Overview

• Legacy Motor Club added broker T.J. Puchyr as a defendant, accusing him of tortious interference under North Carolina’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
• Legacy claims that Puchyr breached his consulting agreement by using insider knowledge and publicly attacking Jimmie Johnson.
• The dispute centers on whether the charter sale applies to the 2026 season, as Legacy contends, or to 2027, as Rick Ware Racing argues due to its existing lease with RFK Racing.
• Puchyr’s announcement that he intends to purchase both of Rick Ware Racing’s charters has escalated the conflict into a three-party legal battle.
• Rick Ware Racing’s countersuit warns that forcing a 2026 charter sale would leave the team without entry credentials, risking its Cup Series participation and financial viability.