Hunter Deshautelle

{{Short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Hunter Deshautelle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|2|14}}

| birth_place = Alexandria, Louisiana

| Total_ARCA_Races = 6

| Years_In_ARCA = 3

| ARCA_Car_Team = No. 57 (Brother-In-Law Racing)

| Best_ARCA_Pos = 57th (2024)

| First_ARCA_Race = 2023 Brandt 200 (Daytona)

| Last_ARCA_Race = 2025 Ride the 'Dente 200 (Daytona)

| First_ARCA_Win =

| Last_ARCA_Win =

| ARCA_Wins = 0

| ARCA_Top_Tens = 0

| ARCA_Poles = 0

| updated = February 18, 2025

}}

Hunter Deshautelle (born February 14, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 57 Chevrolet for Brother-In-Law Racing.

Racing career

In 2023, Deshauntelle participated in pre-season testing for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving for Brother-In-Law Racing, where he would finish 31st in the Friday session and 24th in the Saturday session.{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/01/13/arca-menards-series-2023-pre-race-practice-friday-results/ |title=ARCA Menards Series 2023 pre-race practice: Friday results |website=ARCA Menards Series |publisher=Press Release |date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/01/14/arca-menards-series-2023-pre-race-practice-saturday-results/ |title=ARCA Menards Series 2023 pre-race practice: Saturday results |website=ARCA Menards Series |publisher=Press Release |date=January 14, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://racingnews.co/2023/01/15/daytona-practice-results-january-2023-arca-menards-series/ |title=Daytona Practice Results: January 2023 (ARCA Menards Series) |work=Racing News.co |access-date=May 22, 2023}} He would eventually join with the team in the No. 57 Chevrolet at the season opening Brandt 200. After starting 22nd, five places higher than his team owner Bryan Dauzat, who had qualified 27th, Deshautelle would finish 39th after only three laps due to radiator issues.{{cite web|url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2023/02/arca-radiator-issue-ends-deshautelles.html |title=ARCA: Radiator issue ends Deshautelle's debut after three laps |work=LASTCAR.info|access-date=May 24, 2023}} He would return to the team for Talladega Superspeedway, this time starting 25th due to ARCA reverting to the owner standings from the following year to determine the starting lineup,{{cite web |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2023/04/19/2023-starting-lineup-general-tire-200-at-talladega-superspeedway/ |title=Starting lineup: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway |website=ARCA Menards Series |publisher=Press Release |date=April 19, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023}} but would finish 29th after being involved in a multi-car crash when Jason Kitzmiller's transmission locked up on a restart on lap 23.{{cite web|url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/04/22/video-jason-kitzmiller-triggers-hard-crash-on-restart-at-talladega-collects-eight-cars/ |title=Video: Jason Kitzmiller Triggers Hard Crash on Restart at Talladega; Collects Eight Cars |work=TobyChristie.com|date=22 April 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023}} He would return for the 2024 Daytona pre-practice.[https://www.arcaracing.com/2024/01/10/entry-list-arca-pre-race-practice-daytona/ "Entry list for the 2024 ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona"] ARCA Racing, NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2024

Deshautelle has also competed in the Paramount Kia Big 10 Challenge at Hickory Motor Speedway.{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Hunter_Deshautelle|title=Hunter Deshautelle |work=The Third Turn|access-date=May 24, 2023}}

Motorsports career results

=ARCA Menards Series=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=27| ARCA Menards Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2023

! rowspan=4| Brother-In-Law Racing

! rowspan=2| 57

! rowspan=4| Chevy

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|39}}

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|29}}

| KAN

| CLT

| BLN

| ELK

| MOH

| IOW

| POC

| MCH

| IRP

| GLN

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| KAN

| BRI

| SLM

| TOL

! 110th

! 20

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/deshahu01/2023/A/|title=Hunter Deshautelle – 2023 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 22, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2024

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|24}}

| DOV

| KAN

| colspan=15|

! rowspan=2| 57th

! rowspan=2| 65

! rowspan=2| {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/deshahu01/2024/A/|title=Hunter Deshautelle – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 16, 2024}}

75

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|20}}

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT
{{small|23}}

| IOW

| MOH

| BLN

| IRP

| SLM

| ELK

| MCH

| ISF

| MLW

| DSF

| GLN

| BRI

| KAN

| TOL

2025

! 57

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|11}}

| PHO

| TAL

| KAN

| CLT

| MCH

| BER

| ELK

| LRP

| DOV

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| BRI

| SLM

| KAN

| TOL

! -*

! -*

! {{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/deshahu01/2025/A/|title=Hunter Deshautelle – 2025 ARCA Menards Series Results|website=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=February 15, 2025}}

References

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