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VIDEO: NASCAR Community Reacts as Matt DiBenedetto Cheekily Turns Into a Hailie Deegan Heckler

Published 07/31/2022, 2:25 PM EDT

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Arguably, NASCAR Truck Series is prone to getting quite aggressive since drivers are trying to prove themselves to the teams in the big leagues. But luckily, we have some friendly moments on track as drivers joke around with each other. And the same happened between Matt DiBenedetto and Hailie Deegan.

Amid all this, the fans had their fun too.

The recent race of the truck series at Indianapolis saw the fans cheering for Hailie Deegan. However, the fellow truck series driver, Matt DiBenedetto, had a very different reaction. DiBenedetto was booing at the driver. Fortunately, it was all fun and games between two friends.

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It’s great to see two drivers having fun with each other, despite the high intensity of competition.

However, the fans saw this as an opportunity to have their own fun.

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renblaj – Hahah how rude @mattdracing 
mayhemmadnessx2 – What the deal Matt, afraid your wife cut you off if you are nice to little girl
jdubuque02 – Omg Matt 
nielsonja – The two best right there
mikesell65 – I believe Matt gots the bigger applause lol awesome racing last night Matty D
It’s a hilarious incident. But how did the two perform in the race? Let’s find out.

Matt DiBenedetto And Hailie Deegan Had A Good Race

Fortunately, the applause was well deserved, as both the drivers had a great run at the Indianapolis Raceway Park. They both qualified in the top-20, with DiBenedetto starting 19th, right next to Deegan at 17.

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They both maximized their potential as they finished in the top 15, with Matt going up to 11th, and Deegan right behind him in 13th.

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All in all, a good result for the two. But can they maintain their pace throughout the season?

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Hetul Katyal

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Hetul Katyal is an F1-NASCAR web stories creator at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, he is an avid supporter of Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari. Hetul always looks forward to the paddock going to Baku, but the part of F1 that excites him the most, is seeing the drivers tackle the 'Raidillon' at Spa.
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Ranvijay Singh