HAILIE DEEGAN eyes NASCAR Truck Series return for 2027

October 23, 2026

• HAILIE DEEGAN has declared her dream for 2027 is a NASCAR Truck Series return, where she earned Most Popular Driver honors three straight seasons and a historic top-10 at Gateway.
• History was made Oct. 16 at Phoenix: six women lined up in one ARCA West race. TAYLOR REIMER finished second; DEEGAN, MIA LOVELL and JADE AVEDISIAN all cracked the top 10.
• DEEGAN bounced back in 2026 with Bill McAnally Racing, posting eight top-10s in 12 ARCA West starts and taking victory lane at Madera Speedway on Sept. 26.
• TONI BREIDINGER was the last woman in NASCAR’s top three series full-time in 2025; KATHERINE LEGGE was the only woman in the Cup Series this season, running two races for Live Fast Motorsports.
• DYSTANY SPURLOCK made history at Dover this year as the first Black woman to compete in NASCAR, sharing the Truck Series grid part-time with BREIDINGER and NATALIE DECKER.

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