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Hailie Deegan has left NASCAR behind for open-wheel racing this season and it could be for good.
She’s been one of NASCAR’s most marketable drivers — she has nearly 5 million followers across ger social media platforms — but hasn’t had the performance or funding to land a top ride and advance her career.
Deegan doesn’t want to race in the Truck Series anymore and because any opportunities to advance required cash she doesn’t have, she’s taken another route.
Deegan will drive this year for HMD Motorsports in Indy NXT, which is IndyCar’s top development series.
No, she does not have any Indy experience. But she also doesn’t have the means to fund a proper move to the Xfinity Series.
Deegan attempted to move up last year in a multi-year deal with AM Racing but she departed the team in July after 17 races and a best finish of 12th.
She started attending IndyCar races with her new free time last summer and put together a deal to drive for one of Indy NXT’s top teams. For now, NASCAR is in her rearview mirror.
“I’m not actively trying to look for a ride or anything, but if a couple million dollars falls in my lap, awesome,” Deegan said Tuesday.
“Same thing for everybody. Not many opportunities come unless you got deep pockets.
I think a lot of people fail to realize that on the NASCAR side of things, it is such a crazy number.
So if $6 million to run for a quality Xfinity team just came out of nowhere, fell off a tree, for sure I’d do it.
