Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, a longtime primary sponsorship partner of John Hunter Nemechek, will return to support the driver and the No. 42 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB team in 14 NASCAR Cup Series events during the 2025 season. The 14-race commitment is an increase from the seven events that Pye-Barker supported Nemechek and the team in a season ago.
According to a team press release, the first race of the partnership will come at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, March 2.
Nemechek has carried the colors of Pye-Barker since 2021 when he was a full-time competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
“Pye-Barker has been a longtime supporter of mine throughout my racing career, dating back to my Truck Series days,” said Nemechek. “I’m thrilled to continue with Pye-Barker at LEGACY MC. I hope to make everyone at Pye-Barker proud when I represent them both on and off the track.”
The company says continuing its partnership with Nemechek and his LEGACY MOTOR CLUB team reinforces the values that the company instills in its employees.
“At Pye-Barker, we’ve built a culture where individual work is rewarded, but your team has your back. That’s a philosophy I see reflected in the sport of racing,” said Bart Proctor, Pye-Barker Fire & Safety CEO. “We admire John Hunter [Nemechek] for his integrity as an athlete, willingness to put in the work, and dedication to his teammates. Our shared values make him a great representative of Pye-Barker and make us proud to continue this relationship with Nemechek and LEGACY MC in 2025.”
Jimmie Johnson, who recently became the majority owner of the LEGACY MOTOR CLUB team feels Nemechek and Pye-Barker are a perfect fit for one another.
“I’m excited to see Pye-Barker extend and expand with the CLUB,” said co-owner Jimmie Johnson. “The Pye-Barker leadership and team members share the same mindset and vision as we do at LEGACY MC. Additionally, John Hunter is a great spokesperson for their brand, and we can’t wait to deliver for them.”
In his first full season with LEGACY MOTOR CLUB in 2024, Nemechek struggled to find overall consistency as the team wrestled with a manufacturer change to Toyota. However, the 27-year-old racer had a few bright spots throughout the campaign in the form of four top-10 finishes.
Nemechek finished seventh in the season-opening Daytona 500, was sixth at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Spring, rallied from two laps down to finish eighth in the rain-soaked event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and ninth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Fall.
For the 2025 season, Nemechek will have a new crew chief paired with him as Travis Mack joined LEGACY MOTOR CLUB after serving as a crew chief for Kaulig Racing in 2024.
