Hailie Deegan will race in subsequent weekend’s Nitrocross occasion at Utah Motorsports Campus, returning to the collection for the primary time since 2021.
Deegan will compete within the Aspect-by-Aspect class in a area that additionally consists of Lucy, Mika, and Kira Block – the spouse, son, and daughter of Ken Block – and Travis Pastrana, invoking recollections of the early days of U.S. rallycross the place Block Sr., Pastrana, and Hailie’s father Brian all competed.
In her final Nitrocross look, additionally within the SxS class, Deegan took a fifth and a fourth within the 2021 season finale on the Florida Worldwide Rally and Motorsports Park.
Talking to RACER, Deegan mentioned she was “trying ahead to racing some UTVs and getting again to the grime.”
Whereas most lately referred to as a NASCAR driver, Deegan started her profession in off-road racing. She began within the trophy kart courses of SXS Stadium Sequence and the Lucas Oil Off Street Racing Sequence, earlier than transitioning to inventory automobile racing. She additionally competed within the 2022 Mint 400 within the Limitless Truck Spec class.
On the NASCAR ladder, Deegan received 3 times within the Ok&N Professional Sequence West and took three top-10s within the Craftsman Truck collection throughout three seasons. Her marketing campaign within the Xfinity collection got here to a halt after parting with AM Racing following the Tennessee Lottery 250. In 18 Xfinity begins, together with the autumn race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2022, she recorded 4 top-20 finishes.
Brian Deegan has additionally had a sporadic presence in Nitrocross, competing in each SxS and the highest Group E class through the years. He claimed SxS victories in each the 2021 and 2022-23 seasons, and a finest end of fourth in two SxS begins in 2023-24. Final season he moved as much as Group E for the primary time, making 4 begins throughout the Phoenix and California race weekends, claiming a finest end of seventh in his remaining outing at Glen Helen Raceway.
