Natalie Decker

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Natalie Decker
File:Natalie Decker signing autographs WIR 2014.jpg
Decker signing autographs in 2014
Born (1997-07-25) July 25, 1997 (age 26)
Eagle River, Wisconsin
Awards 2013 ARCA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year
2015 NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant
2016 Alan Kulwicki Driver Development driver
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
Truck no., team No. 14 (MAKE Motorsports)
Statistics current as of April 3, 2016.

Natalie Decker (born July 25, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver from Eagle River, Wisconsin. She attempted to make her first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in the No. 14 MAKE Motorsports entry on April 2, 2016 in the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway.[1] Decker is a 2016 Alan Kulwicki Driver Development competitor[1] and 2015 Drive for Diversity participant.[2]

Personal life

Her father is Chuck Decker, the owner of the Eagle River Derby Track which hosts the World Championship Snowmobile Derby. Decker is the cousin of sisters Paige and Claire Decker (daughters of Allen Decker).[1]

Her father's family raced snowmobiles;[3] four Decker brothers raced snowmobiles in the 1970s.[3] Allen Decker was a factory rider for Bombardier along with teammate Jacques Villeneuve for the 1979-80 season.[3] The Decker family raced snowmobiles against the Danica Patrick family during the 1970s.[3] Sue Decker, Natalies's aunt, introduced Danica Patrick's parents.[3] Chuck Decker won the 1987 World Championship Derby race at Eagle River.[4]

Racing career

File:Natalie Decker 2014 ARCA Midwest Tour at WIR.jpg
2014 ARCA Midwest Tour car

Local and regional racing

Decker begged her father for a go kart and received one at nine years old.[3] Decker won 4 karting championship in two years.[5] She began racing in 4-cylinder modified stock cars as a 12-year-old;[6] in 2011 she moved up to the Super Stock class and won the 2012 class championship at Marshfield Motor Speedway.[7][6] Decker began racing in the ARCA Midwest Tour and took the 2013 Rookie of the Year by finishing third in points.[3] She also took third that season in a three-race Midwest Truck Series at Madison International Speedway.[3] In 2014, she won seven limited late model features and two super late model features.[6] She was added to the Rev Racing team in 2015 as she was named to the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program.[8]

NASCAR

She was one of seven drivers to compete in the 2016 Alan Kulwicki Driver Development program; she was awarded $7777.[9] Decker joined her cousins Paige Decker and Claire Decker in attempting to make the field for the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway on April 2, 2016.[1] Decker qualified 38th fastest and did not make the field driving in an MAKE Motorsports entry.[2]

Images

  • Natalie Decker 2016 ARCA Midwest Tour at MIS.jpg

    2016 ARCA Midwest Tour car

  • Natalie Decker 2015 Golden Sands Speedway fist pump after feature win.jpg

    Decker gives a fist pump after winning the Late Model feature at Golden Sands Speedway

  • Natalie Decker 2013 Oktoberfest LaCrosse.jpg

    2013 Midwest Truck at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway

  • Natalie Decker Super Stock Marshfield 2012.jpg

    2012 Super Stock

  • Natalie Decker 2011 Super Stock State Park Speedway.jpg

    2011 Super Stock car

  • Natalie Decker 2010 4 cylinder at State Park Speedway.jpg

    2010 4-cylinder car

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 still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

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External links

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