KATHERINE LEGGE Serves Hocevar Reality Check: ‘I Think Even I Could Take Him’

July 14, 2025

• LEGGE turned a rough weekend into a statement performance at Sonoma, overcoming a brake issue that forced her to start 33rd and still managing to finish 31st – crucially ahead of Carson Hocevar for the third consecutive road course race. Her radio quip ‘I think even I could take him’ after Hocevar’s unnecessary high-speed pass during the cooldown lap went viral, perfectly capturing what we’ve been watching unfold on track all season.
• The 45-year-old British driver has quietly been schooling the 22-year-old Hocevar on road courses, beating him in Mexico City, Chicago, and now Sonoma. While Hocevar continues collecting feuds with veterans like Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Josh Berry, LEGGE keeps her car clean and lets her driving do the talking – a refreshing contrast to the drama swirling around her younger competitor.
• What makes this even sweeter is that LEGGE is doing this as a part-time Cup Series driver, proving that experience and racecraft still matter in an era obsessed with youth. Her confidence boost from Chicago clearly carried over to Sonoma, where she demonstrated that keeping it clean and consistent beats flashy aggression every time on the twisty stuff.

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