Jimmie Johnson adds sport stars to invest in | Sports News

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has introduced on board some large names to invest in his racing workforce, Legacy Motor Club.

Johnson has discovered himself in the NASCAR headlines after just lately saying he can be making his ultimate Cup Series begin at subsequent yr’s season-opening Daytona 500. Last week, Legacy Motor Club, of which Johnson is almost all proprietor, introduced a strategic possession group that concerned a big selection of large names from the world of sports activities, music, and business.

Those buyers embody two-time MLB NL MVP Bryce Harper, U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick, six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti, Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan, 11-time browsing world champion Kelly Slater, and six-time MLB All-Star Chase Utley.

Emmy Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur Guy Fieri can also be half of the group that has invested in Legacy Motor Club, as is three-time Grammy Award winner Darius Rucker.

Per Johnson, the purpose of the strategic possession group is to give Legacy Motor Club an edge over its rivals, with the group serving to construct up the workforce by means of their expertise competing and working on the highest degree. “This is not a traditional ownership group,” mentioned Johnson in a assertion.

“It is a collection of people who understand competition, leadership, innovation, storytelling, and how enduring organizations are built. They come from different worlds but share a common belief: that LEGACY can become something fundamentally different within motorsports and culture.”

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Legacy Motor Club additionally believes the investment from the group will help the racing workforce construct up relevance throughout the media and cultural panorama.

“Great organizations are built by people who understand what it takes to win — but also what it takes to build,” added Johnson.

“The caliber, diversity, and perspective of this group speak directly to where LEGACY is headed.”

The workforce is at present owned by Johnson and Knighthead Capital Management, and Legacy Motor Club fields two full-time automobiles in the Cup Series, piloted by Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek. They additionally discipline a third entry at some occasions for Johnson, who stopped racing full-time on the finish of the 2020 NASCAR season.

Since stepping away from full-time racing, Johnson has made 18 Cup Series appearances as a part-time driver, with him set to make his ultimate begin at subsequent yr’s season-opening Daytona 500.

The seven-time Cup Series champion is set to reunite with the No. 48 car he drove for Hendrick Motorsports during his prime, after the workforce supplied to loan it to him to give him a becoming send-off.

“This is far more than a number,” mentioned Johnson about working in the 2027 Daytona 500 in the No. 48.

“The 48 represents people, relationships, memories and a chapter of my life that shaped who I am. To have the opportunity to make one final Cup Series start carrying that number is something I never imagined. I’m incredibly grateful to Rick [Hendrick], Hendrick Motorsports, Ally and everyone who made this possible. It’s a gesture I’ll carry with me forever.”