On Thursday, Ray Evernham, co-owner of the Superstar Racing Experience, announced that current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Hailie Deegan will compete in this year’s Superstar Racing Experience season.
Well the cats out of the bag… welcome to the team @HailieDeegan!! pic.twitter.com/loz7SkqHAK — Superstar Racing Experience (@SRXracing) April 22, 2021
The 19-year-old from Temecula, CA, is in her first full-time season in the Camping World Truck Series, driving for Team DGR. Last year, she competed in the ARCA Menards Series with four top-five, 17 top-ten finishes, and finished third in the points standings. She also competed in two ARCA Menards Series East races in Toledo and Bristol and finished sixth in both races.
Deegan became the first female to win a NASCAR Pro Series West race at Meridian Speedway on September 30th, 2018. She would finish her rookie year with one win, two poles, five top-five, and twelve top-ten finishes.
The following year, Deegan racked up two more wins at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway dirt track and Colorado National Speedway. Along with her two wins, she would finish the 2019 season with three poles, eight top-five and eleven top-ten finishes. She also competed in the K&N Pro Series East for eight races and had three top-ten finishes.
On May 19th, 2019, she debuted in the ARCA Menards Series at Toledo Speedway and finished 18th. She competed in six races and scored one top-five and four top-ten finishes.
Deegan will compete against some of the best drivers including Bill Elliott, Tony Kanaan, Tony Stewart, Paul Tracy, Helio Castroneves, Bobby Labonte, Willy T. Ribbs, Michael Waltrip, Marco Andretti, and Ernie Francis, Jr.
The Superstar Racing Experience starts its inaugural on June 12th, from Stafford Motor Speedway at 8 pm on CBS.
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