{"id":1570587,"date":"2023-06-03T20:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T00:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1570587"},"modified":"2023-06-03T20:12:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T00:12:45","slug":"how-would-corey-lajoie-win-affect-chase-elliott-nascar-cup-series-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/how-would-corey-lajoie-win-affect-chase-elliott-nascar-cup-series-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"How Would a Corey LaJoie Win Affect Chase Elliott and the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NASCAR\u2019s playoff rules are complicated enough even with a calculator. <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/corey-lajoie-has-opportunity-of-a-lifetime-better-not-blow-it\/\">Corey LaJoie<\/a> is adding a slide rule to it by subbing for <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/Chase-Elliott\/\">Chase Elliott<\/a> after the latter decided revenge is a dish best swerved cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment Elliott aimed his No. 9 Chevy into Denny Hamlin\u2019s car last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, playoff intrigue set in. It\u2019s a just-for-fun exercise unless LaJoie wins on Sunday in the best Cup Series car he\u2019s ever driven, but it\u2019s still fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-corey-lajoie-is-replacing-chase-elliott-at-world-wide-technology-raceway\"><strong>Corey LaJoie is replacing Chase Elliott at World Wide Technology Raceway<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Chase-Elliott-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Chase Elliott prepares to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series W\u00fcrth 400 at Dover International Speedway on April 29, 2023. | Tim Nwachukwu\/Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-1569347\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chase Elliott prepares to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series W\u00fcrth 400 at Dover International Speedway on April 29, 2023. | Tim Nwachukwu\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/massive-penalties-chase-briscoe-chase-elliott-add-to-nascar-danger\/\">Chase Elliott drove his No. 9 Chevy into Denny Hamlin\u2019s car<\/a> early in the Coca-Cola 600. Hamlin immediately called for a suspension \u2013 the precedent was there thanks to Bubba Wallace\u2019s rubout of Kyle Larson last season \u2013 and NASCAR agreed, parking the 2020 Cup Series champion for this week\u2019s race at World Wide Technology Raceway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under normal conditions, Hendrick Motorsports would have called upon <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-doesnt-want-josh-berry-driving-for-him-cup-series\/\">Josh Berry<\/a> as the replacement for Sunday\u2019s race. He\u2019s already subbed in five of the six races Elliott missed with a broken leg and for all three races Alex Bowman missed with a back injury. However, Berry is in Portland this weekend for the Xfinity Series race on the road course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Berry could have made the overnight commute \u2013 A.J. Allmendinger did it for Kaulig Racing after winning in Portland on Saturday last year \u2013 but there was more to consider for the Hendrick organization. Using a different driver to qualify the car on Saturday would send Berry to the back of the field on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secondly, Berry\u2019s only appearance at World Wide Technology Raceway was in a 2021 Craftsman Truck Series race. With no practice or qualifying laps in the Next Gen car at Gateway, hopping into the No. 9 Chevy would be a challenging day even though he has performed admirably for HMS this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Elliott\u2019s car is 16<sup>th<\/sup> in owner points but also winless. We\u2019re deep enough into the season that playoff berths are on the radar of owners, who have season-ending bonus money at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind, Hendrick has turned to Corey LaJoie as this week\u2019s substitute driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How could a Corey LaJoie win affect the playoffs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A unique opportunity for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoreyLaJoie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoreyLaJoie<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rzvP7HdXJ5\">pic.twitter.com\/rzvP7HdXJ5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NASCAR (@NASCAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR\/status\/1664994838134112256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Corey LaJoie is a veteran of 214 NASCAR Cup Series starts with five teams, but he\u2019s never driven a car as competitive as the No. 9 Chevy he\u2019ll pilot as the fill-in for Chase Elliott. LaJoie\u2019s full-time job is with Spire Motorsports, which will put Carson Hocevar in his No. 7 Chevy this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though he has just one top-10 finish, LaJoie is enjoying his best season. His average start\/finish ratio of 25.1\/19.1 is eye-popping, and he\u2019s finished all 14 races. Though he\u2019s admittedly a longshot to win, keep in mind we\u2019ll be referring to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. as the defending Daytona 500 champion for another eight months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea of a LaJoie win is where the playoff fun begins. Since he\u2019s a full-time Cup Series driver, finishing first at World Wide Technology Raceway would put him in the playoffs in his Spire Motorsports car. The same doesn\u2019t hold true for Hocevar, who\u2019s making his Cup Series debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elliott would derive no benefit from LaJoie winning; he would get neither the points from the race nor the playoff position. On the other hand, a LaJoie win would put the car into the owners\u2019 championship round of 16 for Hendrick Motorsports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Cup Series had a similar scenario in 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How is Corey LaJoie sleeping knowing he is getting a great opportunity to go into the Hendrick No. 9 car this weekend? He says he is sleeping well. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ypHtDm91II\">pic.twitter.com\/ypHtDm91II<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobpockrass\/status\/1665002850546769920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series driver playoffs and owner playoffs normally are in lockstep because it\u2019s rare for a part-time driver to win (think A.J. Allmendinger on the Indianapolis road course in 2021). However, last season\u2019s playoffs fell out of alignment because Kurt Busch won at Kansas, suffered a concussion at Pocono, and surrendered his berth on the eve of the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the season\u2019s other winners already locked in, Ryan Blaney landed Busch\u2019s playoff spot by being the top non-winner in points. However, Busch\u2019s car maintained its spot in the owners\u2019 playoffs for 23XI Racing. That led the team to move Bubba Wallace from the No. 23 to the No. 45 Toyota as a better candidate than Ty Gibbs to pile up points and progress through the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move panned out as Wallace won a playoff race \u2013 at Kansas, ironically \u2013 and landed the car in 10<sup>th<\/sup> place in the final standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Got a question or observation about racing? Sports7\u2019s John Moriello does a mailbag column each Friday. 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