Having at least dabbled in eight professional racing series in the past 11 years, Katherine Legge has picked up a label most drivers don't want.

And yet "journeyman" has become a badge of honor for the 35-year-old British transplant, who's back behind the wheel of the radical DeltaWing in this weekend's 54th Rolex 24 race at Daytona International Speedway.

While readily admitting she'd swap places with her contemporary Danica Patrick, whose career has taken a fairly straight line to top equipment, job security and wealth, Legge also points to experiences she would have missed out on, and experiences she's going to have. Like driving for Grace Autosport, the still-coming-together "all-female" team that hopes to race in the 100th Indianapolis 500 this May.

"Danica went down a very different path to the path I went down, and who's to say which one was right?" Legge says during lunch at a Tampa, Florida, restaurant, where the closest she came to being recognized was a patron squinting to read the DeltaWing logo on her polo. "She's had success in her career to a certain extent at stages, too. I think my journey has definitely been very different. I don't know, I've been part so many cool things."

Since the days of pioneers Janet Guthrie and Lyn St. James, no woman racing in America has shown more versatility than Legge. In fairness, that's been dictated more by her options than her desire to branch out, but since first coming to the U.S. in 2005, Legge has raced in Atlantics, Champ Car, IndyCar, DTM (German Touring Car Masters back in Europe), Formula E (electric cars) and, since 2014, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

She has driven a Daytona Prototype and tested both a Formula One and A1 Grand Prix car. And, yes, she still wants to try NASCAR, which we'll get to in a bit.

That's a lot of divisions, but not since 2005, when she burst onto the scene and won three races in the Atlantics feeder series, and then 2006, when she had flashes of brilliance in Champ Car and, has Legge had the car, or resources to win.

The DeltaWing-Elan/Mazda DWC13 is designed to reduce drag, and use less fuel. DeltaWing Racing

Most recently, driving the DeltaWing has been more about proving the innovation of a car that looks like the peculiar love child of a Le Mans prototype and a fighter jet. DeltaWing is designed to be as fast as the competition while using half the fuel and tires. It has led laps and shown improvement, but working out its reliability shortcomings has been a process and a headache for its drivers.

"Part of me just wants to be in position to win a race every week," Legge says. "I want to be on the top of the podium every race I go to. But as a driver, being part of this development program -- yes, we weren't ever going to win races at the beginning because we're developing stuff -- has made me a million times better because I've learned so much about the technology, about the car, about patience, about all these different things. I think now I've really stepped up my game as a driver."

A novel approach to Indy

In May, Legge will take her broadened skill set and insights back to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where she raced in the Indy 500 in 2012 and 2013, finishing 22nd and 26th, respectively. The new "all-female" team won't really be all female, because there are simply too many jobs to fill, but the aim is to have women in key roles including ownership, driver, engineers, mechanics and some over-the-wall pit crew members.

The focus, Grace Autosport principal Grace Paretta told espnW.com this week, is on building a foundation for the future, rather than trying to pull off a "Miracle On Ice moment" in the 100th Indy. Although sponsorships and partnerships haven't been announced, the effort definitely will happen, Paretta vowed, potentially with a debut in the Phoenix race on April 2.