Katherine Legge will attempt to become the first woman to complete the “double” by racing in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.
Legge’s agency, BRANDed Management, announced Wednesday that she would add the May 24 NASCAR race — competing in the No. 78 for Live Fast Motorsports — to her entry in the Indy 500 with A.J. Foyt Motorsports’ No. 11 car.
“It’s another groundbreaking thing that I can showcase to the world really that, if you set your mind to things, you can do anything, and you can do things that maybe you never even dreamt of before,” Legge told USA Today.
Legge, 45, is set to enter her fifth Indianapolis 500. Her best finish has been 22nd in 2012; she was 29th last year. She has raced in eight NASCAR Cup races over the past two years and finished 35th last week at Watkins Glen.