HAILIE DEEGAN wins ARCA West finale in historic all-female 1-2

November 1, 2026

• HAILIE DEEGAN claimed her second ARCA Menards Series West win of 2026 at Kern Raceway, snatching the lead from pole-sitter MIA LOVELL on lap one and dominating a rain-shortened 42-lap finale.
• DEEGAN and LOVELL locked out the front row — a first in ARCA Menards Series West history — cementing both drivers as genuine trailblazers in the series.
• MIA LOVELL, 19, snagged her first career pole by a razor-thin 0.007s margin over Deegan, then battled back on the restart before settling for a career-best second place in her rookie season.
• LOVELL wrapped her debut ARCA West campaign with seven top-10s from 13 starts for Nitro Motorsports — a solid foundation for a driver already rewriting records.
• DEEGAN, who became the first woman to win in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2018, now holds five ARCA wins and five poles across 41 starts, with NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ambitions for 2027.

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