blksn8k2 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Will run full 2020 ARCA schedule and will compete in the Michelin Pilot Challenge series at Daytona on Jan 24, 2020 in a Mustang GT4. Edited December 18, 2019 by blksn8k2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 More Deegan news. https://performance.ford.com/series/stock-car-racing/news/articles/stock-car-racing/2019/12/hailie-deegan-press-release.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I like that move. She has a lot of raw talent, and definitely more personality than Danica had. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 The critics have and will continue to say that there are other young drivers with more talent that deserve a chance too but the fact is that none of them have the potential to bring in new fans that she will have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 3 hours ago, blksn8k2 said: The critics have and will continue to say that there are other young drivers with more talent that deserve a chance too but the fact is that none of them have the potential to bring in new fans that she will have. Shes the most talented young female driver out there right now, I haven't seen or heard many people who follow NASCAR or stock cars in general say otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Shes the most talented young female driver out there right now, I haven't seen or heard many people who follow NASCAR or stock cars in general say otherwise. She's one of the most talented drivers that just happens to also be female. This was a good thing for Ford Racing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 8 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Shes the most talented young female driver out there right now, I haven't seen or heard many people who follow NASCAR or stock cars in general say otherwise. Notice that I didn't say female only. I have already seen at least one youtube "expert" that said there were other young male drivers with more talent that deserve a shot more than she does. I've seen her race in the K&N series and she is no slouch. I just hope they put her with the right teams. Another rumor floating around is that Harvick had something to do with getting Ford involved. IMO this is one of the best moves Ford Performance has made in a while. Another good move was Matt DiBenedetto signing with the Wood Brothers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, blksn8k2 said: Notice that I didn't say female only. I have already seen at least one youtube "expert" that said there were other young male drivers with more talent that deserve a shot more than she does. I don't really disagree with that though. Ty Majeski comes to mind and Ford just lost him to a Chevy team. I'm sure there's a couple more I can't think of at the moment (just got home from work and I'm already a few deep into the celebration beverages ) 15 minutes ago, blksn8k2 said: Another rumor floating around is that Harvick had something to do with getting Ford involved. IMO this is one of the best moves Ford Performance has made in a while. Wouldn't surprise me. She might be represented by KHI, I'm not sure about that. I agree it's a great move for Ford Performance. They haven't had a whole lot of big name big talent guys for a few years besides Majeski and Chase Briscoe. 17 minutes ago, blksn8k2 said: Another good move was Matt DiBenedetto signing with the Wood Brothers. Totally agree. I've heard rumors that Ford was sad to lose him after he opted out of the 32 car but there was nowhere for him to go in the Ford camp. Dude can drive as seen at the Bristol night race before Newman punched a hole in his bumper and killed the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 DiBenedetto is one tough dude. I used to go to Bristol every year for the spring race. Takes a lot of endurance to be there at the end. He reminds me of a Rusty Wallace type driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyd Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Today we will see how Ms Deegan performs in her Ford , car reskinned from last year's Toyota! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, bobbyd said: Today we will see how Ms Deegan performs in her Ford , car reskinned from last year's Toyota! um, no. Different series and completely different company/team as last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyd Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: um, no. Different series and completely different company/team as last year. I thought Todd Gilliland drove the same DGR-Crosley chassis — skinned last year as a Toyota — to second place in the Daytona event last season and a victory at sister track Talladega Superspeedway in 2019. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) This is the newly merged K&N/ARCA series, the rule book is a little different than last year. Edited February 8, 2020 by fuzzymoomoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Deegan's Ford Performance interview after finishing 2nd in Daytona ARCA race. Interesting answers. She seems a little more grounded (mature?) than I was expecting after seeing how she has raced in the past. I'm guessing she has been coached on everything including how to do an interview. Her answers sound like she has the "big picture" thing down patt. I guess we'll see how that plays out over a full season. https://performance.ford.com/series/stock-car-racing/news/articles/stock-car-racing/2020/2/hailie-deegan-finishes-2nd-in-ford-arca-debut.html On the whole ARCA thing, I have a little difficulty getting real excited about watching a bunch of Chevy engined cars running around in circles. I could go to any local short track and watch that crap. Same for the truck series. Are we supposed to be rooting for the headlight decals? Sorry, but I ain't buy'n it. Unless I was reading an outdated article I did see something where the ARCA series does allow different engine packages but the LS based Ilmor spec engines get so many advantages it's to the point where running a real Ford or Toyota engine almost guarantees you will never win a race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 This is the first year of this new K&N and ARCA combined rule set. They’re supposed to be bringing in a new engine package in the next year or 2 that's 100% spec. anything below Cup is a tough watch for me anyway just because outside of like 2 teams the rest just aren't competitive at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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