LAKEVILLE, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 27: Rajah Caruth, driver of the #71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, walks the grid during practice for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series LiUNA! 150 at Lime Rock Park on June 27, 2025 in Lakeville, Connecticut. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) | Getty Images
LAKEVILLE, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 27: Rajah Caruth, driver of the #71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, walks the grid during practice for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series LiUNA! 150 at Lime Rock Park on June 27, 2025 in Lakeville, Connecticut. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Rajah Caruth running partial 2026 schedule with JR Motorsports

Rajah Caruth will join JR Motorsports in 2026 to run a part-time schedule in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet, the team announced on Tuesday morning.

Caruth has a pair of wins in the Craftsman Truck Series with Spire Motorsports, and enters this weekend’s Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway second on the playoff grid.

Since Caruth debuted in the Xfinity Series in 2022, he’s made 22 starts across three different teams: Alpha Prime Racing, Hendrick Motorsports and Jordan Anderson Racing. His best effort is a pair of 12th-place finishes at Martinsville with Alpha Prime in 2022 and 2023.