Early Racing Career
LaJoie started racing go-karts when he was 12 years old. In 1980 he began racing in full-bodied racecars. He was the 1981 track champion in the Modified Sportsman division at the Danbury Fair Racearena.
In 1983 he moved to the NASCAR Busch North Series, and he was the series Rookie of the Year. That season, he made his first attempt at making the Daytona 500, but did not qualify. One year later, he suffered a horrfic crash in Gatorade Twin 125's race and failed to qualify once again, he won the consolation race the following year. In 1985 he had 15 victories on his way to the series championship.
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