NASCAR Cup Series: 3 possible landing spots for Corey LaJoie in 2021
By Asher Fair
Go Fas Racing
If Corey LaJoie is unable to find an opportunity to compete for a top-tier NASCAR Cup Series team next year, it may very well be in his best interest to stick with Go Fas Racing.
While the Archie St. Hilaire-owned team are not yet able to compete for great results on a regular basis, they have shown progress over the last several years, and that progress should continue throughout the remainder of the 2020 season with LaJoie behind the wheel for a second season.
Ahead of the 2020 season, Go Fas Racing formed a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing. While no two technical alliances are alike and there is no guarantee that the team will end up mimicking the success of 2017 champions Furniture Row Racing through their technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing, this is certainly a move in the right direction for the organization.
We saw in 2019 when Leavine Family Racing formed a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing that instant success does not always happen. But as the season progressed with Matt DiBenedetto behind the wheel of the #95 Toyota, it quickly became more common for him to run at the front of the field.
DiBenedetto now drives for Wood Brothers Racing, which have had a technical alliance with Team Penske since 2015. They are reaping the benefits of that long-term alliance, and there is no reason that Go Fas Racing cannot follow a similar path if their alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing continues.
If that happens, LaJoie may be in a good position to stick around. But if he opts not to should a better opportunity open up, where else might he end up?