Katherine Legge has had a controversial begin to her NASCAR profession.
In her Cup Sequence debut at Phoenix earlier this season, she was concerned in a crash with Daniel Suarez, about whether or not she deserved a spot on the observe.
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Final weekend, the British racing driver raced within the Xfinity Sequence’ return to Rockingham Speedway. But once more, she triggered controversy, failing to qualify for the race because of an absence of homeowners factors. Whereas she ended up securing a experience with one other crew due to her partnership with e.l.f. Cosmetics, many, together with Jamie McMurray for “shopping for her approach in.”
Katherine Legge throughout observe at Phoenix Raceway.Gary A&interval; Vasquez-Imagn Photographs
Regardless of the web chatter, the 45-year-old driver had an opportunity to show herself on observe at Rockingham. Nevertheless, she was concerned in an accident that began when William Sawalich drove into the rear of her lapped No. 53 automotive, which acquired sideways and slid down the observe immediately into the trail of Kasey Kahne earlier than ricocheting off the HMS automotive and slamming nose-first into the surface wall.
Many with the incident, particularly as a result of it damage Kahne’s probabilities to run up entrance for the remainder of the race. Nevertheless, one race automotive driver has a message for the Katherine Legge haters.
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Marco Andretti, who has competed with Legge for years in IndyCar, got here to the achieved open-wheel racer’s protection.
After an X consumer known as Legge “unproven,” NASCAR driver Ryan Vargas pushed again and reminded the critics that she is the quickest feminine qualifier in Indy 500 historical past.
Andretti noticed the tweet and , writing, “It’s wild to me what number of grown males discuss badly about dangerous [expletive] women like this. Does it make them really feel extra manly from the sofa or one thing?”
Legge will return to the Xfinity Sequence this weekend at Talladega, hoping to close down the keyboard warriors as soon as and for all.
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