"Supershoe" In The News
The Next 9 Represent Sport's Future
It started when Joey Logano became the youngest winner in NASCAR Nationwide Series history and Joe Gibbs Racing tabbed him to fill the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota vacated by two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart. It continued when Austin Dillon drove the famed black No. 3 to wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Iowa and Las Vegas. And it reached a crescendo when Trevor Bayne returned the Woods Brothers to Victory Lane with an improbable -- and inspirational -- win at the 2011 Daytona 500.
It's led to the inevitable questions: Where are all these talented young drivers coming from? And, who's next? click here for full story
PAIR ON THE BOARD: LaJoie Plays His Cards
Beneath a dark sense of humor and a mask of self-deprecation lies somebody that virtually all of us can relate to. Corey LaJoie is man against the machine, the place where Yankee ingenuity butts heads with the technological age. He's just 19 years old, but the third-generation racer with New England roots seems to have the spirit of someone much older, like a country farmer hardened by tough northeast winters and using his own hands to pluck rough rocks from dry and infertile soil. click here for full story
Winning Debut For LaJoie
Corey LaJoie is proud of his dad’s past success in NASCAR, but he has always said he wanted to make a name for himself. He went a long way in proving that Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 18-year-old LaJoie, son of two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Randy, passed veteran driver Tim Brown with five laps to go and held on to win the inaugural Atlanta 150 Friday night. click here for full story
A Legacy Win: Third Generation Driver Corey LaJoie Victorious In Modified Racing Debut Friday In Atlanta
Despite the fact that Corey LaJoie has spent much of his recent time in racing competing in full-bodied cars, the racing bloodlines of his family are firmly rooted in New England Modifieds. Friday the 17-year old from Concord, N.C. showed that a Modified might just be his most natural fit as a driver. click here for full story
Corey LaJoie Wins Debut in Atlanta 150 NASCAR Whelen Modified Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Corey LaJoie became the third driver in NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour history to win his debut race by capturing the Atlanta 150 Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile Thunder Ring. “This was supposed to be a one-shot deal,” LaJoie said after the win. “Hopefully they’ll give me a couple more now. click here for full story
New Kid On The Block Is A Super Shoe
When a young(er) Corey LaJoie first tagged his friend Joey Logano with the nickname 'Sliced Bread,' Logano returned the favor with 'Super Shoe.' While Logano is doing what he can to live up to his lofty moniker, LaJoie showed that racing runs in the family Friday night. The 18-year-old won his NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour debut on the front stretch, quarter-mile at Atlanta Motor Speedway. click here for full story
LMSC Standout Corey LaJoie Breaks Into the Modifieds
There are a lot of drivers in the Late Model Stock Car ranks as of late with rich family racing history. It seems to be in their blood, Bob, Robert and Coleman Pressley, Dickie and Richard Boswell, Larry Mac and his son Brandon. click here for full story
The Future of NASCAR – Spotlight on Corey LaJoie
Corey LaJoie began his career racing go-karts on a track behind his father’s shop when he was four years old. His education started early, “beating and banging” with his father and his father’s friends, beginning to hone his skills at a young age. He’s the 18-year old son of two-time Nationwide Series champion Randy LaJoie and grandson of New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame member Don LaJoie. click here for full story
Corey LaJoie Heading To Thompson International Speedway For Camping World East Debut Saturday
He represents the third generation of a family legendary in Connecticut auto racing history. Saturday at Thompson International Speedway Corey LaJoie will go looking to keep the family legacy growing. click here for full story
Corey LaJoie Snares First UARA Victory In Rockingham Debut
Corey LaJoie followed in his father's tread marks Saturday at Rockingham Speedway, snaring his first-ever UARA victory at the track where father Randy LaJoie clinched one of his two NASCAR Busch Series championships in the late 1990s. click here for full story
Corey LaJoie Conquers Bristol with Memorable Door-to-Door Battle
Bristol Motor Speedway; the name alone sparks memories of thrilling finishes with some of the biggest names of the sport. Who can forget the Dale Earnhardt/Terry Labonte finishes during the 1990's? Those, plus plenty more where drivers beat and bang their way toward the checkered flag, are what makes Bristol Motor Speedway the toughest ticket in stock car racing click here for full story
