Katherine Legge’s attempt to become the first woman to complete “The Double” — racing 1,100 miles spread out over two tracks on one day — ended quickly Sunday when she crashed out in the Indianapolis 500.
The English driver completed just 17 of the scheduled 200 laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s iconic 2.5-mile oval. Ryan Hunter-Reay started spinning in the second turn and braked hard to keep his car off the wall, and the trailing Legge, trying to maneuver through smoke, steered inside to try to avoid the 2014 Indy 500 winner and hit the inside wall.
“I’m fine, just gutted more than anything,” Legge said after being checked and released at the track’s infield medical center. “Ryan spun in front of me. I think he was battling his car for a minute. I was just chilling, trying to save fuel, and he spun down the track and started coming up the track, so I tried to go low and just didn’t make it.”