KATHERINE LEGGE Calls All-Female Racing Series ‘Rubbish’ in NASCAR Push

June 12, 2025

• KATHERINE LEGGE is pushing back hard against the trend toward women-only racing series, calling them “rubbish” and arguing they actually hurt female drivers’ development. The 44-year-old British driver, currently facing criticism for her NASCAR Cup Series performance, believes racing against the best is the only way to become the best – not being segregated into separate competitions.
• LEGGE has personal beef with this approach, particularly targeting F1 Academy and its Managing Director SUSIE WOLFF. The two raced together in karting and DTM, making WOLFF’s push for women-only series feel like a betrayal to LEGGE. She’s frustrated that legendary drivers like SARAH FISHER have been forgotten while resources go toward creating separate racing categories.
• Despite facing calls to move to another racing series due to poor results, LEGGE is doubling down on her NASCAR commitment. She’s carrying the torch for drivers like SARA CHRISTIAN, LOUISE SMITH, and DANICA PATRICK who proved women belong on track with the men – not in their own separate sandbox where the competition level inevitably drops.

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