NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Feature: African-American driver Rajah Caruth competing for a Championship

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt

Rajah Caruth NASCAR Truck Series talks to Media during August 20 Zoom News Conference (photo by Stuart Mason)

 

Rajah Caruth NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoff Series ZoomTop 5 driver of #71 Chevrolet 8 20 2024.mp3

 

RAJAH CARUTH NASCAR FILE

Rajah Caruth, a product of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program, competes full-time for Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Caruth competed part-time for Alpha Prime Racing during the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Caruth scored his first career win at Las Vegas, becoming the third Black driver to win a national series race alongside Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace. Caruth was named the 2021 Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award recipient in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, an award based on a driver‘s final Weekly Series national standing and on-track performance, sportsmanship and community service.

2024 SEASON
DRIVER RANK
5
POINTS
2009
POINTS BEHIND
-32
RACES
16
WINS
1
TOP 10’s
8
TOP 5’s
3
POLES
2
DNF
1
LAPS LED
45
AVG. START
10.75
AVG. FINISH
11.375
INFORMATION COURTESY NASCAR COMMUNICATIONS