Natalie Decker said she is done with the Truck Series after a frustrated radio exchange during Saturday’s race at Dover Motor Speedway, where she was penalized for jumping a restart and later black flagged for failing to maintain minimum speed. The part-time NASCAR Truck Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver was behind the wheel of Team Reaume’s No. 22 truck on May 16, 2026, when the race unraveled on track and over the radio.

“You guys I’m trying my best to hold my sh-t together but I don’t want to keep doing this,” Decker told her crew as the problems mounted, according to the team radio. Team owner Josh Reaume responded that she could park the truck if she wanted to. Decker then said there were “so many sh–ty things” she could say and that she was trying to keep it together while criticizing the series director. She added, “I feel like a f—ing failure if I do that,” and warned she could be suspended if she kept talking.

Moments later, Decker appeared to make her decision. “I’m sorry Josh, I’m not going to come back to the Truck Series … I’m staying in the O’Reilly Series, this series f—ing sucks,” she said, before adding that the amount of hate she expected online would be “insane” and that she was not ready for it. The comments suggest she may have ended her Truck Series career early during the Dover race, a striking turn for a driver who has spent time in both series and entered the event sponsored by Nico’s Hope for Life Foundation.

Decker had already faced scrutiny this year after drawing criticism from fellow female drivers over a photo she took with comedian Bert Kreischer in which she pulled down her fire suit. She has also faced plenty of criticism from fans and other drivers during her time in NASCAR, and Dover added another flashpoint to a career that has often played out as much off the track as on it. For now, her future appears to be in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, not the Truck Series.