{"id":1040,"date":"2026-05-21T19:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:35:43","slug":"katherine-legge-is-ready-make-historic-attempt-to-try-and-complete-racings-1100-mile-double","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1040","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Legge is ready make historic attempt to try and complete racing\u2019s 1,100-mile \u2018double\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Katherine Legge missed the Indianapolis 500 media day festivities Thursday because of a flight delay in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1038\">Eagles\u2019 Nolan Smith Jr. arrested for driving nearly double the speed limit in Georgia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s hoping it\u2019s the only hiccup she has on a potentially historic week.<\/p>\n<p>While Legge is trying to become the first female driver to attempt the one-day, two-race, 1,100-mile marathon known as the \u201cdouble\u201d on Sunday, her team has spent the past week fine-tuning her race-day plans while getting advice from the most recent driver to attempt the feat, Kyle Larson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, we get all of the travel woes out of the way now before the weekend, and this weekend goes smoothly,\u201d Legge told The Associated Press on Thursday. \u201cMy management has been speaking with Kyle\u2019s management about how to get the logistics sorted out, how they did it and we\u2019re trying our best to copy and paste what they had and they\u2019re just keeping me in the loop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The difference between the five men who attempted to start and finish the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 and the first woman to try it is those guys had months to fine-tune their race strategy, itineraries, contingency plans and which race to prioritize if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Legge\u2019s NASCAR team, BRANDed Management, only made its announcement last week.<\/p>\n<p>The English driver\u2019s team already has lined up a helicopter ride from the track to nearby Indianapolis International Airport and a private jet to take her from Indy to Charlotte on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The rest Legge\u2019s schedule consists of being in Indy for Friday\u2019s final 500 practice, heading to Charlotte for Saturday\u2019s qualifications and back to Indy on Saturday night so she can rest before the scheduled start of the first race at 12:30 p.m. local time. Whenever Legge\u2019s day ends in Indy, she\u2019ll head back to Charlotte for that race\u2019s scheduled 6 p.m. start.<\/p>\n<p>But Larson knows better than most how quickly things can change. A four-hour rain delay in 2024 cost him the chance to make the starting grid in Charlotte on time, and he crashed out of both races last year after rain forced Indy\u2019s start to be delayed for 47 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>It could happen again. Indy\u2019s forecast calls for a 32% chance of isolated thunderstorms Sunday, though Legge has already decided to stay for the 500 if she\u2019s forced into an either-or decision since she\u2019s not a full-time driver in either series.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1036\">Ex-Raleigh daycare teacher indicted after child\u2019s leg broken, court records show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a lot, a lot to do in a short period of time,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I\u2019m very lucky that I\u2019m surrounded by great people who have put in a lot of work, a lot of hours to make this possible. It wouldn\u2019t be possible without e.l.f. Cosmetics and Chevrolet, who are providing the vehicles for us to do this and, obviously, both teams have been awesome and coordinated. So I\u2019m just kind of lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only one driver, three-time Cup champ Tony Stewart, has actually completed all 1,100 miles. This year is the 25th anniversary of his feat.<\/p>\n<p>If Legge is going to expand that one-person club, she knows there\u2019s not much margin for error. First she needs to qualify in Charlotte, then she must stay out of trouble after qualifying 26th on Indianapolis Motor Speedway\u2019s 2.5-mile oval. The weather needs to cooperate and, of course, the flights need to be on time, too.<\/p>\n<p>Larson\u2019s advice: Savor the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said to enjoy it and not to stress about it,\u201d she said, even though Larson acknowledged this week he considered the experience extremely stressful.<\/p>\n<p>Will Power, the 2018 race winner and two-time IndyCar Series champion, also missed media day because of a family commitment. Graham Rahal and Indy rookie Mick Schumacher were the final drivers to appear because they were playing in Rahal\u2019s annual golf tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Legge is eager to get back to town. Sure, she may be scrambling a bit to make up for the time lost in New York, and, yes, she\u2019ll be dealing with a challenging, compact schedule. But she\u2019s also ready to make this a weekend she \u2014 and perhaps race fans \u2014 will never forget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m beyond excited,\u201d Legge said. \u201cLike it\u2019s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do either the Indy 500 or the Coca-Cola 600 but to be able to do both and do both on the same day is pretty special, and it\u2019s an opportunity I don\u2019t take lightly. It\u2019s also very cool to be one of the few who have attempted it, and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how I feel Sunday night. Hopefully, I\u2019ll be happy that I\u2019ve completed all the laps but we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1034\">32 rip current rescues at NC coast ahead of Memorial Day; 4 boaters saved off island, lifeguards train for beach crowds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Katherine Legge missed the Indianapolis 500 media day festivities Thursday because of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Katherine Legge is ready make historic attempt to try and complete racing\u2019s 1,100-mile \u2018double\u2019 - 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