Hailie Deegan, No. 1 Built Ford Tough F-150
Start: 14th
Finish: 17th
Hailie Deegan started the 250-lap event from the 14th position. Early in Stage 1 she reported her Built Ford Tough F-150 was really tight. The tight condition lingered throughout the stage and Deegan finished 22nd. During the Stage 1 break, the young driver brought her F-150 to the attention of her pit crew for fuel, four tires and a host of adjustments to improve the truck’s handling.
Deegan began Stage 2 from the 19th spot. On lap 84, Deegan’s F-150 made contact with another truck and received right-front damage to bring out the caution. She remained on the lead lap and returned to the racing surface to restart 23rd on lap 98. The Ford driver closed out the stage 23rd and came to pit road during the stage break for more adjustments to loosen up the F-150.
The California native started the final stage from top lane in 22nd. After a series of cautions, Deegan restarted from the 15th position on lap 182. Under caution once again on lap 198, Deegan visited pit road for adjustments to help the center of her F-150 turn better and restarted 23rd.
After receiving more damage from another incident with under 40 laps to go, Deegan visited pit road for repairs to the nose of her truck. She restarted 23rd with under 30 laps remaining in the event and worked her way up to 17th, where she ultimately finished.
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
