Analyzing the Latest Legacy Motor Club Rumors | NASCAR Power Rankings!

[@DennyDeliversYT]

ain’t no way legacy gonna blame john hunter nemechek for running so bad… i mean erik jones is also below 30th in points… 💀

[@jabber1990]

....there is a good reason for Erik Jones being so low in points

[@timechanger9162]

Jones didn’t race a race or two and has been injured due to back injury. No one comes back the same after that. It takes time But I do agree they can’t put full blame on john

[@blakeandrews9496]

i mean regardless of John’s performance if i can put Corey Heim in my car, sorry John we’ll be seeing you. and that’s assuming any of this is even true in the first place

[@Ryans319]

This is the first time I’ve heard about John Hunter not being around next season. No one blames anyone for the poor performances this year. They knew going in they were going to have some speed bumps but they definitely didn’t expect to be this bad this year.

[@karlcalvert812]

I think Jimmie's big 'ol Johnson is why they are sucking so badly Jokes aside, the ling term approach of no technical alliance is hurting

[@KombatRacer]

Wife and I are going to our first ever NASCAR race this weekend at Martinsville! With me being a consistent and up-to-date NASCAR fan, and her being a fan who got most of her NASCAR knowledge from Netflix (lol), I’m hoping the experience boosts both of our love for the sport!

[@JakeStuckAtHome]

I'll see ya there! I live 30 minutes from Martinsville Speedway. Haven't been in a few years, but my wife decided to surprise me with tickets for my birthday!

[@BrianJones-cu2sx]

Nice!! Enjoy man

[@Melonman_fan]

Enjoy it!

[@alicejhanson86]

Have a great time!!

[@stonecoldracing6]

Have a fun time!!! Make sure if you don’t already have accommodations to wear ear protection. Worst case, they sell it at every merch hauler. Y’all are going to have a great time!

[@possiblyblittz6273]

I would love to see a season long average ranking at the end of the year!

[@nascarwithjason4711]

Eric u loved it now it's time!

[@IceCar420]

I was thinking the same thing. A chart showing every driver that's made the power rankings. In order by some kind of average, number of times a highest spots

[@possiblyblittz6273]

@ Yeah! I was thinking like average season long position, who moved the most, who was the most consistent in their rankings, and stuff like that

[@Itsgamingtime11-co5kp]

I saw this quote in another video (it’s from memory so it’s not exactly what they said) “ Legacy should align with JGR to get everything sorted and people in the right places before going self-sufficient” I agree with this statement very much

[@jabber1990]

and how'd that work out for Furniture Row? Levine Family Racing?

[@Tobytony65]

@@jabber1990for furniture row it improved them the hell out and Levine was starting to improve

[@bentaylor475]

Good luck getting JGR on board by replacing JHN with Corey Heim, iykyk

[@deejay9730]

​@Tobytony65 and neither are in contention anymore (cuz they couldn't afford to stay competitive without the alliance)

[@SniperTrader7733]

Legacy names sucks…..needs Petty in the name.

[@dannyalex7152]

I believe JHN will return next year but if he doesn’t, it’s not entirely his fault… LMC is a mess right now… and if he does get replaced, somehow the 42 can’t even stick with a driver

[@BS-uj3ny]

I think next year is a “prove-it” year for him at least. If it’s like this year I think they pull the trigger on Heim

[@dannyalex7152]

@@BS-uj3ny I agree with you 100%

[@tonyschmitz1997]

As a life long Petty fan it’s been rough tough to see this cycle year after year. Just when they show momentum something happens thst sets them back. Late 90’s team shows speed and wins 3 races in 4 years, they announce switching to dodge,Pontiac drops support, Loomis leaves, Adam dies, team becomes a back runner. ‘06 Loomis returns, Labonte joins the 43, team shows some speed again. They sell to Boston Ventures to bolster the team. Sponsors leave with noting to replace them and Petty has to merge what left with Gillett to create RPM. Team is fast with Kahne winning two races, and AJ showing speed, Gillett files for bankruptcy and team nearly folds. 2011 Murstein buys out Gillett team begins to show steady improvement with speed on occasions winning with Ambrose 2 times and Almirola. They trim down to one car loose Aric and Smithfield to SHR and become a back marker self sponsored team with a young Bubba Wallace. Maury Gallagher buys team from Murstein rebrands it PettyGMS Erik shows speed all year and wins ad Darlington, Johnson buys in to team in 2024 switch to Royota and here they are running at the back again. I swear that 42 & 43 used up all their luck over their success through the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s. I hope playing the long game this time is finally gonna stick and make this team competitive long term.

[@ChampaBayBeast]

We live a life of pain here in the 43 camp

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

Legacy Mc doesn’t need a new driver they need a new team.

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

They need NEW leadership! JJ is not running the team well!

[@piyushmatta2363]

I’m waiting for my goat marcus to show up in these comments

[@marcusvillarreal]

Thanks

[@TheCloudCreation]

Good luck tonight in the race, Eric. Wish I could be there, but my sim rig has been torn down for about 2 months and become the baby room. Next year! 👍

[@Quirked_Up_Cowboy]

The biggest issue with LMC is that JGR has a chokehold on a manufacture not a single other team really has. Sure Hendrick can easily make a few calls to cut you down to size but they're not going out of their way to be the dominant team of the manufacture by default they're still competing with Trackhouse and RCR and RCR is still a powerhouse in it's own right because it controls a lot of Chevy team motors especially for the lower series. Ford has no real powerhouse team you can argue you have multiple competing for that spot which is more contested than Chevy and the teams seem to play fairly nice and work together pretty well. Toyota however... anything that exists without paying it's dues to Gibbs exists without JGRs consent and they will force you out of competition before you blink. It's what happened with Furniture Row, MWR well they shot themselves in the foot repeatedly and no other Toyota team was/has been a real threat. If anything it's a bad look on Toyota and I'd hope they either force JGR to be more cooperative with fellow manufacture backed teams or else.

[@barrettnorris8796]

As a Erik Jones fan… this year has been LONG. No real hope for improvement seems to be on the horizon.

[@meltdown1232000]

Jimmy Johnson can drive anything. And to prove it, he drove LMC right into the toilet.

[@IndianaSimracer77]

JHN was stout at Indianapolis. Best LMC has been all year, and probably the only laps they've led as a team all year. They should do JHN a favor and let him go. Not that there are any decent seats left, though...

[@martinezandrew241]

Eric my brother how does bowman drop three spots!?!? He's literally been one of the best drivers on consistency alone. That's in my opinion being 6th or better. Been better than most the playoff drivers. Bumping him down three spots is wild.

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

Good luck in the Groovy Hallow, Eric! Do well, we bet some money on you!😆

[@Calypsotheseagoddess]

Assuming the rumors surrounding JHN are true, HOW MANY DRIVERS WILL THAT BE IN CAR #42 THIS DECADE?!? First there was Larson for the first 4 races of 2020, then Kenseth with the rest, then Chastain for 2021, the Ty Dillon for 2022, then Gragson for the first half of 2023, then Berry, Rockenfeller, and Hocevar for the rest, now JHN for this season, and NOW there’s rumors for ANOTHER DRIVER IN THAT SEAT?!?!?

[@smothersfamilyracing5749]

I’m going to Martinsville this weekend🎉🎉

[@XavierRottino-n4s]

Me too for my first cup race 🎉

[@csxtrainfan319]

Have fun

[@ILoveDietPepsi94]

Love your videos!! Nice to have someone do the work for us and we just sit and listen thanks for all the updates im a huge fan. I want you to make some Out Of the groove hats

[@Zoniax-zc7xh]

There’s no way they can JHN. He’s about as much the issue as jones is. JHN has shown flashes of speed, just look at Vegas for example. He was fast all day and staid out of trouble, and while his teammates finished 25th and 28th, he came home 9th. Earlier in the season, he wheeled that LMC car to a top 15 in points. He’s fast, and canning him wouldn’t do a thing for them.

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

LMC has a management and not having the right people in places.

[@stonecoldracing6]

I’ve heard things as far as personal testimony goes, the drivers aren’t the problem with LMC. It’s a leadership issue. Just what I’ve observed tbh

[@anxiousorcus5489]

Legacy blaming the new kid is like saying the dog ate your homework

[@DynamiteTurk98]

Reddick is my pick for the championship

[@deejay9730]

Been hurting as a jimmie fan since that spin at the roval

[@dme2453]

Legacy Motor Club, where careers go to die.

[@toddmanger7194]

Let’s put John hunter in a Gibbs cup car and he would be good. Also takes a good crew chief

[@awesomeeli8251]

It says on Wiki that Nemechek will return to the 42 in 2025

[@clay3032]

Never understood the Legacy expectations. Year 1 with a new manufacturer, and they chose not to use shared data from other teams choosing to build everything in house. JHN year 1 in the 42, which was a team that struggled with Noah Gragson behind the wheel. All the other behind the scenes moves only further put them behind the 8 ball. Just an uncalled for hype train

[@crystaljon]

In other news, Irwindale is shutting down... again... for like, the fourth time.

[@existinginaspace8347]

Here's hoping for a recovery and for the developers to loose interest in. ( Presumably ) Turning it into condos.

[@marcusvillarreal]

Eric Estepp and everyone who's your pick to win at martinsville this weekend?

[@Zombified2012]

A hms driver. Pref larson.. getting worried about his final 4 chances

[@marcusvillarreal]

​@@Zombified2012good answer

[@KashmirRIPEddie]

Hmmm I wonder who Marcus thinks is gonna win…

[@marcusvillarreal]

​@@KashmirRIPEddiechristopher bell of course my friend 🧡

[@chickentender4791]

Elliott wins and destroys the playoff cut line

[@pinktheroracer]

let's go my boy bubba back on the top 10 list he will get that win one day everybody saying he need to be replaced but people yet to see he's improving yes; he may not have made the playoff (bad luck) but he has improved his top 10 and 5s and he been very close to a win.

[@finnwilliams8404]

The terrible current short-track package aside, I think Martinsville this week has the makings of a classic. None of the drivers who aren't locked in are out of contention. Blaney won this race last year, Byron won the last race at the track, Elliot led the most laps at the last race, Bell is always a contender on flat tracks, Hamlin is historically great at Martinsville, and Larson could just leave everyone in the dust like at Bristol. Throw in the option tire and this could turn into a wild race. I think Larson will win and Bell will take the final playoff spot on points, but it feels like anything could happen here, so I'm excited.

[@european_mapper-FR]

I know Johnson loves to race for the love of it, and he collects data, but I sincerely believe having Heim drive the 84 a couple of times a year, heck, even permanently, would be way better to train him, and to collect data more… consistently

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

Remember when Travis Pastrana raced in the Daytona 500... Never been in a Cup car before AND had a better finish than JJ! 🤦

[@Brian-x7s48]

So glad you are giving Bowman the recognition he deserves!!

[@HonoraryBoomer]

I agree with your thoughts on JHN

[@unclebob540i3]

I agree, John Hunter is not the problem. I wonder how long will Legacy stay with Toyota. We have seen how Toyota has treated other small teams (Furniture Row).

[@matthewjohnston1400]

I predicted Larson, Reddick, Bell and Blaney in the final four. Larson below the cut line heading into Martinsville was not even a consideration at that time. NASCAR is wild.

[@csxtrainfan319]

Legacy’s struggles isn’t all John Hunter’s Fault even though he’s last in the standings, Erik Jones has also been bad but a back injury is hard to recover from

[@daniellag3742]

Last top 10 was at the Chicago street course

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Good on you for the iracing charity event that’s super cool man

[@thegamertv7008]

I don’t think it’s fair to Alex in 9th it’s power rankings not in the points he’s should still be 6th or so with how consistent he is. I do respect you saying he’s the best non playoff driver

[@carlhaag9367]

I agree oh on your thoughts on J Hunter !

[@norme2681]

Not totally the reason but, if JHN would bring back more than the steering wheel most weeks would be a big help to the team. Hard to get ahead when you got build a car most every week.

[@jaronwelch8264]

To me, LMC has been lost ever since Focus factor left. When Jones won at darlington, they were looking like a team on the rise, but ever since they have just been constantly making changes.

[@West_Coast_Sports_News]

Eric, while I agree with your placement for Logano. I disagree with your statement that he won’t content this weekend. His Next Gen stats at Martinsville are stout, currently sits within the top 5 most points scored in the five races at the track.

[@kylewagoner]

No one really pointing out how Larson didn't lose a spot after spinning fighting for the lead. It was a bad pit stop that dropped him like 10 spots during the caution it caused. The team has definitely been shitting the bed in high pressure moments.

[@SN1PERx64]

I find JHN hard to judge. He is near his teammate on points and they run and qulaify next to each other often However, Eric missed 2 races and recovered by injury. The 42 car is 35th on points and 50 points behind the 51 and 31. That is not good at all.

[@TheFelloMello]

I'm not even kidding Eric, I think if you really get into iRacing and get good at it, you're going to be a better analyst for it. It made me understand some of the challenges each track has better than just listening to the drivers talk about it.

[@stephenadams5293]

12 gave away the fast lane for the 45, it makes no sense why he would have done it. But he did

[@josephpaulillo]

JHN drives to the quality of the equipment he’s in. Won the races last year in JGRs best car. Now he’s in bad equipment looking to better that team. I don’t know if he’s capable of that.

[@JMANES0910]

Couch racer is also ran by Freddie Kraft, Brett Griffin and Freddie’s brother so take that for what it’s worth 😂😂

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

After this last race, Reddick should be number one in the power rankings. That last lap was amazing. No bumping or nudging or wrecking. He just effing drove around Blaney in the final two turns. Racing just doesn't get better than that. You will never see that in boring F1.

[@AlexE5250]

Why does this comment read like a Donald trump tweet lol

[@AlexE5250]

Why does this comment read like a trump tweet

[@nathanmiddaugh6986]

JHN shouldn’t be fired unless there is personnel issues. It’s his first year with the team. First year in cup for a few years. Legacy is struggling majorly. TBH I’d think Jones’ seat would be getting hot. If I were Heim, I certainly would choose to remain in Truck over taking a Legacy ride.

[@automan224]

Irwindale Speedway is closing in December

[@brittonnevans2208]

Heim isn’t ready for Cup, unless they want a repeat of JHN and send him back down. Give him at least a year in Xfinity, let him come up the correct way.

[@NsaneMemories]

Gl Tonite Eric... hopefully next year I'll be able to participate.

[@Itsgamingtime11-co5kp]

I really like how nascar is trying new things with the wet tires. Even if we don’t get to actually race in the rain, we can still go out on track for damp conditions after the trucks dry it mostly.

[@hamlinfan69]

I'd say merge or what ever with jgr but we all knows what happens with that

[@jamiesweitzer8469]

I would've swapped the eighth and fourth placing.💛❤️🍞

[@balmany15]

Curious if Legacy signs an JGR/23XI Alliance over the off season. JHN has been just as fast as Jones, problem is speed.

[@johnpapp5945]

Over under 15th place for Eric lol

[@Carsboy95]

Good luck tonight Eric! Anyway if legacy gets hiem, I think he will be bad like John hunter and grangeon, they are talented but legacy doesn’t give them the right equipment

[@blackhatt9926]

Irwindale Speedway is closing, it was the closest track to LA. Huge loss

[@Zoni26]

Seems like JJ and Gallagher are simply over there heads here. They keep making changes from the pit crew to the manufacture. They’re like the Jets right now, they keep pulling levers and seeing what works. Only thing is nothing is working.

[@Kbrady8207]

Tyler, Reddick number 2? Talk about prisoner of the moment. That is his first top 10 since Atlanta.

[@JamesM-v7t]

JJ and TS are the same when it comes to team owner ship if your not paying to drive your in trouble its about the money I have been with nascar for 69 years so many good young drivers on there way up

[@naparacingfan9275]

Bowman dropping in Eric's rankings due to a DQ that was out of his control 👎. Keep in mind that is the only reason that Logano is in the champ 4. He has a playoff golden horseshoe every even year i guess.

[@justinstein4712]

I like to see John hunter Nemechek switch car number from the 42 to the 87

[@scottchamberlain5594]

One of two drivers locked into a playoff slot, and you rank Logano EIGTH?! Yes, you should be questioning that one.

[@longhairedDreadneck]

Can't wait for rain tires at Daytona

[@ReturnoftheDILF]

It’d have been nice if Blaney could’ve had just one playoff round where he wasn’t in a bad situation because of someone else’s stupid move.

[@Scrapyard24c]

That's the funny thing about legacies, not all of them are good.

[@billyt9987]

Loser Motor Club (LMC) is Dysfunction Junction

[@bobbbobb4663]

Lemony Motor Club

[@kooljayjohn]

A 7 time champion is not competitive in his own equipment, can’t blame Jones or JHN.

[@matthewspencer8342]

Hey Eric what if Hendrick moatorsports or joe Gibbs race completely miss the final four?

[@back-corner-turnings]

You can’t pin this on John Hunter. How many DNF’s does his seven time champion boss have for Legacy? I’ll bet it’s a higher percentage per race than JHN.

[@JesterNikolai8]

lmc needs stability they can keep changing things every other week they need to keep the same drivers

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

Cory Heime definitely deserves a ride in cup

[@cjward_24]

Thanks for being fair to Blaney after Miami lol... Kyle Petty says "stupidity ruled"

[@iceeblueburst03]

Waiting for Eric's gradebook once the season ends, Nemechek probably gets an F or maybe a D.

[@SGNbuff]

No way they are receiving the same level of support from Toyota as JGR and 23XI.

[@ElGordoBandito]

Legacy’s drivers are fine. It’s literally everything else that’s dragging the team down. Bad leadership being replaced with equally bad management, and the three ring circus that seems to be following Jimmie Johnson around.

[@zzz6valvoline]

Larson in 4th is completely nuts. Sure he's the unluckiest driver in decade, but he fights back hard.

[@matthewjohnston1400]

Larson was amazing at Homestead. Not the result I wanted, but a great display of talent.

[@marcusvillarreal]

I predict that Christopher Bell will win this weekend at martinsville and the championship in November of 2024

[@trevorhintz1290]

Wrong

[@marcusvillarreal]

​@@trevorhintz1290we'll see til Sunday

[@Venfae]

This is my prediction as well, and I predict that you will predict Bell to win at Phoenix too : )

[@marcusvillarreal]

@@Venfae your right about that my friend 🧡

[@stephenholloway6893]

He did win the fall race there 2 years ago plus most of the time a race winner in this round won the championship.

[@anthonypray7928]

How did you leave Martin Truex Jr. Out of the power rankings when he finished in the top ten in the first two stages and finished ahead of Bubba Wallace ?

[@III-jj8qk]

Reddicks crew was bad all day, only thing that saved him at homestead was the larson caution. I'm still iffy on him but he has less pressure at least for martinsville which he's not great at.

[@SortaNonymous]

What's the power ranking music?

[@JamesM-v7t]

I'm going to cry because where you put the #11

[@blakeandrews9496]

who drove the halloween machine in previous years?

[@racerguy6979]

Love to join one of your iracing events.

[@marcusvillarreal]

First Hi Eric Estepp I never miss a single episode 😊❤

[@JacksonS-lv3qc]

It’s the Christopher Bell guy

[@marcusvillarreal]

​@@JacksonS-lv3qcyour right my friend 🧡

[@micahwilliams3795]

Bet John Hunter Nemechek wishes he had stayed with Gibbs another year and taken over that 19 car.

[@BCanterbury42]

Ever since Jimmie Johnson got involved with Legacy, their performance has went drastically down. Even Erik Jones doesn’t have a random good run anymore like he did in 2022

[@angelbail5524]

LMC has no loyalty first Chevrolet then noah and now JHN wow

[@FlamesEnjoyer]

Lmc needs some stability

[@drunkashull]

Logano back down to 8? what ya doing here Eric!! Bubba was also trash at homestead. Lost a large wager of 23 beating the 17. So is this a recency bias ranking or a long term ranking?

[@bradnerling7156]

I’m putting you on my groovy guage , sorry you didn’t make the cut.

[@paulwatson4189]

Gragson was smart enough to get the hell out of dodge when he could asking for his release before legacy killed his career. Luke Lambert and Carson Hocevar hit on something when he ran the 42 but they had already signed Nemechek but Luke and Carson have carried that momentum on at spire and will be a real threat next yr. Mike Beam had the 43 running up front and winning darlington. Is Beam still there now with JJ. JJ came in and brought in who he wanted and they really really suck. The cars come off the truck slow and get slower. Their average qualifing spots are 28 and 30th. The 78 car with no help from chevy out runs them when he comes to race 10 times a yr. Why are Kenseth and Trevor there ? Driver coaches really. They need competitive cars not coaching. Jones can drive anything. Legacy needs a complete house cleaning from Wells on down today not tomorrow. Fatback could come out of retirement and lead this team better the first race back ! Wells has no clue and has destroyed everything Beam and Marty built. Time to clean out the friends and hire people who know whats going on !

[@jessedaly7823]

Legacy is as big of a Dumpster Fire as the NY Jets!

[@terrigoggin4443]

I want to see JHN in the winner’s circle…with another team.