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Caruth was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to a father from St Vincent (an island county in the eastern Caribbean), but was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, D.C. He graduated from the School Without Walls High School in 2020. After which, he moved to Concord, North Carolina in June of that year. Being the supportive father that he is, he noticed his son’s passion for racing at a young age. “Ever since 5 or 6 he’s always had a fascination with things that moved,” said Roger Caruth. When Caruth was 9, his dad gave him a 600-page NASCAR textbook. He absorbed the information in the book page by page, becoming a student of the sport. No one in the family was knowledgeable about NASCAR. “I still don’t know probably a fraction to what he knows,” Roger Caruth said. “He can tell you anything from sponsors, paid fees, tracks, you name it.” It was only a matter of time, his father said, that his son would be behind the wheel of a race

car. After attending his first race in 2014 at Richmond Raceway, he knew that he wanted to become a race car driver. Rajah first got his love for racing after watching Disney Pixar's Cars as a kid. When he was 12, his parents surprised him with a trip to the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway in September. In 2018, while juggling from school, basketball, track, and a summer job, Caruth and his family fundraised an iRacing sim, and once he turned 16 on June 11, he began racing virtually in the eNASCAR Ignite Series. Rajah 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. Rajah ended his rookie season getting two top 10s, and ending up 13th in the Semi-pro points. In 2020, 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. In 2021, 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. On May 1, 2021, 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. On February 3, 2021, 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. Caruth was able to finish off the season with two Top 5s, three Top 10s, and three Top 15s, ending up third in the standings. He made a one off start in the 2022 General Tire 125, starting 5th and finishing 4th. He ran three more races that season, which were all combination races with the main series. In July, Rev Racing announced that Caruth and teammate Nick Sanchez would drive in the 2021 Shore Lunch 150 at Iowa Speedway, which will be Caruth's first ARCA Menards Main

Series start. Caruth started 12th and finished 9th Caruth made his ARCA Menards Series West start in the 2021 Arizona Lottery 100, where he started and finished the race in 8th. He made his second start in the 2022 General Tire 150, driving in the paired event with the main series where he started 7th and finished 4th. In August, Caruth announced that he would drive full-time in the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season with Rev Racing. He earned his best career finish at the 2022 Dutch Boy 150, finishing 2nd. After earning eight top fives and fourteen top tens throughout the season, he finished 3rd in the final standings. In August, along with the ARCA announcement, Tommy Joe Martins and Caesar Bacarella announced the formation of Alpha Prime Racing, which will compete in the

2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, with Caruth set as one of the drivers for the team. On April 2, 2022, Caruth made his Xfinity Series debut at Richmond Raceway in the #44. He started 22nd and finish 24th. He made his second start in the 2022 A-GAME 200, where he qualified an impressive 15th. Suspension issues ended Caruth's race on lap 58, and he finished dead last. At the Pocono race, Caruth was involved in a vicious wreck with Alex Labbé on the first lap, resulting in another last-place finish. At Kansas, Caruth switched to the #45 car, sponsored by iRacing. He finished 25th after the race ended after stage 2 due to inclement weather. He earned his first top 20 finish at Las Vegas, after finishing 20th in the race. At Martinsville, Caruth dodged numerous wrecks and finished 12th, earning his

best career finish in the Xfinity Series. After the race, he had an altercation with Jeb Burton. On May 31, 2022, it was announced that Caruth would make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at the World Wide Technology Raceway outside St Louis for Spire Motorsports. In his first start, Caruth initially finished in 10th, after the caution came out on the final lap. He was later scored in the 11th spot. At Richmond, Caruth started 28th and finished 25th, four laps down. At Bristol, Caruth was involved in an accident with Josh Reaume on lap 34, eventually retiring from the race ten laps later. On January 27, 2023, Caruth announced that he would return to Alpha Prime Racing for the 2023 season, running another partial

schedule. He earned his best finish of 12th at Martinsville, surviving a crash-filled race. In September, it was announced that Caruth would drive the #17 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the season finale at Phoenix Raceway. 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. In December, TobyChristie.com reported that Caruth would

drive full-time in the Truck Series in 2023, driving the # 24 truck for GMS Racing. It was also reported that The Wendell Scott Foundation will sponsor Caruth for part of his 2023 season. On December 6, it was officially confirmed that Caruth will drive for GMS Racing in 2023. After a rough start to the season with three DNF's, Caruth earned his best career finish of 6th at Darlington Raceway in May. Caruth continued to struggle throughout the regular season, and failed to make to playoffs. During the playoffs, Caruth improved his performance, earning three top-ten finishes with a worst finish of 14th. He finished the season 16th in points, and 4th in Rookie of the Year standings. In

February, 2024, it was announced that Caruth would drive for Spire Motorsports full-time in the 2024 season, driving the #71 truck. On the final lap of the season-opener at Daytona, Caruth drifted up the racetrack at the exit of turn two, spinning out Jack Wood and collecting numerous trucks. Despite this, Caruth managed to earn a best career finish of 3rd. The following week, he earned an 8th place finish at Atlanta. On February 28, it was announced that HendrickCars.com would sponsor Caruth for all 23 races of the season, after previously announcing they would sponsor for 10 races. At Las Vegas, On March 1, 2024,

Caruth won the 2024 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200, becoming the third Black driver to win in one of NASCAR's three national series, joining Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace. Caruth continued to post good runs early in the season. He had another eighth place finish at Bristol, followed by a 15th at COTA, and a seventh at Martinsville. All season long he only had two finishes of worse than 18th. When the play-offs started he finished on the lead lap at Milwaukee, but way back in 18th. He followed that with runs of third and seventh which saw him advance to the semi-final round. There he placed fourth at Talladega, and then was eighth at Homestead, and if he had a solid run at Martinsville, it would give him a chance to run for the Championship. But he had issues, and finished the race way back in 31st, eliminating him from the play-offs. F or the year he had one win, five Top 5, and 12 Top 10 finishes, and finish seventh in points. It was by far his best season to that point. It is expected Rajah will be back at the controls of the #71 truck again in 2025.

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RAJAH KIRBY CARUTH - 6/11/2002