NASCAR<\/a><\/strong> waited until Kligerman was a split second from taking the white flag, which would have made the race official. Kligerman\u2019s team initially celebrated on pit road before officials informed them that the driver had not taken the white flag before the caution came out, thus sending the race to overtime.<\/p>\nDale Earnhardt Jr. on Parker Kligerman: \u2018It sucks for Parker\u2019<\/h2>\n
Mayer made the pass on Kligerman in overtime to take the lead and win the race. Kligerman, who recently said the 2024 season would be his final full-time season of NASCAR racing, came that close to winning his first career Xfinity Series race. It wasn\u2019t to be, and Earnhardt believes that could have been his last opportunity, at least this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere he is winning this race, and there\u2019s this car that gets stuck in the tires badly,\u201d Earnhardt said. \u201cAs bad as I\u2019ve seen a car get stuck in tires. \u2026 This just sucks. I\u2019m being ripped into because I\u2019m thrilled that Sam won the race, of course. This was a perfect outcome for me. I get both cars through [to the Round of 8]. But look, what is more important to me than any of that is integrity of the sport. And it is hard to see that happen to Parker or any driver. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a foot from the white flag which if the caution comes out after you cross it, race is over. And the caution light comes on. You have spent the entire day busting your ass to put yourself into this position. And this silly chain of events is going to take it away. It just sucks for Parker. Because he has absolutely worked hard enough and run well enough to deserve to know what it feels like to stand in that Victory Lane and celebrate. I fear that he won\u2019t get that chance, at least not this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dale Earnhardt Jr. calls on NASCAR to improve officiating system<\/h2>\n
The confusion over when the caution was thrown is not an isolated incident. It\u2019s simply the latest in a season full of officiating controversies, both in Xfinity and Cup. Going forward, Earnhardt wants to see the process more buttoned up. The NASCAR Hall of Famer called for more consistency from officials, citing the numerous incidents over the course of this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have seen over the course of this year some very tough things happen in race control that are frustrating,\u201d Earnhardt said. \u201cI\u2019m hoping that this offseason, NASCAR tries to get everybody in the room say, \u2018Let\u2019s go through a process to find out how to eliminate some of these issues.\u2019 I don\u2019t want to be them. I don\u2019t envy NASCAR, I don\u2019t want to do race control. It\u2019s not a job that people are lining up to get. But I honestly feel like \u2014 I don\u2019t know enough about this, I\u2019m not educated enough about this\u2026 I could not tell you the race director\u2019s name [for any of NASCAR\u2019s three series]. But I just don\u2019t know who does what and when. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou got three series, and it sounds like there\u2019s a revolving door of race directors or the people who are making those particular calls to put the caution out. We gotta whittle it down and get some consistency. \u2026 They gotta get a bit of a handle on it to where there\u2019s just more consistency and a higher standard and a higher expectation from us, from fans of the consistency that we\u2019re looking for. But it\u2019s been a rough patch, and I\u2019m hoping this offseason maybe they can smooth it out.\u201d <\/p>\n
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