During the Daytona 500 rain delay that pushed NASCAR’s headline event from Sunday afternoon to early Monday morning, Hailie Deegan was talking to racing fans. “I had to do the Daytona 500 Watch Party for Fox,” Deegan told The Charlotte Observer. “So I was answering questions from fans for about five, six hours.” The world of fan engagement, personal branding and virtual appearances is nothing new for the 19-year-old driver since she made her first NASCAR start in 2018 and became the first woman to win a race in the lower-level ARCA Menards Series West (formerly the K&N Pro Series West) that ye…
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Hailie Deegan is learning in NASCAR’s spotlight. She opens up about sensitivity, Daytona.
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