KATHERINE LEGGE Defies Doubters with Career-Best 19th Place at Chicago Street

July 8, 2025

by Nick DeGroot // from www.motorsport.com

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KATHERINE LEGGE silenced her critics at Chicago with a career-defining performance, turning what’s been a challenging NASCAR journey into her best Cup Series result yet. After making the race in an upset over 23XI Racing and Corey Heim, she wheeled the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet to a 19th-place finish—not just her personal best, but matching the team’s best result ever at a non-drafting track.
The finish represents a massive breakthrough for LEGGE, whose NASCAR path has been rocky with crashes and setbacks that gave doubters plenty of ammunition. But here’s the thing we’ve been saying all along—put a proven road racer on a street course with equipment that doesn’t quit on her, and watch what happens. This wasn’t luck or circumstance; this was skill finally getting the platform it deserved.
While Shane van Gisbergen dominated the headlines with his weekend sweep, LEGGE’s performance tells a more important story about what’s possible when women drivers get legitimate opportunities in top-tier motorsports. Her 19th-place run in a field of 40 proves she belongs here, and we’re hoping Live Fast Motorsports and other teams were paying attention to what real talent looks like when it’s not being held back.