Noah Gragson Retains by Legacy Motor Club
Josh Berry will take Gragson’s spot in the No. 42 vehicle for the race on Sunday. Berry followed Gragson in the No. 9 Xfinity Series car at JR Motorsports when Gragson moved up to the Cup Series in 2023. Berry will take over for Kevin Harvick at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2024.
Berry followed Gragson in the No. 9 Xfinity Series car at JR Motorsports when Gragson moved up to the Cup Series in 2023.
According to Legacy Motor Club, Noah Gragson was disqualified from Sunday’s race in Michigan for “actions that do not represent the values of our team.”
Josh Berry will take Gragson’s spot in the No. 42 vehicle for the race on Sunday. Berry followed Gragson in the No. 9 Xfinity Series car at JR Motorsports when Gragson moved up to the Cup Series in 2023. Berry will take over for Kevin Harvick at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2024.
Shortly after his ban, Noah Gragson, 25, apologized on social media.
Gragson liked an Instagram joke that made fun of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in 2020, as seen in a screenshot from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
As a rookie in the NASCAR Cup Series, Gragson is currently having a bad year. He has a 28.2 average finish and is currently ranked 33rd in points. The only other full-time driver with a lower average finish is Ty Dillon (28.6).
12th place at Atlanta in the spring is Gragson’s best performance of the year. Through the season’s first 22 races, he has only placed in the top 20 once.
According to a story published in the Athletic on Tuesday, before his suspension, Gragson’s future at Legacy Motor Club was apparently in doubt due to his poor performance during the debut Cup Series season. Gragson may not remain with the squad after the season.
In 2024, the old Richard Petty Motorsports team, Legacy Motor Club, will relocate to Toyota. A ban undoubtedly hurts Gragson’s prospects of rejoining the club, despite the Athletic story indicating that he still had a chance.
