- Round: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race No. 13 of 23
- Track Location: Nashville Superspeedway – Lebanon, Tennessee
- Race Name: Rackley Roofing 200
- Broadcast: Friday, June 23rd at 8:00 PM ET live on FS1 (TV), MRN (Radio), and Sirius XM NASCAR Channel 90
- Team Entrants:
No. 23 | Grant Enfinger & Jeff Hensley – Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet
No. 24 | Rajah Caruth & Chad Walter – Born Driven Chevrolet
No. 43 | Daniel Dye & Blake Bainbridge – Champion Container Corporation Chevrolet
Rajah Caruth, No. 24 Born Driven Chevrolet Silverado RST
Nashville Superspeedway Stats
- Rajah Caruth will make his first start in any series at Nashville Superspeedway on Friday night.
2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Season Stats
- Starts: 12; Best start: 4th; Best finish: 6th (Darlington); Top 10s: 1; Current points position: 16th
- About the Wendell Scott Foundation: Founded in 2011, The Wendell Scott Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization inspired by Wendell Scott, Sr. and provides services such as job-skill training, STEM education opportunities, mentoring, and other supportive services to at-risk, underserved youth between the ages of 8-18 years in Danville, Virginia and surrounding areas.
The Foundation’s mission of using educational attainment to end racial disparities in education and health is vital in addressing economic inequality and improving future success in African-American communities. For more information, please visit www.wendellscott.org.
- Born Driven: In a partnership with the Wendell Scott Foundation, Rajah’s No. 24 Chevrolet will once again sport a paint scheme inspired by the release of their new children’s book. Born Driven is based on the true story of the first African-American NASCAR Driver and Team Owner, Wendell Scott. The book follows Scott as a young boy facing the challenges of growing up in the South trying to chase his dream of becoming a professional race car driver. The uplifting story will teach children how having the persistence and willingness to make a difference can overcome seemingly impossible feats. The book is available for pre-orders at major book retailers such as Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, Amazon, Simon & Schuster, and more.
- Chassis History/Info: Rajah Caruth and the No. 24 team will compete with GMS Racing chassis no. 302 at Nashville. In 2021, Sheldon Creed took this Chevrolet to victory lane at Darlington Raceway, and most recently, Caruth drove it to a sixth place finish at the same track last month. It has not been raced at Nashville before this weekend.
- Walter at Nashville: Chad Walter has only called one NCTS race at Nashville Superspeedway, where in 2021 his driver, Jack Wood, started on the outside pole. Across the garage, he has nine NASCAR Xfinity Series races under his belt as a crew chief. In 2010, Walter won the pole with Justin Allgaier, and in total, has two top-fives and four top-10’s, with a best result of fourth, twice with Allgaier.
- Driver 24 Turns 21: Happy birthday Rajah! On Sunday, June 11th, the driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet celebrated his 21st birthday. Caruth took some personal time to travel the country by visiting San Francisco and his hometown of Washington, D.C. before returning to Charlotte to prepare for this weekend’s event in Nashville. Talk about some frequent flyer miles!
- Sunoco Rookie Battle: Caruth and the No. 24 team overcame adversity on several accounts in the most recent race at WWT Raceway. Towards the end of the practice session, Rajah noticed an ominous pitch in the engine on his Silverado, forcing the team to change the majority of the powertrain out before the start of the race and start from the tail. From there, things only got more difficult as he became involved in a crash on the opening lap of the race with major damage on the front end of his machine. The team never gave up, got him back out on track, and he was able to recover to a 15th place finish. Rajah gained a position in the drivers’ points standings (16th), but remains in third for Sunoco Rookie of the Year points, 38 points behind Jake Garcia in second and 85 points behind leading rookie Nick Sanchez.
- From The Driver’s Seat: Nashville is another one of those facilities that you have yet to make a start at, so what has been the biggest key in preparing you for this race weekend?
“One of the biggest keys for preparation this weekend since I haven’t been to Nashville before stems from the fact that it’s a concrete surface. I’ve raced a lot at Bristol and Dover in my short career already, and I felt like I’ve been pretty solid at those tracks. I’m definitely relying on that experience as well as a lot of iRacing to help get me ready and know where I’m at visually on the track for Friday. At the same time, it’s no different than any other race for our No. 24 team. We treat every race like it’s a playoffs race and give it our best. I’m confident that we will have a fast Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet this Friday night.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
