Legacy Motor Club reveals new crew chief for Erik Jones, other changes Justin Alexander will work as the crew chief for the No. 43 in 2026 Motorsport · Jan 5
Rick Ware Racing countersues Legacy Motor Club in charter dispute Earlier this year, Legacy Motor Club (LMC) filed a lawsuit against rival team, Rick Ware Racing (RWR). The team claimed RWR attempted to illegally back out of a deal to sell one of its charters to the Jimmie Johnson-led group. LMC had entered a Charter Purchase Agreement with RWR, signed a document… Motorsport · Jun 18, 2025
Restraining order slapped on Rick Ware Racing in dispute over $45 million charter deal Just last week, it was revealed that Legacy Motor Club (LMC) filed a lawsuit against Rick Ware Racing (RWR) in Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Courts. The legal dispute surrounds a Charter Purchase Agreement with LMC claiming RWR was trying to back out of a signed agreement that would allow… Motorsport · Apr 9, 2025
Rick Ware Racing calls LMC lawsuit a "misguided attempt to tarnish our reputation" On April 1st, Legacy Motor Club (LMC) -- co-owned by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson -- filed a lawsuit against Rick Ware Racing regarding a charter dispute. And RWR has already come out swinging in response. Motorsport · Apr 2, 2025
Legacy Motor Club's "patience has run out", filing lawsuit against Rick Ware Racing With the highly contentious legal battle between 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR over the 2025 Charter Agreement ongoing, yet another lawsuit relating to charters has arisen. However, this is very different from the 23XI/FRM vs. NASCAR situation, which claims the sanctioning body violated antitrust laws. Motorsport · Apr 1, 2025
Erik Jones agrees to multi-year contract extension with Legacy Motor Club Jones' signing comes on the heels of a recent organizational shakeup at LMC. Longtime NASCAR engineer Jacob Canter took over as director of competition and Bobby Kennedy was hired in a newly created position of general manager. Motorsport · Aug 13, 2024
2024 NASCAR at Kansas schedule, entry list, and how to watch Denny Hamlin held off a charging Kyle Larson to win at Dover, securing his third win of the 2024 season. He and William Byron are the only drivers with multiple victories this year. Motorsport · May 2, 2024
Heim talks 'brutal' timeframe to learn ahead of NASCAR Cup debut Heim, 21, competes full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series, where he has won several races. But he is also the reserve driver for Legacy Motor Club so when Erik Jones suffered a back injury in a 70G crash at Talladega Superspeedway, Heim was called up to drive the car in… Motorsport · Apr 28, 2024
Jimmie Johnson on the Next Gen: "You can’t slip and slide this car" The new car demands you drive it differently than previous generations, which has been a difficult transition for Johnson, who has been involved in a crash in every race he's attempted with the Next Gen car. Motorsport · Apr 14, 2024
Johnson crashes early, but LMC still earns two top-tens in Daytona 500 While team co-owner and Hall of Fame inductee Jimmie Johnson’s race didn’t go as well as he hoped, LMC’s two full-time drivers – John Hunter Nemechek and Erik Jones – both left Monday’s rain-delayed Daytona 500 with a strong start to the 2024 season. Motorsport · Feb 20, 2024
Pastrana on his Extreme E debut for LMC: "The change is coming" Pastrana, an 11x X-Games Gold Medalist, extreme sports icon and occasional NASCAR competitor, made his debut this past weekend in the Extreme E series, competing with a new team fielded by Legacy Motor Club, co-owned by Johnson and Maury Gallagher. Motorsport · Feb 20, 2024
Jimmie Johnson: Toyota move "overwhelming in the greatest of ways" With LMC’s move from Chevrolet to Toyota in the offseason, Toyota will field eight full-time Cup teams for the first time since the 2011 season. Johnson will run at least nine events himself, putting nine fully funded teams on track in at least a quarter of the races. Motorsport · Feb 14, 2024
Jimmie Johnson, Travis Pastrana to join Extreme E LMC, which fields two full-time entries in NASCAR’s Cup Series and a part-time entry for Johnson, will make its Extreme E debut in the 17-18 February Desert X Prix with drivers Travis Pastrana and Gray Leadbetter. Autosport · Feb 12, 2024
Jimmie Johnson, Travis Pastrana to join Extreme E in 2024 LMC, which fields two full-time entries in NASCAR’s Cup Series and a part-time entry for Johnson, will make its Extreme E debut in the Feb. 17-18 Desert X Prix with drivers Travis Pastrana and Gray Leadbetter. Motorsport · Feb 12, 2024
Motorsport · Jan 25, 2024 Trevor Bayne, Corey Heim join Legacy Motor Club in new roles Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 champion, will join LMC as a driver optimization leader for the 2024 Cup Series season working under LMC’s new competition advisor, Matt Kenseth.
TV Tech · Jan 24, 2024 Local Media Consortium Selects EX.CO as Preferred Video Platform Bonneville International and WRAL among LMC members now working with EX.CO’s video platform and technologies
Broadcasting & Cable · Jan 24, 2024 Local Media Consortium Picks Ex.Co Video Publishing Technology Bonneville, WRAL already working with Ex.Co
Motorsport · Jan 6, 2024 NASCAR Cup driver/team changes for the 2024 season While top teams such as Team Penske, Hendrick Motorsports, and Joe Gibbs Racing remain unchanged, there's still plenty to talk about throughout the 2024 field.
Motorsport · Dec 12, 2023 Jason Burdett named crew chief for Jimmie Johnson A veteran member of the industry, Burdett joins the third LMC Toyota Camry XS entry, which will run part-time with Johnson driving. Three races have already been announced including the Coke 600 at Charlotte, with several more expected.
Motorsport · Nov 13, 2023 Beshore joins Nemechek at LMC as Cup crew chief LMC had previously announced it had signed Nemechek to drive its No. 42 Toyotas beginning next season and on Monday said Beshore – who worked with Nemechek in the Xfinity Series this past season – will join him.
Motorsport · Oct 16, 2023 Nemechek to run Homestead Cup race with LMC LMC announced early last month that it had hired Nemechek to compete full-time in its No. 42 Cup car beginning in the 2024 season.
Motorsport · Oct 10, 2023 Hocevar secures 2024 NASCAR Cup ride with Spire Motorsports Hocevar, 20, revealed the multi-year deal on NASCAR Race Hub. He will replace Ty Dillon as the full-time driver of the No. 77 Spire Motorsport Chevrolet, competing alongside team-mates Corey LaJoie and Trackhouse signee Zane Smith.
Motorsport · Aug 28, 2023 Carson Hocevar to compete in Darlington Cup race with LMC The 20-year-old native of Portage, Mich., will make just his second career Cup start in Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
Motorsport · Aug 18, 2023 Berry returns at Daytona in LMC's 'challenging' 2023 season Josh Berry has been tapped to once again drive LMC’s No. 42 Chevrolet, this time in next Saturday night’s Cup series regular season finale at Daytona.
Motorsport · Aug 10, 2023 Noah Gragson and NASCAR team Legacy Motor Club part ways The team says Gragson "requested to be released from his contract."