NATALIE DECKER on Racing Routes with Hamm [Part 2 of 2] On March 22, 2021, 23 yr old Nascar Truck & XFinity Series' Driver Natalie Decker joined us on my YouTube Channel DHammiam and told her story, her Racing Routes (roots). Listen to the interview here or watch at "DHammiam" on Youtube along with her Parents Chuck and Amy here --> https://youtu.be/vTPnDsN5Z3Q
▪From Eagle River, Wisconsin.
▪Begged her dad for a go-kart and at age 9 received one.
▪Won 4 go-karting championships in 2 years.
▪At age 12 she moved up to the 4 cylinder modified stock cars.
▪In 2011 moved up to the Super Stock class and won the 2012 class championship out of 35 drivers.
▪ 2013 ARCA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year and finished 3rd in points at Marshfield Motor Speedway.
▪In 2013 she also finished 3rd in the Midwest Truck series at Madison, Wisconsin.
▪In 2014 she won 7 limited late model features and 2 super late model features.
▪In 2015 was part of the Rev Racing Drive For Diversity program. In 2016 was a competitor in the Alan Kulwicki Driver Development program among 7 other drivers and was awarded $7,777.
▪In 2017 She was in 3 ARCA races for Venturini Motorsports. In her first race after running in the top 10 for most of the day she finished 11th on the lead lap.
▪In 2018 Venturini had signed her to run the entire season. In the season opener race at Daytona she finished 5th in a wreck filled race.
By seasons end she finished 7th in the ARCA point standings.
▪November 30, 2018 it was announced that she would race for DGR-Crosley to run limited Truck races as well as some ARCA and K&N races.
▪Ran very first Truck Series race at Daytona in 2019.
▪In 2020 she raced in the Truck series for Niece Motorsports.
▪Holds the record for highest finish for a female in the Camping World Truck Series history with a 5th place finish at Daytona February 14, 2020. (Truck series began in 1995.)
▪After being involved in a wreck with Spencer Boyd which took them both out of the July 11, 2019 Truck race at Kentucky later in the Truck garage she took his hat off of him and slammed it to the ground and was verbally warned by NASCAR.
▪Has raced in 33 Truck races over 2 years.
▪Made her debut in the Xfinity series this year February 5th running 5 races in the #23 for RSS Racing/Reaume Brothers Racing.
▪Her first Xfinity race was the Daytona Road Course. She started 21st and finished 40th due to a crash.
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Head Engine Builder at Robert Yates Racing Engines - Over 40 years ago, I began frequenting local race tracks around my hometown of Charlotte, NC including Charlotte Motor Speedway which ignited my interest in Automobiles and making Horsepower. I earned a degree in the GM Automotive Service Educational Program at CPCC and worked as a Dealership Technician which led me to my Career as a NASCAR Engine Builder and Jackman. I believe as long as you have a good attitude, anything can be accomplished. Tune in Every Monday at 7pm to my LIVE show "Racing Routes with Hamm" right here on #DHammiam. You'll meet a new NASCAR personality each week and learn their path, their stories, their racing routes. #RacingRoutes https://www.dhammiam.com & https://racingroutes.com
NATALIE DECKER on Racing Routes with Hamm [Part 2 of 2] On March 22, 2021, 23 yr old Nascar Truck & XFinity Series' Driver Natalie Decker joined us on my YouTube Channel DHammiam and told her story, her Racing Routes (roots). Listen to the interview here or watch at "DHammiam" on Youtube along with her Parents Chuck and Amy here --> https://youtu.be/vTPnDsN5Z3Q
▪From Eagle River, Wisconsin.
▪Begged her dad for a go-kart and at age 9 received one.
▪Won 4 go-karting championships in 2 years.
▪At age 12 she moved up to the 4 cylinder modified stock cars.
▪In 2011 moved up to the Super Stock class and won the 2012 class championship out of 35 drivers.
▪ 2013 ARCA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year and finished 3rd in points at Marshfield Motor Speedway.
▪In 2013 she also finished 3rd in the Midwest Truck series at Madison, Wisconsin.
▪In 2014 she won 7 limited late model features and 2 super late model features.
▪In 2015 was part of the Rev Racing Drive For Diversity program. In 2016 was a competitor in the Alan Kulwicki Driver Development program among 7 other drivers and was awarded $7,777.
▪In 2017 She was in 3 ARCA races for Venturini Motorsports. In her first race after running in the top 10 for most of the day she finished 11th on the lead lap.
▪In 2018 Venturini had signed her to run the entire season. In the season opener race at Daytona she finished 5th in a wreck filled race.
By seasons end she finished 7th in the ARCA point standings.
▪November 30, 2018 it was announced that she would race for DGR-Crosley to run limited Truck races as well as some ARCA and K&N races.
▪Ran very first Truck Series race at Daytona in 2019.
▪In 2020 she raced in the Truck series for Niece Motorsports.
▪Holds the record for highest finish for a female in the Camping World Truck Series history with a 5th place finish at Daytona February 14, 2020. (Truck series began in 1995.)
▪After being involved in a wreck with Spencer Boyd which took them both out of the July 11, 2019 Truck race at Kentucky later in the Truck garage she took his hat off of him and slammed it to the ground and was verbally warned by NASCAR.
▪Has raced in 33 Truck races over 2 years.
▪Made her debut in the Xfinity series this year February 5th running 5 races in the #23 for RSS Racing/Reaume Brothers Racing.
▪Her first Xfinity race was the Daytona Road Course. She started 21st and finished 40th due to a crash.
Thanks for watching - Leave a question or comment.
Subscribe to see how things work and how you can fix it yourself, also weekly chats with Nascar crew members to talk about the roots of racing and their Racing Route.
My Website - https://dhammiam.com
Episode is Live
Head Engine Builder at Robert Yates Racing Engines - Over 40 years ago, I began frequenting local race tracks around my hometown of Charlotte, NC including Charlotte Motor Speedway which ignited my interest in Automobiles and making Horsepower. I earned a degree in the GM Automotive Service Educational Program at CPCC and worked as a Dealership Technician which led me to my Career as a NASCAR Engine Builder and Jackman. I believe as long as you have a good attitude, anything can be accomplished. Tune in Every Monday at 7pm to my LIVE show "Racing Routes with Hamm" right here on #DHammiam. You'll meet a new NASCAR personality each week and learn their path, their stories, their racing routes. #RacingRoutes https://www.dhammiam.com & https://racingroutes.com