Legacy Motor Membership is the place to be for celebrities in NASCAR, apparently.
The Cup Collection group co-owned by seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson introduced a number of new additions to its strategic possession group on Thursday, July 30 – a group of those who embrace All-Stars in Main League Baseball, champions in IndyCar and legends in tennis and browsing.
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Heading the group of latest buyers into Legacy Motor Membership are two-time Nationwide League MVP Bryce Harper, former U.S. Open winner Andy Roddick, World Collection champion Chase Utley, arguably the world’s greatest skilled surfer Kelly Slater, and a trio of former Indy 500 winners in Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti.
Different new buyers embrace Away co-founder Jen Rubio and CrossHarbor Capital Companions co-chairman Sam Byrne. Legacy Motor Membership beforehand introduced that Grammy-winning artist Darius Rucker and Emmy-winning superstar chef Man Fieri have been becoming a member of the possession group, in addition to businessman Maury Gallagher.
“This isn’t a standard possession group,” Johnson mentioned in a press release. “It’s a assortment of people that perceive competitors, management, innovation, storytelling, and the way enduring organizations are constructed. They arrive from completely different worlds however share a typical perception: that Legacy can turn out to be one thing essentially completely different inside motorsports and tradition.”
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
2. David Pearson, 105 profession wins.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
2. David Pearson, 105 profession wins.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
3. Jeff Gordon, 93 profession wins.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
6. (tie) Jimmie Johnson, 83 profession wins
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
8. Dale Earnhardt, 76 profession wins.
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Drivers with essentially the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
9. (tie) Kyle Busch, 63 profession wins
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9. (tie) Denny Hamlin, 63 profession wins (by June 7, 2026).
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11. Kevin Harvick, 60 profession wins.
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12. Rusty Wallace, 55 profession wins.
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Legacy Motor Membership was previously Petty GMS Motorsports, the group owned by seven-time NASCAR Cup Collection champion Richard Petty. Over the course of some years, Petty offered his controlling possession within the firm to Gallagher, and Johnson joined as an proprietor, rebranding the group as Legacy in 2023.
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The group presently owns two of NASCAR’s coveted charters and can add a 3rd subsequent season after settling a lawsuit with Rick Ware Racing. Legacy, which is aligned with producer Toyota, fields vehicles within the Cup Collection for Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek.
With 4 races remaining earlier than the postseason Chase begins, Jones is 2 spots under the cutline within the level standings and might want to make up floor over the month of August to lock Legacy into the postseason. Of the 2 Legacy drivers, Jones — a 30-year-old Michigan native who has twice gained the Southern 500 — has carried out the perfect this 12 months and has notched top-six finishes in current weeks at Michigan, Pocono and Atlanta.
In the meantime, Johnson — who turns 51 in November — introduced final weekend that the 2027 Daytona 500 would be the ultimate NASCAR race he drives in. The Corridor of Famer has been retired from full-time racing since 2020, however has competed in a handful of NASCAR races over the previous few years within the No. 84 Toyota for Legacy, most just lately on the Naval Base Coronado avenue course the place he positioned twenty eighth in June. At Daytona, Johnson will race in his iconic No. 48 for the ultimate time in his profession.
