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Katherine Legge will be first woman to attempt Indy 500-Coke 600 'double'

Nbcwashington · · 422 words · By Logan Reardon
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The 45-year-old British driver will become the first woman to attempt the iconic Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 "Double" on May 24.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Katherine Legge is the first woman to attempt the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 'Double'.
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“She will also be the oldest person and the first non-American to attempt the feat.”
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While her attempt as the first woman is corroborated, the specific claims that she is the 'oldest person' and 'first non-American' to attempt the feat are not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though her nationality (British) is verified by Wikipedia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Katherine Anne Legge (/ ˈlɛɡ / LEG; born 12 July 1980) [1][2] is a British racing driver who is set to compete in the 2026 Indianapolis 500 for A. J. Foyt Racing, ran by HMD Motorsports.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Legge
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web search NEUTRAL — Katherine Legge will become the first woman ever to attempt the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 "Double" on May 24.
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2026/05/13/katherine-legge…
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web search NEUTRAL — Katherine Legge will attempt to make history later this month by becoming the first woman to complete the famed motorsports "Double" by racing in both IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR ...
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7275708/2026/05/13/katherin…
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“Legge will compete in the Indy 500 for HMD Motorsports with AJ Foyt Racing in the afternoon before immediately flying to Charlotte for the Coke 600 with Live Fast Motorsports.”
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The provided evidence for claim 2 is completely irrelevant (discussing Instagram statistics and cricket), meaning the specific team details (HMD Motorsports, AJ Foyt Racing, Live Fast Motorsports) were not corroborated by the search results provided for this specific claim index.
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“She'll have sponsorship from e.l.f. Cosmetics on both her IndyCar and NASCAR entries.”
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Wikipedia and other web results confirm e.l.f. Cosmetics is sponsoring Katherine Legge's racing efforts in NASCAR and her attempt at 'The Double'.
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web search NEUTRAL — e.l.f further sponsored Katherine Legge's racing for 2025, this time in NASCAR (both the Cup and Xfinity Series) for at least seven races starting at the Xfinity Series' return to Rockingham Speedway …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.l.f.
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web search NEUTRAL — Legge will become the first woman ever to attempt "The Double," one of the rarest feats in motorsports. Across 1,100 miles in a single day, drivers must rapidly adapt between two entirely different ra…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/e-l-f-cosmetics-rewrites-0401…
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web search NEUTRAL — Katherine Legge is doing The Double.Legge will eat and hydrate on the plane and get an IV for extra electrolytes. She’ll to go back and forth the day before, too. That Saturday, she has to attend the …
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2026/05/12/kath…
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“Only five drivers have attempted "The Double" in racing history, with only one ever successfully finishing all 1,100 miles over both races (Tony Stewart in 2001).”
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Wikipedia and NASCAR Hall of Fame sources confirm that Tony Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles (specifically on the lead lap in 2001) and that a very small number of drivers (5-6) have attempted the feat.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tony Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles of both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 without being a lap down. He achieved this in 2001. Double Duty[1] (also referred to as t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Duty
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web search NEUTRAL — While five drivers have gone on to run both races on the same day, six drivers total have attempted to run both races. Davy Jones, who finished 23rd in the 1995 Indianapolis 500, failed to make the fi…
https://tobychristie.com/nascar/cup-series/which-drivers-hav…
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web search NEUTRAL — With Kyle Larson set to attempt the Indianapolis 500/Coca-Cola 600 double, we look back on Tony Stewart's historic double duty runs in 1999 and 2001. In 2001, Stewart became the first - and so far onl…
https://www.nascarhall.com/blog/tony-stewart-double-duty
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“John Andretti (1994), Stewart (1999, 2001), Robby Gordon (2000, 2002-04), Kurt Busch (2014) and Kyle Larson (2025) are the only drivers to start both races on the same day.”
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Multiple sources list John Andretti, Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, and Kurt Busch as the drivers to have competed in both on the same day. Note: The claim includes Kyle Larson (2025), while evidence mentions his 2024 attempt and future bids.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tony Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles of both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 without being a lap down. He achieved this in 2001.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Duty
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web search NEUTRAL — John Andretti, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, who was selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 this week, are the only drivers to compete in both the Indy 500 and Coke 600 in th…
https://www.nbcsports.com/nascar/news/will-weather-impact-ky…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, John Andretti and Robby Gordon are the drivers to have previously raced in both events. McLaren will assist Rick Hendrick, who will enter the Indy 500 as an IndyCar owner for…
https://www.wbut.com/kyle-larson-to-race-the-indy-500-and-co…
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“Larson first attempted the feat in 2024 but missed the start of the race in Charlotte due to a rain delay in Indianapolis.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that in 2024, Kyle Larson attempted the double but rain delayed the start at Indy, affecting his attempt at Charlotte.
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web search NEUTRAL — For the first time since 2014, a driver attempted "Double Duty": Kyle Larson attempted to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte on the same day. But rain delayed the start…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Indianapolis_500
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Larson finished 18th in the rain-delayed Indy 500 before racing to Charlotte for the Coca-Cola 600, only to be stopped by weather there too.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5521332/2024/05/27/kyle-lar…
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web search NEUTRAL — — Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) May 27, 2024. As Sunday approached, the possibility of rain affecting Larson’s double effort got more and more real.Kyle Larson attempted to become the fifth driver to…
https://www.aol.com/sports/weather-plagued-indy-500-coke-135…
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“He got to the starting line for both races last year in his second attempt, but crashed out of both events early.”
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The provided evidence for this claim index is completely irrelevant, discussing a musician named Kyle and a different person named Kyle Loftis, providing no information on Kyle Larson's second attempt results.
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web search NEUTRAL — KYLE. 318,876 likes · 262 talking about this. SmyleCoffee.com kyle.ffm.to/bio
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Kyle Loftis, the founder of the street racing and car culture platform 1320video.com, died in May 2026, according to his website.
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“pioneer Janet Guthrie, who made laps in preparation for both races back in 1976.”
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“Guthrie failed to qualify for the Indy 500, but pivoted to make her NASCAR debut at Charlotte instead (finishing 15th and completing 379 of 400 laps).”
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“She's made four Indy 500 starts with a best finish of 22nd in 2012.”
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“Legge competed in the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen International last weekend, finishing 35th in her eighth career Cup Series start.”
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“She has competed in the the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring and Rolex 24 at Daytona.”
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