Regardless of a disappointing end in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Sequence race at Talladega Superspeedway, Katherine Legge has a cause to be optimistic.
In her second Xfinity Sequence begin of the 2025 season, the 44-year-old from Guildford, England, drove the most effective races of her NASCAR profession. After a tough NASCAR Cup Sequence debut at Phoenix and a crash in her first Xfinity Sequence race of the season at Rockingham, Legge stayed out of hassle for many of Saturday’s race.
It was a refreshing run for Legge, who laid again in Phases 1 and a couple of earlier than turning up the wick in Stage 3. Legge drove her No. 32 Chevrolet into the highest 15 late within the race, however hassle discovered her on Lap 101.
As the sector roared down the backstretch, veteran driver Aric Almirola tried to fill a niche on the high of the racetrack. After being informed he was clear by his spotter, Almirola tried to slip up in entrance of Legge, solely to search out that he was removed from clear. Almirola, Legge, Jeffrey Earnhardt and Brandon Jones have been all concerned within the crash.
