There have been moments where she has proved that she has got talent. Bell is second, three points behind Chastain. Overall, really great effort especially for how weve been here in the past. Ive been watching the SRX series on TV over the years, and given our limited practice and qualifying time in motorsports now, this provides another outlet to gain track time and better my craft, said Keselowski. Thought today, man, late caution, whats going to happen here? The race was Pooles first Cup start of the season. We will keep focusing to get back where we need to be starting next week in Kansas., Joey Logano Finished 31st: There was fire, so something broke. [28] Among those in the 201819 class, she was once again the only woman as well as the youngest member. 13 entry for the 2023 season, she and the team announced. 1? Deegan was the ARCA Rookie of the Year this season. She did not win a race. Well regroup and head to Kansas., Justin Haley Finished 23rd: We showed a lot of promise early on in our No. As soon as he ran into me, I just kind of got shoved into the corner, like way too deep, and then I was just immediately turned around. He bumped the slower car of Brennan Poole, sending Poole up the track and into the path of Kyle Larson. We got the result we deserve and worked for., Josh Berry Finished 10th: Happy to get another top 10. [99] Deegan returned to the series at Laguna Seca, teaming in the No. Im proud of this FedEx team for bringing me a car capable of winning today, but sometimes you cant get those last few spots. I dont know. Thought today, man, late caution, whats going to happen here? The race was Pooles first Cup start of the season. She also regarded her social media presence as a boon in her racing development as her popularity provided patience among sponsors. But just a great call by James (crew chief James Small) to take two and then was able to get a pretty good restart and get (Dave) Blaney there. Go figure. One needs to be headstrong to make a name in NASCAR, and she displayed that recently when she talked about the struggle of being a female race driver in the fraternity. [51][52] Deegan led the first six laps[53] but eventually retired from the race, finishing 16th after suffering a mechanical issue at New Smyrna for the second consecutive year. Who had a good race: Martin Truex Jr. battled for the lead in the final stage and stayed out front despite a late-race caution that bunched the field. [48], Deegan returned to BMR in 2019 for another full and partial schedule in the K&N West and East Series respectively. 3 (Austin Dillon), just got to the outside and its not like I can go anywhere or give him any more room than what I had. I owe them a big apology and a bit more. Its been on me from the start. MORE: Brennan Poole says Ross Chastain probably needs his butt whooped. Hailee Deegan has been a key storyline heading into the 2021 NASCAR Truck Series season, and had a lot to prove in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. It is what it is. Thats strong. [85], By mid-September, Deegan had expressed frustration with ARCA's limited practice and lack of live pit stops due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it "favors the drivers who have been there forever" and makes it more difficult to attract sponsorship. Just didnt have quite enough speed for those top-two guys at the end there. Ryan Truex, Martins younger brother, won Saturdays Xfinity Series race at Dover. He parked for the day. I was side-by-side with the No. * Most laps led. Learn more about the latest eNASCAR event schedule. We ran third all day. Send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope to: ThorSport Racing 22 Ford with Sebastian Priaulx. Rain forced cancellation of Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Dover Motor Speedway, and Kyle Busch will be on the pole for Sunday's race. "[86] She tied her career-best ARCA finish with a second-place run at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, the series' only dirt race of the season. Whatever it was, it finally broke., Brennan Poole Finished 33rd: Im not exactly sure, but I feel like I just got ran over. SANDUSKY, OHIO AdventHealth is launching a platform in March during Women's History Month to celebrate the women working in NASCAR, including women drivers and the business professionals who. Deegan, driver of the No. Just uncalled for. #NASCAR | Breaking News: @HailieDeegan to run full-time in @NASCAR_Trucks Series in 2021. [8] She was also named 2016 Lucas Oil Off Road Driver of the Year. The pair's No. He did win the Clash at the Coliseum exhibition race in February. [11], In 2016, Deegan began her transition to asphalt racing by driving legends cars for Rev Racing. There are a lot of pieces to the puzzle. All rights reserved. She said, From our calculations from the race, not this year, but two years ago, Talladega or Daytona, you have an 80% chance of not making it back, like, of not finishing that race., Watch This Story: Tony Stewart Masterstroke Leads to Unexpected as F**k Brad KeselowskiHailie Deegan Announcement, The young influential driver also stated that it does not leave the driver in a good place if they get wrecked in the first race of the year. He bumped the slower car of Brennan Poole, sending Poole up the track and into the path of Kyle Larson. Just thanks to everybody at JGR, as well. Chastain was second, Ryan Blaney third, William Byron fourth and Denny Hamlin fifth. Ross Chastain chased Truex over the closing miles but couldnt challenge for the lead. Currently, she drives the No.. [64] Racer's Kelly Crandall wrote in 2019, "Deegan doesn't care what anyone on or off the track thinks, and she has repeatedly made it clear she's here to win races, will do so at any cost, and then climb out and tell you all about it. I dont know. "[78][79] Deegan's father Brian stated that she would focus on ARCA in 2020 to prepare her for the higher levels of NASCAR. Tom Gatto is a senior editor at The Sporting News. Martin Truex Jr. snapped a 54-race winless streak, scoring the victory Monday at Dover Motor Speedway. In 2009, she won in her first race in the SXS Stadium Series' Trophy Kart class. Poole later said Chastain probably needs his butt whooped. Poole parked for the day. Subscribe to Newsletter. Brad Keselowski, a 35-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, as well as a champion in NASCARs top-two divisions, will make his SRX debut in the season-opening event at Stafford Speedway, before competing for the championship. Hailie Deegan to run complete Truck schedule in 2021 Hailie Deegan will move to the NASCAR Truck Series full-time in 2021 with DGR-Crosley. She competed in the ARCA Menards Series West in 2018 and '19 for Bill McAnally, earning three victories during her time there. William Byron had one of the days fastest cars in the first two stages and led a race-high 193 laps. Just uncalled for. She finished 16th on Saturday, setting a series record for best finish by a female in her Truck debut. I couldnt load the rear tires, and we were just hanging on. I got really loose during one of the early runs and went a lap down and just got trapped there. "[85], Deegan is the daughter of Brian Deegan, a motocross rider, off-road racer, and former X Games athlete. Visit Now . The first five laps on tires we would be so good, but then we would lose grip and get super-free. Deegan joins Jennifer Jo Cobb, Natalie Decker and Angela Ruch as women racing in the truck series full time. Deegan carries a mind of her own and has a unique take when it comes to racing at the Daytona 500. Deegan's move to Ford in 2020 included a foray into the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge with Multimatic Motorsports. Jacked us up there, but at the end of the day it was solid. Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. [106], Known for her aggressive on-track moves, all three of Deegan's wins in the K&N Pro Series West came after making contact with another car,[107] while her last one saw her spin out her teammate entirely. She has a massive fan following on her various social media platforms. 3 (Austin Dillon), just got to the outside and its not like I can go anywhere or give him any more room than what I had. [71] The following weekend, she had a strong performance at Roseville in K&N West, setting the fastest time in both practice sessions,[72] winning the pole,[73] and finishing second in the race. Just uncalled for. Joey Logano made numerous pit stops during the afternoon as he battled tire problems and finally parked with 14 laps to go after he hit the outside wall. Last year was a great experience, and the trip for me and my girls to victory lane in Stafford will always be remembered. Jacked us up there, but at the end of the day it was solid. I felt like we had a car that could run in the top 10 at times, if not the majority of the race. It was my first time in a new Cup car, and 80 laps out for what? I dont know. The air was tricky in the back of the pack. By: Nick DeGroot Oct 17, 2020, 2:27 PM The Ford developmental driver made her Truck debut this weekend and. Hailie Deegan spins and crashes into the inside wall at Daytona in the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener. 1 David Gilliland Racing Ford. 1, was revealed on January 18, 2021. The 19-year-old is now a full-time driver in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. MORE: Brennan Poole says Ross Chastain probably needs his butt whooped. Next: The Cup Series moves on to Kansas Speedway for a May 7 race at 3 p.m. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. The 2023 season kicks off July 13 at Stafford. It just kind of sucks to tear up a car when youre getting an opportunity to be here on Sunday. The driver of the #1 Ford F-150 for David Gilliland Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Hailie Deegan, has made a solid name for herself in an otherwise world dominated by the opposite se She also has a decorated off-road racing career and . This will be her third start in the Daytona Michelin Pilot Challenge race.. Everything you want your stock car to do, this car does for you.. We had a good run last year, won a race, and contended for the championship. [46] Her win was the second for a woman in a NASCAR touring series race, the first being Shawna Robinson's one win in the 1980s in the now-defunct NASCAR Dash Series. 54 Toyota Camry. The whole company is just grinding and committed to taking us to the next level to get both these cars in the playoffs., Chris Buescher Finished 9th: It was a solid day. Hailie Deegan competed in her rookie season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2021, driving the No. Go figure. Subscribe to our exclusive email newsletter, the TC Daily Pit Stop, and have the latest NASCAR news sent straight to your inbox every morning! Rutherford is the managing editor of Frontstretch, a position he gained in 2015 after serving on the editing staff for two years. Deegan started in Toyotas driver development program and moved to Ford before this season. Chastain leads the season standings after 11 races with 370 points. I think it's going to be a struggle at first. Ill have to look at the replay. Excited about that, proud of our day especially Chris (Buescher) running well. Hailie Deegan finished the 2021 Camping World Truck Series season 17th in points, . 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Ill head over there tomorrow and talk to those guys, and make some of that right. Hailie Deegan; Conner Jones; Ty Majeski; Matt Crafton; . Hailie Deegan, who made her NASCAR Truck Series debut Saturday at Kansas Speedway, will move up to that series in 2021, Ford and DGR-Crosley announced. "Truck racing, I think it's where I need to be at to learn and to develop at the pace that I think I need to, at the moment,"she added. Ryan Hunter-Reay 8. Obviously, we were pretty off there from when we unloaded, but we got quite a bit better, quite a bit closer, but we just needed to get the balance. In the offseason, Deegan changed Truck Series teams and will return to Daytona in February wearing the colors of ThorSport Racing and drive that teams No. Driven by General Tire at Daytona International Speedway on February 08, 2020 in Proud of the effort. Souza stated that her on-track behavior was "full-on disrespect" and was quoted as saying Deegan "drives like she's a spoiled rotten little baby. 3 (, Brennan Poole: Ross Chastain probably needs his butt whooped, I feel like I just got ran over, Poole said. ThorSport Racing It was a really smooth day for us, honestly. We ran third all day. 1 David Gilliland Racing Ford where she spent two seasons. "[70], In the 2020 season-opening ARCA race at Daytona, Deegan's aggressive bump drafting nearly spun teammate Tanner Gray into the tri-oval. I feel like I could come back here tomorrow and make some good decisions. Ever since I did my first SRX race Ive been hoping that the schedule would work out to where I could race in it full-time, said Deegan. Weve led laps. We also had an issue on our green flag stop to end it. [58] She ranked 12th in both practice and qualifying,[59] finishing 18th and last after being involved in a crash with Joe Graf Jr.[60] At Colorado National Speedway, Deegan earned her third career K&N West win, though some deemed the victory controversial[61] as she spun out Kraus, her teammate, for the win on the final lap. Hailie Deegan 7. For how quick I lost the car, I think I had a tire going down or something because it happened instantly. "[119] Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., also attended the race and connected Deegan with President Trump, leading him to sign Deegan's helmet and pose for pictures with her. Weve showed it. The first five laps on tires we would be so good, but then we would lose grip and get super-free. Weve dominated races, and it just would never all come together. [127] During the Christmas holiday season the following month, Deegan partnered with fellow Ford driver Joey Logano to deliver hams and facemasks to North Carolina-based foundations. Matt Hirschman 9. [41][42] Despite a shifter issue during the first half of the race, she led 13 laps and equalled her career best result of second in the event.
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