Randy LaJoie

When Danbury closed that off-season, he moved to the Waterford Speedbowl where he won Modified Rookie Of The Year honors in 1982.He ran his next race the following season at Pocono Raceway, where he finished 29th after suffering engine failure.After a third-place finish the following season, he joined Frank Cicci Racing mid-way through 1989 and had a career-best second-place run at Hickory Motor Speedway.This would turn out to be a shrewd career move for LaJoie as he ran up front with the leaders all afternoon and finished a surprising second.After falling back to fourth in the standings in 1998, as well as dealing with a feud with team owner Bill Baumgardner, LaJoie left BACE at the end of the season.1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for James Finch in 1999, despite the fact that the team lacked major sponsorship.After a season-opening victory at the NAPA Auto Parts 300, Bob Evans Restaurants came on board as the team's sponsor.He also teamed with HT Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series for six races, finishing eighth at Gateway.Dollar General left the team at season's end, leaving LaJoie without a full-time ride.He had signed to drive for Mach 1, which was under new management again in 2005, but was replaced early in the season by teammate Chad Chaffin.On June 22, 2010, LaJoie was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for violating their substance abuse policy while working as a spotter on the No.Green 2001  K. Harvick 2002  G. Biffle 2003  B. Vickers 2004  M. Truex Jr. 2005  M. Truex Jr. 2006  K. Harvick 2007  C. Edwards 2008  C. Bowyer 2009  Ky. Busch 2010  B. Keselowski 2011  R. Stenhouse Jr. 2012  R. Stenhouse Jr. 2013  A. Dillon 2014  C. Elliott 2015  C. Buescher 2016  D. Suárez 2017  W. Byron 2018  T. Reddick 2019  T. Reddick 2020  A. Cindric 2021  D. Hemric 2022  T. Gibbs 2023  C. Custer 2024  J. Allgaier
LaJoie's 1986 Winston Cup car
LaJoie in 2023
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