Katherine Legge will start second leg of historic 'Double' attempt from 37th after Coca-Cola 600 qualifying is rained out
Though she had no influence over it, Katherine Legge is set to start the second leg of her historic attempt at “The Double” from 37th. With qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600 rained out on Saturday, NASCAR went to its formula that weighs a drivers’ performance in the latest points race (70 percent) and the car owner’s spot in the standings (30 percent). Legge finished 35th in the last Cup series points race at Watkins Glen two weeks ago – two spots ahead Cody Ware, who will start on 38th on Sunday.
Corey Heim, a full-time truck series competitor with just 10 Cup starts to his name, rounds out the field in 39th. Legge is attempting to become the first woman and just the sixth competitor overall to run the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. She is set to start the 110th Indy 500 from 26th on the 33-car grid.
Katherine Legge didn't get a chance to turn qualifying laps in her Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Jonathan Bachman via Getty Images Legge is making her fourth start in the Indy 500 in the No. 11 HMD Motorsports/AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet, while she is making just her ninth career NASCAR Cup Series start in the No.
78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet. To say nothing of the grueling 1,100-mile distance and vast difference between running 225 mph in a trimmed-out open-wheel car vs. 160 mph on higher banking in a much heavier stock car, “The Double” has another challenge: geography.
Assuming it is not affected by inclement weather, the Indy 500 should end around 3:45 p. m. ET.