NASCAR driver lamentes “unacceptable” social media comments
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Professional driver Added Catherine He did a lot to make her mark in the sports of car racing.
She holds the record for the fastest qualifying times for women in the Indianapolis 500. She was the first woman to win an open wheel race in North America. She was also the first woman to be appointed to the Motorsport Walk of Fame in Long Beach.
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Katherine Regg will sign the sign before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway on March 9, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (AP Photos/Daryl Webb, File)
However, the UK driver revealed in an episode of the podcast that she received a “death threat” after a fan crashed. NASCAR XFINITY Series Last weekend I raced at Rockingham. The incident also involved veteran driver Casey Carne.
“Let me be very clear, I’m racing here and I’m competing here. I don’t tolerate any of these threats, whether it’s on track or not,” Reguet said in the “throttle therapy” episode.
She added, “The inappropriate social media comments I received are not just intrusive, they are unacceptable.”
Ledge became the first woman to start a NASCAR Cup Series race in seven years when she made the field in Phoenix. The Xfinity series race was the second race of the season. She bumped from the starting grid for ownership, so she was pushed into JJ Yeley’s car.
Ledge was out of pace in the race when William Sawarich entered the back of her car and sent the spinning. Kahne couldn’t go anywhere, so she bumped into her at the bottom of one truck. Reg was hit so hard that she spinned.
As for social media comments, Ledge pushed back fewer claims than the “day rental” or “gimmick” driver, who never actually won her spot.
Katherine Reguet is a professional British driver. (AP)
“I got a seat at that racetrack,” Ledge said. “I work hard like any other driver and have raced professionally for the past 20 years. The team that hired me is 100% sure I’m not hiring Day or gimmicking anything, without bringing much of the 20 years.
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Legge has finished 36th in Rockingham. Her best finish in the Xfinity series was 14th in Road America, Wisconsin in 2018.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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