Watch: Katherine Legge involved in crash in Cup Series debut

NASCAR Cup Series driver Katherine Legge. Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Watch: Katherine Legge involved in crash in NASCAR Cup Series debut

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Mar 9, 2025 6:24 PM ET

Katherine Legge's otherwise quiet NASCAR Cup Series debut took a turn on lap 216 of Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix.

Legge was running in 28th-place when she got loose on the exit of Turn 2. After making slight contact with Josh Berry, Legge went around for the second time in the race, but unlike her Lap 4 spin, this one wasn't a single-car incident.

Unfortunately for Daniel Suarez — who was running in sixth-place at the time — Legge's spin happened right in front of him. As Legge attempted to lock her car down and control her slide down the backstretch, Suarez's No. 99 plowed into the side of Legge's No. 78, incurring major damage to the front of Suarez's Chevrolet.

The No. 78 goes around and collects @Daniel_SuarezG. pic.twitter.com/X6qyKN8cuM
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 9, 2025

Legge was able to drive away from the scene of the crash with damage to the left-rear of her Chevy.

Legge's start in Sunday's race marks the first time a female has competed in a NASCAR Cup Series event since Danica Patrick raced in the 2018 Daytona 500.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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