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Deegan will drive the No. 38 entry for the full
14-race calendar of the series one step below IndyCar. She will
be part of a five-driver team at HMD alongside Caio Collet, Josh
Pierson, Tommy Smith, and Bryce Aron.
“I am excited about the opportunity and look forward to working
with a proven program in HMD Motorsports,” Deegan said. “I have
much to learn, but I am ready to go. The team brings a wealth of
knowledge for me to pull from, and I look forward to soaking up
as much of that as possible before my race debut next March in
St. Petersburg.”
Deegan has never before competed in open-wheel racing. The
23-year-old has spent the last four years in NASCAR competing in
both the Truck Series — where she made her debut at age 18 — and
in the Xfinity Series. The native of Temecula, California, has
never won at NASCAR's national level.
Deegan and HMD Motorsports will test this week at Indianapolis
Motor Speedway. She will work with Nathan Toney, former HMD
Motorsports engineer and owner of Toney Driver Development.
Deegan has already completed test sessions at various circuits,
the team said. She will gain her first open-wheel race
experience later this month in the final race of the Formula
Regional Americas season at the Circuit of the Americas in
Austin, Texas.
“Hailie, and especially the Deegan name, are huge in
motorsports, and we welcome them to the HMD Motorsports family,”
team president Mike Maurini said. “Hailie has already been out
to the shop and is taking the move to open-wheel racing
seriously.”
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