Katherine Legge narrowly avoided a catastrophe during the early stages of her NASCAR Cup Series debut after spinning out by herself at Phoenix Raceway.

The Shriners Children’s 500 in Phoenix will see Britain’s Katherine Legge become the first woman since Danica Patrick to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series. Driving the No. 78 Chevrolet, Legge will start the race in P37,

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