​ Hailie Deegan had been an up-and-coming NASCAR driver before her Xfinity Series deal abruptly ended in July. The 23-year-old Californian went looking for a new racing home and has found it in Indy NXT. She has joined HMD Motorsports for the 2025 season.

Hailie Deegan leaves NASCAR for Indy NXT racing with HMD Motorsports, facing criticism from Kevin Harvick over her career decisions.

Former NASCAR Cup champion Kevin Harvick has pointed to a pivotal mistake that led to the end of Hailie Deegan’s once-promising stock car racing career. Deegan, once hailed as a prodigy, recently announced her departure from NASCAR after a string of disappointing seasons and will now make the bold switch to open-wheel racing in the IndyNXT series in 2025.

Hold onto your helmets, because Hailie Deegan just shook up the racing scene in a major way! She’s officially stepping away from NASCAR and gearing up for a 2025 Indy NEXT season with HMD Motorsports.

Hailie Deegan has opened up on her decision to move to Indy NXT in 2025 after her abrupt exit from AM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Hailie Deegan, once touted as a prodigy in NASCAR, is now charting a new path in motorsport by shifting her focus to open-wheel racing. After an underwhelming stint in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with AM Racing,

Hailie Deegan had a decision to make after she and AM Racing parted ways just 17 races into their Xfinity Series tenure together. Deegan’s first crack at the Xfinity Series had not gone to plan, with zero top 10 finishes to her name.

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