Katherine Legge aims to become first woman to complete the most daunting task in motorsports
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Key Points:
- Katherine Legge aims to become the first woman to complete the NASCAR-IndyCar "Double," competing in both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day during Memorial Day weekend.
- Only five drivers have attempted the grueling 1,100-mile challenge, with Tony Stewart being the only one to finish both races in 2001; others include John Andretti, Robbie Gordon, Kurt Busch, and Kyle Larson.
- Legge, 45, has experience in both series, making her NASCAR Cup Series debut last season and participating in her fifth Indy 500, with a best finish of 22nd in 2012.
- Her attempt marks 50 years since Janet Guthrie became the first woman to run practice laps at Indy, and follows in the footsteps of Danica Patrick, the most successful female driver in both NASCAR and IndyCar, who never attempted the "Double."
- Legge highlights a current gap in female drivers capable of taking on such challenges and stresses the need to develop the next generation of women racers in both open-wheel and NASCAR series.