Where is Hailie Deegan headed in 2025? The 23-year-old racer answered that question Monday, announcing an Indy NXT deal.

Hailie Deegan has joined INDY NXT team HMD Motorsports for the 2025 season after being dumped by AM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series earlier this year

Indy NXT Series driver Bryce Aron (27) drives during practice for the Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

Hailie Deegan, a known name in motorsports largely due to her association with the NASCAR National Series and a famed lineage tracing back to action sports legend Brian Deegan, is making a move in her racing career.

Hailie Deegan will be moving to open-wheel racing in 2025. The 23-year-old rising star signed an Indy NXT deal with HMD Motorsports, leaving Nascar behind.

Hailie Deegan is moving from NASCAR to IndyCar and plans to compete in the Indy NXT Series next year with HMD Motorsports.

After making her way through the ranks of dirt racing and stock car racing, 23-year-old Hailie Deegan will shift her focus to open-wheel racing in 2025, competing in INDY NXT by Firestone with HMD Motorsports.

Hailie Deegan said Monday she will move from NASCAR to IndyCar and compete in the Indy NXT Series next year with HMD Motorsports.

Hailie Deegan will make the move from stock cars to open-wheel cars in 2025 as she will compete in a full 14-race season in Indy NXT, a development series for IndyCar. The 23-year-old Deegan, the daughter of action sports star Brian Deegan,

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