Corey LaJoie will attempt to make nine NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts for Spire Motorsports, the team announced June 2.
LaJoie will run the No. 07 in all nine events.
LaJoie will debut with the team this Saturday (June 7) at Michigan International Speedway. The rest of his schedule includes Richmond Raceway (Aug 15), Darlington Raceway on Aug. 30, Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 11, New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 20, Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 3, Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 17, Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 24 and Phoenix Raceway on Oct. 31.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the seat and chasing some NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins,” LaJoie said in a team release. “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.”
LaJoie, a former Cup driver for Spire through last season, has driven for the team’s Truck Series program three times prior, with his best result being a 16th-place finish at Darlington in 2023.
“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,” said 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.”
In 2025, LaJoie has run part-time for Rick Ware Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. His best result so far for the team after three starts is 22nd in the Daytona 500.
Spire’s No. 07 truck currently sits ninth in Truck Series owner points and has seen eight drivers behind the wheel so far. The truck has one win courtesy of Kyle Larson at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
