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M.B. Mack

NASCAR Driver Slams Claims She Was a 'DEI Hire' After Crashing at Race: 'I Earned My Seat'

Katherine Legge, driver of the #07 Blast Equality Collab Chevrolet, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Road America 180 at Road America on July 29, 2023 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Credit: Logan Riely/Getty Images)

NASCAR driver Katherine Legge is pushing back against accusations that she was a "DEI hire" following a crash at the Xfinity Series race in North Carolina, calling the online abuse she's received sexist and unfounded.

Legge, a veteran racer with over 20 years of professional experience across IndyCar, IMSA and NASCAR, recently made headlines for becoming the first woman in seven years to start a Cup Series race, according to the Associated Press.

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