Katherine Legge didn’t accomplish her goal of finishing the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway, but she still made history as the first woman to pilot NASCAR’s Next Gen car introduced in 2022.

Katherine Legge spent 25 years working her way through professional motorsports before getting her shot at driving a NASCAR Cup Series car.

Daniel Suárez isn’t happy with NASCAR for allowing Katherine Legge to race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Legge made her Cup Series debut in the Shriners Children’s 300 and outside of an early spin, stayed out of trouble — until Lap 215.