HMD Motorsports introduced the arrival of Hailie Deegan for the 2025 season in Indy NXT, the premier developmental class for the IndyCar Collection.
The 23-year-old Deegan is ready to contest all 14 rounds within the workforce’s No. 38 entry. She turns into the fifth driver confirmed by HMD Motorsports, becoming a member of a lineup for subsequent yr that features Caio Collet, Josh Pieson, Tommy Smith and Bryce Aron. Deegan will get her first style behind the wheel of Indy NXT equipment on the upcoming Chris Griffis Memorial Check on the Indianapolis street course on Oct. 18.
“I’m excited concerning the alternative and stay up for working with a confirmed program in HMD Motorsports,” Deegan stated.
“I’ve a lot to be taught, however I’m able to go. The workforce brings a wealth of information for me to tug from, and I stay up for absorbing as a lot of that as attainable earlier than my race debut subsequent March in St. Petersburg.”
Hailie Deegan, AM Racing, AirBox Ford Mustang
Picture by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Photographs
Deegan’s swap to open-wheel racing comes after an prolonged time within the grime and inventory automobile ranks. After successful three races throughout her time in NASCAR’s Okay&N West division from 2018-19, changing into the primary feminine to win within the collection. She spent all of 2020 in ARCA, ending third within the title race. Most of her NASCAR profession was spent within the Truck Collection, competing full-time from 2021-23 and scoring a greatest end of sixth (twice – Talladega 2022, Texas, 2023). Though she began this yr full-time within the Xfinity Collection, the tenure ended after 17 races following a cut up with AM Racing.
To assist with Deegan’s transition, she has been working with former HMD Motorsports engineer Nathan Toney, the proprietor of Toney Driver Improvement. She can even make her first open-wheel race debut later this month within the last race of the Components Regional Americas season at Circuit of the Americas.
“Hailie, and particularly the Deegan title, are big in motorsports, and we welcome them to the HMD Motorsports household,” stated Crew President Mike Maurini. “Hailie has already been out to the store and is taking the transfer to open-wheel racing critically. She is searching for a spot within the Indianapolis space to be emersed with the workforce and is already working along with her engineer. We wish to make certain she and all the opposite HMD Motorsports drivers are as prepared as attainable for each on-track session.”
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