Legacy Motor Club, formerly known as Petty GMS Motorsports, is an American professional

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team owned by

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and

Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series driving for Petty GMS Motorsports. Johnson's seven Cup championships, ...

that competes in the

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where they field the Nos. 42 and 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Noah Gragson and Erik Jones, respectively, along with the No. 84 Camaro part-time for team co-owner Johnson. The team has a technical alliance with

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History

On December 1, 2021, Gallagher purchased a majority interest in the former

Richard Petty Motorsports Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded as a result of the merger between Gillett Evernham Motorsports (GEM) and Petty Enterprises, with ...

for 19 million. The deal included both of RPM's charters; the No. 43 continued to operate with its charter while the second charter - which was leased to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 51 from 2019 to 2021 - was transferred to a second car for the team, the No. 42. Following the purchase, the team was renamed to Petty GMS Motorsports. On September 16, 2022, Kelly Crandall tweeted that Petty GMS Motorsports will use Joe Gibbs Racing pit crews in 2023. Following the 2022 season, Richard Petty sold all shares of Petty GMS Motorsports to majority owner Gallagher. On November 4, 2022, seven-time NASCAR champion

purchased an ownership stake in Petty GMS. On January 11, 2023, the team announced the rebranding of the organization to Legacy Motor Club, marking the first time since the founding of NASCAR in 1949 that the Petty family has not had their name on a team in NASCAR's top series. On February 18, 2023, Richard Petty announced that Jimmie Johnson had taken control of the team's day-to-day operations, leaving Richard Petty without decision-making power.

Cup Series

Car No. 42 history

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On June 17, 2021, Gallagher announced that GMS Racing would move up to the

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. On October 10, GMS announced that Ty Dillon would drive the then-No. 94 in their inaugural Cup season. On December 1, Gallagher purchased a majority interest in

for 19 million. The deal included both of RPM's charters; the No. 43 would continue to operate with its charter while the second charter - which was leased to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 51 from 2019 to 2021 - would be transferred to GMS' entry which was re-numbered from 94 to No. 42. Dillon began the 2022 season with an 11th place finish at the

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. Throughout the season, he only scored a top-10 finish at the Bristol dirt race. On July 15, Dillon announced that he would part ways with Petty GMS at the end of the 2022 season. Prior to the Pocono race, the No. 42 was docked 35 driver and owner points for an L1 penalty when the pre-race inspection revealed issues on the car's rocker box vent hole. At

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, the No. 42 began to use pit crew members from Joe Gibbs Racing; both the No. 42 and No. 43 will use JGR pit crew members starting in 2023. Dillon ended the season 29th in the points standings. ;Noah Gragson (2023-present) On August 10, Petty GMS announced that Noah Gragson would replace Dillon for the

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Car No. 42 results

Car No. 43 history

;Erik Jones (2022–present) Erik Jones 43 Auto Club 2022

On October 21, 2020, it was announced that Richard Petty Motorsports had signed Erik Jones to a multi-year contract to drive the 43 car. When GMS bought Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021, Jones was retained to drive the 43 car. Jones began the 2022 season with a 29th place finish at the

. He scored nine top-10 finishes during the season, including a third-place finish at

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and a fourth-place finish at Atlanta. Prior to the Pocono race, the No. 43 was docked 35 driver and owner points for an L1 penalty when the pre-race inspection revealed issues on the car's rocker box vent hole. Jones was signed to a multi-year agreement on July 30. Despite not making the playoffs, he won at

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, giving Petty GMS its first win. In addition, he gave the No. 43 its first win since 2014 and its overall 200th win. Jones ended the season 18th in the points standings. Jones started the

with hard rock band

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sponsoring the No. 43 for the

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Car No. 43 results

Car No. 84 history

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On January 11, 2023, Legacy Motor Club announced seven time champion

will run with a part time schedule in 2023, starting with the

driving the No. 84 entry. The number is an inverse of Johnson's famous 48 car (still run by Johnson's long-time team Hendrick Motorsports). Johnson also chose the number due to him having 83 wins, and his goal to get one more, which would tie him with Bobby Allison and

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for fourth all time. On February 14, Johnson made the entry field by scoring the fastest lap among the non-chartered teams.

Car No. 84 results

References

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