{
  "id": 2215353,
  "title": "John Hunter Nemechek switches to No. 40 for special anniversary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/john-hunter-nemechek-switches-to-no-40-for-special-anniversary",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:15:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/john-hunter-nemechek-switches-to-no-40-for-special-anniversary-/10847735/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Legacy Motor Club is switching numbers for one weekend only, using the No. 40 for John Hunter Nemechek in this weekend's NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. This change is to promote the 40th anniversary of sponsor, Dollar Tree. The No. 40 has made 951 previous starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, winning nine races, and last visited Victory Lane with Jamie McMurray and Chip Ganassi Racing back in 2002. Nemechek has been a part of Legacy Motor Club since the start of the 2022 season, and he's only driven the No. 42 since then.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}