew chief Patrick Donahue was hit with a financial penalty.

The amendment in question pertained to Section 14.4.10.A of the Xfinity Series Rule Book, which strictly governs car modifications. The infraction was identified during the routine post-race inspection process following Kligerman’s 11th place finish at Michigan, a race where he had initially earned 27 points.

Looking ahead, the immediate focus for Kligerman and his team shifts to the next challenge in the NASCAR Xfinity Series calendar. The series will continue under the lights at the iconic Daytona International Speedway, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. ET start on this coming Friday.

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Parker Kligerman, driver of the #48 Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet, drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 10, 2023 in Sonoma, California. Big Machine Racing is…


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Kligerman currently sits in the ninth position in the Xfinity Series drivers’ standings with 560 points behind Jesse Love in eighth position with 604 points. Cole Custer currently leads the way with Justin Allgaier and Austin Hill following in second and third.

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Current Standings

  1. Cole Custer – 768 points
  2. Justin Allgaier – 756 points
  3. Austin Hill – 698 points
  4. Chandler Smith – 684 points
  5. AJ Allmendinger – 646 points
  6. Riley Herbst – 623 points
  7. Sheldon Creed – 614 points
  8. Jesse Love – 604 points
  9. Parker Kligerman – 560 points
  10. Sammy Smith – 545 points
  11. Ryan Sieg – 544 points
  12. Shane Van Gisbergen – 520 points
  13. Sam Mayer – 503 points
  14. Brandon Jones – 451 points
  15. Anthony Alfredo – 430 points
  16. Brennan Poole – 357 points
  17. Parker Retzlaff – 334 points
  18. Josh Williams – 327 points
  19. Jeb Burton – 309 points
  20. Leland Honeyman – 302 points
  21. Jeremy Clements – 296 points
  22. Ryan Ellis – 275 points
  23. Kyle Weatherman – 271 points
  24. Kyle Sieg – 265 points
  25. Matt DiBenedetto – 249 points
  26. Aric Almirola – 248 points
  27. Blaine Perkins – 217 points
  28. Carson Kvapil – 194 points
  29. Ryan Truex – 181 points
  30. Hailie Deegan – 174 points
  31. Josh Bilicki – 164 points
  32. Garrett Smithley – 149 points
  33. Austin Green – 112 points
  34. Patrick Emerling – 101 points
  35. Joey Gase – 93 points
  36. BJ McLeod – 78 points
  37. David Starr – 77 points
  38. JJ Yeley – 61 points
  39. Caesar Bacarella – 58 points
  40. Ed Jones – 57 points
  41. Sage Karam – 49 points
  42. Logan Bearden – 48 points
  43. Alex Labbe – 46 points
  44. Nick Leitz – 41 points
  45. Jordan Anderson – 40 points
  46. Brad Perez – 32 points
  47. Bubba Pollard – 31 points
  48. Natalie Decker – 27 points
  49. Justin Bonsignore – 25 points
  50. Patrick Gallagher – 25 points
  51. Conor Daly – 23 points
  52. Joe Graf Jr – 20 points
  53. Myatt Snider – 18 points
  54. Preston Pardus – 18 points
  55. Dexter Bean – 17 points
  56. Nathan Byrd – 17 points
  57. Daniil Kvyat – 16 points
  58. Andre Castro – 16 points
  59. Chad Finchum – 15 points
  60. Thomas Annunziata – 12 points
  61. Glen Reen – 10 points
  62. RC Enerson – 9 points
  63. Boris Said – 9 points
  64. CJ McLaughlin – 6 points
  65. Greg Van Alst – 5 points
  66. Armani Williams – 4 points
  67. Ryan Vargas – 2 points