NASCAR star Corey LaJoie has again walked back some controversial quotes about the Truck Series.
The veteran made some disparaging comments about the series early last year, asking 'do you wanna go pump the ego up and hold a trophy on a Friday when there’s 12 people in the grandstands?'
He walked those comments back later in the year when he signed a deal to run nine races at the end of the season, blaming a five-day fast, and has again admitted that the comments were 'wrong' after signing up to race full-time with Kaulig Racing this year following Daniel Dye's departure.
LaJoie had already run two of the first four races of the season before signing up full-time to drive the No. 10 Ram truck, and admitted to Motorsport.com that he sees this as a 'low workload' opportunity.
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LaJoie: Kaulig have higher ceiling than Spire
“It was wrong,” he said of his 2025 comments. “I felt defensive. I felt all these things. I was still trying to keep a seat at the table. But with this deal being on Fridays, no sim yet, and the workload being pretty low, it was an easy yes.
“But once we get this stuff going, I’ll be going over to Pratt Miller more, and be at the shop more. But right now, it’s an easy place for me to want to be because I show up at meetings, shake hands, go to battle at the track, and it's 'see you next Friday'.
“Big picture, this is a good opportunity with a high ceiling when you consider the tools Kaulig Racing has and the people they have in the building. Then you consider the expectations that RAM has on and off the race track, I believe this has a higher ceiling that what we had at Spire.”
LaJoie's seventh place on Friday at Rockingham is the best finish for the No. 10 truck this year, and tied for the best finish for any of the organization's five Ram trucks since their return to the sport.
The rest of the Truck Series schedule looks as follows...
| Date | Race | Track | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Bristol | Bristol Motor Speedway | 7.30pm | FS1 |
| May 1 | SpeedyCash.com 250 | Texas Motor Speedway | 8pm | FS1 |
| May 8 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Watkins Glen | Watkins Glen International | 4.30pm | FS1 |
| May 15 | ECOSAVE 200 | Dover Motor Speedway | 7.30pm | FS1 |
| May 22 | North Carolina Education Lottery 200 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 7.30pm | FS1 |
| May 29 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Nashville | Nashville Superspeedway | 8pm | FS1 |
| June 6 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Michigan | Michigan International Speedway | 1.30pm | FS1 |
| June19 | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race at San Diego | San Diego Street Race | 7pm | FS1 |
| July 11 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Lime Rock | Lime Rock Park | 1pm | FS1 |
| July 18 | Window World 250 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | 12.30pm | FS1 |
| July 24 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at IRP | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | 8pm | FS1 |
| August 14 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Richmond | Richmond Raceway | 7.30pm | FS1 |
| August 22 | Team EJP 175 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 1.30pm | FS1 |
| September 17 | UNOH 200 Presented by Ohio Logistics | Bristol Motor Speedway | 8pm | FS1 |
| September 26 | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Kansas | Kansas Speedway | 1pm | FS1 |
| October 9 | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Charlotte ROVAL | Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval | 5pm | FOX |
| October 16 | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Phoenix | Phoenix Raceway | 7.30pm | FS1 |
| October 23 | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Talladega | Talladega Superspeedway | 4pm | FS1 |
| October 30 | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race at Martinsville | Martinsville Speedway | 6pm | FS1 |
| November 6 | NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 7.30pm | FS1 |
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