Corey LaJoie stays and not using a experience in 2025 after Spire Motorsports made the choice in July to half methods with him regardless of having a yr left on his contract.
Few choices exist within the NASCAR Cup Sequence, although one crew could quickly have a gap for him. Rick Ware Racing is seen because the probably touchdown spot for LaJoie, in response to Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic. A transfer to RWR might be contingent on Justin Haley leaping ship to Spire to switch LaJoie within the No. 7 Chevrolet. Haley is the main candidate to fill Spire’s opening, that means this may primarily be a commerce between the 2 groups. Haley does have one yr remaining on his contract at RWR however as seen with LaJoie, that won’t matter.
Corey LaJoie lining up subsequent transfer following Spire departure?
It’s no secret that LaJoie, 32, has had a troublesome remaining season with Spire. He sits thirty second within the factors standings by means of 27 races and has seen rookie teammate Carson Hocevar constantly outrun him. Now 262 begins into his Cup Sequence profession, LaJoie stays winless. LaJoie has, nonetheless, discovered some consistency recently. He completed ninth at Darlington, his first profession top-10 end at a non-superspeedway. LaJoie adopted it up with a decent Fifteenth-place end at Atlanta this previous Sunday.
For a driver at the moment out of a job subsequent season, you couldn’t ask for higher timing. And regardless of the inconsistencies in 2024, that hasn’t stopped groups from reaching out to LaJoie, who ought to convey good sponsorship with him wherever he goes.
“My cellphone’s going, and individuals are eager about making calls,” LaJoie stated on Aug. 23. “However each good door in my life that’s been opened hasn’t been opened on my own. I wasn’t the one ripping these doorways open. They have been open, and I needed to stroll by means of these when the time was proper. So, I’ve religion. And I’ve confidence that the subsequent door, whether or not it’s on Sundays [Cup] or not, goes to open.”
