By Sarah Handy, Staff Writer
NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie who drives the No. 32 Ford Mustang for Go Fas Racing has been named the Fourth Quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award Winner after donating a month’s salary this past August to a charity important to both him and his wife, Kelly.
LaJoie and Kelly teamed up with Samaritan’s Feet in August, the organization founded in 2003 provides shoes to children and individuals in need.
Since 2003, Samaritan’s Feet and its partners have distributed over 7 million pairs of shoes in 108 countries, as well as more than 395 U.S. cities.
At the time, anyone who donated through the Hope Givers fundraising page that LaJoie had set up prior to the Cup Series event at Watkins Glen International would have their name personally written on LaJoie’s No. 32.
The outcome proved successful with over $100,000 being raised.
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The NMPA Pocono Spirit Award is designed to recognize character and achievement in the face of adversity, sportsmanship and contributions to motorsports.
In addition, the NMPA membership selects quarterly recipients as well as an overall winner each year. The award is sponsored by Pocono Raceway and has been presented each year since 1992.
The first quarter winner was Ryan Blaney, Austin and Ty Dillon were the second quarter winners and Kurt Busch was awarded the winner of the third quarter.
The overall winner of the NMPA Pocono Spirit Award will be presented Feb. 1, 2020 at the NMPA Awards Ceremony.