Although most of the silly season business had already been concluded for the 2025 Cup Series season, there was no clarity about Rick Ware Racing’s full-time driver. This decision call also has huge repercussions for former Spire Motorsports driver Corey LaJoie. He was the one driving the No. 51 Ford Mustang for the final seven races of the season thanks to a mid-season split deal.

LaJoie was stacked against the odds to retain a full-time seat at RWR, especially with Cody Ware reported to be the favorite for the ride in 2025. This meant that the North Carolina native either had to take a step down in the Xfinity or Truck Series or just compete on a part-time basis. It is indeed hard to see LaJoie opt to step down in the lower series. Which is why the latter option makes sense. And if we are to go by the rumor mills, he is opting for a part-time feature along with broadcasting duties with streaming giants Amazon Prime.

Corey LaJoie just might have finalized his plans for the 2025 NASCAR season

LaJoie was once seen as the prospect to lead the flagship team, the No. 7 car at Spire Motorsports. But, with the lack of solid runs and no considerable progress over four full-time runs, the higher-ups at Spire decided to put their faith in Justin Haley. Out of the blue, they inked a deal with RWR in a swap deal, thus offloading LaJoie and bringing in Haley. This was a bitter blow to LaJoie’s plans to return to Cup racing in 2025. Going by the latest development, it seems like he’s ready to settle into his new role and accept his fate.

“Word on the street (at least my street) is that Lajoie might have some part-time rides, along with some sort of analyst role with Amazon #NASCAR #CoreyLajoie.” A fan page named nascarrumornostalgia posted this on Instagram. Now it is unclear whether this part-time ride will be with Spire Motorsports or Rick Ware Racing. We will have to wait for an official confirmation, either from the driver or the team involved in this deal.

As mentioned above, only RWR was left to announce their driver for the 2025 season. There was a possibility that the team might be preparing a ride for LaJoie if he brought the sponsors. But, with RFK Racing leasing out one of the charters from RWR, it was the final nail in the coffin to execute such a plan. Cody Ware has piloted the No. 51 car for two full-time runs in the past, which puts him ahead of LaJoie.

Considering that Corey LaJoie’s performance on track hasn’t been something to rave about, he was going to be second fiddle at RWR. Not to forget, he won’t get the similar treatment he received from the Chevy team now that he has switched to Ford. In all fairness, if this rumor does turn out to be true, he will be in a better place. And he might have hinted about this well in advance.

LaJoie could be heading into his new career role

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Although Corey LaJoie has good years of racing left in him, he does have talents that could help him shine in front of the NASCAR audience. The driver was regularly featured on the Stacking Pennies podcast show, where he better resonated with the NASCAR community through his content over racing. Even the fans liked to see him in this role, and this is where he first shared hints of him switching to the media side of things.

“I have so many cool opportunities behind the wheel, but also not behind the wheel, to take into consideration of the next chapter of life.” This was his response after his exit from Spire Motorsports in 2024. NASCAR drivers switching to broadcasting roles isn’t something new. We have seen the likes of Dale Jr., Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick switch lanes after bidding goodbye to competitive racing.

Well, he certainly can build a new platform for himself and can be the voice of new partner NASCAR Prime Video. However, we will have to wait for an official confirmation and also know more about his part-time run for 2025.