Legacy sues T.J. Puchyr for “underhanded att...

There are a minimum of 5 completely different lawsuits happening in the mean time in relation to constitution disputes in NASCAR, and three of them contain Legacy Motor Membership as both the plaintiff or defendant.

After suing Rick Ware Racing for allegedly backtracking on a signed contract to sell a charter to Legacy for 2026, RWR has since countersued Legacy. Whereas Legacy claims they’ve a signed Constitution Buy Settlement for a 2026 constitution, RWR claims they’re attempting to take a constitution aside from the one initially agreed upon. 

And whereas that is unfolding, a report from the Associated Press has emerged, saying that T.J. Puchyr had entered into an agreement to purchase all of Rick Ware Racing.

On this newest swimsuit, they declare Puchyr is wrongfully interfering with Legacy’s try and buy a constitution from RWR. This comes after Decide Daniel A. Kuehnert warned RWR that they may face “critical ramifications” in the event that they tried to promote, regardless of beforehand indicating in courtroom that they’d no such plans.

Puchyr was working with Legacy?

Legacy revealed in a submitting this week that Puchyr was truly working with the staff as an “Unbiased Contractor Settlement” via his consulting agency, Rucus. In addition they say he had direct data of their buy settlement with RWR as he helped to dealer it earlier than making his personal provide to purchase the race staff within the midst of this constitution dispute. 

Within the swimsuit, Legacy claims, “As a part of that settlement, Mr. Puchyr was given entry to confidential and delicate enterprise data in order that he might promote Legacy and its principals in an effort to assist Legacy safe (a) sponsorship deal. Legacy trusted Mr. Puchyr. By partaking Mr. Puchyr, Legacy anticipated him to behave with integrity and to chorus from actions that might undermine Legacy’s operations, fame, or aggressive standing. It additional anticipated Mr. Puchyr to keep away from any conflicts of curiosity, disclose any circumstances which may compromise his impartiality, and adjust to moral requirements that reinforce Legacy’s belief in his providers.”

They go on to say that he has betrayed their belief and is now interfering of their ongoing authorized battle with RWR as he goals to purchase your entire group. They make critical accusations in opposition to Puchyr,  saying he has “labored behind the scenes to upend Legacy’s take care of RWR,” including: “He has brazenly and proudly boasted about his malfeasance, criticizing Legacy and its principals, whereas touting his underhanded try and strip Legacy of its bargained-for proper to Constitution from RWR.”

Legacy additionally claims Puchyr made “private assaults” in opposition to Legacy’s co-owner and seven-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champion, Jimmie Johnson. Per the submitting, Puchyr stated he did not assume Johnson “‘has all of the details, does not perceive the deal we had’ and ‘tried to humiliate Rick publicly.'”