Deegan Finishes Just Two Tenths Short of Victory at Roseville

Hailie Deegan scored a third-place finish in the NAPA Auto Parts 150 at All American Speedway, finishing just 0.219 seconds behind the leader at the line. The Columbia Bank Chevrolet SS showed strong pace throughout the 150-lap race, with Deegan running inside the top three for much of the night.

After qualifying third, Deegan battled side-by-side through the opening five laps before clearing for third on lap six. She moved into second on lap 24 and continued to run near the front through the first half of the race, running down the second-place car by lap 71. Deegan maintained a low line around the track and remained third at the lap-85 caution.

Deegan fell to fourth after the lap-97 restart but quickly regained third on lap 100. She remained in the top four through the final caution on lap 135 before taking third on the lap-146 restart. Deegan looked to the inside of the front two cars twice in the last three laps before ultimately crossing the line third. The driver of the Columbia Bank Chevrolet SS secured her second-consecutive podium finish at All American Speedway.

“Definitely had a really good car,” Deegan said after the race. “We worked on this thing a lot trying to get our short track program better and I think we made big strides over the last couple weeks. Glad I got another third place finish for Columbia Bank. Happy to see all the fans come out and glad we could get a good finish for Bill (McAnally, owner) racing only 10 minutes away from the shop.”

Start / Finish: 3 / 3
Points Standing / Total: 6th / 368 pts. (-55)

Next Race: Saturday, September 26, Madera Speedway, Madera, Calif.
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