GMS Racing

Before forming his own team, Maurice Gallagher was involved in NASCAR with local Las Vegas driver and friend Spencer Clark's team, which competed in the NASCAR Busch East Series and Busch Series until Clark's unexpected death in 2006.

GMS Racing, initially known as Gallagher Motorsports, was formed in 2011 when they entered ARCA competition. The team expanded operations into the Camping World Truck Series in 2013, and later entered the Xfinity Series in 2016. The team was originally based in Charlotte, North Carolina, occupying the former BAM Racing shop. They later relocated, and BK Racing took over their previous facility.

In 2014, GMS Racing acquired the assets of Richard Childress Racing's Truck Series program and entered into a technical alliance with the organization. In 2015, former crew chief Mike Beam became competition director, and both Richard Childress Racing and Chevrolet increased their technical support. That same year, the team relocated to Statesville, North Carolina, to a facility previously used by Evernham Motorsports and later Richard Petty Motorsports. The facility had been vacant since 2010.

GMS Racing also adopted a number font previously used by Braun Racing and Turner Scott Motorsports. Starting in 2016, the No. 21 team in the Xfinity Series alternated between its usual number style and the font used by Wood Brothers Racing. In early 2017, GMS Racing formed an alliance with Halmar Friesen Racing, which was later expanded in August of the same year.

In early 2019, GMS Racing announced the creation of a driver development program, Drivers Edge Development, in a partnership with JR Motorsports. The program placed drivers in GMS's NASCAR K&N Pro Series, ARCA Menards Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams, as well as JR Motorsports' Late Model and NASCAR Xfinity Series teams. Mentors included Mardy Lindley (GMS crew chief) and Josh Berry (at the time a JR Motorsports Late Model driver). The inaugural class of drivers, which was announced on January 24, 2019, were Noah Gragson, John Hunter Nemechek, Zane Smith, Sheldon Creed, Sam Mayer, and Adam Lemke. Carson Hocevar also joined the program later on in 2019. The 2023 season was the last for the program when GMS Racing closed down. The class of drivers in the DED program that year included GMS Truck Series drivers Rajah Caruth and Daniel Dye as well as JRM late model driver Carson Kvapil.

On December 1, 2021, Gallagher purchased a majority interest in the former Richard Petty Motorsports for $19 million. The deal included both of RPM's charters; the No. 43 continued to operate under its charter, while a second charter, leased to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 51 from 2019 to 2021, was transferred to a new No. 42 car for the team. The team was subsequently rebranded as Petty GMS Motorsports. However, GMS Racing continued to operate independently from Petty GMS, and Richard Petty did not buy into GMS' Truck and ARCA teams. In 2023, Petty GMS Motorsports was renamed to Legacy Motor Club after seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson purchased a stake in the team.

On August 23, 2023, GMS Racing announced that the team and GMS Fabrication would cease operations at the end of the 2023 season. Gallagher, alongside Johnson, will shift focus to developing Legacy Motor Club in the Cup Series. The former GMS Fabrication building was acquired by Rackley W.A.R. in late-2024.

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