KATHERINE LEGGE Opens Up About Watkins Glen Struggles Despite Road Course Edge

August 14, 2025

• KATHERINE LEGGE’s NASCAR Cup debut season with Live Fast Motorsports continues to serve up frustrating results despite her extensive road racing credentials. With experience across IndyCar, IMSA, Champ Car, and Formula E, she should own tracks like Watkins Glen – yet managed only a P36 finish from P37 starting position, continuing a pattern of underwhelming road course performances in the Next Gen car.
• The 45-year-old didn’t sugarcoat her Glen performance, admitting she “overdrove” early and “didn’t drive particularly well” in the first half. But here’s what we love about LEGGE – she found her rhythm in stage two (P19 finish) and believes she matched what top drivers like Chase Elliott or Denny Hamlin could’ve done with that equipment in the final stage, showing the kind of honest self-assessment that separates real racers from pretenders.
• With six Cup starts this season, LEGGE has managed just two top-20 finishes (best P17 at Indy), results that don’t reflect her talent but highlight the Next Gen car’s learning curve challenges. Richmond marks her final 2024 race with no Charlotte Roval ride confirmed, meaning we’re losing one of the few drivers actually willing to call out poor performance – her own included – instead of making excuses.

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