EJ Stats: Jones has accumulated one top-five and one top-15 in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His best finish was third in 2019 in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and third in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) in 2015. He raced for a Championship in the NXS in 2016, but he finished ninth and unfortunately was not able to clinch the title.
JHN Stats: Last year at Homestead-Miami Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek made his debut with LEGACY MOTOR CLUB in the No. 42 car shortly after the announcement was made he would be the future driver. Across the three national NASCAR series, Nemechek has 12 starts (four NASCAR Cup Series; three NASCAR Xfinity Series and five NASCAR Truck Series (NTS). In these races, he has three top-five finishes with a runner up in the truck race.
Jimmie Johnson HMS History: LEGACY MOTOR CLUB co-owner, Jimmie Johnson locked up his historic seventh championship with a victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2016. The victory was Johnson’s only victory to date at the speedway, earning him a three-way for most championships with Dale Earnhardt Sr. and CLUB ambassador, The King, Richard Petty.
Jimmie Johnson’s Southernmost Tunnel: In 2020, during Jimmie Johnson’s final season as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver, Homestead-Miami Speedway honored Johnson during by renaming the turn-three tunnel. The tunnel, which sits off Palm Drive, is the geographically the most southern tunnel in the United States and is now known as “Jimmie Johnson’s Southernmost Tunnel.”
Seeking Back-to-Back Top10s: LEGACY MOTOR CLUB seeks their first back-to-back top-10 finish as an organization since 2023. The last time LEGACY M.C. finished inside the top-10 was when Erik Jones finished 10th at Darlington and third at Kansas last season. With John Hunter Nemechek’s ninth place finish last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, LEGACY M.C. looks to build off that momentum.
Squeeze In a Pickle: AdventHealth, a partner of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB and Major League Pickleball team, Orlando Squeeze, driver, John Hunter Nemechek will meet with the team Friday afternoon for a jersey swap and to participate in a friendly scrimmage.Also, spot the Squeeze’s fun logo in kahoots with AdventHealth on the No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota Camry XSE this weekend at Homestead.
Appearances: On race day at Homestead-Miami Speedway, both LEGACY MOTOR CLUB teammates, Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek will visit the LEGACY MOTOR CLUB merchandise hauler to sign some autographs. Jones will be signing autographs at 11:30 a.m. and Nemechek at 12:00 p.m local time.
Partner Spotlight: This weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the No. 42 Family Dollar entry of John Hunter Nemechek will carry a couple partners names on his Toyota Camry XSE, including Colgate, BIC, and Georgia Pacific. The No. 43 Dollar Tree entry will carry the names of Coke-Cola, Frito, and Pepsi on Jones’ Toyota Camry XSE.
