NASCAR driver Natalie Decker is set to make her season debut at s after giving birth back in February.<\/p>\n
Decker will become one of the few female drivers who became mothers and then competed in NASCAR.<\/p>\n
Shawna Robinson, Sara Christian, and Tina Gordon are among the legendary drivers who gave birth and came back to race.<\/p>\n
She gave birth on February 5th, and six months later, Decker will get behind the wheel of a race car.<\/p>\n
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\nNatalie Decker, driver of the #92 Bikini Zone Chevrolet, prepares to practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina.
\nNatalie Decker, driver of the #92 Bikini Zone Chevrolet, prepares to practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina.
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“February 5th 2025 was the best day of my life and also the worst day of my life,” Decker wrote on X<\/a> after giving birth.<\/p>\n “Giving birth was so beautiful but having your baby taken away from you minutes after to get rushed to the NICU was the most painful thing I have ever experienced.<\/p>\n “It was the longest 3 days of my life watching my little boy fight to get stronger in the NICU. Our Family of 3 are healthy and have been home now for 3 days, God is so good!! We are blessed with the best gift and I couldn’t be in a happier place.”<\/p>\n The 28-year-old woman will drive the No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet with sponsorship from Wawa.<\/p>\n Decker races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where she has made 12 race starts.<\/p>\n Despite driving machinery at a high speeds, she said giving birth to her son, Levi, was harder.<\/p>\n “It was really difficult, and I didn’t understand how strong I was until I was pregnant,” Decker told WASW, a CBS news affiliate. <\/a><\/p>\n “Giving birth was incredible, the best experience of my life, and it was the biggest adrenaline rush I’ve ever had. I go 200 miles per hour, but giving birth topped that.”<\/p>\n Decker was desperate to get back on track soon after giving birth.<\/p>\n “I’ve always wanted to be a mother. I’ve always wanted to be a NASCAR driver and it’s like full circle, everything coming together,” Decker said on Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I cannot wait to get back to the track. I’m just looking forward to be back in the car doing what I love and being there with my family.<\/p>\n “Because that’s the whole reason why I fell in love with racing was I go to the racetrack with my family and the competitiveness and just the whole thing and seeing Levi get to be there is going to be the best part.”<\/p>\n The best result of her time with the NASCAR Xfinity Series was at Daytona, finishing 18th.<\/p>\n Previously, she competed in the NASCAR Truck Series and finished fifth at Daytona during the 2020 season, securing the best result for a woman in the series.<\/p>\n