For the first time since Danica Patrick competed in the 2018 Daytona 500, a NASCAR Cup Series race will feature a female driver. Katherine Legge, a 44-year-old Englishwoman who has driven in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series and raced last year in the Indianapolis 500,

Katherine Legge will be making her NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This marks the first time a female driver has started a race in the Cup Series since Danica Patrick competed in 2018.

Katherine Legge will make Nascar history on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, becoming the first woman since Danica Patrick to compete in the Cup Series.