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.

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

Katherine Legge is a 44-year-old veteran of IndyCar and international sports-car racing. She's competed in the Indy 500 and Daytona's Rolex 24.

Driving in the IndyCar Series, Legge set a record at the 2023 Indianapolis 500 for the fastest qualifying time by a woman.

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.

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.

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

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

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.