Katherine Legge — a name many have seen across various racing paddocks over the years, particularly as a veteran sports car and IndyCar driver — will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. The 44-year-old becomes just the 17th woman to ever compete at the highest level of stock car racing, and the first since Danica Patrick, who made her final start in the 2018 Daytona 500. She will also be the first woman born outside of the United States to compete in the Cup Series since 1977.
Legge's experience in stock cars is limited, making four Xfinity starts in 2018 and a fifth last year, finishing as high as 14th at Road America. She also made her ARCA debut earlier this year at Daytona, starting ninth before being collected in an early wreck and failing to finish.
