Josh Berry signs with Legacy Motor Club for 2027 NASCAR Cup season

Legacy Motor Club has confirmed that Josh Berry will be driving their No. 42 Toyota in the 2027 NASCAR Cup season. Berry will team up with Erik Jones in the No. 43 car and Riley Herbst in the No. 84 vehicle, marking their expansion into a three-car full-time lineup. John Hunter Nemechek, who was previously associated with the team, is confirmed to be leaving and will not race for Legacy Motor Club next year.

Berry's departure from the Wood Brothers team, who will now field the No. 21 Ford driven by Jesse Love, comes after a remarkable streak. He has become the first Wood Brothers driver since 1976 to secure six consecutive top ten finishes and has climbed eight positions in the standings over recent weeks. Berry boasts one Cup win, achieved at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025, and five victories in the NASCAR O'Reilly Series, with his final win coming in 2017 when he was champion of the CARS Late Model Stock Tour.

Berry made his debut in the Cup series back in 2021 with Spire Motorsports and had a few races with Hendrick Motorsports in 2023. He also competed for Legacy Motor Club in two races that year, finishing 34th at Michigan and 22nd at Daytona. However, it wasn't until 2024 that Berry earned a full-time Cup ride, behind the wheel of the No. 4 for Stewart-Haas Racing and the Wood Brothers No. 21 for the past two seasons.

This season, Berry will be part of a four-car lineup for the 2027 Daytona 500, with Jimmie Johnson, the team co-owner and seven-time Cup Series champion, driving a fourth entry (No. 48) in his final NASCAR start.