Jacob Canter has been named the director of competitors at Legacy Motor Membership.
Canter joins the group from Normal Motors, the place he was the engineering supervisor of car efficiency at GM Motorsports. He’s a third-generation racer with a mechanical engineering diploma who has additionally labored at Rusty Wallace Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.
“I’m extremely excited to hitch Legacy Motor Membership and embark on this new journey,” stated Canter. “I’m grateful to Maury [Gallagher], Jimmie [Johnson], Richard [Petty] and Cal [Wells] for this chance. It’s a aggressive benefit to be part of a workforce with superb imaginative and prescient and management. I look ahead to collaborating with the proficient workforce at Legacy Motor Membership to drive our success on and off the monitor with a championship mindset.”
Canter will report on to Wells, the chief government officer. He’ll oversee the competitors division, which incorporates the crew chiefs and pit crews, in addition to oversee the day-to-day operations at Legacy Motor Membership.
The rent comes a month after Bobby Kennedy was named common supervisor of the group. Legacy Motor Membership fields two full-time entries together with a part-time third for Johnson, and is making its method by means of its first season competing with Toyota assist.
“Bringing in folks like Jacob and Bobby is what we want at this stage within the sport,” Johnson stated. “This has been a troublesome season and efficiency hasn’t been the place we would like it to be, so strikes like this are mandatory. We wish to present up, be aggressive, and win races. That’s the primary aim.”
