Indy NXT bound Hailie Deegan uploaded a story on her Instagram on
January 26, 2025, as she congratulated her brother on his first major win of
2025. Haiden Deegan is the younger brother of stock car racing sensation
Hailee and is the son of former Motocross rider Brian Deegan.
Haiden Deegan took his first of the year at Anaheim 2 in California winning
the AMA 250 SX. His sister Hailie took to Instagram to congratulate him on
the win and shared Monster Energy’s post on her story with a two-word
reaction. The energy drink company’s post uploaded a couple of pictures
from the event, with the second one being Haiden celebrating the win on
the podium.
Hailie Deegan shared the same with the caption:Haiden Deegan followed in the footsteps of his father and began racing
bikes on dirt at a very young age. At the age of 10, he landed a backflip on a
65cc. He signed a contract with Yamaha in 2021 and has already become a
2X 250cc SMX champion and an AMA Motocross 250cc champion at the
age of 19
His sister Hailie Deegan also started racing on dirt at the age of seven but
moved away from two wheels when she was gifted a trophy kart at the age
of eight. She raced in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) for the
majority of her professional dirt racing career before making her Asphalt
racing debut in 2016.
Hailie raced in the ARCA Menards and NASCAR K&N Pro series through the
late 2010s achieving a best finish of P3 in both the championships. The
American made her Xfinity debut in 2022 and Craftsman Truck series debut
in 2020, but was not able to replicate the success of the junior series.
The 23-year-old made her open-wheel racing debut in 2024 when she
raced for the Toney Development Driver team in the FRECA championship
and decided to make the move to Indy NXT for the 2025 season. Both Hailie
and Haiden are athletes sponsored by energy drink company Monster
Energy“I wouldn’t say my NASCAR days are done”:
Hailie Deegan makes feelings clear about
return to stock car racing
Deegan announced the move to race for Juncos Hollinger Racing in the
Indy NXT series in October 2024. Hailie Deegan spoke with Motorsport
journalist Bob Pockrass during the IndyCar media day and highlighted the
high sponsorship costs in NASCAR for a driver. She said (0:24 onwards)
“I mean, I wouldn’t say my NASCAR days are done. I think if there’s an
opportunity, if someone wants to pay for a ride, yeah, I’ll do it. But as of
now, it’s too much money for a lot of sponsors to put to the table and that’s
something that was kind of a big factor for me.
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