Jimmie Johnson Confirms First Detail About Legacy Motor Club’s Third Car

What’s Happening?

NASCAR Legend Jimmie Johnson revealed the number of the third full-time car that his team will field during the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Next year is set to be a milestone moment for Legacy Motor Club, as, just four seasons after their rebrand, and three seasons since their conversion to Toyota, the team will add a third full-time entry for the new year.

This third entry is coming by way of a charter acquisition made in 2025 after a short legal battle with Rick Ware Racing. While the team has yet to obtain the charter, as it is currently leased to RFK Racing, they do have time to prepare for their expansion.

Aside from all the behind-the-scenes work needed to field this third full-time car, there are two major questions on the minds of race fans: first, who will drive the car, and second, what number the car will be.

As of press time, LMC has yet to announce who will drive the car (though there are plenty of rumors). Nonetheless, during an appearance on Corey LaJoie’s Stacking Pennies podcast this week, Johnson confirmed the car’s number.

While fans have clamored for Johnson and LMC to utilize another number familiar to the Petty Family, such as the No. 40, No. 41, or No. 44, two of those numbers had clear complications with teams already claiming them.

So it may not have been that much of a surprise when Johnson told LaJoie the team will stick with what has been his part-time number since 2023, the No. 84, as the full-time number for this third car.

Fans thought that this might not be the case, as Johnson was set to race in the 2027 Daytona 500 as his final ever NASCAR Cup Series start. Instead, the Hall of Famer told LaJoie and co-host Skip Flores that he would drive the No. 13.

While Johnson has no racing history with the No. 13, he did point out his first Cup Series win came in his 13th start at California Speedway, ironically, 24 years ago to the day this episode was released.

Further adding to his reasoning, Johnson says that his partners at Knighthead Capital have ties to the number.

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