Katherine Legge‘s No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda lasted only 24 laps in this year’s Indianapolis 500, one in a succession of engine failures for Honda throughout the weather-delayed race.
However, Legge is already determined to come back to the Brickyard and make things right, for herself and for her fans.
“I know that I can’t end on this note,” Legge told Frontstretch as she left her pit box after retiring. “I keep coming back. I need redemption. So that’s my plan, I’ll be back.”
Legge’s entry into this year’s 500 was notably sponsored by e.l.f Cosmetics, a major cosmetics brand based in Oakland, California. Legge’s stock in the 500 has risen over the last year, and 2024 looked to be her shot at redemption.
Driving the fourth Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing car in the 2023 500, Legge out-qualified her three full-time teammates, making herself the only RLL driver to lock into the race without having to face the trials of last chance qualifying. However, an early spin during pit stops ended Legge’s day and placed her No. 44 Honda as the last-place finisher.
This year, Legge again arrived at the Speedway as a one-off entry, albeit in a new team with a new sponsor, and made her presence known with a gutsy run in qualifying. A little bounce off the wall at 227 miles per hour never hurt anyone.
Frontstretch‘s Christopher DeHarde caught up with Legge after qualifying, where she described her decision to keep the throttle planted while bouncing off the wall as “what any sensible person would do.”
Legge returned to the Speedway in 2024 with not only the aim to improve upon last year’s result, but with the backing of e.l.f., aiming to do more than just perform on the track.
“e.l.f. is truly changing the face of motorsports by lifting women up and challenging norms,” Legge had said in her April press release with Dale Coyne Racing. “When I was nine years old, I decided I wanted to be a race car driver, and I never would have dreamed a beauty brand would one day be my primary sponsor in the Indy 500. Together with DCR, Honda, and e.l.f., we will truly empower women who are breaking barriers, pushing boundaries, and testing the limits by giving them the confidence and a path towards realizing their dreams, whatever they may be!”
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