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,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Katherine Legge will become the first woman in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018 when the veteran makes her debut Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.

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.