Overview
- Legacy Motor Club’s new 2027 seat is now focused on 23XI’s Riley Herbst, Sportsnaut reported Saturday, citing The Athletic’s latest Silly Season intel.
- A charter is the guaranteed-entry license that caps the Cup field, so Legacy acquiring a third charter opens a new full-time ride and intensifies driver moves.
- Multiple outlets report 23XI plans to elevate development driver Corey Heim into its third car next season, with Yahoo Sports citing The Athletic and Fox Sports coverage.
- Heim’s case is buoyed by results and praise, including leading 69 laps at Texas, a 15th at Kansas, and Denny Hamlin saying the 23-year-old is “certainly running really well.”
- Herbst has improved his average start and finish in 2026 and brings strong funding ties such as Monster Energy, though no team has announced a deal and reports describe talks as progressing but not final.