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NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Natalie Decker is a soon-to-be mom and shared a recent update on her pregnancy, as she is nearly seven months pregnant. She broke the news of her pregnancy in August 2024 via an Instagram post posing with her husband in a mom-and-dad t-shirt.
Decker shared a heartfelt post on her X account flaunting her baby bump ahead of celebrating Christmas. She posed in front of a Christmas tree in a comfortable outfit and captioned the post:
"Last Christmas before I’m a Mama"
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The part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver announced her engagement in 2022 and got married to longtime Derek Lemke on New Year's Eve in 2023. Decerk's husband has always been supportive of her decision to race, and she clinched a P18 finish at the Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2024, and a P29 finish at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in May 2024.
Since her last race, Natalie Decker has been on a break to focus on starting a family with her husband. She revealed the gender of her first child in September by sharing an Instagram post and wrote:
"Baby Lemke is a BOY."
Decker's pregnancy hasn't been an easy time for her, as she started building her new 'barndominium' before the arrival of her baby boy. She mentioned that her house is a disaster, and her husband is currently working on the house, aiming to complete it before the arrival of their child. Despite all the hardship she hasn't given up on her dream of racing.
"I'll be back in the car in 2025": Natalie Decker shuts down her retirement rumors
After the DGM Racing driver, Natalie Decker, announced her pregnancy in August holding an ultrasound image of her unborn child with her husband, renowned NASCAR Cup Series journalist Toby Christie pointed out a fan's comment about her retirement. The fan wrote:
"i’m glad she’s found happiness in retirement."
Decker responded to the rumor on her social media and assured her fans that she would return to the realm of racing next year. She will be driving her DGM Camaro next year in the Xfinity Series.
"I don’t owe anybody an answer for anything, but I want to make one thing clear once a race car driver always a race car driver. I’ll be back in the car in 2025," Natalia Decker wrote.
The part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver comes from a family of racers, and her cousins are former NASCAR drivers. She has competed in 11 races in her four-year career and ran her first Xfinity Series race in 2021 at the Daytona International Speedway.
Natalie Decker also competed in 32 races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in a two-season career stint with one top-ten finish. She ran her last Truck Series race in 2020 at the Martinsville Speedway.
