Katherine Legge Reveals Her 2026 NASCAR and IndyCar Aspirations: ‘I’d Love to Be the Only Driver to Do Both’

Katherine Legge, who made her NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2025 with Live Fast Motorsports, had used the momentum she gained from her Indianapolis 500 run in 2024 to foray into stock car racing. She is now aiming to return to the event next year as well, backed by her sponsors.

Legge had tried racing at Indianapolis this year, but things did not come together in the end. Now with more time on her hands, she hopes she can find a seat to make her fifth Indy 500 start in 2026.

The 45-year-old British driver told RACER magazine in a recent interview that she wants to go back and have a proper shot at winning the race. Legge admitted that reasons that were sometimes her fault have prevented her from recording a good finish thus far.

Legge’s best finish at Indianapolis was a 12th place in 2012. She wants to score a better result than this. She would absolutely love the opportunity to race in a NASCAR-IndyCar double-header weekend at the Phoenix Raceway in March as well. 

 “I would love the opportunity to see where I end up. With Sam Schmidt, I had a car that was capable of winning, or at least a top 10, and I know I can run there again,” said Legge. There’s no race that evokes the same emotion as Indy. There are some really cool races. You’ve got Daytona 500, you’ve got Le Mans, Bathurst, the Daytona 24 Hour. You’re always gonna want to do those, right?”

Taking on a double-header weekend in these two disciplines is no ordinary task. Even the most celebrated drivers struggle to adapt and perform on the different platforms in quick succession. But there’s certainly no harm in being ambitious.

“As long as you’re in with a shot and you feel like you’ve still got it, and I feel like I’ve still got it, I want to race again at Indy. And I’d love to do Phoenix as well and do the Cup weekend with IndyCar and maybe be the only driver who goes there to do both,” Legge added.

The IndyCar Series will return to Phoenix on March 7, 2026, as part of a rare double-header weekend with the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. It is the first IndyCar race in the region since 2018.