Historic: Rajah Caruth Wins His First NASCAR Truck Series Race At Las Vegas
It was Rajah’s week.
Just days after finding out HendrickCars.com would be sponsoring his Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado for the full NASCAR Truck Series season, Rajah Caruth won the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from pole to claim his first victory in the series.
Caruth was fastest in qualifying, but finished Stage One and Stage Two in second and third behind Ty Majeski in a race that included Cup Series regulars Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell.
A pit lane speeding penalty in Stage Three took Majeski fell out of contention opening the door for Caruth to take control of the race.
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Caruth led 38 of the 134 laps run and became only the second driver in 30 races to win at the speedway from pole position after Kyle Busch in 2009.
“It’s surreal,” the 21-year-old said during his post-race interview on FS1.
“I can’t believe it.”
Caruth’s mentor Bubba Wallace, was caught on a video posted to social media glued to a TV for the final laps of the race and yelling “f*&k yea” when Caruth crossed the finish line.
Wallace was the first Black driver to win a NASCAR Truck Series race and Caruth the second.
They and Wendell Scott are the only Black drivers who have won a race in one of NASCAR’s top three national series.
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