Chris Rice, the president of Kaulig Racing, says he has asked for a waiver to make Corey Lajoie eligible for the 10-driver championship. The inner conflict came when he was asked on SiriusXM’s The Morning Drive about the potential of Tricon Garage’s Corey Heim applying for a waiver since he’s leading the standings despite missing two races and not being championship eligible as a result.
“Oh boy, we just asked for one for Corey Lajoie so if I say no, that might mess me up,” Rice said with a laugh.
Heim’s case is actually more straightforward. He missed two races but elected to receive Truck points at the start of the season, even in not intending to chase the championship. Lajoie elected to receive Cup Series points at the start of the season in racing the Daytona 500 for RFK Racing.
Lajoie is currently 84 points out with 13 races to go.
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