KATHERINE LEGGE Opens Up About Racing Journey & Plans NASCAR Return After Debut

April 4, 2025

by Samson Ero // from www.sportskeeda.com

• KATHERINE LEGGE gets real about the tough realities of being a woman in motorsports, particularly the brutal catch-22 of getting attention but not championship-winning opportunities. The 44-year-old British driver’s candid conversation with Jack Harvey reveals what we all suspected – that even record-breaking talent doesn’t guarantee equal treatment in the boys’ club.
• Let’s talk receipts: LEGGE holds the record for fastest qualifying time by a woman at the Indy 500 (2023) and remains the first woman to win an open-wheel series in America (2005 Toyota Atlantic Championship). Her four-season IndyCar career spanned from 2012 to 2024, proving she’s got the sustained excellence that critics love to ignore when it’s convenient.
• Her NASCAR Cup Series debut at Phoenix didn’t go as planned – a DNF on lap 215 brought out the keyboard warriors in full force. But here’s what we love about LEGGE: she’s not backing down. “I think the naysayers are wrong, so I’m definitely going to go back,” she told CNN, because that’s exactly the energy we need from someone who’s literally driven everything else on the planet.

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