Katherine Legge was not initially expected to become the sixth driver in history to complete ‘The Double’ by competing in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day in 2026. However, plans change, and now the 45-year-old racer is set for a march into the history books.
Legge, the fastest female driver in Indianapolis 500 qualifying history, was already set to compete in her fifth career Indianapolis 500 this season, driving the No. 11 entry for HMD/A.J. Foyt Racing. On Wednesday, Legge added an entry into the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
e.l.f. Cosmetics will sponsor both of Legge’s Memorial Day weekend efforts, as they’ll also adorn the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series garage.
While Legge is guaranteed entry into the Indianapolis 500, as only 33 entries are set to battle it out for a position on the starting grid, it is currently unknown if more than 40 cars will show up to compete for a starting spot in the Coca-Cola 600.
If she can lock into the field for the Coca-Cola 600, and weather doesn’t become an issue on race day at the Indianapolis 500, she will join John Andretti (1994), Robby Gordon (1997, 2002, 2003, and 2004), Tony Stewart (1999, and 2001), Kurt Busch (2014), and Kyle Larson (2025) as the only drivers who have competed in both marquee events in a single day.
In doing so, Legge would become the first female competitor to accomplish the feat. The native of Guildford, Surrey, England, would also become the first non-American-born driver to complete ‘The Double’, and at 45-years-old, she would become the oldest competitor to ever do it.
Stewart, in 2001, is the only driver to ever complete all 1,100 miles of racing action in the same day, as the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion finished sixth on the lead lap in the Indianapolis 500, and then third on the lead lap in the Coca-Cola 600.
In Wednesday’s second practice session for the 110th Indianapolis 500, Legge was the 33rd-fastest competitor on the speedcharts with a lap time of 40.7267 seconds (220.985 mph). The driver and her No. 11 team have plenty of time to make adjustments in an effort to find more speed before the Indianapolis 500 next Sunday.
