But Deegan, who also won a Pro Series race in 2018, is surging ahead at a time when NASCAR would love more top-flight female drivers. More than one year has passed since Danica Patrick ran what she said would be her final NASCAR race, the Daytona 500. She will also continue to pursue a Pro Series West championship with her current team, Bill McAnally Racing. Decker and two other females drove in an ARCA race last summer in Illinois -- a first for NASCAR. A year later, at 15, she participated in two CARS Super Late Model races in North Carolina, moving up to Pro Series racing last year.

Source: Forbes March 03, 2019 16:52 UTC