Overview
- Rucker, who disclosed Wednesday on the Dan Patrick Show, said he is now an investor and co-owner of Legacy Motor Club after checking with Jimmie Johnson to share it on air.
- Legacy fields the No. 42 Toyota for John Hunter Nemechek and the No. 43 for Erik Jones, with Johnson driving the No. 84 in select Cup races.
- The team is co-owned by seven-time Cup champion Johnson with Knighthead Capital Management, and former owner Richard Petty now serves as an ambassador.
- Johnson has said the club will add a third full-time car in 2027, and the team has not disclosed the driver for that entry or the terms of Rucker’s stake.
- A three-time Grammy winner and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman, Rucker joins a recent wave of celebrity NASCAR owners that includes Michael Jordan and Brad Daugherty, with Pitbull previously involved.