Corey LaJoie will drive Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 Gainbridge Chevrolet Silverado in the Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Last time out at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, LaJoie qualified eighth and maintained top-10 track position throughout the day. Despite suffering minor damage and a pit-road mishap in the closing laps of the Ecosave 250, LaJoie was credited with an 18th place finish.
- The former Spire Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series driver has made 14 appearances in the premier series at the 2.66-mile tri-oval. His best outing came in 2023 when he wheeled his Ryan Sparks-prepared Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet from a 36th-place starting position to a fourth-place finish.
- In his most recent CRAFTSMAN Truck Series superspeedway appearance, LaJoie started third in last season’s Daytona opener and was running in the fifth position until a last-lap incident ended his night half a lap from the finish line. LaJoie recorded the race’s highest average running position (7.83), third-most quality passes (101), fourth-most green flag passes (129) and ran more laps in the top 15 than anyone in the field (86 of 101).
- The third-generation racer has logged 6,479 miles around Talladega Superspeedway over the course of his NASCAR Cup career, nearly the equivalent of a round-trip drive from Alaska to Las Vegas.
- The father-of-three is no stranger to superspeedways in NASCAR’s premier series. He’s made 17 starts at Daytona International Speedway, earning one top-five and five top-10 finishes. At Talladega Superspeedway, LaJoie has 14 starts to his credit, including one top-five and two top-10 finishes
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- LaJoie will race Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-051 Friday afternoon. The truck was most recently on track at Daytona in February with Michael McDowell behind the wheel. The appearance will mark the chassis’ third at Talladega, owning a chassis-best third-place result in 2019 with Riley Herbst.
Corey LaJoie Quote
What are your thoughts heading into Talladega?
“Talladega is unlike anywhere else on the schedule. The banking, the draft, the sheer speed, it’s a lot to take in, and you have to stay on your toes the entire time. It’s all about being in the right place at the right time and hoping you don’t get caught up in someone else’s wreck. I’ve been around this track for years, and every lap still feels intense. So, I’m looking forward to getting back out there and seeing what we can do with our No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado.”
Note: Corey LaJoie is the son of Randy LaJoie from Norwalk, CT