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Katherine Legge becomes first woman in seven years to participate in Nascar Cup Series

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PHOENIX- March is Women’s History Month, and the first woman to participate in the NASCAR Cup Series in seven years will be there.

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Katherine Legge will make her debut in the Shriners Children’s 500 race on Sunday. She will become the first woman to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series since Danica Patrick in 2018 and the 17th woman to participate in a Cup race.

“I don’t want to just be a female driver for the sake of ticking a diversity box, right?” Legge said, according to USA Today. “I want to be there on merit, and I want to be a good example for everybody that’s coming up behind me.” She continued, “I have to prove competence at the end of the day, right?  Don’t think anybody expects me to go out and set the world on fire and be competitive because it’s the most competitive championship in the world. I just don’t want to make any mistakes and look silly or look incapable. I think the competitiveness will come with experience.”

During her auto racing career, Legge, who grew up in Guilford, England, has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series five times, with her most recent race resulting in a 14th place finish at Road America in 2023.

Legge has also participated in the Indianapolis 500 on four occasions and, in 2023, set the record for the fastest qualifying time ever achieved by a woman.

Legge will drive the No. 78 Droplight Chevrolet Camaro in Phoenix on Sunday.

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Reporter Aya Abdeen covers the Phoenix Mercury, Arizona State Athletics and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow her on her X account, @ayabdeen, and on Bluesky, @ayabdeen.bsky.social. 

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