The rookie stock-car sensation spent his summer roaring through the land of state-fair funnel cakes and deep-fried Oreos.
Parker Kligerman couldn't have looked more vulnerable. He had just completed a 200-mile race at Michigan International Speedway, driving with brio and making a daring late pass to win. Now he sat before reporters, a microphone in one hand, the other arm wrapped protectively around his ribs. A mop of toffee-colored hair swept over his eyes and ears. The blemishes on his cheeks threatened to outnumber the bristles on his chin. He spoke of returning home to Westport, Connecticut, for his high-school finals before next week's graduation.inline_mediumwraptextright27342706/features/racing/1001_parker_kligermans_big_adventure1001_16_z+parker_kligerman+nASCAR_nationwide_series_dodge_charger.jpgTrue
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