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For the Cup: Legge and other extraordinary women who’ve raced NASCAR

When Katherine Legge takes the green flag in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway, she will become the 17th different woman to compete at the top level of stock car racing and the first in over seven years. The British racer will also be just the third woman…

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Katherine Legge to be the 1st woman in 7 years to compete in NASCAR Cup Series race

Katherine Legge will become the first woman in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018 when the veteran makes her debut Sunday at Phoenix Raceway

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Katherine Legge To Make NASCAR Cup Series Debut

Katherine Legge to make history in NASCAR Cup Series debut, inspiring fans and racers.

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Katherine Legge to Run Phoenix NASCAR Race, Become First Female Cup Driver Since 2018

The British driver will make history Sunday.

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Katherine Legge takes next step in NASCAR career with Cup debut at Phoenix

Katherine Legge — a name many have seen across various racing paddocks over the years, particularly as a veteran sports car and IndyCar driver — will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. The 44-year-old becomes just the 17th woman to ever compete at the highest…

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Formula E all-female test: Who is driving and when is it?

Formula E will run an all-female session during its official pre-season test for the 2024-25 campaign in November.

Autosport

Palou takes title after early Power troubles; Herta bests O’Ward to win wild Nashville race

Alex Palou successfully defended his IndyCar crown to repeat as champion, while Colton Herta charged to victory in a wild season finale at Nashville SuperSpeedway.

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IndyCar Finale Music City Grand Prix: Start time, how to watch and more

The IndyCar season finale will take place this weekend at the Nashville Speedway in Tennessee. Alex Palou and Will Power are both seeking a third drivers’ title, as the championship fight between the pair has come down to the final race. IndyCar will crown its 2024 champion at this weekend’s…

Autosport

McLaughlin outlasts rivals in wild Race 2 at Milwaukee

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin stormed to his third victory of the season in a wild second race of the doubleheader weekend in IndyCar’s return to The Milwaukee Mile.

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IndyCar St Louis: Newgarden wins after controversial restart

It was Newgarden's fifth victory at the track formerly known as Gateway, and his second of the 2024 season.

Motorsport

IndyCar St. Louis: McLaughlin snags pole as Herta crashes

The New Zealander rocketed to the top spot with a two-lap average of 179.972 mph around the 1.25-mile oval based just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. The pole marks his fourth of the season and ninth of his career.

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Legge returns for Dale Coyne Racing at Iowa IndyCar double-header

Dale Coyne Racing has announced that Katherine Legge will contest this weekend’s double-header round for the IndyCar Series at Iowa Speedway.

Autosport

How many women have raced in Le Mans before and have they won?

Though underrepresented in motorsport, women have played an important role in Le Mans history. Find out more about that history and the women behind it here.

Autosport

Indy 500: Newgarden goes back-to-back with last-lap pass on O’Ward

Despite a four-hour rain delay, the clouds diminished and an intense battle finished as the sun set on more than 300,000 fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Legge and DCR trying to find the right balance for Indy 500

The Briton has been put through a challenging time trying to rein in the No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda, with multiple near-misses and also slight contact with the wall.

Motorsport

Katherine Legge is back with a vengeance at the Indy 500

The fastest female driver in the Indy 500 history tells Motorsport about the nerves she's needed to make the grid at this year's race.

Autosport

2024 Indy 500 weather forecast: will it rain on Sunday?

Excitement is at an all-time high with the build-up to the Indy 500 well underway - but the weather is not looking so kind. Rain is forecasted for race day, which could severely impact proceedings as the Indy 500 does not run in the wet, due to the threat of…

Motorsport

Indy 500 qualifying: Siegel bumped from field, then wrecks

Dale Coyne Racing’s 19-year-old rookie is the only driver who will go home today, despite a huge scare for 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global), who miscounted his laps and backed off after the white flag on his first run. He had to run again and jumped to…

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Line-up announced for More than Equal’s new female driver development programme

The group includes six promising 13-14-year-olds from Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Slovakia and the UK, who will all now follow a technical and tactical coaching and development programme that aims to accelerate at least one of them onto the Grand Prix grid. A further four drivers under the age…

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Dale Coyne Racing tabs Jack Harvey for GP of Long Beach

On Monday morning, the team provided Harvey with a special present for his 31st birthday by revealing via social media his name being stamped on the car for Long Beach.

Autosport

Remainder of Indy 500 Open Test cancelled due to rain

Although six hours of testing was expected to resume at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday at 10am local time, IndyCar already called off any activities after lingering showers and an unpromising forecast have forced an early end to the two-day event.Rain also put an early end to Wednesday’s on-track…

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Sebring 12h: Deletraz bests Bourdais to claim victory for Acura

Deletraz, driving the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti’s No. 40 Acura ARX-06, applied the pressure with less than six minutes to go on Cadillac Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, who had a firm hold of the lead for much of the final hour. The two tangled with on-track shoves, but it was…

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Record-breaking nine women to compete in Daytona 24 Hours - who are the drivers?

The Daytona 24 Hours will start on Saturday 27 January 2024 and features a record-breaking nine women on the entry list. The opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship will take place at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida and is one of the most anticipated events on the sports…

Motorsport

Daytona 24h Roar: Porsche beats BMW by 0.035s in opening IMSA test session

Tandy lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.617s in his GTP class, Penske-run 963 in pleasant and warm track conditions.

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The 10 brightest female stars of 2023

Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.

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