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A regular top-five presence in the Slingshot division at Dacotah Speedway in Mandan, North Dakota, Hailey Keller races under the family banner of Keller racing 11k as car #12K — part of a household where racing isn’t a hobby so much as a household language. [54]

EARLY YEARS

No verified birthdate is available in public records, which is typical for youth-level grassroots competitors whose public presence is built around race results rather than formal driver profiles. What is clear is that she hails from Bismarck, North Dakota — a detail confirmed repeatedly in Dacotah Speedway result posts and Bismarck Tribune coverage, where her car number, #12K, consistently appears alongside the abbreviation “Bis.” [31][34] The speedway itself is located in Mandan, a short drive across the Missouri River from Bismarck, and it serves as the center of gravity for her racing life. [31]

She grew up in a household where motorsport was already a going concern. Her father, Jeremy Keller, competes in Modified and Late Model divisions — the higher-displacement, higher-horsepower end of the oval dirt-track spectrum. Hailey and her sister Libby took to Slingshots, the entry-level open-wheel category that forms the backbone of youth development in North Dakota’s Saturday-night racing scene. [54] A third sister, Bridget, has since joined them behind the wheel, rounding out what is now promoted collectively as the “Keller Sisters.” [23]

OTHER INTERESTS

A gymnastics roster listing for Bismarck Public Schools includes a “Hailey Keller,” though available records do not definitively confirm this is the same individual. [14] Beyond that plausible connection, public-facing sources do not document additional hobbies or extracurricular pursuits outside of racing and the family’s social media presence. The Keller Sisters YouTube channel and associated accounts suggest the siblings invest real time in documenting and sharing their racing lives — vlogging, filming race days, and building a small but engaged following — which points to a genuine interest in content creation alongside competition. [23][36][56]

EARLY SUCCESS

Dacotah Speedway was only in its second full season of running Junior Slingshots as a regular weekly class when Hailey Keller was among those establishing the division’s competitive identity. [33] She emerged quickly as a points contender and consistent front-runner, with race result posts from the track documenting her as a frequent top-five finisher in Slingshot features. [31][10] Her most visible rival during this stretch was Caiden Davenport, the Bismarck Tribune capturing the two of them wheel-to-wheel during a Championship Night heat race — Davenport’s #29C leading Hailey’s #12K down a straightaway in an image that neatly summarized the competitive texture of the division. [34]

Fifteen young Slingshot drivers took the green flag in at least one documented field during this period, and the front of that pack was consistently a contested place. [55] Keller racing 11k’s Facebook presence — managed by the family — tracked results and shared updates in real time, providing a running account of her progression through the division’s points structure across multiple seasons. [54]

The Keller Sisters YouTube channel, which features vlog-style race day content from Dacotah Speedway and other North Dakota dirt tracks, gave the family a platform that extended the reach of their racing well beyond the grandstands. Videos including “Keller Sisters Race in Mandan, ND! First Vlog!” and “Keller Sisters Go Racing at Dacotah Speedway!” documented their experience from inside the paddock. [56][36] No transcripts or direct quotations from Hailey are available from these videos in accessible records, but the channel’s framing — emphasizing sisterhood, grassroots competition, and driver development — reflects how the family has chosen to present their racing to the wider public. [23]

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• ONGOING: Regular top-five finisher and points contender in Slingshot competition at Dacotah Speedway in Mandan, North Dakota, racing as car #12K under the Keller racing 11k team banner. [31][34]
• ONGOING: Co-founder and featured driver on the Keller Sisters YouTube channel and associated social media presence, documenting youth dirt-track racing in North Dakota. [23][36]

INSPIRATIONS

The available public record does not include any direct statements from Hailey Keller about specific drivers or figures who inspired her to race. What the record does make clear is that she grew up watching her father Jeremy compete in Modifieds and Late Models, and that she entered a division — Slingshots — alongside her sister Libby from early on. [54] The family context strongly suggests that her primary influence was immediate and domestic rather than broadcast from a distant professional circuit. In a sport where many young drivers cite a television hero, the Keller household appears to have produced its own.

REPUTATION

Within the tightly knit Saturday-night racing community that orbits Dacotah Speedway, Hailey Keller is known as a consistent, competitive presence in the Slingshot division — not a flash-in-the-pan but a driver who turns up, runs up front, and takes points seriously. [31][10][34] Race reports from the track and from BEK Sports coverage of the Mandan Dirt Series place her regularly among the names that matter in her class. [29] Her rivalry with Caiden Davenport, documented in both result posts and local newspaper photography, reflects the caliber of competition she has been willing to engage with rather than avoid. [34]

The family’s decision to build a social media and YouTube presence around the “Keller Sisters” brand has also given Hailey a public persona that extends beyond her lap times. The channel and associated accounts present the three sisters as ambassadors for youth grassroots racing — accessible, enthusiastic, and visibly committed to a sport that doesn’t always make it easy for young women to feel like they belong. [23][25] That the family built this platform themselves, without apparent institutional backing, says something about how seriously they take both the racing and the story around it.

REFERENCES

Keller Racing 11k — Facebook Team Page
Dacotah Speedway — Brady’s Towing Slingshot Feature Winner Post
Dacotah Speedway — Slingshot Feature Winner Congratulations Post
Bismarck Tribune — New Track Champions Crowned at Dacotah Speedway
Keller Sisters — YouTube Channel
The Keller Sisters — Instagram
Dacotah Speedway — Mandan Dirt Series June 13th Recap
Dacotah Speedway — Mandan Dirt Series May 9th Recap
Dacotah Speedway — Gov Cup Recap
Dacotah Speedway — Drive to Survive Recap
Dacotah Speedway TV — Fifteen Young Slingshot Drivers Post
Dacotah Speedway — Second Full Season Junior Slingshots Post
Dacotah Speedway TV — Points Leader Caiden Davenport Slingshot Video
BEK Sports — Mandan Dirt Series at Dacotah Speedway
Keller Sisters — Race Vlog YouTube Video
Keller Sisters — Go Racing at Dacotah Speedway YouTube Video
Dacotah Speedway — Brady’s Towing Slingshot Feature Winner Photo
Century High School Gymnastics Roster
The Keller Sisters — Press Page
Dacotah Speedway — American Resurfacing Slingshot Feature Winner Post