1. Rajah Kirby Caruth was born on June 11,2002 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.
38 Facts About Rajah Caruth
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Rajah Caruth competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 71 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 17 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports.
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Rajah Caruth was able to catch the attention of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program, which resulted in him having a shot to race in a legends car at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2019 for the Bojangles' Southern Shootout.
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Rajah Caruth ended his rookie season getting two top 10s, and ending up 13th in the Semi-pro points.
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In 2020, Rajah Caruth moved up to the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, where he won his first career late model race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway and ended the rest of the season with 3 top 5s and 9 top 10s in a total of 19 late model starts.
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In 2021, Rajah Caruth returned to the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and got his second and third late model win after winning both Hickory Motor Speedway late model features.
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On May 1,2021, Rajah Caruth won at the Tri-County Motor Speedway, becoming the first African-American driver to win at Tri-County, and earning his fourth overall late model win.
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On February 3,2021, Rajah Caruth announced that he would run full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East for Rev Racing, and will compete for Rookie of the Year honors.
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Rajah Caruth finished the season with 2 top 5s, 3 top 10s, and 3 top 15s, ending up third in the standings.
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Rajah Caruth made a one-off start in the 2022 General Tire 125, starting 5th and finishing 4th.
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Rajah Caruth ran three more races that season, which were all combination races with the main series.
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Rajah Caruth made his ARCA Menards Series West start in the 2021 Arizona Lottery 100, where he started and finished the race in 8th.
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Rajah Caruth made his second start in the 2022 General Tire 150, driving in the paired event with the main series.
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Rajah Caruth earned his best career finish at the 2022 Dutch Boy 150, finishing 2nd.
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Rajah Caruth made his second start in the 2022 A-GAME 200, where he qualified an impressive 15th.
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At the Pocono race, Rajah Caruth was involved in a vicious wreck with Alex Labbe on the first lap, resulting in another last-place finish.
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At Kansas, Rajah Caruth switched to the No 45 car, sponsored by iRacing.
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Rajah Caruth finished 25th after the race ended after stage 2 due to inclement weather.
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Rajah Caruth earned his first top 20 finish at Las Vegas, after finishing 20th in the race.
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At Martinsville, Rajah Caruth dodged numerous wrecks and finished 12th, earning his best career finish in the Xfinity Series.
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On January 27,2023, Rajah Caruth announced that he would return to Alpha Prime Racing for the 2023 season, running another partial schedule.
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Rajah Caruth earned his best finish of 12th at Martinsville, surviving a crash-filled race.
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Rajah Caruth consistently ran near the top ten throughout the race, and was in contention of earning his first top ten, until he got put into the wall by John Hunter Nemechek on the final lap, ultimately finishing 14th.
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On May 31,2022, it was announced that Rajah Caruth would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the World Wide Technology Raceway for Spire Motorsports.
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At Richmond, Rajah Caruth started 28th and finished 25th, four laps down.
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At Bristol, Rajah Caruth was involved in an accident with Josh Reaume on lap 34, eventually retiring from the race ten laps later.
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On December 6, it was officially confirmed that Rajah Caruth would drive for GMS Racing in 2023.
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Rajah Caruth finished the season 16th in points, and 4th in Rookie of the Year standings.
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On February 7,2024, it was announced that Rajah Caruth would drive for Spire Motorsports full-time in the 2024 season, driving the No 71 truck.
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At Las Vegas, Rajah Caruth scored his first career win, becoming only the third African-American driver to win in one of NASCAR's three national series, joining Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace.
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On November 22,2024, Rajah Caruth was named Most Popular Driver of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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Rajah Caruth began the 2025 season with a 30th place DNF at Daytona.
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Rajah Caruth was born in Atlanta, Georgia to a Vincentian father and a Vincentian-Barbadian mother, but was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, DC.
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Rajah Caruth graduated from the School Without Walls High School in 2020.
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On December 27,2022, it was announced that Rajah Caruth would join Richard Petty on NASCAR's float in the 2023 Rose Parade.
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Rajah Caruth is good friends with fellow driver Bubba Wallace, who serves as his mentor during the races.
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In 2023, Rajah Caruth was the subject of another documentary, Outside Line, which premiered on November 9th during the Doc NYC Festival.
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Rajah Caruth is currently in a relationship with actress and producer, Marsai Martin.