Katherine Legge and e.l.f. Cosmetics are teaming up to make several starts in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series this year as Legge expands her involvement in stock car racing.
Legge will make her first of seven Xfinity Series starts on April 19 at Rockingham Speedway (4 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), with her second Xfinity race scheduled for Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24.
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Her return to the Cup Series is slated for June 15 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, where the circuit will host its first-ever international points-paying event since 1958.
Leggge became the eighth woman in the modern era to compete in NASCAR and the first since Danica Patrick in 2018 to race in the Cup Series, with her debut earlier this season at Phoenix Raceway.
“I’ve never felt more empowered than I do with e.l.f. by my side,” Legge said in a press release. “e.l.f. truly walks the walk when it comes to putting its community — and especially women in sports — in the, pun-intended, driver’s seat. I’m thrilled to work towards achieving my racing goals with my e.l.f. team alongside Team Chevy.
“I want to be respected as one of the best drivers in motorsport, and there is no better place to hone my skillset against the best of the best in front of the largest motorsport audience in the U.S. With the pivot to go all in on NASCAR, we are diversifying my own racing legacy as well as the paddock for future generations.”
e.l.f. first partnered with Legge for the 2023 Indy 500 and have supported her across different motorsports disciplines.
“As they say in NASCAR, we have found our groove,” said Kory Marchisotto, chief marketing officer, e.l.f. Beauty. “Fueling Katherine’s dream to be one of the best motorsports drivers of all time is our mission. Inspiring young athletes to fast track their own ambitions is our passion. Female NASCAR fans are more likely to watch sports on TV, listen on the radio and attend a live event than female fans of other sports. That’s our signal to lean the e.l.f. in with zero distance between us and the community.”
Legge’s focus on NASCAR showcases her growth and versatility as a driver; more of her Cup and Xfinity Series races will be released at a later date.
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