Things may have ended in disappointment for Katherine Legge once again, but the British driver ended her outing in Talladega with a smile. There was, however, a hiccup that could have ended in disaster for Legge and her team, but an insightful conversation between her Crew Chief and her spotter avoided it.
Driving the No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing, Legge returned to the track after difficult races in Phoenix and Rockingham. The 44-year-old was hoping to tame the 2.66-mile superspeedway but failed in the final stretch.
Radio Conversation Between Katherine Legge’s Crew Chief and Spotter Leaked
Opting to revisit their race strategy, Legge’s Crew Chief and Spotter got on the radio to discuss coming in early for their pit stop. At the time, she had fallen behind her pack owing to a near-miss wreck.
Given the same, she had no tow for herself, and pitting in such a case would have made her lose more time. X user @whatsundersteer has subsequently leaked the conversation that took place within Legge’s team, ultimately leading to them deciding not to bring her back in.
Spotter- “Do you want to pit?”
CC- “Do we have any help?”
Spotter- “No, we don’t have any help bc she almost wrecked on the backstretch and lost the draft.”
CC- “Should we pit when the group ahead pits?”
Spotter- “Pitting by ourselves is going to be better because there’s less likelihood that we’re gonna have an accident.”
Katherine Legge radio:
-Do you want to pit?
-Do we have any help?
-No we don’t have any help bc she almost wrecked on the backstretch and lost the draft.
-Should we pit when the group ahead pits?
-Let’s pit by ourselves bc it’s less likely that we wreck. pic.twitter.com/JWAD3T73Ys— whatsundersteer (@whatsundersteer) April 26, 2025
What’s most noteworthy here is that the duo made the right call by not having Legge pit her car. There was a caution soon after, and the No. 32 driver was able to pit under a yellow flag.
However, the Briton’s luck would not last long as her race came to a premature end with 13 laps to go. This time, though, it was not Legge’s fault, as Aric Almirola owned up to his mistake.
Almirola followed his spotter’s call to move up the track ahead of Legge, but the call came late as the two made contact, leading to a multi-car wreck that engulfed Jeffery Earnhardt and Brandon Jones as well.
Having seen a quick opening, Almirola admitted to jumping the gun at his spotter’s advice. He added that Legge was not at fault for the incident and was precisely where she needed to be.
Meanwhile, Legge even led the race for a while, becoming only the fourth female driver ever to do so in the Xfinity Series. But with the lead coming under a green flag pit window, the Briton isn’t entirely happy with the accolade.
Ultimately, the race ended in a P34 DNF for Legge, marking her third consecutive failed finish. But she isn’t taking it to heart and believes it is too early to be accurately judged on her performances, as her gender should play no role in defining her racing legacy.