MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Corey LaJoie will return to Spire Motorsports to campaign the team’s No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado for nine of the final 13 NASCAR Craftsman Truck races of the season.
LaJoie’s first run for the team for which he drove several seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series, will be Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.
LaJoie will be back at the controls for the August 15 Clean Harbors 250 at Richmond Raceway and pilot the No. 07 machine for the final seven races.
With seven teams currently positioned for a bid in the Truck Series owner’s playoffs and six races remaining before the 10-team field is locked, LaJoie looks to pick up a win at either Michigan or Richmond to further solidify the No. 07 team’s position in the seven-race championship runoff.
The No. 07 team earned a win in the fourth race of 2025 when Kyle Larson claimed the checkered flag in the March 21 Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
LaJoie drove Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet in the Cup Series from 2021 through last September.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the seat and chasing some NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins,” said LaJoie. “I put in a lot of work in the early days to help shape Spire Motorsports, and I still have some friends that have been there since day one, so it’ll be good to see them. The No. 07 team has been bringing some fast trucks to the track this year and are looking for a spot in the owner’s playoffs. It’ll be nice to have some consistency with the team to get acclimated to these vehicles, chase some wins and hopefully, a Craftsman Truck Series owner’s championship.”
The third-generation driver has run a limited schedule in 2025 and competed in three NASCAR Cup Series races behind the wheel of Rick Ware Racing’s No. 01 machine.
While LaJoie has nearly 300 starts in NASCAR’s premier division, he has made only five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts.
“While discussing our best path to bring Spire our first Craftsman Truck Series championship and describing what we needed in a driver, the driver we were all talking about without saying his name was Corey LaJoie,” explained Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson. “So, when I ran into Corey in the motorhome lot one morning earlier this spring, I asked him what he thought about coming home and doing this. He is synonymous with what we’ve built here over the last few years and deserves this opportunity.
“I’m looking forward to getting him in the truck at Michigan to work out some kinks and start getting a game plan together for the playoffs.”
