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IndyCar Indy 500 Auto Racing
Katherine Legge, of England, pulls into the pits during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Indianapolis.
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Katherine Legge remembers her days as a youngster driving go-karts and how at times she was ruthlessly bullied by the boys. Or the trouble she had growing up in racing and in securing sponsorship and support. There are many reasons why Legge is the only female driver starting in this year’s Indianapolis 500. The women’s movement that once promised to bring many more into racing appears to have stalled. There have still been just nine women to start the race in more than 100 years.
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