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Go Fas Racing will receive chassis, tech support from Stewart-Haas

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MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 26: Corey Lajoie, Go FAS Racing, Ford Mustang CorvetteParts.net (32) during qualifying for the 71st annual First Data 500 on October 26, 2019 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Go Fas Racing announced it’ll receive chassis, data and technical support from Stewart-Haas Racing next season.

The team also said its No. 32 Ford Mustang will maintain its relationships with Ford Performance and Roush Yates Engines.

Driver Corey LaJoie has said in recent months that the deal was in the works, and that it would make it more likely for him to stay with the team in order to showcase his talent.

LaJoie said two weeks ago at Kansas Speedway that he likely would return for a second season at Go Fas; the team said in the release that “2020 driver negotiations are still ongoing.”

In a news conference Friday at Texas, team owner Archie St. Hilaire ruled out Cole Custer, who has seven victories in the Xfinity Series this season for Stewart-Haas Racing, as a candidate for the No. 32.

Here’s the release from the team:

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2019) -- Starting with the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, Go Fas Racing (GFR) will enter into a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), one of Ford’s most competitive organizations.

GFR team-owner Archie St. Hilaire has been preparing for the opportunity to take his organization to the next level since the team’s first full-time season in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2014.

“2020 will be an exciting year at GFR with the addition of SHR cars and their technical assistance,” St. Hilaire said. “I can’t thank all of the great people at SHR for the opportunity to align with them. All of this couldn’t happen without the help of our wonderful sponsors and marketing partners. GFR has improved every year in our six years in the NASCAR Cup Series and I believe that the best is yet to come for this little team and our great group of employees.”

Via this new alliance with SHR, GFR will be provided with chassis, data and technical support for the No. 32 Ford Mustang in addition to their present relationship with Ford Performance and Roush Yates Engines.

“This arrangement will allow Go Fas Racing to improve its performance in 2020 and position itself for future growth,” said Greg Zipadelli, Vice President of Competition for SHR.

To date, St. Hilaire has more than 200 NASCAR Cup Series starts under his leadership, giving a wide array of drivers the opportunity to compete at NASCAR’s level, including past champions.

2020 driver negotiations are still ongoing.