Rajah Caruth made two trips to Hickory Motor Speedway’s victory lane in twin Late Model features on Saturday night. Photo: Rajah Caruth/Twitter
Hickory Motor Speedway is dubbed “Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars.”
Rajah Caruth, an 18-year-old from Washington, D.C., is looking to continue the tradition of stars who have used success at the historic venue as a launching pad up the NASCAR ladder. He got a fast start Saturday night as the NASCAR Drive for Diversity development program driver put the No. 6 Sunoco Chevrolet for Rev Racing in Victory Lane.
Twice.
Caruth started fifth and took advantage of a mechanical issue with teammate Isabella Robusto under a late caution to earn a trip to Victory Lane. After starting eighth in the second feature, he completed the sweep.
“It’s pretty awesome,” Caruth said. “The first one, we were kind of right place at the right time. The second one, I feel like we out drove them. It was pretty fun.”
In the second feature, Gracie Trotter finished second, followed by Caruth’s Rev Racing teammates Robusto and Lavar Scott. Trotter, who became the first female to win in one of the ARCA Menards Series’ top series last year, is also a former NASCAR Drive for Diversity Development driver.
“There was definitely a little bit of confidence there,” Caruth said. “We started next to Gracie (on the final restart with 25 laps to go). We went into Turn 1, and I don’t think I’ve ever drove it deeper into one. And it stuck. That’s a testament to this team. They’re the best.”
According to Hickory, it’s the first time the track had two women finish in the top three in its Late Model Stock Car division.
In the first feature, Scott finished sixth, while Rev Racing’s Regina Sirvent was ninth and Robusto 11th.
Caruth comes from an iRacing background. A NASCAR fan growing up, he first earned attention through the eNASCAR Ignite Series – a grassroots youth racing platform that identifies drivers without access to traditional race tracks around the world.
Caruth is one of 10 drivers in the iRacing Pro Invitational Series Fan Vote to round out the field in next week’s virtual race at Talladega Superspeedway.
After earning a spot in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Youth Driver Development Program in 2019 — the first driver from a majority iRacing background to be picked for the program — he drove in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series last year. Caruth won his first career Late Model race last October at another historic NASCAR track: South Carolina’s Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
“Growing up, I was really a student of the sport and a fan,” Caruth said. “To put my name in the books, not only winning at Greenville, but twice here, it means a lot.
“It means the world.”
This season, Caruth is driving in both the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series and the ARCA Menards Series. He finished fourth in the most recent ARCA Menards Series East race at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, in February.
Other winners on the night included Bryson Ruff in Limited Late Models, Marlin Yoder and Ethan Johnson in the twin Street Stocks features, David Hasson in Renegades and Cody Combs in both 4 Cylinder features.
For more information on Hickory Motor Speedway, visit HickoryMotorSpeedway.com.
Hickory Motor Speedway – Newton, NC
Race Results – April 17, 2021
Late Model Race 1
1. #6C – Rajah Caruth
2. #81 – Zack Clifton
3. #44K – Josh Kossek
4. #6 – Hayden Woods
5. #2 – Gracie Trotter
6. #34 – Lavar Scott
7. #8 – Bob Saville
8. #07 – Chase Dixon
9. #10 – Regina Sirvent
10. #15W – Mitch Walker
11. #55 – Isabella Robusto
12. #54 – Paul Owens III
DNS: #15 – Ryan Millington
Late Model Race 2
1 #6C – Rajah Caruth
2 #2 – Gracie Trotter
3 #55 – Isabella Robusto
4 #34 – Lavar Scott
5 #8 – Bob Saville
6 #54 – Paul Ownes III
7 #6 – Hayden Woods
8 #81 – Zack Clifton
9 #10 – Regina Sirvent
10 #44K – Josh Kossek
11 #07 – Chase Dixon
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DNS: #15 – Ryan Millington
Limited Late Model
1. #24 – Bryson Ruff
2. #9 – Charlie Watson
3. #12 – Mason Maggio
4. #32 – Josh Stark
5. 14 – Akinori Ogata
6. #22 – Max Price
7. #71 – Katie Hettinger
8. #83 – Chris Honeycutt
9. #28 – Dennis Trivette
10. #5 – Toni Breidinger
11. #00H – Andy Holt
12. #57 – Ashton Trivette
DNS: #13 – Mark Johnson
DNS: #39 – Devon Haun
Street Stocks Race 1
1. #08 – Marlin Yoder
2. #5 – Jesse Clark
3. #64 – Marshall Sutton
4. #7 – Zach Hale
5. #31 – Derek Fowler
6. #48 – Trey Buff
7. #5X – John Clark
8. #2 – Ethan Johnson
9. #16 – Jonathon Smith
10. #12 – Mark Whitten
11. #17 – D.J. Hamby
12. #9 – Jon Austin
Street Stocks Race 2
1. #2 – Ethan Johnson
2. #5 – Jesse Clark
3. #64 – Marshall Sutton
4. #16 – Jonathon Smith
5. #31 – Derek Fowler
6. #7 – Zach Hale
7. #48 – Trey Buff
8. #08 – Marlin Yoder
DNS: #5X – John Clark
DNS: #12 – Mark Whitten
DNS: #17 – D.J. Hamby
DNS: #9 – Jon Austin
Renegades
1. #83 – David Hasson
2. #6 – Spencer Dickinson
3. #51 – Robbie Hollifield
4. #71 – Robert DiVanna
5. #81 – Matthew Chambers
DNS: #82 – Brandon Hasson
4 Cylinders Race 1
1. #9 – Cody Combs
2. #17 – Curtis Pardue
3. #11 – Robbie Trivette
4 Cylinders Race 2
1. #9 – Cody Combs
2. #11 – Robbie Trivette
3. #17 – Curtis Pardue
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