Despite Poor Qualifying Run, Corey LaJoie Still Better than His Reputation
9 months agoAfter having the best average running position of his career at Las Vegas, Corey LaJoie surprisingly qualified last amongst the qualifying first group at Phoenix after breaking loose in two corners, giving him a 35th-place starting position while his teammate, Carson Hocevar, advanced to the final round of qualifying and will be starting 10th. LaJoie is getting significant backlash on social media currently because he has a large media profile due to his podcast and Hocevar has been outperforming him, but just because Hocevar is proving to be very good does not mean LaJoie is bad. Now that Spire Motorsports is giving LaJoie the fastest cars he's ever had and the team has a lot more investment from Chevrolet, LaJoie should run better in the race than in qualifying, although Hocevar will likely still outrun him.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference