Johnson recently announced on the Today Show that his team Petty GMS Racing has been renamed and rebranded to Legacy Motor Club.
“As we sat and tried to put together the team name, Maury Gallagher found the team, Richard Petty’s involved, myself… We just couldn’t find the right acronym or the right way to put the names together.”
“And as we really thought about it, the legacy that Richard has created, the legacy that Mr. Gallagher has created in racing and business. They feel like a great name and a great foundational point. And at the same point in time, to have that nod to the past but to look forward and think about our young drivers, Noah Gragson and Eric Jones, and the legacy they want to create.”
“As we were all talking about creating a new name for the team, we looked at Jimmie, myself, and Dale Inman – that’s 22 championships – so there couldn’t be a better name to fit our race team than Legacy. The “Motor Club” is a perfect fit because we want our fans to pull for the whole team.”