Rajah Caruth has a big opportunity ahead of him as he joins JR Motorsports for a partial schedule in 2026. He will compete in multiple NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series races for the championship-winning team.
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JR Motorsports announced the news on Tuesday and noted that Caruth will drive the No. 88 in multiple races next season. The team did not provide the date of Caruth's first start or the number of races in which he will compete.
Rollin' with Rajah in 2026.@rajahcaruth_ joins JR Motorsports for a part-time schedule in the No. 88 @HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. pic.twitter.com/Vj9mQni3xb
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) October 21, 2025
This marks the third part-time driver that JR Motorsports has named for the 2026 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season. The team previously announced that Carson Kvapil and Connor Zilisch will share the No. 1 Chevrolet while working with crew chief Rodney Childers. JR Motorsports did not set the schedule for either Kvapil or Zilisch.
Caruth currently competes full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series, something he has done since the start of the 2023 season. He has scored two wins as a Truck Series driver — one at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and one at Nashville Superspeedway — while making the playoffs twice.
Caruth is currently above the cutline heading into Friday's race at Martinsville Speedway. He has a 14-point cushion entering the short track race, and he has an opportunity to put himself into the Championship 4 for the first time in his career.
Caruth has made 22 starts in what is now the Xfinity Series while driving for multiple teams. He made his debut with Alpha Prime Racing back in 2022, and he made seven starts that season. His best finish was 12th at Martinsville Speedway.
Caruth made 12 more starts in 2023 — 11 for Alpha Prime and one for Hendrick Motorsports. He posted another 12th-place finish at Martinsville in his return to Alpha Prime.
The D.C. native has made three starts this season. He joined Jordan Anderson Racing for two starts and Hendrick Motorsports for one. His best finish was 18th at Kansas Speedway.
