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Young NASCAR Star Hailie Deegan Says She Wants Trump To Sign Her Helmet. Don Jr. Steps In To Help.

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Young NASCAR Star Hailie Deegan Says She Wants Trump To Sign Her Helmet. Don Jr. Steps In To Help.
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When news was confirmed that President Donald Trump would be visiting the Dayton 500 on Sunday, eighteen-year-old up-and-coming NASCAR superstar Hailie Deegan said her “goal” was to have her driving helmet signed by the president.

With the help of Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the president, Deegan was able to get just that. Following the race, the NASCAR teen tweeted out a photo of the herself — Trump-signed helmet in hand — standing next to the president and First Lady Melania Trump, with the caption, “Goal Complete.”

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