For Corey Lajoie, winning
for the fourth time in four starts at Rockingham Speedway would be more than a
cool statistic. It would likely mean a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
championship.
Lajoie has an unblemished
record at The Rock, winning in each of his three career UARA-STARS Late Model
Series starts on the one-mile oval. The son of two-time NASCAR Nationwide
Series champion Randy Lajoie currently sits second in the K&N East
standings, one point behind leader Kyle Larson.
The series makes its next-to-last
stop of 2012 at Greenville Pickens Speedway on October 27, before heading to
Rockingham to crown a champion on November 3.
"We have some momentum
on our side and hopefully we can carry it to Greenville and come get the
championship here at Rockingham," said Lajoie during a practice session at
the speedway. And while he will obviously rely on his prior Rockingham experience
on Nov. 3, he's not discounting the competition.
"It definitely helps knowing
the pace of the race, how much you have to save, how much you have got to go,
and when to go," said Lajoie. "But the K&N East car is a totally
different animal than the Late Model.
There are a bunch of good
guys in this deal (K&N East Series)," Lajoie said. "Those guys
will pick up the racetrack in five laps of practice."
Lajoie is not the only
driver in the K&N Pro Series East field with a winning pedigree at
Rockingham. Chase Elliott, son of 1988 NASCAR Cup Series champion Bill Elliott,
has two wins on The Rock's abrasive asphalt.
Heading to
Greenville-Pickens, however, Lajoie clearly holds the hot hand. He leads all
drivers with four wins, and all four have come in the last eight races of the
season.
"Save for a couple of
cut tires, we've been a Top-Three car each week," said Lajoie. "We
had a few races with some bad luck that got us behind the eight ball a bit, but
we have fought back. Right now, we are just trying to get our I's dotted and
T's crossed, have a good run at Greenville, then get a win and clinch a
championship at the Rock."
The K&N Pro Series East
will be part of the Classic 3
Championship presented by the RCR Racing Museum on November 3. The tripleheader race day will also
feature the UARA-STARS Late Models and the Frank Kimmel Street Stock Nationals.
Racing action for gets underway with practice and qualifying on Friday,
November 2, followed by an infield party when the track clears for the day.
For more information, or to
order tickets for the Classic 3
Championship presented by the RCR Racing Museum, visit Rockingham Speedway
online at www.rockinghamspeedway.com, or call 910-205-8800.
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