NASCAR Cup driver Corey LaJoie says he will not return to his Go Fas Racing team next year
NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie announced Friday on social media that he will not be returning to his Go Fas Racing team next season. LaJoie has driven the No. 32 Ford Mustang for the team for the past two years.
“My partners and I are in discussion with several opportunities to continue improving competitively in the Cup Series,” LaJoie said on Twitter. “Go Fas has been a significant part of my growth. Together, over the last two years of competing, we’ve achieved career-best finishes for both myself and the team.”
LaJoie, 28, has made 116 Cup starts. His best career finish came at Daytona International Speedway last July, in which LaJoie finished sixth. Before joining Go Fas, the driver competed part-time in the Cup Series for BK Racing and TriStar Motorsports.
He is ranked 29th in points this season and his best finish this year occurred at the season-opening Daytona 500, where LaJoie was involved in the last-lap wreck that sent No. 6 driver Ryan Newman to the hospital. LaJoie finished eighth.
“I’ve enjoyed working with all the guys and made lifelong friendships,” LaJoie’s post said. “(Go Fas owner) Archie (St. Hilaire) runs a great team. I wish them all the best next season.”
LaJoie has piloted the Trump 2020 paint scheme for the last five races, most recently at the Daytona road course, as part of No. 32 team’s partnership with Patriots of America, a political action group calling for the re-election of Donald Trump. The driver has not expressed his direct support for the Trump campaign, but said in a statement at the time of the sponsorship announcement that he “will give (his) best effort to get NASCAR fans registered to vote, through (their) team efforts on and off the track. When they see the car, hopefully it makes them race to the polls in November.”
Earlier this season, LaJoie said he wrote a letter to Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick asking for consideration to drive the No. 48 car, which will have a vacancy in the driver’s seat next season after seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson retires at the end of the year. He has been open about searching for other, more competitive rides, and would be able to bring on his personal sponsors, such as Schluter Systems, Built Bar and Drydene, to his future team.
