Kaulig Racing has initiated the process to request a waiver that would allow Corey Lajoie to participate in the Chase for the NASCAR Truck Championship. Chris Rice, the team’s president, has expressed his mixed feelings about granting these waivers to drivers in the series who have lost races.
Rice made his request official during an interview, where he noted that the scenario complicates with the possibility that Corey Heim, another driver who leads the standings despite having lost two races, may also request a similar waiver. “I’m a bit between a rock and a hard place,” Rice said, laughing.
Heim’s situation is notable because he chose to earn points in the Truck series at the beginning of the season, while Lajoie opted to accumulate points in the Cup series by running the Daytona 500 for RFK Racing. Now, Lajoie has started two Truck series races, but his previous points have not been able to be integrated, limiting his competition.
Rice has indicated that Kaulig Racing wants to offer Lajoie a real opportunity to fight for a spot in the top ten, as he currently sits 84 points behind the standings with 13 races to go in the regular season.
The team president has reflected on the differences in current eligibility rules and stated that if a driver is capable of accumulating points to win the standings, this effort should be recognized without the need for a waiver. “We have a totally different championship format than we did years ago … now we race for points all year,” he concluded.
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