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17 Facts About Hannah Newhouse

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Hannah Newhouse was born on February 4,1997 and is an American professional stock car racing driver and reporter.

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Hannah Newhouse had previously driven for Thompson in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, where she won a race at her home track of Magic Valley Speedway, becoming the youngest winner in series history.

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Hannah Newhouse did not make any West Series starts in 2013, but competed in the Rocky Mountain Challenge Series.

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Hannah Newhouse returned for the 2014 West Series season-finale at Phoenix in Kevin McCarty's No 36 car.

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Hannah Newhouse was named as one of 20 participants in NASCAR's 2014 Drive for Diversity combine.

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In 2015, Hannah Newhouse returned to Thompson Motorsports and drove their No 46 entry in a handful of races that year with her college, Boise State University, serving as her sponsor when she was a student at the school.

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In 2020, Hannah Newhouse announced a potential opportunity to return to the track as a driver at Hickory Speedway in September, sponsorship pending.

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8.

Hannah Newhouse publicly reached out asking for sponsors on social media, leading NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace to offer to pick up the tire bill.

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Hannah Newhouse began working for various radio networks and racetracks as a reporter after she was without a ride in the West Series.

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Hannah Newhouse has most notably worked for Motor Racing Network as a pit reporter as well as the co-host of their NASCAR Coast to Coast podcast.

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In 2021, Hannah Newhouse joined NBC to pit report for select IMSA races starting with the race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

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Hannah Newhouse returned to pit report for select races for IMSA on NBC in 2022.

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Hannah Newhouse is the daughter of John Hannah Newhouse, another racing driver who competed in motocross, late model racing, the NASCAR AutoZone Northwest Series, and the Rocky Mountain Challenge Series.

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Hannah Newhouse would make one West Series start in 2015 at All American Speedway, although it was not in a race that his daughter was driving in.

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John drove for Thompson Motorsports in that event, the same team that Hannah Newhouse drove for in the series that year.

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Hannah Newhouse attended Twin Falls High School where she was a cheerleader.

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Hannah Newhouse graduated high school a year early, proceeding to take classes at Boise State University while driving with their sponsorship.