MY FAVORITE WITH Parker Kligerman

Parker Kligerman is back in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this season, driving for Big Machine Racing. The No. 48 team is in its third year of competition, and Kligerman aims to contend for the organization’s first championship. After running a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for several years, Kligerman is ready to show he has the talent and the personality to take the Xfinity Series by storm.

BY JOSEPH WOLKIN

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?

ACTUALLY, MY favorite food is Phó. It’s probably one of my favorites because it’s gluten free, full of herbs and spices, and it’s also a soup, which is a great comfort food.

WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO BEVERAGE?

MY GO-TO beverage is Big Machine Vodka SPIKED Coolers. They’re delicious and I like to party.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?

“MONEYBALL.” I think it’s an incredible story of an underdog outworking and outsmarting their competition. I feel like I relate to Billy Beane’s story. There’s a lot of lessons that are applicable to life, racing and sports. I’ve read the book and watched the movie at least 100 times. Also, the best soundtrack of all time.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT?

CARBONE IN NYC. Easily one of the fanciest and best meals I’ve ever had … also the most expensive meal I’ve ever had.

WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A NASCAR MOVIE?

DANIEL CRAIG. I think it would be great to have a British accent and he’s James Bond (laughter). My family always tells me they think I’ll look like him when I get older and I take that as a compliment.

My girlfriend disagrees.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF RACING MEMORABILIA?

I HAVE A WEST McLaren-Mercedes model car from the early 2000s; that was the first car/ team that I fell in love with when I found racing – I randomly bought it off eBay. I did just get a helmet that was signed by all of the drivers before one of the Daytona 500s. I’m not 100 percent sure which year, either 2000 or 2001.