Katherine Legge dealing with surprising issue during NASCAR Mexico City Cup race: ‘Welded onto my foot’

Katherine Legge had issues with her car at the NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico City as her pedal was stuck to her foot. Per Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, Legge said, the pedal was, “Literally, welded onto my foot.”

Legge was running just outside the top 20 when she revealed the pedal incident. The 44-year-old was competing in the second NASCAR Cup Series race of her career. Earlier in the season, Katherine Legge competed in the Cup Series race at Phoenix and finished 30th. She became the first woman to compete in a Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in the 2018 Daytona 500.

“I loved it and wanted to do more, I just didn’t know how to go about it,” Legge told NASCAR.com about her move to NASCAR. “I’m lucky that my sponsors pivoted with me and we’re all in on NASCAR.

“It was something that I felt incredibly passionate about doing. I have so much fun doing it and am so motivated. I’m working hard at it. I really want to make this home.”

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Legge, who has competed in multiple racing leagues in her career, went on to talk about the challenges NASCAR presents. “It’s super fun to drive the cars; you were wrestling with them the whole time,” Legge reflects on her start in NASCAR. “It’s like Champ Car — we had to wrestle those beasts around the track. [NASCAR is] not easy. It’s one of the hardest championships to chase in the world because of the strength and depth. There are so many good drivers over here that are widely versed in stock car racing.”

Legge drives for Live Fast Motorsports, which is owned by former NASCAR driver BJ McLeod. He knows that Legge will have her share of issues anytime she is on a Cup Series track.

“It’s the toughest thing that she’s ever come across,” McLeod said. “I don’t know that she would tell you that, but I can tell you that the group of drivers that get to do [Cup] every week are truly some of the best drivers in the world. All of them are that good. Not one, not 20, not 30, all 36 or however many are there. They truly are that good, and it makes it extremely difficult for her because even if she’s equally as talented, she doesn’t get to race every week. She is the only part-timer that’s trying to get out there, get up to speed and she has very limited stock car experience.”