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| Born: | August 28, 1961 | |
| Birthplace: | Norwalk, Connecticut | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | 1981 Danbury Fair Racearena Modified Sportsman Champion
1983 NASCAR Busch North Series Rookie of the Year 1985 NASCAR Busch North Series Champion 1996 & 1997 Busch Series Champion |
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| 44 races run over 12 years. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Camping World Series East (formerly Busch East Series & Busch North Series) is a regional Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National The 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 3. The 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 9. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. | ||
| Best Cup Position: | 40th - 1995 (Winston Cup) | |
| First Race: | 1985 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta) | |
| Last Race: | 2005 Advance Auto Parts 500 (Martinsville) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics | ||
| 350 races run over 19 years. The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. The 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 10 and ended on Sunday November 17. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is an Intermediate track in Hampton Georgia, twenty miles (32 km south of The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series began on Saturday February 12. The Goody's Cool Orange 500 is a 500-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville Virginia. Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. | ||
| Best NNS Position: | 1st - 1995 & 1996 (Busch Series) | |
| First Race: | 1986 Dixie Cup 200 (Darlington) | |
| First Win: | 1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth) | |
| Last Win: | 2001 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 15 | 118 | 9 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| 7 races run over 2 years. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. The 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Season was held February 18 and ended November 5. The 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 3. Darlington Raceway is a Race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina. The 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 3. Nazareth Speedway was an Auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from the 1910s to 2004 The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 10. Memphis Motorsports Park is a Race track located in just across the Loosahatchie River from Memphis Tennessee, approximately ten miles south of Millington The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. | ||
| Best NCTS Position: | 38th - 2004 (Craftsman Truck Series) | |
| First Race: | 2003 Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas) | |
| Last Race: | 2004 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Statistics current as of December 10, 2006. The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November The 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was held February 14 and ended November 14. The Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, is a 1200 acre (4 The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November The O'Reilly 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Memphis Motorsports Park. Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. | ||
Randall LaJoie (born August 28, 1961, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) is a driver in the NASCAR Busch Series, where he is a two-time champion. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. Presently, he does not have a full-time ride. He is the father of racers Casey and Corey LaJoie.
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Early racing career
LaJoie started racing go-karts when he was 12 years old. In 1980 he began racing in full-bodied racecars. He was the 1981 track champion in the Modified Sportsman division at the Danbury Fair Racearena.
In 1983 he moved to the NASCAR Busch North Series, and he was the series Rookie of the Year. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The Camping World Series East (formerly Busch East Series & Busch North Series) is a regional Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National That season, he made his first attempt at making the Daytona 500, but did not qualify. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. In 1985 he had 15 victories on his way to the series championship.
Early NASCAR career
LaJoie made his major-league NASCAR debut in 1985 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Driving the #07 Snellman Construction Chevrolet owned by Bob Johnson, he started sixteenth and finished fourteenth. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM He ran his next race the following season at Pocono Raceway, where he finished 29th after suffering engine failure. Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a Superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond He also made his Busch Series debut that season, running four races in his own #03 Pontiac, posting a tenth-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Pontiac is a Brand of Automobiles produced by General Motors that has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. He ran another race in 1987 at Dover International Speedway and finished tenth. Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR -sanctioned Race track located in Dover Delaware, owned by and serving as the corporate headquarters of 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. Frank Cicci Racing was a NASCAR Busch Series team The team was owned by Frank Cicci of Elmira New York and was last driven by Jay Sauter The 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 18 and ended October 29. Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory North Carolina. He ended the season 26th in points.
He did not return to Cicci in 1990, and ran a handful of Busch Races in his own #71, his best finish 23rd at Richmond. Richmond International Raceway (RIR is a 3/4-mile (12 km D-shaped asphalt race track located just outside Richmond Virginia in Henrico County. He did not run another NASCAR-sanctioned race until 1993, when he ran seven races for Dick Moroso and one for BACE Motorsports in the Busch Series. The 1993 NASCAR Busch Series season began February 13 and ended November 13. BACE Motorsports is a former championship-winning NASCAR team His best finish was second, twice. In 1994, he drove for Moroso full-time in the #20 Fina Lube Chevy, posting seven top-tens and finishing sixteenth in points. The 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 19 and ended October 22. He also ran three Cup races, finishing in the top-20 in all three of them that season.
1995-2002
In 1995, LaJoie was called up to Cup again, driving the #22 MBNA Pontiac Grand Prix for Bill Davis Racing. The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. MBNA Corporation was a bank Holding company and parent company of wholly owned subsidiary MBNA America Bank N The Pontiac Grand Prix was an automobile that was produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. Bill Davis Racing is a racing team that participates in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series. LaJoie ran 13 races for Davis in his rookie season before he was released midway through the year. Following his departure, he returned to Busch to drive the #64 for Dennis Shoemaker. He had three top-tens and a pole at Richmond in nine starts. The following season, he was hired by BACE Motorsports to drive its #74 entry. LaJoie won five races over the course of the season and clinched his first Busch Series championship. He followed that up with another five wins and his second straight championship in 1997. The 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 9. After falling back to fourth in the standings in 1998, as well as dealing with internal feuds with team owner Bill Baumgardner, LaJoie left BACE at the end of the season. The 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on Saturday February 14 and ended on Sunday November 15. He returned to the Cup Series that season driving nine races for Hendrick Motorsports
He signed to drive the #1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for James Finch in 1999, despite the fact his team lacked major sponsorship. Hendrick Motorsports is a Stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird James Finch is the owner of the Phoenix Racing team in NASCAR. The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. After a season-opening victory at the NAPA Auto Parts 300, Bob Evans Restaurants came on board as the team's sponsor. The Camping World 300 presented by Chevrolet is the first race of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season held at Daytona International Speedway. Bob Evans Farms Inc, is a food service processing and retail company based in Columbus, Ohio. Despite the added funding, LaJoie dropped to tenth in points. He moved up to seventh in the standings the next season with one win, but chose to depart the team at the end of the season for NEMCO Motorsports. NEMCO Motorsports is a NASCAR team It is owned by driver Joe Nemechek and his family Driving the #7 with sponsorship from Kleenex, LaJoie won two more races, but again fell to twelfth in points. Kleenex is a Brand name for a variety of products such as Facial tissue, Bathroom tissue, Paper towels, and Diapers. He had fourteen top-ten finishes in 2002 and moved up one spot in the points. The 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16.
Recent years
LaJoie returned to the 7 team in 2003, and won two poles, but was dismissed from the ride midway through the season. The 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 15. He fillied out the year with one race apiece for Innovative Motorsports and FitzBradshaw Racing, as well as Craftsman Truck race for Kevin Harvick Incorporated. Innovative Motorsports is a former NASCAR team It was owned by George DeBidart and began racing in the Busch North Series in the mid-90's before moving Fitz Motorsports is a NASCAR team based in Mooresville North Carolina which is near Charlotte. Kevin Harvick Incorporated is a NASCAR team owned by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick and his wife Delana who herself is the daughter of a He began the 2004 season in FitzBradshaw's #82 car and ran five races with a best finish of 13th, before moving on, running one race each for Marsh Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing. Marsh Racing was a NASCAR Busch Series team owned by Ted Marsh. He also teamed with HT Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series for six races, finishing eighth at Gateway. HT Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team which fields the #59 ASE Toyota for Stacy Compton. Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison Illinois, USA just minutes from Downtown St In the Cup Series, he had a 43rd place finish for Hover Motorsports at Richmond, and also ran two races in the #98 Ford Taurus for Mach 1 Racing, his best finish 36th. Hover Motorsports is an inactive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series team The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. Front Row Motorsports is team that competes on NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit
Mach 1 switched to tbe #34 Chevys in 2005, and he began the season with them before he was released. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series began on Saturday February 12. He reunited with Cicci in the Busch Series with Dollar General sponsorship and posted three top-ten finishes, finishing 19th in points. Dollar General is a chain of Variety stores operating in 35 U 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. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday November Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968 in Smyrna Tennessee) is a rookie NASCAR driver He drove one race apiece in the Busch Series for Davis Motorsports, Jay Robinson Racing, and Vision Racing. JD Motorsports is a NASCAR Nationwide Series team It is owned and operated by Johnny Davis and Lori Morgan. Jay Robinson Racing is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He also was a test driver for Richard Childress Racing, filling in for Kevin Harvick in the #21 United States Coast Guard Chevy during practice and qualifying sessions. RCR Enterprises LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team fielding Chevrolets for Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975 in Bakersfield California) is an American race car driver and car owner competing in the
As of right now, LaJoie has not confirmed plans for 2007, but Randy owns The Joie of Seating, a racing seat company for race cars. Michael Waltrip Racing uses his seats, and David Reutimann was using one of his seats at his crash at California Speedway in February 2007, that crash was one of the hardest ever recorded by NASCAR.
In addition to his racing seat business, Randy is also a part time co-host of The Driver's Seat with John Kernan on Sirius Satellite Radio's NASCAR channel 128. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. He also did Television Commentary for the ORP and Montreal Busch Series Races.
External links
- Official website
- The Joie of Seating website
- LaJoie's NASCAR.com profile
- Driver's statistics at racing-reference.info
| Preceded by Johnny Benson |
NASCAR Busch Series Champion 1996, 1997 |
Succeeded by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
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