Leaning on her teammate Tanner Gray will also be important as she learns how to wheel her #17 Ford. In the Truck Series doubleheader at Kansas Speedway earlier this season, 18 drivers finished on the lead lap in both races. Hailie Rochelle Deegan (born July 18, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. This year, it’s also beneficial because there are no practice sessions and no qualifying session. #NASCAR | The Next Step: @HailieDeegan to run full-time in @NASCAR_Trucks Series in 2021. Driving the #17 …

© 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Deegan’s experience at Kansas Speedway will be useful for her Truck Series debut. STAY IN TOUCH - SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER, Sign up for the latest news and happenings from NASCAR's regional and local series. “This will be a big learning experience for me and it will help me qualify for any races I may do next year. Deegan sits in third place in the ARCA championship standings, and she will clinch the Rookie of the Year honors at Kansas Speedway. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. NASCAR Truck Series: Is Ty Gibbs ready for a promotion? She won Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in the K&N Pro Series West in 2018 and is running a full schedule in the West along with select East races for Bill McAnally Racing in 2019. She has made two ARCA Menards Series starts there and finished in eighth and ninth place. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like.

A total of 19 of the 23 races on this year’s schedule have been completed, and 19 drivers have competed in every race this season.

Deegan is the daughter of X Games legend Brian Deegan and is widely expected amongst NASCAR circles to be racing in the Cup Series within a few years. She is set to make her Truck Series debut in the Clean Harbors 200 at Kansas Speedway.

Ford Performance announced Saturday that Hailie Deegan will move full time to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2021, teaming with DGR-Crosley Racing … Although Deegan has two top 10 finishes at Kansas Speedway in ARCA, finishing inside the top 10 in the Clean Harbors 200 will be a challenge. NASCAR's next big-name female driver, Hailie Deegan, is moving up in the ranks. Your privacy is safe with us.

Gray notched two top five finishes and six top 10 finishes. Hailie Deegan has arrived in NASCAR! Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on All Racing and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. section: | slug: hailie-deegan-to-compete-full-time-in-nascar-camping-world-truck-series-in-2021-season | sport: nascar | route: article_single.us | The 19-year-old is now a full-time driver in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. In her young career, Deegan has three wins in the ARCA Menards Series West and was the first woman to win pole and a race at the K&N Pro Series level. Hailie Deegan, a member of the Ford Driver Development Program, made her NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series debut last weekend at Kansas Speedway and finished 16th.

NASCAR's next big-name female driver, Hailie Deegan, is moving up in the ranks. Where will Hailie Deegan finish in her Truck Series debut? 43 in the future. Hailie Deegan is taking another step up in NASCAR racing. When the day comes that Deegan does make it to the Cup Series, she will be following in the footsteps of Danica Patrick, who retired after the 2018 Daytona 500.

She is set to make her Truck Series debut in the Clean Harbors 200 at Kansas Speedway. So Deegan is at a disadvantage: she has to learn how to pilot her #17 Ford quickly against a field which has raced together all season. Hailie Deegan is the first woman in K&N Pro Series history to win a race, as she accomplished the feat last season at Meridian Speedway. Gray finished in 18th and fourth place in the two races of the doubleheader back in July.

Hailie Deegan, DGR-Crosley, NASCAR (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images). The two drivers have raced together as ARCA teammates six times this season. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nascar | pageType: stories | "I have raced trucks in the off-road world but to now have the opportunity to race trucks next season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a dream come true.".

She currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. NASCAR Truck Series: Round-by-round playoff predictions, NASCAR: Greg Biffle had multiple races planned before COVID-19, Cowboys' McCarthy: 'Arrows point up' for Vander Esch to return on MNF, Top 25 Super Bowl Performances of All Time, Each NHL Team's Most Likely Future Hall of Famer, 30 Greatest Teams in Premier League History, 28 most memorable buzzer beaters in March Madness history.

6-keys: media/spln/nascar/reg/free/stories, at Of those six races, Gray and Deegan split besting each other at three apiece. This race will be the third Truck Series race there this year, as this race was realigned from Eldora Speedway due to the coronavirus pandemic. We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge.
The 19-year-old recently completed her first full season in the ARCA Menards Series, where she finished third in the standings. The Clean Harbors 200, which is the opening race of the round of 8 of the playoffs, is set to be broadcast live on Fox from Kansas Speedway beginning at 4:00 p.m. The announcement comes on the same day Deegan made her first career start in trucks at Kansas. Deegan is currently a Ford Racing Development driver and formerly a Toyota Racing Development driver. I predict she will finish on the lead lap in 15th place. Hailie Deegan secured a 16th place finish in Saturday’s Clean Harbors 200 at Kansas Speedway. @DGR_Crosley #Ford @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/gAfFPMJsqm, "I am excited for this next step in my career with Ford Performance," Deegan said in a release.

All Rights Reserved. Hailie Deegan has arrived in NASCAR! Given her experience at Kansas Speedway, she should achieve that goal.

The competition in the Truck Series is very good, which will make this that much harder, but it will help my development so much.
https://twitter.com/HailieDeegan/status/1315003895173861376, “I’m super excited for my first Truck Series race at Kansas on Saturday,” Deegan said in a press release upon announcing her Truck Series debut. It will be challenging with no practice or qualifying, and having to start in the back based on points. This is a big step for me and I’m excited to take on this learning curve.”.

Deegan has experience at the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval in Kansas City, Kansas.