.CoreyLaJoie was oh so close to pulling off a shock victory in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta, but it just wasn't meant to be:
LaJoie had come into Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lot of confidence. He finished in the spring race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which was reconfigured in the offseason and races more like a superspeedway now.As Sunday’s race wound to its conclusion, LaJoie and his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet had found their way up front and he was the leader on a restart with three of 260 laps remaining.
“That’s the closest I’ve ever been . For sure, that was fun,” said LaJoie, who visited with Elliott in Victory Lane after the race. “I’m so proud of my guys at Spire. “I wish that No. 7 car was in Victory Lane but if we keep running like this consistently, our time will come.” He led three times for 19 laps, all in the final stage. It’s the most laps he’s ever led in a race and his 20 led so far this season is the best of his career.
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