After a yr away, Katherine Legge is returning to compete within the a hundred and tenth Working of the Indianapolis 500.
The Briton will run a #11 Chevrolet entered by HMD Motorsports with AJ Foyt Racing, and bringing again a well-known main sponsor in e.l.f. Cosmetics. She turns into the thirty third driver confirmed for IndyCar’s crown jewel race.
“We labored extremely onerous to be again at this yr’s Indianapolis 500, and I don’t take a single second of it without any consideration,” mentioned Legge, 45. “I’m past grateful to e.l.f. Cosmetics for believing that girls need to take up area in each enviornment—together with this one. Collectively, we’re proving that if you put money into a girl’s dream, there’s no restrict to what she will be able to obtain.
“It truthfully appears like Christmas being again on the 500. Each time I return, I achieve a deeper appreciation for what it takes—not simply to compete right here, however to earn the chance to be right here within the first place. I’m reminded that I’m a small a part of this enormously storied occasion. To the AJ Foyt Racing group, HMD, Chevrolet, IndyCar, and my staff at BRANDed Administration—thanks for combating tirelessly to make this potential.”
Legge is embarking on making her fifth begin within the Indy 500, together with her most up-to-date effort coming with Dale Coyne Racing in 2024 when a mechanical subject after 22 laps resulted in a Twenty ninth-place end. She grew to become the ninth lady to qualify for the race in 2012 earlier than ending twenty second, which presently stands as her finest outcome so far. In 2023, she grew to become the quickest lady to ever qualify for the race, posting a median velocity of 231.07 mph.
Katherine Legge, Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda
Picture by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport Pictures
In 2025, Legge grew to become the primary lady to qualify for a NASCAR Cup Sequence race since Danica Patrick’s 2012 debut, and the primary lady in seven years to begin a Cup race. She made seven Cup begins final yr with Reside Quick Motorsports and recorded two top-20 finishes, together with a better of seventeenth within the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“AJ Foyt Racing has at all times been about giving racers an actual shot,” mentioned Larry Foyt, President of AJ Foyt Racing.
“The collaboration with our companions at HMD and e.l.f. Cosmetics has helped deliver this program to the grid. Katherine has earned this chance, and we’re dedicated to giving her a powerful, aggressive platform.”
The joint effort between AJ Foyt Racing and HMD Motorsports already brings some familiarity, with the 2 already having fashioned a strategic alliance in Indy NXT – the highest developmental class for IndyCar – forward of the 2026 season. Since getting into the sequence in 2019, HMD has established itself as a powerhouse program with a staff championship, two driver titles, and advancing a number of drivers to IndyCar, together with present AJ Foyt Racing rookie Caio Collet.
“It is a great alternative for HMD Motorsports and an extremely proud second for everybody concerned with our group,” mentioned Mike Maurini, President of HMD Motorsports.
“We’ve labored onerous to ascertain HMD as a pacesetter in driver improvement, and to now be a part of an Indianapolis 500 program alongside AJ Foyt Racing and Katherine Legge is one thing very particular. Katherine brings a wealth of expertise, AJ Foyt Racing brings unmatched historical past, and collectively we consider we’ve got assembled a program that may make a powerful impression all through the Month of Could.”
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