Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday that the organization will switch its manufacturer alignment from Chevrolet to Toyota for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, marking the latest significant shift for the two-car operation.
The move promises to provide Toyota a boost in numbers in Cup Series competition. The Japanese automaker stands to grow from six chartered cars on the grid to eight next year with the addition of Legacy M.C., which would join Joe Gibbs Racing (four cars) and 23XI Racing (two cars) on the Toyota roster. David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development, said the advent of the Next Gen car – which yielded 19 Cup Series winners in its debut season last year – accelerated the carmaker’s desire to add to its NASCAR fleet.
Legacy Motor Club currently fields two full-time cars in the Cup Series – the No. 43 Chevrolet driven by Erik Jones and the No. 42 Chevrolet for rookie Noah Gragson. Jimmie Johnson has driven the team’s No. 84 entry in a partial schedule this year, returning to NASCAR after retiring from full-time Cup competition after the 2020 campaign.