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Hailie Deegan

(2001) Racing Driver

49 quotes in 176 categories

Hailie Deegan is a racing driver.

Quick Facts About Hailie Deegan

Born: July 18, 2001
Profession: Racing Driver

About Hailie Deegan

[Wikidata] American stock car racing driver... | [Wikipedia] Hailie Rochelle Deegan is an American professional racing driver who currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West driving the No. 16 Chevrolet SS for Bill McAnally Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. She formerly competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Quotes by Hailie Deegan

I'm not going to go out there and set the world on fire and win my first race. People have to understand…

Better

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I don't want to be cocky, but I want to win a championship and feel that with my team, I have the…

Ability

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People wonder where I get my aggressiveness. Since I was 8 I've been racing that way.

People

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I saw these little trucks that I was obsessed with, and my dad got me one for my eighth birthday. That was…

Birthday

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In the end, I'm a racer, I'm not a model, obviously. I lost about a foot of my height for that. And…

End

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I think NASCAR racing comes down... to going for those last-lap passes, making those risky moves. That's what makes drivers unique.

I think

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I'm trying to build a good fanbase, a good army behind me of people and supporters.

Army

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Do I influence people? Maybe.

Influence

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My dad has pretty much taught me, he's built this thing with me, he trains with me, practices with me, goes to…

Battle

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The hardest thing for me was just getting crew chiefs and people to believe in me.

Believe

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I think the people who just stay in line fall into a segment of average drivers and I don't want to be…

Average

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You don't see guys being compared with other guys, you base people on your roots in racing. You would think I'd get…

Dirt

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Because at the end of the day, you really only have one reputation and one shot, and once you kind of get…

Bad reputation

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That's what stock-car racing is. You hit someone, or you get hit. That's something I had to learn. It's a key factor…

Key

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I'm still learning how to flip that switch on and off. I want to make the most of every opportunity with the…

Collateral damage

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To be a part of NASCAR, to have the name behind me is such a big deal.

Behind

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You're never going to make everyone happy. There's always going to be someone who says something about you on Twitter. You just…

Focus

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If you're any type of driver, you want to win - end of story.

Driver

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I'm trying to build relationships with the drivers trying to figure out who is going to help, who is not going to…

Help

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You have to bump or throw a block sometimes. Even when it goes wrong, how many times has it worked? I think…

Battles

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I didn't really know what I was going to do when I was 15, or where I was heading.

Going

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I love social media. I think people in NASCAR don't use it enough and there's so much you can do with it.

I love

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Winning is kinda the cure to all things; to getting followers, fans, success. You've just gotta win.

Fans

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I take every race like my ride is on the line, like it's my last. I don't get sponsors when I finish…

Finish

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My parents can't always travel with me because my little brother is a world champion on dirt bikes.

Brother

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