Katherine Legge to drive car no. 53 instead of JJ Yeley after not qualified at Rockingham

Although Katherine Legge has not qualified for Rockingham Nascar Xfinity Series in her car No. 32, she will compete in number 53 today. It seems that a deal between Jordan Anderson Racing, Joey Gase Motorsports, JJ Yeley and Legge was completed.

JJ Yeley, long -time Nascar driver and journeyman, qualified the car no. 53 in the XFinity Series race. Katherine Legge was able to organize a faster round than five other drivers in qualifying, but on the basis of the commissionals of the owners’ points for the last six positions, Legge was one of two drivers who did not qualify for the race.

Yeley qualified P31, the second to make it for speed. His 23,289 second round made it. Legge’s 23,397 did not manage to make the big show. No matter, she will be in the main event tonight.

Jordan Bianchi from The athlete divided the news on X/Twitter. I am sure nobody will have any problems with this decision.

People can feel how they will feel about it. I am sure that there will be racing fans who are dissatisfied with the move. This is not unusual in Nascar history. Katherine Legge has seven races in her schedule between the XFinity and Cup series in 2025. Her sponsors and the people who support you expect to take these races.

Legge is also new. She needs as much experience and as many rounds as she can. Shane van Gisbergen took a similar step in Daytona in Daytona for the Arca race. He didn’t qualify, but another team was achieved with another team to withdraw them from the race.

How did Katherine Legge get another trip?

Most of the time there is a kind of money compensation for the team or the driver who resigns. We don’t know the details of this exchange Jordan Anderson and Joey Gase Driver, but it would not be surprising whether money would be exchanged.

Again Katherine Legge has only limited experience, a limited schedule and limited ways to prove to their sponsors that they have invested their money well. It is not a big controversy to find a backup plan to get into this race.

However, do not make a mistake, Legge probably gets into poorer equipment. The 53 car is not right away with what Jordan Anderson Racing brings on the track every week. The only top 20 finish gases with both teams came in Daytona in the 53 car.

JJ Yeley drove the NY Racing team in the Cup series in the Cup series this season. He tried to qualify the No. 29 car of the RSS race into the race of the Daytona XFinity Series, but could not create it on the field. Today he qualified, but Katherine Legge apparently needed more.