NASCAR driver Katherine Legge. Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Katherine Legge making return to NASCAR Cup competition at Las Vegas

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Oct 6, 2025 10:01 PM ET

Katherine Legge will make her first NASCAR Cup Series start on an oval a mile or longer on Sunday.

On Monday, Live Fast Motorsports announced that Legge, who made her Cup Series debut and five other starts with the team this season, will be back behind the wheel of the No. 78 Chevrolet at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the South Point 400.

We are thrilled to announce @katherinelegge will be back behind the wheel of the No. 78 @DesnudaTequila Chevy Camaro this weekend in Vegas! pic.twitter.com/yPM06Yoy3z
— Live Fast Motorsports (@teamlivefast) October 6, 2025

The opening race of the penultimate round of the Cup Series playoffs will be Legge's first Cup Series start since Watkins Glen on Aug. 10. Legge made her Cup Series debut at Phoenix Raceway on March 9. Legge's best Cup Series result to date was a 17th-place finish in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27.

Legge has also competed in six NASCAR Xfinity Series races this season - all of which have been oval races — at Rockingham, Talladega, Texas, Charlotte, Atlanta and Indianapolis, with a best finish of 32nd at Texas.

Her experience at 1.5-mile tracks in the Xfinity Series will be especially helpful at Las Vegas, where she is yet to turn a lap in NASCAR competition.

The South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is schedule for 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, with coverage on USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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