{"id":1779261,"date":"2022-12-18T08:16:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T13:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1779261"},"modified":"2022-12-18T10:19:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T15:19:43","slug":"hailie-deegan-announces-move-to-thorsport-racing-in-nascar-truck-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hailie-deegan-announces-move-to-thorsport-racing-in-nascar-truck-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Hailie Deegan Announces Move to Thorsport Racing in NASCAR Truck Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhailie-deegan-announces-move-to-thorsport-racing-in-nascar-truck-series%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1779261&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hailie Deegan officially announced she will join ThorSport Racing as the team switches manufacturers from Toyota to Ford for the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7793\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1045\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan1.png 1045w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan1-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan1-768x381-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan1-750x372-1.png 750w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hailie Deegan via Hailie Deegan YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The official announcement comes after <a href=\"http:\/\/racinboysscoop.com\/news\/news.asp?NewsID=94049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a report from RacinBoys<\/a> that indicated ThorSport would return to Ford with Hailie Deegan being the fourth driver for the team alongside Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, and Ty Majeski.<\/p>\n<p>ThorSport partnered with Toyota in 2021 after working with Ford from 2018 and 2020. However, the team is returning to Ford for the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series and will be bringing Hailie Deegan on board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a press release the team\u2019s owner Duke Thorson stated, \u201cWith 28 years in the Truck Series, we look forward to the partnership with Ford Performance in NASCAR. Our pursuit of wins and championships remains at the forefront of our objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ford Performance Motorsports\u2019 Global Director Mark Rushbrook added, \u201cWe\u2019re happy to welcome ThorSport back to our NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuke has assembled one of the best organizations in the series with a driver lineup that is filled with youth and experience.\u00a0 We celebrated a championship together just a few years ago and know they have the potential to do it again in 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ThorSport went on to announce its drivers for the 2023 season does indeed include Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, Ty Majeski, and Hailie Deegan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ThorSport-Racing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1046\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ThorSport-Racing.png 1046w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ThorSport-Racing-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ThorSport-Racing-768x385-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ThorSport-Racing-750x376-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ThorSport Racing via Hailie Deegan YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Deegan would also announce the move to ThorSport on her YouTube channel saying, \u201cI\u2019m going to be driving the No. 13 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing and I am so beyond excited. I feel like this is such a great organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deegan went on to express some high hopes for the team saying, \u201cI think with Ford and ThorSport back together and me being able to be a part of it and work hard it we\u2019re going to have some good success.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Deegan was named the Most Popular Driver of the NASCAR Truck Series for the second year in a row and had her series best finish of sixth at Talladega, she had an overall mediocre season finishing 21st in points while piloting a Ford F-150 for David Gillaland Racing.<\/p>\n<p>To demonstrate just how mediocre her season was Ryan Preece finished in 18th while only starting 10 races and Parker Kligerman finished in 19th while starting in 12 races. Deegan started all 23 of the NASCAR Truck Series races.<\/p>\n<p>Deegan\u2019s teammate at David Gilliland Racing, Tanner Gray finished in 15th.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailie_deegan_50950279281_cropped-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailie_deegan_50950279281_cropped-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailie_deegan_50950279281_cropped-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailie_deegan_50950279281_cropped-1340x591-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailie_deegan_50950279281_cropped-768x339-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailie_deegan_50950279281_cropped-750x331-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailie_deegan_50950279281_cropped-1200x530-1.jpg 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hailie Deegan Photo Credit: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She will be racing in top equipment this upcoming season. Both Ben Rhodes and Ty Majeski were in the final four and in contention to win the championship albeit they were bested by Zane Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodes eventually finished as the runner-up while Majeski settled for fourth after spinning late in the race while competing for the win.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Eckes, who is no longer with the team, finished 8th in points with the team last year and Matt Crafton finished in 9th.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ben-Rhodes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1048\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ben-Rhodes.png 1048w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ben-Rhodes-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ben-Rhodes-768x380-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ben-Rhodes-750x371-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Rhodes via ThorSportRacing YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The team also has won the Truck Series championship four times. Crafton won in 2013, 2014, and 2019 while Rhodes won it in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Deegan will be teamed with crew chief Rich Lushes, who won the championship with Rhodes in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Deegan noted the experience and talent of her teammates will help her improve, \u201cI think it\u2019s huge. I think that that\u2019s definitely a big piece of the puzzle that\u2019s getting added to the factor of my career and my racing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe quality of teammates and experience these teammates have here are just incredible. Just talking and having those conversations and seeing how open and willing they are to help you and making sure you\u2019re as comfortable as possible is awesome. And I think that\u2019s something that\u2019s invaluable,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan2.png 1056w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan2-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan2-768x382-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hailee-Deegan2-750x373-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hailee Deegan via NASCAR YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not only will Deegan be racing a full schedule in the Truck Series she also plans to continue to find opportunities to race in the Xfinity Series. She made one start at Las Vegas in the series last year and finished in 13th.<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of Deegan\u2019s move to ThorSport and her opportunities for success in 2023?<\/p>\n<p>NEXT:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailie Deegan officially announced she will join ThorSport Racing as the team switches manufacturers from Toyota to Ford for the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series. 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