Erik Jones will stay the course with LEGACY MOTOR CLUB.
LMC confirmed that the 28-year-old racer has signed a multi-year deal to remain with the team.
Jones is currently in his eighth full season in the NASCAR Cup Series and his fourth-consecutive year behind the wheel of the iconic No. 43 car.
“Erik Jones has been the consistent cornerstone of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB’s driver lineup since Maury chose to enter NASCAR’s highly competitive Cup Division,” said Cal Wells III, CEO of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB. “He’s a proven champion that, surrounded with the right team powered by Toyota, can and will compete for race wins against the very best on any given Sunday.
“Having personally known Erik for close to 14 years, I feel blessed he’s chosen to remain with the CLUB and I’m looking forward to winning races with him at the helm of the iconic No. 43.”
Jones is currently 28th in the standings following a vicious shunt at Talladega Superspeedway. His tenure in the No. 43 Toyota began with Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021. The team merged with GMS the following season and was rebranded Legacy Motor Club when seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson joined the ownership group at the end of the 2022 season.
“I’m looking forward to what we can build at LEGACY MOTOR CLUB,” Jones said. “I’ve been with the No. 43 car for a handful of years and feel like I’m coming into some of the best years of my career.
“I am hoping to grow alongside LEGACY M.C. in the seasons to come.”
Jones has scored three wins, 37 top-fives, and 89 top-10 finishes in the Cup Series. The Byron, Michigan native became the first driver to earn Rookie-of-the-Year honors in NASCAR’s top three tours. He won the 2016 Craftsman Truck Series title in his first full season in the series. The following year, in his only full season in Xfinity, he won four races and advanced to the Championship 4.
After winning Cup Rookie-of-the-Year in 2017 with Furniture Row Racing, Jones transitioned to Joe Gibbs Racing where he qualified for the Playoff the next two seasons following wins at Daytona International Speedway (July 2018) and Darlington (Sept. 2019).
“Erik is one of the most talented drivers in NASCAR, I’ve had the chance to race against him and have had a chance to watch him drive for other teams and the CLUB,” said co-owner Jimmie Johnson. “I admire his talent and am glad we will have him race for us for the upcoming years.
“Erik will be a key to helping us turn our program around and we look forward to giving him the tools he needs to go out on Sundays and race for wins and eventually a championship someday.”
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