Live Fast Motorsports has a new driver for their NASCAR Cup Series car, and it's a veteran motorsports racer and a woman. Katherine Legge, 44, will make her debut in the series this Sunday at Phoenix Raceway in the Shriners Children's 500,

Live Fast Motorsports announced Monday that Katherine Legge will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

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

Katherine Legge, a 44-year-old Brit with experience in the Xfinity Series as well as in open-wheel racing and other formats, will get a start this week at Phoenix Raceway.

Legge, a 20-year veteran of motorsports, joins Live Fast Motorsports for a one-off race in the No. 78, which co-owner BJ McCloud usually drives. While things have been happening behind the scenes to get Legge into a Cup car, the partnership with BJ and Jessica McCloud's Live Fast Motorsports came together quickly.

Katherine Legge is set to make history as the first woman in seven years to race in the NASCAR Cup Series. The veteran driver will compete in the Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway, piloting the No.