HMD Motorsports introduced the arrival of Hailie Deegan for the 2025 season in Indy NXT, the premier developmental class for the IndyCar Sequence.
The 23-year-old Deegan is ready to contest all 14 rounds within the crew’s No. 38 entry. She turns into the fifth driver confirmed by HMD Motorsports, becoming a member of a lineup for subsequent 12 months 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 in regards to 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 crew brings a wealth of data for me to drag 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
Photograph by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Photographs
Deegan’s change 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 Ok&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 Sequence, competing full-time from 2021-23 and scoring a finest end of sixth (twice – Talladega 2022, Texas, 2023). Though she began this 12 months full-time within the Xfinity Sequence, the tenure ended after 17 races following a break up with AM Racing.
To help 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 remaining race of the Formulation Regional Americas season at Circuit of the Americas.
“Hailie, and particularly the Deegan identify, are large in motorsports, and we welcome them to the HMD Motorsports household,” stated Staff President Mike Maurini. “Hailie has already been out to the store and is taking the transfer to open-wheel racing significantly. She is on the lookout for a spot within the Indianapolis space to be emersed with the crew and is already working together with her engineer. We need to ensure that she and all the opposite HMD Motorsports drivers are as prepared as attainable for each on-track session.”
