Roger Penske announced Monday that Parker Kligerman will run the first five Nationwide races in the #42 Dodge.(RacingOne) no word on whether the #42 would be a Penske team or the Smith-Ganassi team from 2009(1-19-2010)
UPDATE: Penske Racing development driver Parker Kligerman will drive Eddie Smith’s #42 NASCAR Nationwide Series Dodge for the first five races of 2010, with the possibility of doing more, the team said. Kligerman, who won the pole in his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Kansas Speedway last year, said he could run the four races in the series’ new car, too. Kligerman said Chris Carrier will be the crew chief and the team will run Penske engines. But Smith, who purchased Dodges from Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of the 2008 season, will provide the cars. Penske’s association with Smith’s team came after Kligerman hit the wall during qualifying for last year’s season finale at Homestead and failed to qualify in a Penske Racing car. Smith came to Penske and offered his Dodge for Kligerman, who then ran the race in the #42.(Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour Notes)(1-19-2010)
UPDATE 2: Penske Racing driver Parker Kligerman will continue his development in 2010, beginning the NASCAR Nationwide Series season behind the wheel of the #42 Dodge for Team 42 Racing. Kligerman, 19, will compete in at least the first five series races for the Eddie Smith-owned team, with the possibility of entering more events this season. (Penske PR)(1-28-2010)
