Rajah Caruth will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 71 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series again in 2025, Spire announced Dec. 13.
Caruth will again receive backing from HendrickCar.com.
“I’m thrilled to confirm that Rajah Caruth will be back with us in 2025 driving the No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Silverado,” Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson said in a team release. “He took the incredibly high expectations we placed on him to start the year and exceeded them in every way. I’m impressed with how he’s balanced his commitments to his race team, his craft, the media and his growing fanbase while managing a full workload at Winston-Salem State University.
“Our organization believes in Raj and he has consistently shown the leadership, form and work ethic that every team looks for in a driver. Everyone at Spire Motorsports is really happy to run it back with him next season.”
“It is great to have a home and stability heading into next year,” Caruth added. “I believe this is the first time in my career I won’t be with a new team or competing in a different series at the start of the season. I really appreciate the opportunity Jeff and TJ (Puchyr, Spire co-owner) have given me, and I’m excited to continue preparations for 2025. Our organization has really grown over the past year, and we have shown what we are capable of. We have set the bar high for the season and the expectation is to win more races and compete for a championship.”
Caruth earned his first Truck win in 2024, plus five top fives and 12 top 10s, all career highs.
He’s the first driver announced to Spire’s Truck stable for 2025. In 2024, the team also fielded the No. 77 for Chase Purdy and the No. 7 for a variety of drivers.
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