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Claire Decker
Decker in 2015
Born	(1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29) Eagle River, Wisconsin, U.S.
Awards	2014 NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
Best finish	126th (2016)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
2016 position	105th
Best finish	105th (2016)
First race	2016 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2016 Speediatrics 200 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of April 18, 2016.

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

Racing career

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

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. Natalie's time was not fast enough to make the race. Decker started 31st and finished 27th.

Personal life

Decker is the daughter of Allen Decker who comes from a family of snowmobile racing riders. 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.

Images

• 2011 Super Stock at Golden Sands Speedway
• 2013 late model at the Oktoberfest weekend at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway
• 2017 Super Late Model at Dells Raceway Park

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

1. "Claire Decker statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
2. "Best of luck, ladies!!". WHDG. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
3. "Decker Girls Racing up the Ranks". WSAW-TV. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
4. "Decker Sisters Gaining Experience, Momentum". TUNDRA Super Late Model Series. June 13, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
5. ^ White, Rea. "Decker sisters, cousin try to turn Martinsville into family event". Sporting News. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
6. "Claire Decker Edges Jason Weinkauf For First Feature Win, in the Dick Trickle 99 + 1 Feature Event at Marshfield Motor Speedway!". RacingIn. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
7. Spencer, Reid. "Decker sisters qualify for Truck race at Martinsville". NASCAR. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
8. ^ James, Brant (October 25, 2013). "Deckers have Danica connection". ESPN. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
9. "Eagle River Derby Track Sold to Snowmobile Insiders | SnowGoer". September 7, 2018.
10. "Claire Decker – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
11. "Claire Decker – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

External links

• Decker Racing Official website
• Claire Decker driver statistics at Racing-Reference

• University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh alumni
• People from Eagle River, Wisconsin
• Racing drivers from Wisconsin
• Living people
• American female racing drivers
• NASCAR drivers
• 1995 births
• ARCA Midwest Tour drivers
• 21st-century American sportswomen