NASCAR: Go Fas Racing announce changes for 2021

Go Fas Racing are set to run a part-time schedule in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, something they haven’t done since joining the sport in 2011.

Go Fas Racing, which opened in the 2011 NASCAR Cup Series season and have run a full schedule in each of their 10 seasons of competition at NASCAR’s highest level, will not return in a full-time capacity next year.

The team, which have only ever fielded the #32 Ford, announced on Thursday that they will be scaling back to a part-time schedule in 2021 that will involve only five or six of the season’s 36 races. They are set to keep four or five cars on hand to participate in these events.

Corey LaJoie, the team’s second ever full-time driver, announced in August that he would be moving on and seeking better opportunities for 2021 after two seasons behind the wheel of the #32 Ford, much like Matt DiBenedetto did after two seasons with the team two years ago.

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Team owner Archie St. Hilaire stated that his decision to scale back came down to his son Mason, who serves as Go Fas Racing’s general manager, moving on to start his own business in a different industry and the fact that he his getting ready to spend time with his daughter having his first grandchild.

He confirmed that Circle Sport’s Joe Falk will continue to own half the charter currently run by Go Fas Racing and that the other half will be transferred to Falk’s new partner, who will reportedly be announced “in the coming days”.

Rumors suggest that a Matt Tifft and B.J. McLeod partnership will end up with this charter for the team that McLeod started running in the Cup Series, B.J. McLeod Motorsports, earlier this season with their #78 car.

St. Hilaire also confirmed that Go Fas Racing’s partnership with Wood Brothers Racing and their #21 Ford, which DiBenedetto now drives, on their other charter will continue into 2021. Driver announcements have not yet been made for the #32 Ford next year.

Here is what St. Hilaire had to say about the matter in a team release.

"“It has been a lot of fun over the years but with the evolution of life, your priorities change. With my son [and GM of Go Fas] Mason moving on to start his own business in a different industry and myself getting ready to spend time with my daughter having my first grandchild, I feel its time to reevaluate the next chapter of my life. It definitely has been great working with Ford and all of our great marketing partners over the last 10 years and we look forward to continuing with them on a smaller scale going forward.“I can’t say enough about how NASCAR has built and maintained their business model during the current pandemic and how exciting the schedule looks for 2021! We will keep 4-5 cars and anticipate running 5-6 races in 2021 at tracks we enjoy and make financial sense.“Joe Falk of Circle Sport will continue to own half of the charter we currently run and we will be transferring our ownership in our half of the charter at the end of the season to Joe’s new partner, who will be announced in the coming days. We will continue our partnership with the Wood Brothers Racing team on our other charter moving forward into the future. We look forward to the 2021 season. Driver update will come forward after the remaining full time teams announce their 2021 driver line-ups!”"

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LaJoie, who recorded Go Fas Racing’s best ever finish of sixth place in a career-best effort at Daytona International Speedway last July, has also yet to confirm his 2021 plans following his departure from the team.

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