NASCAR star Hailie Deegan mourns the death of Uber Debbie after her long battle with cancer

Publish date: 2024-05-08

Full-time Craftsman Truck Series driver Hailie Deegan has been around NASCAR since 2016. She currently drives the No.13 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing while competing in the Superstar Racing Experience founded by Tony Stewart. As it has been established that she has been in the sport for quite some time, there is no doubt Deegan has made friends along the way.  

The NASCAR star mourned the death of Uber Driver Debbie recently in a YouTube video from, Rubbin is Racing, uploaded titled “Hailie Deegan Breaks Down SRX Drama. They discussed many subjects like the recent Stafford SRX race, Deegan’s move to Xfinity, Women in motorsports, and Uber Debbie.  The 61-year-old Uber Debbie lost her battle with cancer in July. 

Barstool Sports (American blog website and digital media company) founder Dave Portnoy partnered with NASCAR in 2019. He arrived at the 2020 Daytona 500 Cup race with his crew, Large, Spider, and his chauffeur, “Uber Debbie.” In the podcast, Large recalled the show with Hailie Deegan back then. He said, “Uber driver Debbie was on that trip, and I just act like everyone knows about it as if it was Michael Jackson’s death.” 

I just found out about the passing of Uber Debbie. There are very few people you meet in life who are a true original. Debbie was a 1 of 1. She effortlessly made everybody around her laugh with her authentic personality. Thankfully I was able to reconnect with Debby just a… pic.twitter.com/UMHTD1zOvK

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) June 29, 2023

Uber driver Debbie’s real name was Debra Marie Sagnella. While she had a regular life, things changed when Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy rode in her cab. As a famed pizza reviewer, Portnoy took Sagnella’s suggestion to review East Haven’s Minervini’s Pizza. Soon, she became his favorite Uber driver. Sagnella even conducted a few reviews with Portnoy, and the fans loved it. 

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Large revealed that Hailie Deegan was upset when she heard about Uber Debbie’s death

Large revealed that he mentioned Uber Debbie’s death to Hailie Deegan in Richmond. “So I said it kind of nonchalantly, and I thought that you were somewhat upset by it. You know, Rest In Peace, Debbie.” Deegan replied, saying, “It’s okay. I mean, I would like to know, especially since I was able to do that show with her and stuff. She was super super nice. So yeah, Rest In Peace, Debbie.”

The Barstool crew loved Sagnella for her cheery personality and were upset over her sudden death. Dave Portnoy paid his respect to Uber Debbie on social media and called her an original. He described her as an authentic person. Debra Marie Sagnella, well-known as Uber Debbie, had certainly, captured the heart of many people, including Hailie Deegan. It is no wonder Deegan was upset by the news of her passing. 

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