Jimmie Johnson's Legacy Motor Club still hasn't cracked NASCAR's postseason, but the seven-time Cup Series champion is dead set on changing that. Johnson's raising serious money as an owner, and he's not shy about his target. The team has never made the Chase. That changes this year if his fundraising and business moves work out.
Johnson knows what it takes to win at the highest level. He spent two decades doing it as a driver. Now he's applying that same ruthlessness to ownership. Money talks in NASCAR, and Johnson's talking loud. He's securing the resources teams need to compete week in and week out. The postseason isn't a pipe dream anymore. It's the plan.
Legacy Motor Club has shown flashes before. But flashes don't get you to October. Consistency does. Complete driver performance does. Pit crew execution does. Johnson's appeal as an owner, combined with his business instincts, gives this team real momentum heading into the season. The Chase is no longer some distant possibility. It's what they're chasing now.