STATESVILLE, N.C. — A new era is coming for one of NASCAR’s most storied teams. NASCAR Cup Series team owners Maury Gallagher, Jimmie Johnson and team ambassador Richard Petty announced Wednesday that the organization will officially change its name from Petty GMS to LEGACY Motor Club moving forward. Johnson unveiled the team’s new name and logo on NBC’s “TODAY” show Wednesday morning in New York City. “After brainstorming about the new name of our team, Maury and I recognized the opportunity to do something special and different,” Johnson said. “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,” Petty said.

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