Good interview. She's honest, polite and has a great personality. That's why I became a fan of hers. I look forward to the NXT races now instead of NASCAR.
I definitely think 2025 is going to be a massive learning curve getting use to car and new tracks but I do see her getting a couple of top ten and maybe one top 5. Overall I definitely think she is going to fit in and have more success with indy and open wheel racing. Plus she going to access to more data, more test and practice session and she will have more female drivers to lean on for support and advice. Also drivers can't intentionally wreck like in nascar.
I got to give have hailie credit she never gives up on herself and is not Afraid to take chances and try her hand at different types of racing. I also love the fact that she always seems to be so positive and is always having a positive mindset. PS even if she doesn't do good in her 1st year in indy NXT I'm not going to hold that against her because after all she needs Time to develop, get use to the car, new tracks and everything else. I will always support her and root for her no matter what.
I don't understand the argument of her struggling in Xfinity being a result of AM Racing having bad equipment. Even if they don't have bad equipment, it's not like Hailie is some unproven commodity who never had an opportunity in great equipment. She spent 3 years in trucks (1 season of which she drove championship winning equipment) and didn't accomplish anything of note. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying she is a bad driver, but she certainly wasn't among the most talented prospects in the sport within the last few years. And there is nothing wrong with that. She was more than capable of holding her own and getting solid results. I'm just saying AM Racing shouldn't be to blame for things not working out for her in the sport. Especially when she drove for Thorsport in trucks in 2023 and didn't improve her performance from previous years.
@@tayronachan Look at some of the drivers they've had. Lawless Alan, Logan Bearden and Dylan Lupton aren't exactly great drivers who can showcase how good a teams equipment is either.
@@tayronachan we all know their equipment isn't one of the top,however I expected her to finish mid pack,because of that reason...tbh she hadn't performed everyone expected to,especially in the trucks series
She's clearly a great human, and a good racer in my opinion. Maybe not a great driver, but good enough to make it a career at the pro level in a good sports car series at the least.
Kyle, why no background noise when asking these generic questions? I really liked her when she drove those baddass offroad trucks. I also liked her in ARCA, she dished it out but never complained if she got dumped on the last lap or two. I bought her merch just as I did for Danica, I wish drivers didn't get moved up too soon, she should've stayed in the trucks longer, in my opinion. I only watch Beating/Banging and Bologna Burger 🍔 Sorry for poor grammar...... you do a great job. 👍
Great interview on both sides. I think people tend to forget how young Hailie really is and she is doing a great job on the business side and the racing side she's excellent at it. I tell you what there's not a lot of people that would get involved in as many things as she has, some stranger off the street can't just jump in the car and drive. I wish Hailie the best in here endeavors I believe one day she will shine brighter than she ever has before.
Great interview Kyle! Direct questions that pulled out thoughts that we as fans have been wondering about. It would be nice if you could stay in touch with her career path as she goes forward in IndyNXT. By the way, your adding the questions in worked great. Hearing the question (in advance - no background noise), seriously helped listening to Hallie’s answers as the cars were driving by. Even though we needed to pay close attention to her answer, the fact that we did not have to struggle understanding the question, really helped.
You are welcome Kyle. These are incredible days currently in NASCAR news. Your work, gifts and skill are and will continue to be a blessing to us all out here who can’t make the personal connections needed to understand more about the sport, teams and drivers we appreciate. I for one am grateful for how much more I learn through what you do your best to bring me (us all), each week, and when the news is happening, daily. It’s a lot of work Kyle…thank you. Jim
Hailie, keep pursuing your interests and passion. I'm a fan of yours and always will be. Keep learning from every seat in every Race Car that you get laps in. You are a very talented racer. I wish you success - based on your definition, not success as defined by others. Have tons of fun along the way! - A True Fan Cheering you on.
Bob Pockrass made a bold statement, stating that the 2023 Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series Champion Jade Avedisian is going to be the first female Nascar "superstar" to win in the upper 3 tiers of Nascar competition. She must be a really good racer?
I wonder how Dad is with the open wheel? I seem to remember her in an interview a few back.. she said she wanted to go Indy. and then went Oh... Dad's not gonna be happy with that :)
Excellent interview! I like Halie. She gave great answers. Honest and detailed. I like also that your questions are smart and you really do your homework. I think the boys were intimidated that a girl could race with them. And yes, the boys still wreck the girls and will until the attitude changes. She gave great answers to this point. I'm hoping she finds her home in her new series.
Female drivers have a better chance to be competitive in open wheel racing. Because the guys can’t crash into them, w/o putting themselves at risk. The one criticism I have about her efforts in NASCAR, was. She didn’t seem to be focused enough. I enjoy her UA-cam content but to me just didn’t seem to be serious enough to make it.
Difficult interview but have gained some respect for her. I think there is some maturity and growth that she still needs to do. It's imperative because she does not have a rich grandpa like Ty Gibbs has.
Seems rather interesting that HD is saying she grew up go karting. Only heard that line after she went open wheel racing. I think he go karting experience was limited to tearing up the front lawn.
“I grew up going karting but not like a whole lot like I wasn’t the go kart kid that went to the big races…” She clearly wasn’t implying what you are implying.
@@seapeteful You’re implying that she is talking herself up because she is road racing now. But she didn’t. You took half of her sentence and questioned her motives.
im no fan of hers, i'll leave it at that. There are a few "pretty good" ladies in truck and ARCA. The "REALLY GOOD" ladies in in the dirt/lower pavement series. Most know Jade Avedisian and Kaylee Bryson. Kaylee in the USAC Silver crowns was Rookie of the year AND finished in top 5 points last year. First female AND i think...first Rookie period to finish top 5. Earlier this year won her first Silver crown race. She raced more in Trans Am roadracing this year AND just one the Championship in her SGT class, and Rookie of the year. Jade has won several midget series as well as other series AND a national champ in Midgets last year i believe. They both started young like several ladies and know how to race, AND race the track...not running over people. I think there is a huge wave of talented ladies moving up. From watching Brysons in car on road courses,..i honestly think she could handle a ARCA or possibly a Xfinity on a course. I think her Vette even has same type transmission as cup. It is a sequential shifter type,...click back upshft, click forward downshift.
Why did you leave Toyota "TRD" development program? What was the deciding factor to leave and go elsewhere? Can you talk about that or is that a taboo or sore subject?
@BeatingandBanging she drove how many years before having a child?? Men don't have responsibilities for children that changes career focus after kids are born? Was she asked every year about kids??
Kyle, your content, presentation and delivery just keeps improving. Kudos to you for the quality of the show that you are producing! I like your stuff.
She has been asked about her departure from AM Racing in several interviews but she always shies away from the subject matter. Kyle you being a journalist should have asked some harder question to have Hailie open up about the subject matter. I found out that AM Racing forced Hailie to sign an NDA to keep her quiet about certain aspects of AM Racing and the team owner. If she didn't sign it she wouldn't have received the balance of the money owed to her from her contract. Kinda of a legal way to blackmail someone. The team owner could give two shits whether this team wins or loses, he's just using it as a big tax write-off. All the sponsors on that car, are his companies. And the whole time this is going on Ford has been totally quite.........
I think you answered your own comment. She wasn’t going to answer my question any differently than others because of said NDA. Not uncommon. But I tried.
@@BeatingandBanging I know I did, but you seem like a fairly good journalist seeking answers to unanswered questions. I would imagine if she spoke out, they would probably hit her with a lawsuit.
Check out her run in SRX. There she was allowed to actually compete. She was raced hard by some of the best drivers in Motorsports and she was running up front. She was also roughed up by several Indy, Dirt, and NASCAR drivers and still contended for the win. She then placed second behind Stewart at Eldora in a backup car. I don't think she was let go from AM Racing, I think she quit. I also think she should have never left Toyota development driving. She should have never took the bait from Ford. I think she now realizes her mistake. You might be right, she could fade into the obscurity of Indy car.
LOL did you ever the video of Hallie driving on her go cart track everyone who races her smokes her, she doesn't have the skill to be a race car driver, yea she probaly more skill than us keyboard warriors but, not a true racer skill set.
I really wish she could have made her mark in stock cars. She'd be easy to root for.
I'd like to see her in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series!
If she's in a community of racers, they all want her to learn and do better
so she doesn't block them or wreck them.. helping others helps them.
Great point!
Focus on the present, learn from your past, and visualize your future. Great interview Kyle!
Good interview. She's honest, polite and has a great personality. That's why I became a fan of hers. I look forward to the NXT races now instead of NASCAR.
Totally agree.
He didn’t interview her
agree
I definitely think 2025 is going to be a massive learning curve getting use to car and new tracks but I do see her getting a couple of top ten and maybe one top 5. Overall I definitely think she is going to fit in and have more success with indy and open wheel racing. Plus she going to access to more data, more test and practice session and she will have more female drivers to lean on for support and advice. Also drivers can't intentionally wreck like in nascar.
Nice. Honest. Real. Thanks.
Love her spirit.
Thanks for watching!
I got to give have hailie credit she never gives up on herself and is not Afraid to take chances and try her hand at different types of racing. I also love the fact that she always seems to be so positive and is always having a positive mindset. PS even if she doesn't do good in her 1st year in indy NXT I'm not going to hold that against her because after all she needs Time to develop, get use to the car, new tracks and everything else. I will always support her and root for her no matter what.
I don't understand the argument of her struggling in Xfinity being a result of AM Racing having bad equipment. Even if they don't have bad equipment, it's not like Hailie is some unproven commodity who never had an opportunity in great equipment. She spent 3 years in trucks (1 season of which she drove championship winning equipment) and didn't accomplish anything of note. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying she is a bad driver, but she certainly wasn't among the most talented prospects in the sport within the last few years. And there is nothing wrong with that. She was more than capable of holding her own and getting solid results. I'm just saying AM Racing shouldn't be to blame for things not working out for her in the sport. Especially when she drove for Thorsport in trucks in 2023 and didn't improve her performance from previous years.
"AM Racing shouldn't be to blame for things not working out for her " but the 15 car is not doing any better.
@@tayronachan Look at some of the drivers they've had. Lawless Alan, Logan Bearden and Dylan Lupton aren't exactly great drivers who can showcase how good a teams equipment is either.
@@tayronachan we all know their equipment isn't one of the top,however I expected her to finish mid pack,because of that reason...tbh she hadn't performed everyone expected to,especially in the trucks series
Nice interview from both sides. I like her a lot better now that she is moving on.
Thanks!
She's clearly a great human, and a good racer in my opinion. Maybe not a great driver, but good enough to make it a career at the pro level in a good sports car series at the least.
Kyle, why no background noise when asking these generic questions? I really liked her when she drove those baddass offroad trucks. I also liked her in ARCA, she dished it out but never complained if she got dumped on the last lap or two. I bought her merch just as I did for Danica, I wish drivers didn't get moved up too soon, she should've stayed in the trucks longer, in my opinion. I only watch Beating/Banging and Bologna Burger 🍔 Sorry for poor grammar...... you do a great job. 👍
Thank you! Appreciate it!
She moved up too fast for sure. I don't think Indy will work for her. 🏁
Great interview on both sides. I think people tend to forget how young Hailie really is and she is doing a great job on the business side and the racing side she's excellent at it. I tell you what there's not a lot of people that would get involved in as many things as she has, some stranger off the street can't just jump in the car and drive. I wish Hailie the best in here endeavors I believe one day she will shine brighter than she ever has before.
Great interview Kyle! Direct questions that pulled out thoughts that we as fans have been wondering about. It would be nice if you could stay in touch with her career path as she goes forward in IndyNXT. By the way, your adding the questions in worked great. Hearing the question (in advance - no background noise), seriously helped listening to Hallie’s answers as the cars were driving by. Even though we needed to pay close attention to her answer, the fact that we did not have to struggle understanding the question, really helped.
Thank you, Jim. Appreciate the kind words! Truly.
You are welcome Kyle. These are incredible days currently in NASCAR news. Your work, gifts and skill are and will continue to be a blessing to us all out here who can’t make the personal connections needed to understand more about the sport, teams and drivers we appreciate. I for one am grateful for how much more I learn through what you do your best to bring me (us all), each week, and when the news is happening, daily. It’s a lot of work Kyle…thank you. Jim
Hailie, keep pursuing your interests and passion. I'm a fan of yours and always will be. Keep learning from every seat in every Race Car that you get laps in. You are a very talented racer. I wish you success - based on your definition, not success as defined by others. Have tons of fun along the way!
- A True Fan Cheering you on.
Bob Pockrass made a bold statement, stating that the 2023 Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series Champion Jade Avedisian is going to be the first female Nascar "superstar" to win in the upper 3 tiers of Nascar competition. She must be a really good racer?
She should stay with stock cars. 🏁
love me some Hailie...
I wonder how Dad is with the open wheel? I seem to remember her in an interview a few back.. she said she wanted to go Indy. and then went Oh... Dad's not gonna be happy with that :)
He’s on board.
I don't see her lasting long in Indycar. It's way tougher and more cut throat than NASCAR was. I give her 6 months.
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween 🎃
Excellent interview! I like Halie. She gave great answers. Honest and detailed. I like also that your questions are smart and you really do your homework. I think the boys were intimidated that a girl could race with them. And yes, the boys still wreck the girls and will until the attitude changes. She gave great answers to this point. I'm hoping she finds her home in her new series.
Thank you. I appreciated her honesty.
Female drivers have a better chance to be competitive in open wheel racing. Because the guys can’t crash into them, w/o putting themselves at risk.
The one criticism I have about her efforts in NASCAR, was. She didn’t seem to be focused enough. I enjoy her UA-cam content but to me just didn’t seem to be serious enough to make it.
I appreciate that she also said she wasn’t aggressive enough in NASCAR.
Great questions, too bad the background noise was so annoying that it made it difficult to hear her answers
Yeah. Just one of those things I couldn’t change. That’s with a directional mic and cover.
Difficult interview but have gained some respect for her. I think there is some maturity and growth that she still needs to do. It's imperative because she does not have a rich grandpa like Ty Gibbs has.
Yeah, no money in her family at all. 👍. At least she gained some of your respect. I’m sure that was her goal from the beginning.
She was very candid and I really appreciate that.
Seems rather interesting that HD is saying she grew up go karting. Only heard that line after she went open wheel racing. I think he go karting experience was limited to tearing up the front lawn.
“I grew up going karting but not like a whole lot like I wasn’t the go kart kid that went to the big races…”
She clearly wasn’t implying what you are implying.
@@jtpromolab And what is it you feel I am implying ?
@@seapeteful You’re implying that she is talking herself up because she is road racing now. But she didn’t. You took half of her sentence and questioned her motives.
Nice outfit 😊
im no fan of hers, i'll leave it at that. There are a few "pretty good" ladies in truck and ARCA. The "REALLY GOOD" ladies in in the dirt/lower pavement series. Most know Jade Avedisian and Kaylee Bryson. Kaylee in the USAC Silver crowns was Rookie of the year AND finished in top 5 points last year. First female AND i think...first Rookie period to finish top 5. Earlier this year won her first Silver crown race. She raced more in Trans Am roadracing this year AND just one the Championship in her SGT class, and Rookie of the year. Jade has won several midget series as well as other series AND a national champ in Midgets last year i believe. They both started young like several ladies and know how to race, AND race the track...not running over people. I think there is a huge wave of talented ladies moving up. From watching Brysons in car on road courses,..i honestly think she could handle a ARCA or possibly a Xfinity on a course. I think her Vette even has same type transmission as cup. It is a sequential shifter type,...click back upshft, click forward downshift.
Good info!
Why did you leave Toyota "TRD" development program? What was the deciding factor to leave and go elsewhere? Can you talk about that or is that a taboo or sore subject?
Just curious how many male drivers have you asked if they plan on having kids?
None. Because it won’t change their professional career. See Leah Pruett.
@BeatingandBanging she drove how many years before having a child?? Men don't have responsibilities for children that changes career focus after kids are born? Was she asked every year about kids??
@BeatingandBanging jeff Gordon won 0 championships after having kids, JJ only won 2 of his 7 after kids
Kyle, your content, presentation and delivery just keeps improving. Kudos to you for the quality of the show that you are producing! I like your stuff.
Thank you, Brent! Appreciate the kind words.
He didn’t interview her!
@@jimmyedmonds3704 Did I say he did?
How much you wanna bet?
She has been asked about her departure from AM Racing in several interviews but she always shies away from the subject matter. Kyle you being a journalist should have asked some harder question to have Hailie open up about the subject matter. I found out that AM Racing forced Hailie to sign an NDA to keep her quiet about certain aspects of AM Racing and the team owner. If she didn't sign it she wouldn't have received the balance of the money owed to her from her contract. Kinda of a legal way to blackmail someone. The team owner could give two shits whether this team wins or loses, he's just using it as a big tax write-off. All the sponsors on that car, are his companies. And the whole time this is going on Ford has been totally quite.........
I think you answered your own comment. She wasn’t going to answer my question any differently than others because of said NDA. Not uncommon. But I tried.
@@BeatingandBanging I know I did, but you seem like a fairly good journalist seeking answers to unanswered questions. I would imagine if she spoke out, they would probably hit her with a lawsuit.
Bingo!
once the monster money dries up she'll disappear
the girl is afraid to pass anybody
Check out her run in SRX. There she was allowed to actually compete. She was raced hard by some of the best drivers in Motorsports and she was running up front. She was also roughed up by several Indy, Dirt, and NASCAR drivers and still contended for the win. She then placed second behind Stewart at Eldora in a backup car. I don't think she was let go from AM Racing, I think she quit. I also think she should have never left Toyota development driving. She should have never took the bait from Ford. I think she now realizes her mistake. You might be right, she could fade into the obscurity of Indy car.
@stevereed8786 stop it
LOL did you ever the video of Hallie driving on her go cart track everyone who races her smokes her, she doesn't have the skill to be a race car driver, yea she probaly more skill than us keyboard warriors but, not a true racer skill set.
Not buying you asking these questions in person! Good try but she’ll never give you a personal interview!
Oh trust me. I’ve got the original video and didn’t want to make your ears bleed. It’s awful when the cars are zipping by.
@@BeatingandBangingyou only wish!
You would have been louder than here. Get real dude! You used another interview and added your voice to a real interview