Corey LaJoie

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Corey LaJoie
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LaJoie at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornCorey Daniel LaJoie
(1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 (age 32)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Achievements2010 Atlanta 150 Winner
2022 Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 Winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
264 races run over 9 years
Car no., teamNo. 7 (Spire Motorsports)
No. 51 (Rick Ware Racing)
2023 position25th
Best finish25th (2023)
First race 2014 Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
Last race 2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
0110
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 4 years
2017 position58th
Best finish31st (2016)
First race 2013 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Last race 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
020
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
5 races run over 3 years
Truck no., teamNo. 7 (Spire Motorsports)
2023 position106th
Best finish48th (2014)
First race 2014 UNOH 225 (Kentucky)
Last race 2024 Fresh From Florida 250 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
ARCA Menards Series career
7 races run over 3 years
Best finish22nd (2013)
First race 2012 ARCA Re/Max American 200 (Rockingham)
Last race 2023 General Tire 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
First win 2013 Ansell ActivArmr 150 (Chicagoland)
Last win 2013 ZLOOP 150 (Kentucky)
WinsTop tens Poles
341
ARCA Menards Series East career
37 races run over 7 years
Best finish2nd (2012)
First race 2009 Pepsi Full Fender Frenzy 100 (Thompson)
Last race 2016 United Site Services 70 (Loudon)
First win 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 (Bowman Gray)
Last win 2016 United Site Services 70 (Loudon)
WinsTop tens Poles
6221
Statistics current as of September 15, 2024.

Corey Daniel LaJoie (born September 25, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports and the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing, as well as part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire. LaJoie is the son of two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie. He was formerly a development driver for Richard Petty Motorsports and JGL Racing.

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Racing career

Early career

LaJoie's No. 07 NASCAR Camping World East Series car at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in 2009 Corey LaJoie 07 Ford Thompson 2009.jpg
LaJoie's No. 07 NASCAR Camping World East Series car at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in 2009

LaJoie started his racing career in 1996, competing in kart racing events; winning 19 times on both dirt and asphalt tracks. He moved in 2003 to the INEX Bandolero series, scoring twelve wins and winning the series' Summer Shootout Championship. LaJoie began racing Legends cars in 2005, and in 2006 moved to the Aaron's Pro Challenge Series, where he won 10 of 12 races that year. [1] Between 2007 and 2009, LaJoie competed in the UARA-Stars Late Model Touring Series; scoring one win and ten top-ten finishes in 17 starts in the series. [1]

Camping World East Series and ARCA Series

2009

In 2009, he made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World East Series at Thompson Speedway [2]

2012–2013

LaJoie remained in the series through the 2012 season, scoring his first win in the series in June 2012 at Bowman Gray Stadium; [3] He scored four additional wins over the course of the season, finishing the year second in points. [4] In addition, LaJoie ran a limited schedule in the ARCA Racing Series in the second half of 2013, winning his first start of the year, and second career start, at Chicagoland Speedway in July, [5] and then in his next race at Pocono Raceway in August. [6]

NASCAR

2013: Nationwide Series debut

LaJoie, who had been named to the 2012 NASCAR Next class of up-and-coming drivers, [7] entered the 2013 season with only a limited schedule planned, including selected NASCAR Nationwide Series races for Tommy Baldwin Racing, [8] however in June it was announced that he had signed with Richard Petty Motorsports as a development driver, with plans to run in the Nationwide Series later that year. [9]

In November 2013, LaJoie made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving the No. 9 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports. [10] He was involved in an accident during the race and finished 34th.

2014: Cup series debut

In June 2014, LaJoie joined Biagi-DenBeste Racing to drive five races, starting at Kentucky. LaJoie struggled in these races, crashing in three of them. In September 2014, LaJoie made his Sprint Cup Series debut in the Sylvania 300 at Loudon, racing for Randy Humphrey Racing. [11]

2016: Return to NASCAR

LaJoie returned to NASCAR in 2016 after leaving in 2014, driving the No. 24 Toyota Camry for JGL Racing in the Xfinity Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway. [12]

2017: BK Racing

In 2017, LaJoie returned to the Cup Series and signed with BK Racing, driving the No. 83 Camry part-time. [13] Trying to make the 2017 Daytona 500 as an Open team (without a charter, thus no starting spot guaranteed) with BK Racing, LaJoie was turning his first laps at Daytona International Speedway during the Can-Am Duels due to practice being rained out. [14] Trailing Reed Sorenson, the only other Open driver, with under fifteen laps to go, LaJoie spun out Sorenson in the tri-oval, ensuring himself a spot in the 500 [15] and making Paul Menard start at the back of the field as Menard was also involved in the crash and had to start in a backup car. After the race, LaJoie said that "I do feel bad" [16] and that "if that was my mom, I'd probably spin her out to make the Daytona 500 too." Sorenson was incensed after the incident, calling the crash "moronic" and "pretty crappy" while saying that LaJoie could have hurt somebody with reckless driving. [17]


2018: TriStar Motorsports

In 2018, LaJoie moved from BK Racing to TriStar Motorsports for a part-time schedule, splitting the No. 72 with Cole Whitt. [18] LaJoie entered the 2018 season with high hopes in the Daytona 500, and qualified 32nd for the 500, but unfortunately blew an engine on lap nine. He made his second start for the team at ISM Raceway in March, once again blowing an engine early in the race. In the Coca-Cola 600, LaJoie went as high as eighth but finished 26th. At year’s end, TriStar shut down, throwing LaJoie out of his part-time ride.

2019–2020: Go Fas Racing

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LaJoie practicing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2019

LaJoie joined Go Fas Racing's No. 32 Ford in 2019. [19] For the 2019 Daytona 500, Go Fas Racing made headlines by placing a picture of LaJoie's face on the No. 32 car as part of Old Spice's sponsorship. LaJoie finished 18th after blowing a right-front tire just 20 laps into the race. [20] [21] He scored two top tens during the year with a sixth at Daytona's Coke Zero Sugar 400 and seventh at Talladega's 1000Bulbs.com 500. [22] [23]

He returned to the No. 32 for 2020 on a one-year contract extension. [24] In the Daytona 500, LaJoie impacted an airborne Ryan Newman coming to the finish, denting LaJoie's windshield and knocking the wind out of him; LaJoie, who finished eighth, was ultimately uninjured while Newman was briefly hospitalized. [25] On August 21, LaJoie announced that he will part ways with Go Fas Racing at the end of the 2020 season. [26]

2021–2024: Spire Motorsports

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LaJoie racing at Daytona International Speedway in 2021

LaJoie moved to Spire Motorsports' No. 7 on a multi-year agreement beginning in 2021. [27] LaJoie missed the FireKeepers Casino 400 due to COVID-19 protocols; LaJoie was close to a person testing positive for COVID-19 from his Stacking Pennies podcast studio while he was unvaccinated at the time. [28]

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LaJoie’s No. 7 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

On March 15, 2022, crew chief Ryan Sparks was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix. [29] At Atlanta, LaJoie led a career-best 19 laps and was on his way to claiming his first career win with two laps to go when Chase Elliott overtook him and blocked him on the high side, causing him to brush the wall and spin before colliding with Kurt Busch and finishing the race in 21st place. [30]

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LaJoie at Sonoma Raceway in 2023.

LaJoie started the 2023 season with a 16th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. He showed huge improvement over the past season with more consistent top-20 and top-30 finishes. On May 30, LaJoie was announced as the substitute driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 at Gateway after Chase Elliott was suspended for one race for intentionally wrecking Denny Hamlin at Charlotte. Carson Hocevar filled in for the No. 7, making his Cup Series debut. [31] He finished 25th in the points standings, his highest points finish in his career, and was the only driver to not have had a single DNF throughout the 2023 season.

From 2020 to 2023, LaJoie was represented by Athelo Group, a sports agency based out of Stamford, Connecticut. [32] In 2024, he signed with KHI Management. [33]

LaJoie during the 2024 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. Corey LaJoie 7 Clash 2024.jpg
LaJoie during the 2024 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum.

On April 21, 2024 at Talladega Superspeedway, LaJoie was attempting to avoid an accident on the last lap of the race through the tri-oval when he got turned by both Ryan Preece and Carson Hocevar after those two made contact which shot them both up into LaJoie. LaJoie spun up the track into Josh Berry and ramped onto Berry's car and LaJoie's car got turned over coming to the checkered flag, and LaJoie finished the race with his car on its side, scored in 18th. A few feet after the line, LaJoie's car rolled over back onto its wheels. On July 25, LaJoie announced he was parting ways with Spire at the end of the 2024 season. [34] [35] At Michigan the same year, LaJoie would be involved in another flip. Going down the backstretch, LaJoie pulled to the inside of Noah Gragson to attempt a pass following several laps of intense racing between the two. LaJoie made slight contact with Gragson's left rear, but enough to send LaJoie into a spin. The car caught air on the apron of the track, blew over onto its roof, and slid upside down for some time. After glancing off the inside wall, the car continued to slide inverted until digging into the grass on the inside of turn 3, launching it into a barrel roll, before the car finally came to rest upright in the grass. Fortunately, LaJoie would climb out of his car unhurt. LaJoie became the first Cup Series driver to flip twice in one season since Rusty Wallace in 1993. [36] The flip was the second in the same spot of that race weekend, following Kyle Sieg's in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race the preceding Saturday. [37] Following LaJoie's incident, NASCAR implemented a new side air deflector for the upcoming Coke Zero Sugar 400. [38] LaJoie would score a top 10 at Darlington, his first ever at a non-drafting track, in the regular season finale, but still finished outside of Playoff contention. The next week at Atlanta in the Playoff opener, LaJoie would finish 15th after narrowly avoiding a multi-car accident in turn 4 on the final lap. At Watkins Glen LaJoie would make contact with Kyle Busch on lap 1 in the bus stop chicane causing a pileup but he would go on to run in the top 5 the majority of the race scoring yet another top 10 finish, fishing 8th.

2024: Rick Ware Racing

On September 20, 2024, it was announced that LaJoie would move to the Rick Ware Racing No. 51, while Justin Haley would replace him in the No. 7 for the remainder of the 2024 season starting with Kansas. [39]

Personal life

LaJoie is a Christian. [40] His father, Randy LaJoie, is a two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion, winning the series title in 1996 and 1997. [41]

LaJoie was a host of Motor Racing Network's Sunday Money podcast alongside Daryl Motte and MRN's Lauren Fox, talking about racing and current events; LaJoie and Fox were classmates in high school. [42] In 2021, he began hosting his own podcast Stacking Pennies on NASCAR.com. [43]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2014 Randy Humphrey Racing 77 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA
41		 DOV KAN CLT
35		 TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 70th01 [44]
2017 BK Racing 83 Toyota DAY
24		 ATL
34		 LVS
39		 PHO
38		 CAL
30		 MAR
28		 TEX
32		 BRI
24		 RCH
32		 TAL
27		 KAN
27		 CLT
32		 DOV POC
28		 MCH
30		 SON BRI
28		 RCH
29		51st02 [45]
23 DAY
11		 KEN NHA
31		 IND
40		 POC
25		 GLN
33		 MCH
31		 DAR
28		 CHI
36		 NHA
27		 DOV
34		 CLT
28		 TAL KAN
27		 MAR
33		 TEX
39		 PHO
31		 HOM
31
2018 TriStar Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY
40		 ATL LVS PHO
37		 CAL MAR TEX BRI
25		 RCH TAL DOV
38		 KAN
24		 CLT
26		 POC MCH
27		 SON CHI
34		 DAY
31		 KEN
31		 NHA
27		 POC
39		 GLN MCH
40		 BRI
34		 DAR
27		 IND
27		 LVS
16		 RCH
32		 ROV DOV
30		 TAL
32		 KAN
34		 MAR TEX
40		 PHO HOM
34		34th144 [46]
2019 Go Fas Racing 32 Ford DAY
18		 ATL
29		 LVS
27		 PHO
26		 CAL
31		 MAR
33		 TEX
28		 BRI
34		 RCH
26		 TAL
11		 DOV
29		 KAN
22		 CLT
12		 POC
36		 MCH
23		 SON
32		 CHI
30		 DAY
6		 KEN
28		 NHA
23		 POC
26		 GLN
34		 MCH
21		 BRI
24		 DAR
36		 IND
19		 LVS
28		 RCH
29		 ROV
27		 DOV
28		 TAL
7		 KAN
28		 MAR
18		 TEX
38		 PHO
35		 HOM
31		29th401 [47]
2020 DAY
8		 LVS
16		 CAL
29		 PHO
27		 DAR
31		 DAR
24		 CLT
23		 CLT
19		 BRI
32		 ATL
27		 MAR
18		 HOM
29		 TAL
16		 POC
23		 POC
21		 IND
39		 KEN
28		 TEX
16		 KAN
21		 NHA
35		 MCH
22		 MCH
22		 DRC
32		 DOV
29		 DOV
23		 DAY
21		 DAR
37		 RCH
27		 BRI
33		 LVS
27		 TAL
28		 ROV
27		 KAN
23		 TEX
25		 MAR
25		 PHO
38		30th408 [48]
2021 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY
9		 DRC
31		 HOM
36		 LVS
37		 PHO
27		 ATL
29		 BRD
38		 MAR
37		 RCH
21		 TAL
22		 KAN
27		 DAR
22		 DOV
26		 COA
20		 CLT
19		 SON
18		 NSH
15		 POC
36		 POC
23		 ROA
21		 ATL
22		 NHA
23		 GLN
24		 IRC
16		 MCH DAY
16		 DAR
15		 RCH
29		 BRI
26		 LVS
30		 TAL
22		 ROV
35		 TEX
20		 KAN
25		 MAR
21		 PHO
32		29th448 [49]
2022 DAY
14		 CAL
28		 LVS
15		 PHO
36		 ATL
5		 COA
36		 RCH
31		 MAR
32		 BRD
19		 TAL
14		 DOV
18		 DAR
35		 KAN
19		 CLT
35		 GTW
36		 SON
34		 NSH
20		 ROA
34		 ATL
21		 NHA
32		 POC
19		 IRC
18		 MCH
19		 RCH
28		 GLN
27		 DAY
30		 DAR
24		 KAN
33		 BRI
15		 TEX
14		 TAL
35		 ROV
12		 LVS
24		 HOM
23		 MAR
21		 PHO
18		31st466 [50]
2023 DAY
16		 CAL
14		 LVS
20		 PHO
26		 ATL
4		 COA
11		 RCH
21		 BRD
30		 MAR
26		 TAL
25		 DOV
14		 KAN
20		 DAR
24		 CLT
17		 SON
20		 NSH
20		 CSC
14		 ATL
31		 NHA
33		 POC
27		 RCH
32		 MCH
15		 IRC
29		 GLN
20		 DAY
10		 DAR
22		 KAN
22		 BRI
25		 TEX
26		 TAL
4		 ROV
17		 LVS
19		 HOM
20		 MAR
22		 PHO
31		25th603 [51]
Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevy GTW
21
2024 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY
4		 ATL
13		 LVS
32		 PHO
33		 BRI
21		 COA
24		 RCH
36		 MAR
32		 TEX
22		 TAL
18		 DOV
21		 KAN
26		 DAR
16		 CLT
35		 GTW
32		 SON
11		 IOW
21		 NHA
23		 NSH
20		 CSC
27		 POC
19		 IND
14		 RCH
34		 MCH
32		 DAY
34		 DAR
9		 ATL
15		 GLN
8		 BRI
36		-*-* [52]
Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2017 BK Racing Toyota 3124
2018 TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 3240
2019 Go Fas Racing Ford 3218
2020 368
2021 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 169
2022 2414
2023 1216
2024 294

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
2013 Richard Petty Motorsports 9 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
34		84th10 [53]
2014 Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN
16		 DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN
26		 CLT
24		 TEX
32		 PHO HOM
37		106th01 [54]
2016 JGL Racing 24 Toyota DAY ATL
23		 LVS
19		 PHO CAL
18		 TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY
30		 KEN NHA
37		 IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
10		 ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV
6		 CLT KAN TEX
23		 PHO
33		 HOM
35		31st177 [55]
2017 DAY ATL
16		 LVS PHO CAL
18		 TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV
15		 CLT
17		 KAN TEX PHO
22		 HOM
15		58th232 [56]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCTCPtsRef
2014 RBR Enterprises 92 Ford DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN
17		 IOW ELD POC MCH BRI
10		 MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 48th61 [57]
2023 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY
23*		 LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR
16		 NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 106th01 [58]
2024 DAY
20		 ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO -*01* [59]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
2 LaJoie began the 2017 season racing for Cup Series points but switched to Xfinity Series points before the race at Homestead–Miami Speedway

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2009 Randy LaJoie Racing 07 Ford GRE TRI IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP
19		 ADI LRP DOV
3		34th341 [60]
Marsh Racing 36 Chevy NHA
31
2010 Randy LaJoie Racing 07 Ford GRE
DNQ		 SBO NHA
8		 LRP LEE JFC NHA
13		 DOV
2		21st668 [61]
70 IOW
4		 MAR
2011 07 GRE
20		 SBO
29		 RCH
3		 BGS
2		 LGY
8		 COL
17		 GRE
13		8th1548 [62]
Dodge IOW
20		 JFC
5		 NHA
3		 NHA
6		 DOV
30
2012 Ford BRI
22		 GRE
2		 RCH
3		 IOW
14		 BGS
1*		 JFC
4		 LGY
1		 CNB
23		 COL
17		 IOW
1*		 NHA
2		 GRE
1		2nd522 [63]
Toyota DOV
1		 CAR
2
2013 Ford BRI GRE FIF RCH
31		54th35 [64]
Spraker Racing 37 Chevy BGS
22		 IOW LGY COL IOW VIR GRE NHA DOV RAL
2015 Precision Performance Motorsports 12 Toyota NSM GRE BRI IOW BGS LGY COL NHA IOW GLN MOT VIR RCH DOV
7		44th37 [65]
2016 Ranier Racing with MDM 41 Chevy NSM MOB GRE BRI VIR DOM STA COL NHA
1		 IOW GLN GRE NJM DOV 43rd47 [66]

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make123456789101112131415161718NWMTCPtsRef
2012 Randy LaJoie Racing 17 Chevy TMP STA
27		 MON STA WAT NHA STA TMP BRI TMP RIV NHA STA TMP 51st17 [67]
2015 Rob Fuller Motorsports 15 Chevy TMP
28		 STA WAT STA TMP
14		 RIV NHA MON STA TMP BRI RIV NHA STA TMP 45th46 [68]
2022 Michelle Davini17 NSM RCH RIV LEE JEN MND RIV WAL NHA
9		 CLM TMP LGY OSW RIV TMP 41st83 [69]
Mike Curb53 MAR
1*
2023 Rob Fuller1 NSM RCH MON RIV LEE SEE RIV WAL NHA
7		 LMP THO LGY OSW MON RIV NWS THO MAR 69th32 [70]

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make1234567891011121314NSWMTCPtsRef
2010 Roger Hill19 Pontiac ATL
1		 CRW SBO CRW BGS BRI CRW LGY TRI CLT 28th185 [71]
2011 Glenn Ryerson71 Chevy CRW HCY SBO CRW CRW
6		 BGS BRI
9		 CRW LGY THO TRI CRW CLT CRW 26th288 [72]
2012 Randy LaJoie Racing 17 Chevy CRW CRW SBO CRW
21		 CRW BGS BRI 30th57 [73]
Phillip Smith1 Ford LGY
12*		 THO CRW CLT

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021AMSCPtsRef
2009 Kevin Harvick Inc. 33 Chevy DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR
23		73rd365 [74]
2013 Randy LaJoie Racing 17 Ford DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI
1		 NJE POC
1		 BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW
4		 SLM KEN
1*		 KAN
25		22nd1295 [75]
2023 Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN
15		 ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 91st31 [76]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ty Dillon</span> American racing driver (born 1992)

Tyler Reed Dillon is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley WAR, part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing, the No. 50 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Team AmeriVet, and the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 4 and No. 6 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports. He has also competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series, what are now the ARCA Menards Series East and West, and what is now known as the NASCAR Canada Series in the past.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chase Elliott</span> American racing driver (born 1995)

William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team. He won the 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, becoming the first rookie to win a national series championship in NASCAR and the youngest champion in that series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Bowman</span> American racing driver (born 1993)

Alexander Michael Warren Bowman is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team. He owns a Dirt Midget and Sprint car racing team Alex Bowman Racing. He is known for a record six consecutive front-row starts in the Daytona 500, from 2018 to 2023, winning the pole in 2018, 2021, and 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Hemric</span> American racing driver (born 1991)

Daniel Brian Hemric is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Preece</span> American racing driver (born 1990)

Ryan Preece is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 41 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart–Haas Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">B. J. McLeod</span> American racing driver (born 1983)

Burton Darwin "B. J." McLeod is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He owns B. J. McLeod Motorsports, which fields entries in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and co-owns Live Fast Motorsports, a NASCAR Cup Series team which fields the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 which McLeod drives part-time. He also competes part-time in the Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for MBM Motorsports. McLeod has previously competed in the NASCAR Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josh Berry</span> American racing driver (born 1990)

Josh Berry is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart–Haas Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for AM Racing. Berry is noted for getting his start as a standout in Late Model Stock Cars with JR Motorsports from 2010–2023 where he became the all-time winningest driver in CARS Tour history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Haley (racing driver)</span> American racing driver (born 1999)

Justin C. Haley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing and the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He previously went by his nickname J. J. Haley, until he switched to his first name in January 2016 to avoid confusion with fellow competitor J. J. Yeley. Haley owns Darkhorse Racecars, a dirt late model and dirt modified chassis manufacturer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaz Grala</span> American racing driver (born 1998)

Kaz Grala is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 36 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports and the No. 15 Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Pinty's Series as well as what is now the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spire Motorsports</span> NASCAR team

Spire Motorsports is an American auto racing organization competing in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is a subsidiary of Spire Sports + Entertainment. In the Cup Series, the team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 7 for Corey LaJoie, the No. 71 for Zane Smith in a partnership with Trackhouse Racing, and the No. 77 for Carson Hocevar. In the Truck Series, the team fields three Chevrolet Silverados: the No. 7 for multiple drivers, the No. 71 for Rajah Caruth, and the No. 77 for Chase Purdy. They have also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the past.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carson Hocevar</span> American racing driver (born 2003)

Carson Scott Hocevar is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He is a former member of the Drivers Edge Development driver development system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 NASCAR Cup Series</span> 73rd season of NASCAR Cup Series racing

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series was the 73rd season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 50th season for the modern era Cup Series. The season started at Daytona International Speedway with the Busch Clash, where it was the first year that the non-points event was run on the track's road course layout instead of the oval. That race was followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races, and the 63rd running of the Daytona 500, the first points race of the season. The regular season also ended at Daytona with the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 on August 28, where Kyle Larson won the Regular Season Championship. Following the 2021 Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 31, Chevrolet claimed its 40th Manufacturer's Championship and its first since 2015. The NASCAR playoffs ended with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 7 with Larson earning his first Cup Series championship after a 10-win season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 NASCAR Cup Series</span> 76th season of NASCAR Cup Series racing

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series is the 76th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 53rd season for the modern-era Cup Series. The pre-season started with the Busch Light Clash on February 3 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Clash would then be followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races on February 15. The season would then officially kick off with the 66th running of the Daytona 500 on February 19, both at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 10.

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