Katherine Legge's Cup Series debut at Phoenix was a "baptism of fire," but approving her to race was the right call by NASCAR.

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

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

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

For a quarter-century Katherine Legge has served as a trailblazer among women in motorsports. The 44-year-old made her debut in the NASCAR Cup Series this past weekend - much to the chagrin of one NASCAR star who had to deal with her.

Daniel Suárez had another rough outing in his No. 99 Chevrolet, unable to avoid contact with a spinning Katherine Legge. Running in sixth place, Suárez ultimately finished 23rd, as Legge fought to control her car instead of letting it spin out.

After seeing a potential top-10 finish at Phoenix wiped out in a crash with debutant Katherine Legge, Daniel Suárez was critical of NASCAR's driver approval process for the NASCAR Cup Series in a conversation captured on his YouTube Vlog Series.

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.