Katherine Legge

She's Raced Just About Everywhere Else, and Now Katherine Legge Will Make Her NASCAR Debut


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Katherine Legge will make her NASCAR debut in a two-race Xfinity Series deal with JD Motorsports. The open-wheel and sports car veteran will race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Road America in Wisconsin.

Legge will drive the No. 15 Chevrolet with sponsorship from Maryland-based aviation and technology integration company Airtec.

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The British driver currently competes for Meyer Shank Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. She has one win, four podiums and is second in the GTD championship standings.

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Legge was recently named driver for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the Formula E new Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy Series -- the first to feature street-legal production battery electric vehicles.

Legge ran 28 races in the Champ Car Series, 11 in IndyCar and has two starts in the Indianapolis 500.

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