Katherine Legge is first woman to attempt 'The Double,' driving the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in one day
Katherine Legge not only will be the only woman among the 33 drivers in the Indy 500 on Sunday. She will then fly to Charlotte to race in the NASCAR Cup's Coca-Cola 600.
IndyCar driver Katherine Legge gets a fist bump from a crew member on May 17 after qualifying for the 110th running of the Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Brian Spurlock / Icon Sportswire / AP) Indiana’s lack of glamour is a point of pride, rooted in Midwestern practicality and endless flat fields of corn. Lately, though, the Hoosier state has been elevated by towering sports figures.
And on Sunday, two will be the fresh faces of the Indianapolis 500, which attracts more spectators than any other single-day sporting event in the world. Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark will be the grand marshal. National championship-winning Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will drive the honorary pace car.
But even those high achievers might be awestruck by one of the race car drivers. Or at least what that driver will attempt. Not only will Katherine Legge be the only woman among the 33 drivers in the Indy 500, which begins at 9:45 a.
m. PT on Sunday. The 45-year-old motorsports trailblazer from England will then fly to Charlotte to race in the NASCAR Cup’s Coca-Cola 600, which begins at 3:29 p.
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