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Newsweek
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
NASCAR Commissioner Slams Vile Attacks on Female Driver Katherine Legge
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps has addressed the online threats and hate messages that Katherine Legge has received since taking up a part-time racing role in the Cup Series. The British driver has been open with the extensive threats that she has been receiving, mainly via social media. Addressing these, Phelps made his position and the position of the sport very clear to CNN: "I want to be crystal clear about this, we condemn this behavior. It is unacceptable, this is not appropriate for NASCAR, sports, or the world. "This is a woman who has competed very successfully in all forms of motorsports and we want her here at NASCAR. They can take their opinions and their hate right out of NASCAR, because there's just no place for it." Katherine Legge, driver of the #32 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet, waves to fans as she walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2025 in... Katherine Legge, driver of the #32 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet, waves to fans as she walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. MoreThe 44-year-old has got experience in multiple racing disciples, including IndyCar, Formula E, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards, and now the NASCAR Cup Series. She holds the record for the fastest qualifying time for a female driver in the Indy 500, which she set in 2023. Legge has also spoken to CNN about the hate that she has received. "Online bullying is getting more toxic, and I think that somebody needs to call it out," she said. "It's shocking to read some of the vile things that people write, there just seems to be this whole online movement where people think that it's OK to say these things that they would never have the courage to say to people in real life; or absolutely shouldn't." She added: "I think it's more prevalent with women in sports, especially with women in male dominated sports, because we stick out more, you know? There is the opinion that we are a gimmick, or we shouldn't be there because we're DEI hires and we haven't earned our spot. "It's just noise. I have a thick skin. It's not worth my time or energy. I can honestly say it doesn't phase me one way or the other, because they are people who I would not ask an opinion of. The people I respect, team members, my bosses, my partners, my family, my friends, and those who have been there and done it, are the voices that I listen to." She added: "It's just mind-blowing to me because I would never do it. I would ever go online and try and bring somebody else down to raise myself up and so I feel sorry for them, I guess, is the best way of putting it."
Newsweek
27-04-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Katherine Legge Finds Positives in Talladega Performance Despite Late-Race Crash
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. It may have ended with disappointment for Katherine Legge, but the British driver finished her Saturday on a high note as she came away from her Talladega campaign smiling after a P34 result. Driving the No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing on the 2.66-mile superspeedway, Legge followed a difficult couple of races in Phoenix and Rockingham where she failed to finish. But despite this, her racing is improving each weekend. "Honestly, I was having so much fun," she said after her race ended with a crash and a health check by the infield care center. "The car was awesome. I was kind of hanging out for the first two-thirds of the race, and then we got a little bit more racey and I could run up there pretty easy. I thought we were going to have a great day. Can't catch a break." The incident wasn't Legge's fault. Aric Almirola followed his spotter's call to move up the track ahead of the Guildford-born driver, but the call came too late. There was contact, causing a multi-car wreck including Legge and Almirola, as well as Jeffrey Earnhardt and Brandon Jones. Katherine Legge, driver of the #32 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet, walks the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 25, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. Katherine Legge, driver of the #32 e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet, walks the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 25, 2025 in Talladega, just 13 laps to go, it was a heartbreaking end for each of the drivers. "The middle lane was just kind of fading out, and I caused my own crash," Almirola told the media. "I saw a quick opening, and [Reeves] said I was clear, so I made my move." He clarified: "Katherine didn't do anything wrong; she was precisely where she needed to be, and I just turned across her path." Legge led the pack for a brief moment, becoming just the fourth female driver to do so in NASCAR's Xfinity Series history. But, with this being under a green-flag pit cycle and not under race pace, she isn't happy with accepting this record. "That doesn't count," Legge joked. "I can't claim that, that's not right. We'll just say I had a really good day." This makes it Legge's third consecutive DNF so far this season, with her Cup Series debut at Phoenix ending similarly as she clashed with Daniel Suarez, and her Xfinity Series race at Rockingham saw her, William Sawalich, and Kasey Kahne involved in a wreck, too. But she isn't about to take this to heart. In conversation with Throttle Therapy, she said: "My performance and not my gender is what defines me as a competitor. And I haven't been in NASCAR long enough to be accurately judged for that. You can't judge me on three races. "We need more accountability, in my opinion, from the fans, from the social media platforms, and from the organizations to ensure a safe environment for all drivers, athletes."
