Bob Pockrass
Fox Motorsports Insider
Hailie Deegan will transfer from vehicles to wheel vehicles open in 2025 whereas competing in a whole season of 14 races in Indy NXT, a sequence of improvement for Indycar.
The 23 -year -old Deegan, the daughter of the Action Sport Brian Deegan, competed in three seasons within the Nascar truck sequence and led the primary half of 2024 within the Xfinity sequence. After being profitable as a debuting in Arca in 2020 ultimately of the third within the standings, he fought within the final 4 years with 5 top-10 in 85 beginnings within the occasions of the National Series.
“I’m enthusiastic in regards to the alternative and I can not wait to work with a program confirmed in HMD Motorsports,” Deegan mentioned in a press launch. “I’ve quite a bit to be taught, however I’m prepared to go away.
“The workforce brings an enormous information to attract from from which to tug myself, and I can not wait to soak up as a lot as attainable earlier than the debut of my race subsequent March in St. Petersburg.”
Deegan has had numerous take a look at periods with the workforce and his first open -wheel race will probably be on the finish of this month within the components race of the regional Americas on the Circuit of the Americas.
“Hailie, and particularly the identify Deegan, are monumental in motor sports activities and we welcome them with the HMD Motorsports household,” mentioned the President of Motor Sports HMD Mike Maurini. “Hailie has already come out within the store and is shifting critically for open -wheel races.”
Starting from 2025, your complete Indy NXT season will probably be broadcast by Fox Sports, with a lot of the races on FS1 and the remaining races on FS2.
Bob Pockrass covers Nascar for Fox Sports. He spent a long time to cowl motor sports activities, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with Espn durations, Sporting News, Nascar Scene Magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow it on Twitter @Bobpockrass.
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