Hailie Deegan

About

Hailie Rochelle Deegan (born July 18, 2001) is an American professional racing driver who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West driving the No. 16 Chevrolet SS for Bill McAnally Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. She formerly competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Deegan grew up racing off-road and on dirt, but transitioned to competing on asphalt in 2016 to pursue a career in stock car racing. She began her career in NASCAR in 2018 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. She became the first female driver to have won races in the West Series, doing so in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. She is the daughter of Brian Deegan.
In 2025, Deegan made a brief move to American open-wheel racing, driving the No. 38 entry for HMD Motorsports in Indy NXT, before returning to stock car racing in 2026.

Deegan began riding dirt bikes at age seven, and started competing in short course off-road racing after being gifted a Trophy Kart for her eighth birthday. In 2009, she won in her first race in the SXS Stadium Series’ Trophy Kart class. She also raced in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) Junior 1 Karts’ final two races at Primm…