3 days ago · STATESVILLE, N.C. — (January 27, 2025) — Seven-time NASCAR champion and co-owner of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB (“LEGACY MC”) Jimmie Johnson announced today that LEGACY MC has joined forces with Knighthead Capital Management, LLC, on behalf of certain of its affiliates and accounts ("Knighthead") as a strategic partner.LEGACY MC, founded by entrepreneur Maury Gallagher, has entered its third ...

3 days ago · Jimmie Johnson is now the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club after the organization added a minority stakeholder. Legacy Motor Club announced Monday that Knighthead Capital Management has acquired a minority stake in the NASCAR team. Legacy Motor Club also announced that Maury Gallagher is taking a ...

3 days ago · Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has become the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club, which was a rebuild of Petty Enterprises, one of NASCAR's oldest and winningest race teams.

Jan 16, 2025 · Johnson, who ran nine NASCAR Cup Series races in 2024, will once again attempt the DAYTONA 500 on Feb. 16th marking his 22nd appearance in “The Great American Race.” Additionally, Johnson will race in NASCAR’s ‘longest’ event, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, on May 25.

3 days ago · Johnson signed on at the end of 2022 and the team was again rebranded into Legacy as it expanded to two full-time Cup cars ahead of the 2023 season. The plan was to allow Johnson to grow in his role as NASCAR team owner over about five seasons, but the timeline changed when he developed a relationship with Knighthead and Gallagher decided to ...

Johnson was the “MVP” in of one of the greatest championship runs ever seen in sports as the No. 48 team won five titles in a row, recording 35 wins from 2006-2010. The 47-year-old native of El Cajon, California continues to break new ground daily …

2 days ago · Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will become the "majority owner" of Legacy Motor Club under a new partnership with N.Y.-based investment firm Knighthead Capital that will also see Knighthead take "a minority stake" in the three-car operation.Maury Gallagher, who founded the team then known as Petty GMS Motorsports in 2022 before rebranding to Legacy Motor Club in 2023, is ...

2 days ago · Jimmie Johnson, co-owner of Legacy Motor Club on track prior to the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway on January 25, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. James Gilbert/Getty Images ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Jimmie Johnson confirmed Thursday that he will enter into the Daytona 500 as a third car with Legacy Motor Club and will run a part-time 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.

Jan 11, 2023 · Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson announced Wednesday morning that he will drive the No. 84 Chevrolet for his schedule of select races in 2023 as Petty GMS changes its name...