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

Katherine Legge's otherwise quiet NASCAR Cup Series debut took a turn on lap 216 of Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix. Legge was running in 28th-place when she got loose on the exit of Turn 2.

Katherine Legge was the first woman to race in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2018 and her time in Phoenix unfortunately ended early. Legge had ups and downs this weekend but was able to learn quickly prior to her spin and wreck in the last stage.

After building up an extensive motorsports resume, Katherine Legge will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut at Phoenix.

Katherine Legge narrowly avoided a catastrophe during the early stages of her NASCAR Cup Series debut after spinning out by herself at Phoenix Raceway.

Katherine Legge has raced in just about every series possible during her 25-year journey in professional motorsports, ranging from dirt tracks to IndyCar. Even so, she doesn't mind admitting to being nervous about potentially rubbing fenders with the likes of Joey Logano,

With her Cup debut Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, Katherine Legge would become the 17th woman to race in NASCAR’s premier series (see list below). The eighth female driver in Cup during NASCAR’s modern era (which began in 1972),

The NASCAR Cup Series is heading to the Phoenix Raceway this weekend. It’s the first of two events. All of the drivers will make a single lap run with the overall lap times deciding the starting lineup.

Legge hasn't publicly shared much information about her dating life since her last romantic relationship ended in 2012.

Adding to the significance of her entry, Ms. Legge will be the first woman to race in a Cup Series event since Danica Patrick ended a nine-year Nascar career at the 2018 Daytona 500.