Katherine Legge’s return to NASCAR’s Cup Series was supposed to be a historic moment. As the first woman to compete in the Cup Series since Danica Patrick retired in 2018, there was plenty of excitement surrounding her debut at Phoenix Raceway.

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Katherine Legge endured some early adversity as she became the first woman since Danica Patrick in February 2018 to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway.