Corey LaJoie Will Likely Struggle At Las Vegas
1 month agoCorey LaJoie has had decent moments at Las Vegas with four top-20 finishes, and he had one of his strongest runs of his career to date with an average running position of 13th in the March race, even though he eventually crashed near the end. But he probably won't run nearly as well this time. LaJoie now has a better crew chief but slower cars at Rick Ware Racing than he had at Spire Motorsports, and the Fords in general have lacked speed on flat intermediates lately, so naturally the worst Ford team won't be very competitive. As a result, LaJoie only qualified 35th for Sunday's race, and even in the March race, his predecessor Justin Haley finished 27th. As talented as Chris Lawson is, he won't likely overcome RWR's speed deficit here.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference