Claire Decker Explained

Claire Decker
Birth Date:22 February 1995
Birth Place:Eagle River, Wisconsin, U.S.
Awards:2014 NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant
Best Busch Pos:126th (2016)
Total Truck Races:2
Years In Truck:1
Prev Truck Pos:105th
Prev Truck Year:2016
Best Truck Pos:105th (2016)
First Truck Race:2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last Truck Race:2016 Speediatrics 200 (Iowa)
Truck Wins:0
Truck Top Tens:0
Truck Poles:0
Updated:April 18, 2016

Claire Decker (born February 22, 1995)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. Decker was a 2014 participant in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity.[2]

Racing career

Decker raced in northern Wisconsin. She moved from Super Stock cars to Super Late models.[3] Decker raced Super Late models in the TUNDRA touring series of Wisconsin in 2013.[4] She has won the 2014 Dick Trickle 99 (+ 1) super late model race at Marshfield Motor Speedway.[5]

NASCAR

Decker attempted to qualify for her first NASCAR race with her sister Paige Decker and her cousin Natalie Decker in the Martinsville race. Claire and Paige qualified for the race, becoming the second set of sisters to race against each other after Amber Cope and Angela Cope.[6] Natalie's time was not fast enough to make the race. Decker started 31st and finished 27th.[7]

Personal life

Decker is the daughter of Allen Decker who comes from a family of snowmobile racing riders.[8] Four Decker brothers raced snowmobiles in the 1970s; Allen Decker was a factory rider for Bombardier along with teammate Jacques Villeneuve for the 1979-80 season. The Decker family raced snowmobiles against the Danica Patrick family during the 1970s. Sue Decker, Claire's aunt, introduced Danica Patrick's parents.

Her sister Paige Decker also races for her family's Decker Racing team. They are joined on the team by their younger cousin NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver Natalie Decker. Natalie's father (and Claire's uncle) is Chuck Decker, the former owner of the Eagle River Derby Track which hosts the World Championship Snowmobile Derby.[9]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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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
Ineligible for series points

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claire Decker statistics. Racing Reference. April 3, 2016.
  2. Web site: Best of luck, ladies!!. WHDG. April 4, 2016.
  3. Web site: Decker Girls Racing up the Ranks. WSAW-TV. April 4, 2016.
  4. Web site: Decker Sisters Gaining Experience, Momentum. TUNDRA Super Late Model Series. April 4, 2016. June 13, 2013.
  5. Web site: Claire Decker Edges Jason Weinkauf For First Feature Win, in the Dick Trickle 99 + 1 Feature Event at Marshfield Motor Speedway!. RacingIn. April 4, 2016.
  6. Web site: White. Rea. Decker sisters, cousin try to turn Martinsville into family event. Sporting News. April 4, 2016. April 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404151926/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar-news/4700392-paige-claire-natalie-decker-decker-martinsville-truck-series-race-family. dead.
  7. Web site: Spencer. Reid. Decker sisters qualify for Truck race at Martinsville. NASCAR. April 4, 2016.
  8. Web site: James. Brant. Deckers have Danica connection. October 25, 2013. ESPN. March 28, 2015.
  9. Web site: Eagle River Derby Track Sold to Snowmobile Insiders | SnowGoer. September 7, 2018.
  10. Web site: Claire Decker – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 7, 2023.
  11. Web site: Claire Decker – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 7, 2023.