Legacy Files ANOTHER Lawsuit | Ryan Truex Talks JGR Role, Dover Dominance, and More!

The battle over a $45 million NASCAR charter has exploded into a full-on legal war. Legacy Motor Club, co-owned by Jimmie Johnson, is suing Rick Ware Racing over what they say was a fully signed, legally binding deal to purchase one of RWR’s charters for the 2026 season. But RWR fired back with a countersuit, claiming it was all a misunderstanding — and now a third party, Spire co-founder T.J. Puchyr, is being dragged in too. What started as a quiet behind-the-scenes transaction has now spiraled into depositions, injunctions, and accusations of sabotage.

• Legacy says they had a signed agreement to buy a charter for 2026, fully executed by both parties, with every page initialed, but RWR backed out at the last minute.
• RWR argues the deal wasn’t for 2026 at all — but for 2027 — and possibly for a different charter than what Legacy believed they were buying.
• T.J. Puchyr, who originally helped broker the deal, is now reportedly trying to buy RWR outright, and Legacy just sued him for “tortious interference,” accusing him of derailing the charter sale.
• A North Carolina judge has already denied a temporary injunction that would have blocked RWR from selling the charter, but depositions are now underway as the court digs deeper.

It’s a multi-layered mess involving millions of dollars, rival teams, and one of the most precious assets in NASCAR — a guaranteed spot on the grid. If the court sides with Legacy, it could not only upend RWR’s future but also entangle Spire Motorsports in a damaging dispute. And if RWR prevails, it may reshape how charters are negotiated and secured going forward.

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