NASCAR Cup Series: Corey LaJoie tipped to drive for Go Fas Racing in 2019
By Asher Fair
Corey LaJoie has been tipped to drive for Go Fas Racing as the replacement for Matt DiBenedetto in the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Corey LaJoie has been tipped to replace Matt DiBenedetto as the driver of the #32 Go Fas Racing Ford starting in the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season. The team are set to officially announce their driver plans for the 2019 season this Thursday.
DiBenedetto, who spent each of the last two seasons driving the #32 Go Fas Racing Ford, decided to leave the team following the 2018 season.
The 27-year-old Grass Valley, California native ended up signing with Leavine Family Racing to replace Kasey Kahne, who recently retired, behind the wheel of the #95 Chevrolet-turned-Toyota, as the team switched their manufacturer from Chevrolet to Toyota and gave up their technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing to form a new one with Joe Gibbs Racing.
SportsBusiness Journal/Daily motorsports reporter Adam Stern stated on Twitter that LaJoie is set to drive for Go Fas Racing in the 2019 season despite the fact that the team have yet to make an official announcement pertaining to the matter.
.@CoreyLaJoie has signed with @GoFasRacing32 to replace @MattDRacing as the driver of the team's No. 32 @Ford in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, starting in '19.
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) December 18, 2018
➖ The team has called a Thursday press conference at the @NASCARHall of Fame to confirm its plans for '19. pic.twitter.com/vzz4XkGyXX
More from NASCAR Cup Series
- NASCAR Cup Series: New team set to compete in 2024
- NASCAR: Surprising name continuously linked to new seat
- NASCAR driver at risk of missing the Daytona 500?
- NASCAR set for rare appearance last seen 13 years ago
- NASCAR team adds third car, names driver for 2024 Daytona 500
The 27-year-old Concord, North Carolina native has never competed full-time in the Cup Series before, but he has competed in the series in three of the last five seasons, including the last two. He competed in two races for Randy Humphrey Racing in the 2014 season, 32 races for BK Racing in the 2017 season and 23 races for TriStar Motorsports in the 2018 season.
LaJoie has recorded an average starting position of 33.8 and an average finishing position of 31.0 in his 57 career Cup Series starts. In these 57 starts, he has completed 14,268 laps, although he has never led any of them. He has finished 45 races, and he has finished three races on the lead lap.
LaJoie’s two career top 20 finishes are his 11th place finish in the July race at Daytona International Speedway in the 2017 season and his 16th place finish in the September round of 16 playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the 2018 season.
Next. Top 10 NASCAR drivers of all-time. dark
Will Corey LaJoie end up being the driver who replaces Matt DiBenedetto behind the wheel of the #32 Go Fas Racing Ford in the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season as expected? Expect the team to announce who DiBenedetto’s replacement will be before the end of the week.
The 36-race 2019 season is scheduled to get underway in just under two months with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on Sunday, February 17, 2019. Be sure not to miss any of the races on next year’s schedule.