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Natalie Decker to Return at Daytona’s Wawa 250

She will drive the No. 92 Wawa-backed Chevrolet for DGM Racing on August 22, pending her qualification for the race.

#36: Natalie Decker, DGM Racing, Amped Fitness Chevrolet Camaro
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Overview

  • Josh Bilicki will join Decker in a dual Wawa-sponsored DGM Racing lineup driving the No. 91 Chevrolet.
  • This will be Decker’s first national-series entry since giving birth on February 5, marking a rare return to NASCAR competition for a new mother.
  • Decker’s decision to race at Daytona reflects her strong track history, including a career-best 18th-place Xfinity finish with seven laps led there last summer and a fifth-place result in the 2020 Truck Series opener.
  • She has accumulated 44 starts across NASCAR’s Truck and Xfinity Series but must secure one of 38 spots in qualifying to participate in the Xfinity Wawa 250.
  • If she makes the field, Decker will join a short list of women—such as Sara Christian and Shawna Robinson—who have raced in NASCAR’s national series after childbirth.