By Holly Cain; NASCAR Wire Service
Charlotte, NC (May 25, 2026) — On a race day ultimately demanding as much perseverance as endurance, British driver Katherine Legge became only the sixth driver – and first woman - in racing history to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s longest race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on the same day.
A heavy rain shower forced the early end of the Coke 600 - 27 laps shy of its 400-lap scheduled distance to bring out the final checkered flag for Legge, whose No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet was scored 31st in the 39-car field.
Despite her laps-down finish at Charlotte, Legge, 45, joins an elite and impressive list of drivers in her historical work in the Memorial Day “Double” in what was clearly an emotional and eventful day for both starting grids.
As happens in racing, the veteran had to deal with circumstances she could anticipate and also those out of her control. She was scored 33rd at the Indianapolis 500 after being collected in another driver’s early race accident, but showed great resiliency in answering that with her 31st place finish in the 39-car Charlotte 600-miler – only her ninth career NASCAR Cup Series race and first at the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Legge joins an esteemed list of talented drivers to complete the Memorial Day “Double,” including Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson and the late John Andretti. The NASCAR Hall of Famer Stewart boasts the best overall “Double” day with a sixth place at Indianapolis and a third place at Charlotte in 2001.