Daniel Suárez had another rough outing in his No. 99 Chevrolet, unable to avoid contact with a spinning Katherine Legge. Running in sixth place, Suárez ultimately finished 23rd, as Legge fought to control her car instead of letting it spin out.
Katherine Legge reached a milestone by competing in the NASCAR Cup Series Shriner’s Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway. However, 23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace’s spotter, Freddie Kraft, didn’t hold back in criticizing NASCAR’s decision to let Legge race despite her limited stock car experience.
Katherine Legge isn’t here for tokenism. As the first woman to race NASCAR’s Next Gen car in Sunday’s Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway, the British driver didn’t hold back when addressing the sport’s gender gap.