John Hunter Nemechek will return to NASCAR’s top Cup Series next season when he joins Legacy Motor Club, which will become a Toyota team in 2024 and promote its development driver.
Nemechek is a second generation NASCAR driver who found himself in a Cup ride in 2020. He wasn’t ready and decided to step back to try to work his way forward again.
Nemechek drove two full seasons for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Truck Series, where he became a Toyota development driver and won seven races. He’s back in the Xfinity Series this year with Joe Gibbs Racing, still a Toyota driver, and his five wins have him ranked second in the standings. Now he’s got a seat waiting for him in the Cup Series, with Johnson and Richard Petty as his mentors and fellow Toyota development driver Jones his teammate.
Johnson and Nemechek’s dad, “Front Row Joe” were teammates at Hendrick Motorsports in 2002 and 2003. Joe Nemechek drove the No. 25 Chevrolet and John Hunter was five years old at that time. “We’re excited to have John Hunter in the Legacy Motor Club family and I can’t wait to see what he can do in the No. 42 next season,” Johnson said. “He is impressive both on and off the track and will be a great ambassador.”“Going back to the Truck Series was humbling in a way, but it was the best thing I ever did for myself and my career,” Nemechek said.
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