NASCAR has housed a host of gifted drivers within its banner. From Red Byron and Curtis Turner to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr., there exists a clear through line by which stock car greats ...

But NASCAR itself has struggled to find its footing amid growing interest in women’s sports; despite an ongoing search for a female driver ... than 60 percent of the crowd was men.

The last woman to compete in a Cup race was Danica Patrick, whose final NASCAR race was the 2018 Daytona 500. Patrick made 191 Cup starts from 2012-18 and ran in 61 Xfinity races from 2010-14. Legge ...

Katherine Legge is set to become the first female driver since Danica Patrick to take part in a NASCAR Cup Series event. Legge, 44, will drive Live Fast Motorsport’s #78 Chevrolet in the fourth ...

For the first time since Danica Patrick competed in the 2018 Daytona 500, a NASCAR Cup Series race will feature a female driver. Katherine Legge, a 44-year-old Englishwoman who has driven in ...

She will become the 17th female driver to start a Cup race, and the first since Danica Patrick's 2018 retirement. “Entering the NASCAR Cup ... everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball ...