Corey LaJoie finished 16th in the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday after starting the race in the 30th position. LaJoie’s result added 21 points to his season total.
LaJoie qualified in 30th position. The fifth-year driver has three top-10 finishes in his career.
Sunday was LaJoie’s fifth career start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Though he’s completed four of those races, he has never managed to crack the top 10 at the track.
The Concord, North Carolina native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting four spots higher than his career mark of 34.2 and completing the race 12 places ahead of his 27.5 career average finish.
LaJoie’s 16th-place finish came against a field of 38 drivers. The race endured nine cautions and 37 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 25 lead changes.
Joey Logano secured the victory in the race, and Matt DiBenedetto took second. Ricky Stenhouse Jr placed third, Austin Dillon secured fourth, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top five.
Chase Elliott got off to a great start in the race, winning both of the first two stages, but couldn’t hold on to end up in Victory Lane.
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