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Indiana\u2019s lack of glamour is a point of pride, rooted in Midwestern practicality and endless flat fields of corn.<\/p>\n

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Lately, though, the Hoosier state has been elevated by towering sports figures. And on Sunday, two will be the fresh faces of the Indianapolis 500, which attracts more spectators than any other single-day sporting event in the world.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark will be the grand marshal. National championship-winning Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will drive the honorary pace car.<\/p>\n

But even those high achievers might be awestruck by one of the race car drivers. Or at least what that driver will attempt.<\/p>\n

Not only will Katherine Legge be the only woman among the 33 drivers in the Indy 500, which begins at 9:45 a.m. PT on Sunday. The 45-year-old motorsports trailblazer from England will then fly to Charlotte to race in the NASCAR Cup\u2019s Coca-Cola 600, which begins at 3:29 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s 1,100 miles of left turns around two oval tracks.<\/p>\n

On the same day.<\/p>\n

As impressive as undertaking what is known simply as \u201cThe Double\u201d are Legge\u2019s travel plans from Indianapolis to Charlotte. Five hours and 44 minutes separate the starts of the two races. The Indy 500 takes longer than three hours to complete. The commute will take close to two hours.<\/p>\n

Legge plans to hustle. She will hop into a helicopter moments after the Indy 500 and head to a nearby private jet that will zip her 366 miles to Concord Airport near Charlotte in an hour. Another helicopter will drop her onto the Charlotte Motor Speedway infield. A golf cart will take a beeline to her Chevrolet Camaro in time for the green flag.<\/p>\n

At least that\u2019s the plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing focused for a three-to-four-hour IndyCar race then a five-hour NASCAR race, it\u2019s the same as driving from New York to Daytona Beach pretty much at, gosh, an average of 200 miles an hour,\u201d Legge said. \u201cYou cannot lose focus for a second of any of that. I don\u2019t think anybody can comprehend that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legge is the first woman and only the sixth driver overall to attempt The Double. Although her career has included IMSA sports cars and Formula E in addition to IndyCar and NASCAR, she has never attempted anything this challenging.<\/p>\n

John Andretti, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson and (rest in peace) Kurt Busch are the others who have tried.<\/p>\n

Larson is the most recent, finishing 18th in the Indy 500 and 37th in the Coca-Cola 600 a year ago. He also tried in 2024 but didn\u2019t get to his car in time in Charlotte because of a rain delay in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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The documentary \u201cKyle Larson vs. The Double\u201d premiered Wednesday on Prime Video. It follows the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion through preparation, logistics and grueling reality of getting through the day.<\/p>\n

Legge is beginning to relate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was thinking about what I\u2019m going to do with a hybrid strategy at the same time as telling people about how I\u2019m going to do the double,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s this weird disconnect, right? Where you\u2019re like, \u2018That\u2019s so cool.\u2019 And conceptually, you know exactly what\u2019s involved, but it doesn\u2019t sink in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Busch, who tragically died at 41 on Thursday from an undetermined illness, turned in a valiant effort in 2014, finishing sixth in the Indy 500 despite having limited experience in IndyCar. Engine problems torpedoed his chances in the Coca-Cola 600, however, and he completed only 271 of 400 laps on the 1.5-mile track.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a challenge I put forth for myself,\u201d Busch said. \u201cI enjoyed it. I soaked it in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only once in five attempts did Gordon complete both races, finishing eighth in Indianapolis and 16th in Charlotte in 2002. A year earlier, Stewart turned in the most impressive double, finishing sixth at Indy and third at Charlotte.<\/p>\n

Andretti was pioneer of The Double in 1994, finishing a respectable 10th before flying to Charlotte with a nurse and registered dietitian to ensure he stayed hydrated. Andretti was penalized for missing the drivers\u2019 meeting, however, and sent from the No. 9 starting position to the rear of the field. He crashed and withdrew on the 91st lap.<\/p>\n

Content with one race Sunday will be defending Indy 500 winner \u00c1lex Palou, who will start on the pole after a four-lap qualifying average of 232.248 mph. Six different drivers have won the race in consecutive years.<\/p>\n

Legge, who will be racing in her fifth Indy 500, will start in the No. 26 position. Actor and Indianapolis native Brendan Fraser will be the honorary starter and wave the green flag. It will be the beginning of an exhausting day.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I\u2019m doing it because it\u2019s a really cool thing to do, and it\u2019s kind of like this old-school epic badge of honor that you get for doing both races in one day,\u201d Legge told Fox Sports. \u201cI\u2019m not doing it to leave a legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can do anything that you put your mind to if you want it enough. It would be remiss of me to not take that responsibility seriously, but at the same time, that\u2019s not why I set out to do it. I set out to do it because I love to race.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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