Nemechek, 26, hasn't been full-time in the Cup Series since 2020 when he drove for Front Row Motorsports. After finishing 27th in points and losing his ride at FRM, he then essentially repeated the NASCAR ladder system.
He drove a Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2021, winning five races and finishing third in the final Truck standings. In 2022, he won two more races and ended the year fifth in points.
This year he is in contention for the Xfinity championship, driving a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Supra. He has a series-leading five victories, with the playoffs just around the corner.
Nemechek will join the Legacy Motor Club team co-owned by seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson as it makes the switch from Chevrolet to Toyota in 2024.
Nemechek will join incumbent Erik Jones, who will remain behind the wheel of the #43 machine while Johnson himself will again run a limited schedule in the #84 car.
“To be able to announce my plans for next season so early and officially say I will be competing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series relieves a lot of pressure,” said Nemechek, whose father Joe started nearly 700 Cup races between 1993 and 2019, winning four races.
“There is so much to be done for next year, and this gives us the opportunity to get the news out there and move forward. Also, driving for Maury [Gallagher], Jimmie [Johnson] and Richard Petty is a dream come true for me.”
Source: Autosport