The last two seasons have featured Kyle Larson attempting to complete The Double - the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Now, a new driver will take on this major challenge.
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According to a late night announcement, Katherine Legge has secured plans for 2026. She previously announced that she would compete in the 110th Indianapolis 500 with HMD Motorsports/AJ Foyta Racing, but now she will join Live Fast Motorsports for the Coca-Cola 600.
Legge will become only the sixth driver in history to attempt The Double. She will also be the first woman to attempt this and the first non-American.
NEWS: Katherine Legge will attempt the Indy 500/Coca-Cola 600 Double on May 24, becoming only the sixth driver ever to take on the 1,100-mile challenge. pic.twitter.com/rSP1ixq8BU
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 13, 2026
The other drivers to attempt The Double on the same day are Kyle Larson (2024, 2025), Kurt Busch (2014), Robby Gordon (1997, 2000, 2002-2004), Tony Stewart (1999, 2001), and John Andretti (1994).
Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles. He finished sixth in the 2001 Indy 500 and third in the 2001 Coca-Cola 600.
The Indianapolis 500 is a familiar arena for Legge, a native of England. She has competed in the prestigious race four prior times. Her best finish was 22nd in 2012.
Charlotte Motor Speedway, however, will be new. She has only competed in eight Cup Series races over the past two seasons. Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are the two largest oval tracks on which she has competed.
This opportunity to compete in The Double is something that Legge indicated she would want. She spoke about the possibility during a press conference last weekend at Watkins Glen International and said that she hoped she got the opportunity.
Legge also explained why she felt that she would be able to successfully handle 1,100 miles inside a race car in a single day.
"I think I'm in a unique position where I've done a lot of miles in whatever I've driven," she said at Watkins Glen. "You know, I was telling somebody the other day that it was here, like, 2017 or something, where I did a triple stint in the car, and I got out, and I literally fell over the pit wall because it was 100 degrees outside.
"And they gave me IVs, and I'm like, I don't know if I can get back in from my next stint. And they gave me two IVs, and, literally, 10 minutes later, I was like, okay, let's go. I think my endurance is pretty strong. We train all year. A lot of us train over here to be able to keep our heart rate at the 160 to 180 range, which is what it is in the car for multiple hours at a time.
"It becomes more of a challenge for not eating for that long for me because I'm always hungry. But I think I've done so much racing over longer periods of time that I hope that wouldn't be an issue. I'm as fit as I've ever been. Probably fitter. I don't know. Hopefully one day, I'll get the opportunity to put that to the test."
