Paige Decker

Paige Decker

Decker waves to the crowd in 2013
Born March 20, 1993
Eagle River, Wisconsin
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
Truck no., team No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing)
Statistics current as of March 28, 2015.

Paige Decker (born March 20, 1993)[1] is an American racing driver from Eagle River, Wisconsin. She races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and was a 2014 NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant.

Personal life

Decker is the daughter of Allen Decker who comes from a family of snowmobile racing riders.[2] Four Decker brothers raced snowmobiles in the 1970s; Allen Decker was a factory rider for Bombardier along with teammate Jacques Villeneuve for the 1979-80 season.[2] The Decker family raced snowmobiles against the Danica Patrick family during the 1970s.[2] Sue Decker, Paige's aunt, introduced Danica Patrick's parents.[2]

Her sister Claire Decker also races for her family's Decker Racing team. They are joined on the team by their younger cousin NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver Natalie Decker. Natalie's father (and Paige's uncle) is Chuck Decker, the owner of the Eagle River Derby Track which hosts the World Championship Snowmobile Derby.

Racing career

Decker's 2010 Mid-American car

Decker started her racing career in snowmobiles as a 3-year-old.[3] When Natalie was 9 years old, Chuck bought her a kart and he bought one for Paige too.[2]

Decker raced in asphalt short tracks in Wisconsin and gradually branched out to other tracks in the Midwestern United States. She toured in the Mid-American Stock Car Series in 2010 and 2011.[4] Then she moved up to racing in Super Late Models.[5] She joined the TUNDRA Super Late Model Tour in 2013.[3] Decker became the first woman and rookie to win in the series at the Golden Sands Speedway event.[2] Decker was awarded the tour's Rookie of the Year in 2013.[2][3]

NASCAR

Decker was named as a NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver in 2014.[3] She competed in Whelen All-American Series events for Rev Racing that year.[3] She had been attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout for two years but had to quit to race in the Southern United States.[3] Decker attempted her first ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race driving the #74 Chevrolet for owner/driver Mike Harmon, but was one of four teams that failed to qualify.[6]

Images

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "Paige Decker statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 James, Brant. "Deckers have Danica connection". ESPN. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Robinson, Karmen. "Going Fast Runs In The Family". NASCAR. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "MASCS Fans Can Win Trip to Phoenix with Paige Decker and Decker Racing". Mid-American Stock Car Series. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Blair, Nolan. "Eagle River supports Paige Decker all the way to NASCAR debut". WJFW-TV. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2015 Kroger 200". Racing Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

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