Katherine Legge to Attempt Indy 500/Coca-Cola 600 Double

By Kirby Arnold, Special Contributor

INDIANAPOLIS – Katherine Legge’s motorsports resume crosses multiple disciplines — from sports cars to Indy cars to stock cars — and next Sunday she’ll attempt one of racing’s most unique challenges.

She will attempt the Indianapolis 500/Coca Cola 500 double, becoming the sixth driver and first woman to take on the challenge. The veteran British driver also will be the first non-American and, at age 45, the oldest.

Legge will race in her fifth Indy 500, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet-powered car for HMD Motorsports/A.J. Foyt Racing, then fly to Charlotte, N.C., to drive the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet in the 600-mile NASCAR race. Her primary sponsor in both races is e.l.f Cosmetics.

Green flag at the Indy 500 is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. (ET), with the Coca Cola 600 scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.

“I’m enjoying the opportunity to drive as many race cars as I can,” Legge said Wednesday before the second day of Indy 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “I’m grateful for the opportunity.”

John Andretti, Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson are the only drivers to have attempted the double. Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles when he finished sixth at Indianapolis and third at Charlotte in 2001.

“Only five people have done it before me,” Legge said. “So why not?”

This will be Legge’s fifth Indy 500. She finished 22^nd in 2012, 26^th in 2013, 33^rd in 2023 and 29^th in 2024. Her qualifying speed of 231.070 mph in 2023 was the fastest ever by a woman at Indy, breaking Sarah Fisher’s record that stood for 21 years. Legge’s crew chief for this year’s 500 is Andy O’Gara, husband of Fisher.

Legge finished 35^th last weekend at Watkins Glen in her first NASCAR Cup Series start this season. She ran eight Cup races last season with a best finish of 17^th in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.