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  "id": 5401412,
  "title": "Riley Herbst joins Legacy Motor Club for 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/riley-herbst-joins-legacy-motor-club-for-2027-nascar-cup-series-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T19:53:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/riley-herbst-joins-legacy-motor-195318848.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Legacy Motor Club is set to secure its driver roster for the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season. The organization announced on September 3, 2026, that Riley Herbst will join their third full-time Cup Series team, the No. 84 Toyota. Herbst, 27, will replace John Hunter Nemechek, who will not return for the upcoming season. Herbst will join Erik Jones, who is also part of the Legacy organization under majority owner Jimmie Johnson.\n\nHerbst, a three-time O Reilly Auto Parts Series winner, has shown improvement in his second Cup season. His average finish increased from 26.4 in 2025 to 22.2 in 2026, with three top-10 finishes this year compared to none in 2025. However, Herbst missed the Daytona race last week due to lingering effects from a crash at New Hampshire.",
  "summary": "Riley Herbst is joining Legacy Motor Club's third full-time NASCAR Cup Series team in the No. 84 Toyota, the organization announced on Sept. 3.",
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        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Riley Herbst joins Legacy Motor Club in No. 84 for 2027 NASCAR Cup season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/riley-herbst-joins-legacy-motor-club-in-no-84-for-2027-nascar-cup",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:39:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Riley Herbst joins Legacy Motor Club for 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/riley-herbst-joins-legacy-motor-club-for-2027-nascar-cup-series-season-5401413",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:53:18.000Z"
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  "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."
}