Motorsports Star Haiden Deegan Thanks God After Scary Practice Crash
By Movieguide® Contributor
At 18 years old, supercross and motocross star Haiden Deegan has already made a mark in motorsports.
With his second season underway, Deegan has secured his first-ever supercross win on Military Appreciation Night in Arlington, Texas.
“Stoked to get my first supercross win in Dallas on military appreciation weekend,” he said. “Couldn’t do it without all the sacrifices that these men and women make for the freedom in our country! Was awesome meeting some of you guys!🇺🇸 and the military appreciation graphics were sweeet!”
This past weekend, though, Deegan thanked God for keeping him safe after a crash.
While he was practicing at the Daytona International Speedway, rain rolled in, and the track started to deteriorate.
In his second practice session, Deegan went sideways off of a big jump and had to eject himself from the bike.
Deegan was able to ride away and compete in the race later that night, finishing in fourth place.
After the race, Deegan shared on his social media accounts, “Got to give thanks to God out here at Daytona today! Grateful on where we’re at let’s keep fighting🤘🏻the Daytona fans were unreal thanks 🤘🏻p4 on the night!”
Haiden’s dad, Brian Deegan, also shared his thoughts after the incident.
“Well that was a wild weekend. The highs and lows of racing are like no other. Thank God Haiden walked away from that gnarly crash and toughed it out and had a respectable race,” he wrote.
Deegan sits fifth in the championship points standing and continues to fight his way to the front as he expects a championship from himself this year.
Movieguide® previously reported on Haiden:
At the final race of the season, Deegan received the 2023 AMA Motocross Rookie of the Year award.
“I have to give it up to the man who comes first, Jesus Christ. He’s kept me safe and got me through this whole supercross and motocross season, which was unreal,” the young racer said in a YouTube video posted on his family’s channel.
He added, “It’s a really big honor. This year’s been hard and never giving up because I’ll tell you about my bike blow up, I’ve crashed in first turns, came from last and I just fought till the end. I’m gonna go home and work my butt off and try to fight for this [championship] next year.”
Deegan shared a video of his final weekend of the season on his Instagram. He wrote, “P2 overall! Woke up super sick and happy we could fight thru! Definitely had every situation throwin at me this outdoor season but we learned a lot and marked off all the goals, now on to smx🤘🏻 and also thanks for all the support from the fans sorry I couldn’t come out and sign this weekend! @monsterenergy@starracingyamaha.”
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