Tuesday afternoon's announcement of Legacy MC's intention to switch manufacturers at the end of the 2023 season means there will now be eight full-time Toyota teams on the grid next season, the most since the 2011 season.
Currently Joe Gibbs Racing and 23XI Racing are the only two organisations running Toyotas.
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, who won all of his titles in Hendrick Motorsport-run Chevrolets, became a co-owner at Legacy MC during the offseason and has since enacted several changes from personnel to even the team name.
“Maury Gallagher and I are very excited about the partnership with Toyota and TRD beginning in 2024,” said Johnson.
“We admire and respect the level at which Toyota conducts their business in this sport and look forward to forging a new legacy for the future. I will always be appreciative to Chevrolet and everything we have accomplished together.
“I’m so thankful they took a chance on a kid from California so long ago and proud that the history books will forever memorialise our record-breaking success we shared.”
The team currently fields the #42 for Noah Gragson and #43 for Erik Jones, both former Toyota development drivers.
“We are humbled and delighted to welcome Legacy Motor Club into the Toyota and TRD NASCAR family,” said TRD president David Wilson.
Source: Autosport