“When you win your first race, I’ll be the first one to Victory Lane. When you f— up, I’m going to be the first one to get your a–.” That’s what Bubba Wallace told the 23-year-old under his wing. Wallace has mentored him through programs like Black & Positively Golden, and later provided more hands-on, somewhat tough-love guidance on the track. That kind of blunt approach has led the young driver to race full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Spire Motorsports, with backing from HendrickCars.com and increasing ties to the legend Rick Hendrick himself. And this support from the Hendrick team is not lost on the No. 71 Chevrolet driver.

Sitting seventh in the Truck Series standings and five points below the cut-off line, Rajah Caruth was under pressure to deliver in what had qui

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