Birthdate: | September 25, 1991 |
Hometown: | Concord, N.C. |
First Career Cup race: | Sept. 21, 2014 (New Hampshire) |
Career Cup Poles: | 0 |
Career Cup Wins: | 0 |
Best Cup Championship Finish: | 29th – 2019 |
Corey LaJoie, a third generation racer, is a North Carolina native with a family deeply rooted in motorsports. His grandfather, Don LaJoie, is a member of the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame alongside his father, Randy LaJoie, who won NASCAR Xfinity Series Championships in both 1996 and 1997.
LaJoie is coming off his best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2019 after finishing 29th in the standings in his first year driving the No. 32 Ford for Go Fas Racing. During the 36-race season, Lajoie recorded his first two top 10s with finishes sixth and seventh, respectively, in the superspeedway races at Daytona (July) and Talladega (October).
In 2020, LaJoie will return to Go Fas Racing, making the announcement on Dec. 3 on MRN’s Sunday Money podcast, which he co-hosts with Daryl Motte and Lauren Fox.
LaJoie has six wins in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (now ARCA Menards Series East) and three wins in the ARCA Series. He completed his Cup Series rookie campaign in the 2017 with BK Racing and earned a season high 11th-place finish at Daytona International Speedway. In 2018, he piloted the No. 72 Schluter Systems Chevy for TriStar Motorsports, part-time.