LaJoie returning to Spire Motorsports for Truck series ride

Corey LaJoie will contest nine of the last 13 races in the Craftsman Truck series for Spire Motorsports.

LaJoie, who is also a member of the Prime Video broadcast team for the five NASCAR Cup Series races, will pilot the No. 07 Chevrolet beginning Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. The series will then visit Pocono, Lime Rock, Indianapolis, and Watkins Glen before LaJoie rejoins the circuit at Richmond Raceway (August 8) and runs the remainder of the schedule.

“I’m looking forward to getting back in the seat and chasing some NASCAR Craftsman Truck series wins,” said LaJoie. “I put in a lot of work in the early days to help shape Spire Motorsports, and I still have some friends that have been there since day one, so it’ll be good to see them. The No. 07 team has been bringing some fast trucks to the track this year and are looking for a spot in the owner’s playoffs.

“It’ll be nice to have some consistency with the team to get acclimated to these vehicles, chase some wins and hopefully, a Craftsman Truck series owner’s championship.”

LaJoie is a former Spire Motorsports driver. He drove for the Cup series team from 2021 through the fall of last season, when he finished the season with Rick Ware Racing.

There are six races left in the regular season for the Truck series. The No. 07 team has one win, which came with Kyle Larson at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

LaJoie has made five Truck series starts in his NASCAR career. The most recent start for LaJoie in the series was the 2024 season opener at Daytona.

“While discussing our best path to bring Spire our first Craftsman Truck series championship and describing what we needed in a driver, the driver we were all talking about without saying his name was Corey LaJoie,” Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson said. “So, when I ran into Corey in the motorhome lot one morning earlier this spring, I asked him what he thought about coming home and doing this.

“He is synonymous with what we’ve built here over the last few years and deserves this opportunity. I’m looking forward to getting him in the truck at Michigan to work out some kinks and start getting a game plan together for the playoffs.”