Legacy Motor Club, the two-car team co-owned by Jimmie Johnson and Maury Gallagher, will be making the switch from Chevrolet to Toyota beginning in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The move will give Toyota Racing eight entries into the series and further balance the manufacturer battle in the sport.
“All of us at Toyota are thrilled to add LEGACY MOTOR CLUB to our NASCAR family,” said Jack Hollis, executive vice president of TMNA (Toyota Motor North America) and president of Toyota Motor Sales, in a release. “While Toyota’s tenure in NASCAR has yielded on-track success, our proudest accomplishments are those relationships that have been built off the racetrack. Jimmie Johnson and Maury Gallagher along with the great club that LEGACY M.C. is assembling, will be a great addition to our existing Cup Series team partners with Joe Gibbs Racing and 23XI Racing who are truly part of our family.”
The switch to Toyota also comes with a change for Johnson, who has been aligned with Chevrolet since he entered the sport.
“Maury Gallagher and I are very excited about the partnership with Toyota and TRD beginning in 2024,” said LEGACY M.C. co-owner Jimmie Johnson. “We admire and respect the level at which Toyota conducts their business in this sport and look forward to forging a new legacy for the future. I will always be appreciative to Chevrolet and everything we have accomplished together. I’m so thankful they took a chance on a kid from California so long ago and proud that the history books will forever memorialize our record-breaking success we shared.”
Legacy Motor Club’s current entries, driven by Erik Jones and Noah Gragson, currently sit at P24 and P32, respectively, in the standings after 11 races.
As Toyota continues to expand in a wide array of motorsports, today’s announcement comes with a proving theme, and the manufacturer will be seen as a little bigger in 2024. That can go a long way.
