John Hunter Nemechek
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Sep 12, 2026
Cody ZeebHOST
Like, certainly when Truex retires, they just pop him in the car and move on.
Cody ZeebHOST
And well, look where we're at now, right? Chase Briscoe kind of comes out of nowhere and takes that ride and surprises a lot of people and Nemechek is now sitting without a ride and yeah, so it changes quickly and a couple years ago, Justin Haley was the hottest.
Cody ZeebHOST
Is
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he going to replace Alex Bowman in the 48 car?
JackHOST
The
AlexHOST
John Hunter Nemechek part was announced, though.
AlexHOST
Yes.
AlexHOST
But the Beard part has not been announced, if it is going to happen.
JackHOST
But ripping up the contract is interesting.
JackHOST
There were rumors that John Hunter Nemechek was in a screening match slash fight with Jimmy Johnson, who obviously is an owner of Legacy Motor Club and...
JackHOST
Clearly a very influential figure, both at Legacy and in the sport as a whole.
JackHOST
John Hunter Niemicek, I have been a fan of his.
Dave WeikertHOST
Can they make it up? We'll find out.
Dave WeikertHOST
We've been talking about the news with John Hunter Nemechek leaving Chicago.
Dave WeikertHOST
legacy and actually was announced that he would beginning of the year that he would be signing an extension with legacy but now that is not the case and All signs have been pointing that Josh Berry would fill his spot.
Dave WeikertHOST
As we know, Josh Berry will not be returning to the Wood Brothers 21 with Jesse Love, 2025 O'Reilly Series champ, taking his seat for next year.
Dave WeikertHOST
Josh Berry has been on a tear in that 21 car the last handful of races, being in the top 10, being in the top 5. getting that 21 up towards the front to show that he still belongs in the Cup Series.
Dave WeikertHOST
Legacy Motorsports announced this week that Josh Berry will be driving the 42 starting in 2027.
Dave WeikertHOST
There were a lot of reports and stories coming out after New Hampshire that John Hunter Nemechek and Jimmy Johnson had a falling out or...
Dave WeikertHOST
Didn't sound like there was an altercation, but maybe got into a heated argument.
Cody ZeebHOST
never know you really don't and things things just change quickly in this sport and and it can seem like oh yeah that's the obvious plan and then you look back in three years and you're like whoa that was not the plan at all like look how much different things are and and we've seen that countless times even recently where it's like oh yeah john or nemo checks has all the success in the truck in o'reilly series like certainly when truex retires they just pop him in the car and move on and well, look where we're at now, right? Chase Briscoe kind of comes out of nowhere and takes that ride and surprises a lot of people.
Cody ZeebHOST
And Nemechek is now sitting without a ride.
Cody ZeebHOST
And yeah, so it changes quickly.
Cody ZeebHOST
And a couple of years ago, Justin Haley was the hottest.
Scott HammerHOST
That's Jimmy Johnson's guys now.
Scott HammerHOST
Replacing John Hunter Nemechek, the Hendersonville, Tennessee native spent years on the short tracks of the Southeast, becoming the all-time wins leader in the cars tour before earning his shot in in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series with JR Junior Motorsports in 2021.
Scott HammerHOST
Barry went on to collect five victories in the series and reach his first championship four appearance in 2022.
Scott HammerHOST
Barry made his full-time NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2024 with Stuart Haas Racing before transitioning to Wood Brothers Racing in 2025 where he delivered the team its 101st all-time victory in March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Barry is also no stranger to Legacy Motor Club, having made previous starts as a reserve driver with that organization back in 2023.
Elliot HicksHOST
We're going to talk about both of those tonight in our Fast Lap News.
Elliot HicksHOST
So we did touch on this a little last week when it was announced John Hunter Nemechek was going to be out of the 42 for next year.
Elliot HicksHOST
Josh Berry was the favorite, and now they made it official.
Elliot HicksHOST
He'll drive the legacy number 42 in 2027.
Toby ChristieHOST
That's what the rumor mill had been saying.
Toby ChristieHOST
The garage scuttle was that, you know, Josh Berry was the guy in line to replace John Hunter Nemechek when that was announced, you know, about a week ago, officially, that the team was moving on from him.
Toby ChristieHOST
in 2027, despite having a contract in place.
Toby ChristieHOST
And when you move on from a driver that you already have a current contract in place from, it typically means you've got somebody in mind.
Parker KligermanHOST
Call it shocking or not shocking, I don't know, but it was kind of out of left field.
Parker KligermanHOST
Legacy Motor Club announced that John Hunter Nemechek would not be returning the 42 after he had already done a contract extension into 2027.
Parker KligermanHOST
Then, as everyone expected, Josh Berry was announced as the driver of the number 42 in 2027, who was out of a ride after being removed from the 21 car earlier this year, had no calls, then went on a string of top 10 runs when Penske was running really well, and voila, has a ride in the Cup Series once again.
Parker KligermanHOST
Probably one of the weirder signing decisions I can remember solely because...
Parker KligermanHOST
Yes, a lateral change.
Parker KligermanHOST
That's the Dayquil I'm struggling through right now to make...
Parker KligermanHOST
This is a lateral change for John Hunter Nemechek, which just seems like a lot of effort and time to go for a lateral change when Legacy Motor Club is one of those teams that you'd love to see having taken the path of a colleague or a track house in terms of like, hey...
Parker KligermanHOST
Eric Jones is an incredible oval guy.
Andrew KerlandHOST
It wasn't too long ago that Josh Berry, the current driver of the number 21 at Wood Brothers Racing, was without a job.
Andrew KerlandHOST
Then Legacy Motor Club announced that John Hunter Nemechek won't be returning to the team, and this week announced that Josh Berry will be the new driver behind the wheel of the number 42 in next year's season.
Andrew KerlandHOST
Here's team owner Jimmy Johnson on SiriusXM talking about the move to pick up Josh.
Jimmie JohnsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's an opportunity that really just developed here a few weeks ago and not an easy decision at all to move in part ways from John Hunter.
Dan TaylorHOST
Legacy Motor Club has officially announced that Josh Berry will take over as the newest member of the club.
Dan TaylorHOST
Berry, who will take over the number 42 for John Hunter Nemechek starting in 2027.
Dan TaylorHOST
He was one of the frontrunners to take over another ride, I believe.
Dan TaylorHOST
Or am I confusing it with this one?
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