{"id":49534,"date":"2023-02-01T18:29:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T23:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=49534"},"modified":"2023-02-01T18:29:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T23:29:05","slug":"spire-motorsports-kicks-off-2023-with-foxs-animal-control-aboard-lajoies-no-7-chevrolet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/01\/spire-motorsports-kicks-off-2023-with-foxs-animal-control-aboard-lajoies-no-7-chevrolet\/","title":{"rendered":"Spire Motorsports Kicks Off 2023 with FOX&#8217;s &#8220;Animal Control&#8221; Aboard LaJoie&#8217;s No. 7 Chevrolet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Animal Control<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; FOX&#8217;s all-new comedy, will be featured as the primary sponsor aboard Corey LaJoie&#8217;s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in Sunday&#8217;s <strong><em>Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum NASCAR Cup<\/em><\/strong> Series (NCS) pre-season race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZemT758Ado?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Premiering on FOX on Thursday, February 16, @ 9PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Pacific Standard Time (PST), &#8220;<em>Animal Control<\/em>,&#8221; is a new workplace comedy that follows a group of local Animal Control workers whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3845415153\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The single-camera comedy stars Emmy Award nominee Joel McHale as Frank, an opinionated, eccentric Animal Control officer who may not have gone to college, but is still the most well-read person in the room. A former cop, Frank tried to expose corruption in his department, but his efforts got him fired, which may explain why he&#8217;s so cynical and curmudgeonly. He has an almost superhuman ability to understand animals. Humans&#8230;not so much.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49261\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FOX-NASCAR.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FOX-NASCAR.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FOX-NASCAR-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>&#8220;We are proud to partner with Spire Motorsports and sponsor Corey LaJoie&#8217;s car during the <em>Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum<\/em> on Sunday,&#8221; said Darren Schillace, President, Marketing, of FOX Entertainment. &#8220;This is one of NASCAR&#8217;s most thrilling and innovative events, and with FOX Sports set to once again deliver an immersive telecast for fans, we have a premium opportunity to organically reach millions of viewers to promote our new, high-profile comedy, &#8216;<em>Animal Control<\/em>.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Every February since 1979, the annual pre-season NCS showcase had been hosted by Daytona International Speedway. In September 2021, NASCAR announced it would move the race from the 2.5-mile Daytona Beach superspeedway to a purpose-built, quarter-mile oval, constructed inside the iconic home of the University of Southern California Trojans football team.<\/p>\n<p>The L.A. Coliseum will also become the first stadium to host the Summer Olympics three times when it serves as the marquis destination for the 2028 games. The coliseum previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1301613087\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>LaJoie struggled with the handle on his No. 7 Chevy in last season&#8217;s inaugural <em>Clash at The Coliseum<\/em> and didn&#8217;t transfer from his heat race into the main event. 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