Whereas Brad Keselowski continues his restoration, he’ll choose out of the pre-season exhibition race at Bowman Grey Stadium.
Keselowski suffered a damaged leg whereas snowboarding together with his household on December 18th, and underwent profitable surgical procedure quickly after. The 68th operating of the Daytona 500 follows takes place on February fifteenth, however The Conflict is a full two weeks earlier.
Whereas the 41-year-old driver/proprietor sits out the occasion, RFK Racing has chosen Corey LaJoie to pilot the No. 6 Ford Mustang at Bowman Grey.
Final yr, Keselowski began fifth and completed twenty first within the exhibition race on the historic quick monitor.
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Photograph by: Sean Gardner / Getty Photographs
LaJoie is an skilled driver with nearly 300 begins on the Cup stage. In 2025, he competed part-time, making 4 Cup begins and 9 Truck Collection begins. He additionally took on the position of analyst for NASCAR on Prime Video.
“Pleased to be of service,” mentioned LaJoie on social media. “Wishing BK w speedy restoration. Let’s go get one other trophy at The Madhouse.”
LaJoie can also be a confirmed winner at Bowman Grey, taking the checkered flag within the 2012 ARCA East (then often known as the Ok&N East) Collection race there. It was a dominant exhibiting with LaJoie main 118 of 153 laps, beating a number of drivers he’ll compete in opposition to later this month, together with Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, and Chase Elliott.
LaJoie, who’s now 34 years previous, final took half in The Conflict in the course of the 2024 season when it was held on the LA Memorial Coliseum. Driving for Spire Motorsports, he completed seventeenth.
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