Corey LaJoie, 23, to pick up four more races this season
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Richard Petty Motorsports, through an agreement with Biagi-DenBeste Racing, will enter driver Corey LaJoie in four of the five remaining NASCAR Nationwide Series races, according to a team news release.
The 23-year-old LaJoie will attempt to qualify for races at Kansas, Charlotte, Texas and Homestead-Miami in the team’s No. 98 Ford.
LaJoie, son of two-time series champion Randy LaJoie, is a former winner in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Series as well as the K&N Pro Series East. The RPM development driver has made at least one start in each of NASCAR’s three national touring series this season, including a 16th-place finish with Biagi-DenBeste in June at Kentucky Speedway.
“This is a very good car with good people supporting it,” LaJoie said. “They are a proven team that is capable of finishing in the top five.”
The selected races “will be another great opportunity to advance my learning curve on the bigger tracks and with cars with more horsepower.”
The No. 98 team has made 11 starts this season with five different drivers — David Ragan, Ryan Gifford, Jeb Burton, LaJoie and Aric Almirola. Ragan has produced the top finish thus far with a fourth-place result at Talladega.
“Corey has shown that he learns very quickly on the track,” Fred Biagi, co-owner of Biagi-DenBeste Racing, said. “… We feel that we can compete in the top 10 and top five in these four races with Corey and that’s our goal.”
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