With the 2025 NASCAR Cup season just a week away, Corey LaJoie finds himself without a ride. He had navigated last season, racing with both Spire Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing with limited success, and glaringly, no podiums. As time seems to run out, a recent post on his social media handle has ignited speculation and hope among his fans.
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In the post on X teasing the upcoming episode of his Stacking Pennies podcast, LaJoie wrote, “Buckle up. We are about to have ourselves a year. New Pennies episode dropping on Monday [January 27].”
Buckle up. We are about to have ourselves a year. New Pennies episode dropping on Monday. pic.twitter.com/67PZ4FwQG1
— Corey LaJoie (@CoreyLaJoie) January 25, 2025
The teaser has not directly addressed his racing plans, but fans feel otherwise.
“Hope you have some good news about were your driver this season. Been quite on the home front,” while another eagerly awaited an update, stating, “2025 ANNOUNCEMENT.”
Hope you have some good news about were your driver this season. Been quite on the home front.
— Darren Eubank (@EubankDarren) January 25, 2025
Meanwhile, several fans expressed excitement about the new podcast episode, with remarks like, “Looking forward to it!” and “Ready for it.
The predominant line of thought, however, remained around his prospects of landing a drive.
Do you have a race car to buckle yourself up in?
— Kellen (@KellenCaruso) January 25, 2025
In 2024, LaJoie began his fourth season piloting Spire’s #7 entry hoping for a breakthrough year for himself and the team. However, he managed only one top-5 and three top-10 finishes. On September 20, 2024, it was announced that he would switch to Rick Ware Racing’s #51 entry at Kansas. Justin Haley took over the driving duties of the #7 car.
Earlier this month, notable NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass reported that LaJoie is not expected to rejoin RWR in 2025. Cody Ware has taken his spot at Rick Ware Racing, looking to carve out a chapter of success in the premier echelon of NASCAR.
Over his nine-year Cup Series career, LaJoie has never made the playoffs. His highest season finish was P25 in 2023. That year, he achieved two top-5s and one top-10 finish for Spire. And currently, LaJoie’s next move is shrouded in uncertainty and speculation.
A possible way for LaJoie to remain relevant in racing circles and keep himself in the minds of the team owners and fans is by going part-time. However, there is no guarantee that it would offer him regular drives throughout the season. As of now, as the teaser suggests, LaJoie will open the year with his podcast’s first episode of the season.
