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Rajah Caruth ends drought with Truck Series win at Nashville Superspeedway

Perfect pit stops by Spire Motorsports vaulted him into the lead, sealing his spot in the NASCAR playoffs.

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Overview

  • Caruth fended off four-time race winner Corey Heim by 0.518 seconds after leading 61 laps to secure his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory.
  • The win ended a 31-race drought for Caruth and punched his ticket to the NASCAR playoffs.
  • Caruth led the final 51 laps by capitalizing on a flawless pit stop under caution at the end of the second stage.
  • Frankie Muniz’s truck spilled oil on the opening lap, forcing him out without completing a speed lap and delaying the race start.
  • Caruth received the Nashville Superspeedway tradition of a Gibson Les Paul guitar trophy, marking Spire Motorsports’ ninth Truck Series triumph.