Corey LaJoie Steadily Consistent In Recent Weeks
3 weeks agoAfter a litany of embarrassing crashes this summer, Corey LaJoie has quietly recaptured his 2021-2023 form. Although it was too little, too late to save his Spire Motorsports ride, the move may have been a blessing in disguise since Chris Lawson is a better crew chief than Ryan Sparks and now he gets to be team leader again at Rick Ware Racing, which means he will no longer need to overdrive in a failed attempt to compete with Carson Hocevar. He seems to have settled down with five top 20s in his last six starts and he's also earned top twenties in his last two roval races. Since Sonoma and Watkins Glen were arguably LaJoie's fastest races this year and Lawson delivered Haley a second at the Charlotte street course last year, another top 20 for LaJoie is a reasonable expectation, even though he is only starting 28th.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference