Legacy Motor Club

The team was known as Petty GMS Motorsports from December 2021 to January 2023.
On December 1, 2021, Maury Gallagher purchased a majority interest in the former Richard Petty Motorsports for US$19 million. The deal included both of RPM's charters; the No. 43 continued to operate with its charter while the second charter which was leased to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 51 from 2019 to 2021 was transferred to a second car for the team, the No. 42. Following the purchase, the team was renamed to Petty GMS Motorsports.

On September 16, 2022, it was reported that Petty GMS Motorsports would use Joe Gibbs Racing pit crews in 2023. On November 4, seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson purchased an ownership stake in Petty GMS. Following the 2022 season, Richard Petty sold all shares of Petty GMS Motorsports to majority owner Gallagher.

Logo of Legacy Motor Club used from 2023 to 2024
On January 11, 2023, the team announced the rebranding of the organization to Legacy Motor Club, marking the first time since the founding of NASCAR in 1949 that the Petty family has not had their name on a team in NASCAR's top series. On February 18, Petty announced that Johnson had taken control of the team's day-to-day operations, leaving him without decision-making power. On May 3, the team announced it will switch manufacturers from Chevrolet to Toyota in 2024. On July 26, Cal Wells was appointed as the team's CEO. On August 25, Bill Scott was promoted from Executive Vice President & General Counsel to COO. On October 10, Matt Kenseth was named the team’s Competition Advisor.

On January 25, 2024, Trevor Bayne was named the team's Competition Advisor. On July 14, Bobby Kennedy was named General Manager, while Competition Director Joey Cohen left the team.

On January 27, 2025, Johnson was named majority owner of Legacy Motor Club, with Knighthead Capital Management purchasing a minority stake and Gallagher stepping back into an ambassador role.

On March 25, 2026, Darius Rucker was named co-owner of LMC.

On April 1, 2025, LMC sued Rick Ware Racing over the sale of a charter. On March 3, both teams signed a deal for RWR to sell a charter to LMC, but RWR has allegedly backed out on the deal. RWR claims the agreement would go in effect in 2027, but LMC changed the terms to 2026 without any communication with RWR.

On April 9, LMC obtained a temporary restraining order preventing RWR from selling, leasing, or otherwise encumbering the charter in question for at least 10 days or until agreement by LMC and RWR. However, a North Carolina judge denied LMC the injunction. It was revealed that the lawsuit resulted from a confusion over which of RWR's two charters was in the transaction. The agreement stated Charter 36 (currently used by the No. 51 car) was to be sold for US$45 million; LMC's attorney argued that the contract listed Charter 27 (which was leased to RFK Racing for the No. 60 car in 2025). RWR's attorney claimed that two weeks after the agreement was signed, LMC offered to pay RWR an additional US$5 million for Charter 27 for 2026. RFK has an agreement to lease Charter 36 in 2026, as teams are allowed to lease charters once every seven years.

On June 18, RWR filed a countersuit against LMC, citing LMC made a false claim of purchasing the charter for 2026.

On July 14, The courts granted LMC permission to depose RWR following the recent revelation that T.J. Puchyr intends to purchase RWR. On July 16, LMC filed a lawsuit against Puchyr for tortious interference, alleging that he attempted to purchase RWR and violated the state’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act by using insider knowledge and a position of trust to interfere with Legacy’s agreement with RWR. On July 31, a judge granted LMC a temporary restraining order against RWR, preventing RWR from closing the team's sale to Puchyr for ten days.

On September 19, 2025, it was announced that LMC and RWR ended their lawsuit under a settlement, with RWR selling the charter to LMC; the

On April 1, 2025, LMC sued Rick Ware Racing over the sale of a charter. On March 3, both teams signed a deal for RWR to sell a charter to LMC, but RWR has allegedly backed out on the deal. RWR claims the agreement would go in effect in 2027, but LMC changed the terms to 2026 without any communication with RWR.

On April 9, LMC obtained a temporary restraining order preventing RWR from selling, leasing, or otherwise encumbering the charter in question for at least 10 days or until agreement by LMC and RWR. However, a North Carolina judge denied LMC the injunction. It was revealed that the lawsuit resulted from a confusion over which of RWR's two charters was in the transaction. The agreement stated Charter 36 (currently used by the No. 51 car) was to be sold for US$45 million; LMC's attorney argued that the contract listed Charter 27 (which was leased to RFK Racing for the No. 60 car in 2025). RWR's attorney claimed that two weeks after the agreement was signed, LMC offered to pay RWR an additional US$5 million for Charter 27 for 2026. RFK has an agreement to lease Charter 36 in 2026, as teams are allowed to lease charters once every seven years.

On June 18, RWR filed a countersuit against LMC, citing LMC made a false claim of purchasing the charter for 2026.

On July 14, The courts granted LMC permission to depose RWR following the recent revelation that T.J. Puchyr intends to purchase RWR. On July 16, LMC filed a lawsuit against Puchyr for tortious interference, alleging that he attempted to purchase RWR and violated the state’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act by using insider knowledge and a position of trust to interfere with Legacy’s agreement with RWR. On July 31, a judge granted LMC a temporary restraining order against RWR, preventing RWR from closing the team's sale to Puchyr for ten days.

On September 19, 2025, it was announced that LMC and RWR ended their lawsuit under a settlement, with RWR selling the charter to LMC; the rest of their settlement agreement is still unknown.

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^ "Hearing conducted in Legacy Motor Club, Rick Ware Racing suit". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.

^ Fryer, Jenna (July 16, 2025). "Legacy Motor Club sues broker for alleged interference in NASCAR charter deal with Rick Ware Racing". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

^ "Legacy Motor Club gets temporary restraining order against Rick Ware Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

^ Brooks, Amanda (September 19, 2025). "LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, Rick Ware Racing reach charter agreement". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 19, 2025.

^ Dustin, Long (September 19, 2025). "Rick Ware Racing will sell charter to Legacy MC in resolution between two teams". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2025.