Daniel Suárez was in a prime position to pick up his first top-10 finish of the season in last Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Rac

Katherine Legge spent 25 years working her way through professional motorsports before getting her shot at driving a NASCAR Cup Series car.

Katherine Legge didn’t accomplish her goal of finishing the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway, but she still made history as the first woman to pilot NASCAR’s Next Gen car introduced in 2022.

Katherine Legge’s highly anticipated NASCAR Cup Series debut at Phoenix Raceway was anything but easy. The British driver, known for her success in open-wheel and other racing formats, stepped into the world of stock cars hoping to make an impact.

Katherine Legge became the first woman to race in the NASCAR Cup Series race since 2018 on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.

Daniel Suárez isn’t happy with NASCAR for allowing Katherine Legge to race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Legge made her Cup Series debut in the Shriners Children’s 300 and outside of an early spin, stayed out of trouble — until Lap 215.

Katherine Legge isn’t here for tokenism. As the first woman to race NASCAR’s Next Gen car in Sunday’s Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway, the British driver didn’t hold back when addressing the sport’s gender gap.

Katherine Legge discusses her first NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway in March 2025. Legge became the first woman driver in Cup since 2018.

Katherine Legge crashed at Phoenix Raceway in her first NASCAR Cup Series race and collected Daniel Suarez On Sunday, NASCAR raced at Phoenix Raceway. Katherine Legge became this first female to race in the NASCAR Cup Series since Danica Patrick in 2018.