Nemechek Signs With Haas Factory Team for 2027
John Hunter Nemechek will drive for Haas Factory Team in the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series after Legacy Motor Club released him.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Motorsports
John Hunter Nemechek has signed with Haas Factory Team for the 2027 NASCAR season after being let go by Legacy Motor Club. His primary sponsor, Pye-Barker, is coming with him to the new team.
Why it matters
The move gives Nemechek a new team after three full Cup seasons with Legacy Motor Club, which is still building its program. Haas Factory Team sees a business fit between Pye-Barker's manufacturing customers and the customer base of Haas Automation.
Nemechek has 11 O'Reilly Series wins and logged two top-5 and eight top-10 finishes in 2025 with Legacy Motor Club. His 2026 results so far include one top-5 and two top-10 finishes, and the extraction does not say how his results will carry over to Haas Factory Team.
The players
John Hunter Nemechek
Nemechek is a NASCAR driver who spent three full Cup Series seasons with Legacy Motor Club and has 11 O'Reilly Series wins.
Haas Factory Team
Haas Factory Team is a NASCAR Cup Series team that is adding Nemechek and his primary sponsor Pye-Barker for 2027.
Legacy Motor Club
Legacy Motor Club is a NASCAR Cup Series team that released Nemechek for the 2027 season while it continues to build its program.
Cole Custer
Cole Custer is a NASCAR driver who helped convince Nemechek to join Haas Factory Team and had a 2016 Truck Series confrontation with him.
The details
Cole Custer helped convince Nemechek to join the team by discussing crew chiefs, cars, and areas for improvement. Haas Factory Team president Joe Custer said Pye-Barker's manufacturing customers align with Haas Automation's base of roughly 100,000 customers.
Timeline
2016: Nemechek and Cole Custer had a post-race tussle at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in a Truck Series race, which NASCAR later credited to Nemechek as the winner.
2026: Nemechek has one race left with Legacy Motor Club this season.
2027: Nemechek joins Haas Factory Team for the NASCAR season.
Season Trajectory
Nemechek's move comes after a 2016 Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park that ended in a post-race confrontation with Cole Custer, which NASCAR later credited to Nemechek as the winner. The shift to Haas Factory Team places the two drivers on the same team for 2027.
For fantasy players, Nemechek's results with a new team could change how he is valued heading into 2027, since his 2025 season included eight top-10 finishes. The move also means Cup viewers will follow Nemechek on a different team starting next season.
The takeaway
Driver moves like this one often hinge on team fit, as Haas Factory Team's pitch combined sponsor alignment with the driver's competitive profile. Readers tracking NASCAR's mid-tier teams can watch how Nemechek's results develop once he settles into his new program.
What happens next
Nemechek and Custer are expected to reenact the 2016 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park incident for social content next year.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by EssentiallySports.
