Saturday, May 1
Track: Kansas Speedway, 1.5-mile oval
Race: 7 of 22
Event: Wise Power 200 (134 laps, 200 miles)
Schedule
Race: 7:30 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1)
Hailie Deegan, No. 1 Toter F-150
Deegan makes her seventh start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season in the No. 1 Toter F-150 on Saturday evening at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City. The rookie driver will start from the 20th position.
Deegan has three starts and top-10 finishes at Kansas in the ARCA Menards Series. Her best finish of sixth was earned in October 2020.
Kansas is the site of Deegan’s first ever Truck Series start. In October of last year, the young driver started 34th and finished 16th while piloting the No. 17 Ford F-150. This weekend marks the first time Deegan is returning to a venue for the second time in the Truck Series.
Kansas will be the third mile-and-a-half track Deegan has raced on this season in the Truck Series. The California native earned a best finish of 21st at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March.
Since the April 17 race at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, Deegan participated in a rookie development test at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway with David Gilliland Racing. In preparation for the May 22 Truck Series event at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Deegan also spent time at Skip Barber Racing school to hone her road racing skills.
Veteran crew chief Mike Hillman Jr. has one win with Todd Bodine in 2005, five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes at Kansas.
Check out Deegan’s YouTube channel for her vlog which covers her Charlotte Motor Speedway rookie test. She mentions doubt, gaining confidence and gets advice from David Ragan and David Gilliland.
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
