HAILIE DEEGAN Rejects Reality TV to Focus on IndyCar After NASCAR Switch

March 11, 2025

by Sumedha Mukherjee // from www.essentiallysports.com

• HAILIE DEEGAN is making smart moves as she transitions from NASCAR to IndyCar, turning down reality TV opportunities to focus on her racing development. After five top-tens across four NASCAR seasons, she’s prioritizing track time over camera time – exactly what we want to see from a racer serious about competing at the highest level. Her reasoning is solid: why waste precious practice hours on manufactured drama when you’re learning a completely new discipline?
• The Deegan family’s approach to media is refreshingly strategic rather than fame-hungry. While HAILIE commands 2 million Instagram followers and brother Haiden has 1.7 million, they’ve set clear boundaries around creative control. Brian Deegan taught his kids that social media is business, not ego – and that extends to refusing reality shows where they can’t control the final edit. It’s rare to see a racing family this media-savvy while staying focused on actual competition.
• HAILIE’s brutal honest about the physical demands of IndyCar compared to NASCAR shows she’s taking this transition seriously. Her St. Petersburg debut was disaster-filled – chaotic wrecks, power steering issues – but she’s already identified what needs work before Barber. Meanwhile, the crossover event with brother Haiden at Indianapolis was smart marketing that actually served both their careers rather than just generating content.

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