Legacy Motor Membership is switching numbers for one weekend solely, utilizing the No. 40 for John Hunter Nemechek on this weekend’s NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
This variation is to advertise the fortieth anniversary of sponsor, Greenback Tree. Now, it is nonetheless the No. 42 entry, even with the quantity change, and all factors will depend in direction of the No. 42 within the championship proprietor standings.
That is the second look of the No. 40 automotive this yr, however it was with a unique staff earlier within the yr. JR Motorsports utilized the No. 40 for Justin Allgaier within the 2025 Daytona 500.
The No. 40 has made 951 earlier begins within the NASCAR Cup Sequence, successful 9 races. The No. 40 final visited Victory Lane with Jamie McMurray and Chip Ganassi Racing again in 2002.
Nemechek has been part of Legacy Motor Membership because the begin of the 2022 season, and he is solely pushed the No. 42 since then. It is uncommon for a staff to vary numbers mid-season for no matter motive, however not unprecedented.
After the sudden passing of Kyle Busch in Might, Richard Childress Racing modified his No. 8 to the No. 33 for the remainder of the yr whereas protecting the proprietor factors. Kevin Harvick used the No. 29 within the 2023 All-Star Race to go together with a throwback scheme whereas utilizing the No. 4 for the remainder of the yr.
Subsequent February, it should occur once more as Hendrick Motorsports offers Legacy Motor Membership co-owner Jimmie Johnson the No. 48 for his closing Cup race, whereas Alex Bowman will run a yet-to-be-announced automotive quantity within the 2027 Daytona 500.
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