Legge not sweating the logistics of Indy/Charlotte double

Katherine Legge is in the loop on the logistics for her Memorial Day weekend double attempt at the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, but only to a point.

Legge prefers not to deal with the headache of it all. She figures the details of getting her from Indianapolis Motor Speedway to Charlotte Motor Speedway, plus all that comes in the days beforehand of going back and forth for various activities, are above her pay grade.

“I have also tried not to put any pressure on the people that are organizing it; I have a wonderful team of people,” Legge said. “But it is a headache. There isn't much time in between. It really started at Watkins Glen, and the process is going through the race and getting back to Indy because of the banquet the next day, too.

“We’ve got practice and qualifying on Saturday, we’ve got to be back then in Indy, and then we’ve got the race day logistics. If anything is delayed at all, we don’t make it in time to start the Coke 600, and that’s obviously very important.”

AJ Foyt Racing/HMD Motorsports is fielding Legge in the Indianapolis 500. Live Fast Motorsports, owned by BJ McLeod, is fielding her entry in NASCAR’s longest race, and one of its crown jewels, the Coca-Cola 600. It will be Legge’s first Cup Series start at the facility.

The Cup Series practice window is 1:30-2:30pm ET on Saturday, May 23. But the field is split into two groups, each getting 25 minutes on the racetrack.

“I’ve also stressed how important it is to get every single lap of practice, so we can’t be late on Saturday, even though we have to do the autograph session and the driver’s meeting and everything here (in Indianapolis) first,” Legge said. “So, I’m like, ‘Can we get a faster plane?’ There is a golf cart organized to go to the helicopter to go to the plane. We’re not flying out of Indy main airport; we’re flying out of Zionsville, I think, because they say we’ll get ground clearance quicker.

“I hope the plane is fast. I hope everything is organized. I hope we’re not waiting on anybody because obviously, there are a ton of people doing it with us. We’ve got folks from e.l.f., and we’ve got a film crew and my dad. Everybody has to be organized.”

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The green flag is scheduled for 12:45pm ET in Indianapolis. Severe weather has impacted the race in the last two years.

NASCAR will throw the green flag in the Coca-Cola 600 shortly after 6pm ET.

“One thing that Kyle [Larson] said when I was speaking to him about it was, ‘Enjoy it. Don’t get stressed about it,’ because he regrets not enjoying it as much as he did, I think,” said Legge. “So I'm trying not to worry about any of that stuff. What will be will be. It’s out of my control. It’s not in my purview.

“I will just do the best job that I can do as a race car driver, Katherine, not as a control freak, Katherine who wants to know all the details.”