Deegan update

NFG at Monterey.

Same in first practice at Portland today … dead last.
 
Watched her improve lap times by a couple of seconds and that was it. Other drivers improved much more as practice went along. You could see everyone was a bit quicker into the "chicane" and back out.
 
Tony_K said:
Watched her improve lap times by a couple of seconds and that was it. Other drivers improved much more as practice went along. You could see everyone was a bit quicker into the "chicane" and back out.
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Yeah, I noticed she knocked about 3 seconds off. Then I noticed others were cutting more.
 
The Craftsman truck, ARCA, Xfinty, and Indy NXT cars just do not align and compliment her strengths.

The best thing to do to fix the missing chemistry is to put her in a Cup or F1 car to stop the disservice.
 
Greg said:
The Craftsman truck, ARCA, Xfinty, and Indy NXT cars just do not align and compliment her strengths.
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Maybe this series?

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Well she finished 13th in the last race
of the season which is good. She didn't tear up
a bunch of gear this season so that's also good.
I think she has earned a spot for another season
in NXT with a goal of finishing in the top 10 in
points at seasons end.
 
13th because everyone behind her was laps down.She brings back the car but that's not hard when she's running so far behind the pack that she might as well be out there alone.

Unless she's bring some major sponsorship money, her return will depend more on who else is available than the limited potential she's shown this season.
 
Not bad for the first year in open wheel along with no experience in the car and at most of the tracks. Good job not tearing anything up which is important to smaller teams. Pretty sure if she can continue to find sponsorship she will be back next year.
 
"Whatever she has done this season could
have been done for a whole lot less at a
Skip Barber school."

I posted this earlier in Aug. and while reading up on her today I
realized she spent a good part of 2024 in a North American
F3 feeder series. Here I thought she just jumped in a NXT ride
this year with the only open wheel experience were backyard
go-carts. My bad.

......but comparing age, experience, results to Danica it's not really
close. By this time DP had a lot of IndyCar experience under her belt
including finishing 4th in a Indy 500. Looks like HD will finish 14th or so in the
NXT standings which is pretty much the bottom of the barrel of the drivers
who raced in all races. With Deegan just turning 24 she is really nearing the
crossroads of which direction her motorsports career goes.
 
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