Rajah Caruth signs with JR Motorsports for part-time NASCAR Xfinity schedule

NASCAR Truck Series race winner Rajah Caruth has secured a part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series (soon to be called the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series) ride with JR Motorsports in 2026, where he will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet. The number of races and exact schedule were not revealed at this time.

The 23-year-old Caruth has 22 previous starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, placing as high as 12th at Martinsville in 2022 and 2023. He has three top 15s and nine top 20s so far, with an average finish of 23.1. Since 2022, Caruth has driven for various Chevy NXS teams, including Hendrick Motorsports, Alpha Prime Racing, and Jordan Anderson Racing.

Caruth is also a winner in the NASCAR Truck Series with a victory with victories at Las Vegas in 2024 and Nashville in 2025. He ended the 2024 season seventh in the championship standings. He has had backing by HendrickCars.com throughout his Truck career, while driving for Spire Motorsports.

At the moment, Caruth remains in title contention as the series heads to Martinsville for the Round of 8 elimination race, where he will aim to make the Championship 4 for the first time in his career.

Before Trucks, Caruth raced in ARCA, placing third in the 2022 championship standings, while scoring nine top fives and 18 top tens in 25 career starts. He never reached Victory Lane, but finished as high as third.