With both its drivers outside of the top 20 in points, what can LEGACY Motor Club do to turn its season around?
Taylor Kornhoff: It’s too early to be worrying about Legacy being in a bad spot. I don’t think the team needs to do anything other than what teams usually do anyway. Finding sponsorship, working on improving their programs, training and educating their drivers, and finishing races are all things they are surely striving to do anyways. Both Erik Jones and Noah Gragson have shown speed at Daytona International Speedway, Phoenix Raceway and Circuit of the Americas, three very different race tracks. They’ve really fallen back due to circumstances and bad luck at times, and you have to remember the Cup garage is the most competitive it has been in a long time. Give them a few races and they’ll probably be up in contention more often. Though they do need to find a good replacement or two for Focus Factor, I’m not stressing about them. Just let Jones randomly rip the field a new one at an intermediate and let Gragson pull a superspeedway win out of thin air.
Stephen Stumpf: Find sponsorship for its cars. Jones and Gragson have been sponsored by Allegiant Air and Sunseeker Resort in 10 of the 14 races this season, but both companies are property of co-owner Maury Gallagher; they are essentially running out of pocket for more than 70% of the races this season. Get extra cash flowing into the team and Legacy will likely see an uptick in its performance.
Zach Gillispie: Honestly, Legacy MC has the appearance of a dumpster fire. There are major sponsorship issues. Top executive Bruce Mosley has been kicked to the curb after just two months on the job. The results have been dismal, especially after Jones’ heroic campaign last year. This is an organization that needs help, but it seems help is a long way off.
Mike Neff: Jones always seems to get it together as the season unfolds. Don’t be surprised to see him win again. Gragson is a rookie, let’s give him some time to develop.
Ty Gibbs has three straight top 10s. As Seth Sharp noted, Gibbs’ rookie NASCAR Cup Series season is similar to Joey Logano’s. Is Gibbs on the same career path as Logano?
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