At 44, Katherine Legge Proves It’s Never Too Late to Make a Nascar Debut
Katherine Legge is rewriting the script in a sport where most careers are defined by youthful vigor and early appearances. On Sunday, the 44-year-old racing veteran makes her Nascar Cup Series debut at the Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
Who is Katherine Legge? Meet NASCAR's newest woman driver
Sara Christian, who in 1949 became the first female driver to compete in NASCAR's top division, finished fifth in her second career race, which was at Pittsburgh’s Heidelberg Raceway. It remains the only top-five finish by a woman in the NASCAR Cup Series.
The British driver will made her debut in NASCAR's top series racing for Live Fast Motorsports at Phoenix on Sunday.
Katherine Legge will be the first female to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series race since 2018 when she drives in Sunday's race ...
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