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Rajah Caruth makes leap from computer racer to NASCAR national series winner

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Rajah Caruth was like any other 4-year-old boy the first time he watched the movies “Cars” and vowed to become his own version of Lightning McQueen.

He was, his family insists, obsessed with becoming a racecar driver. He jus wasn't sure he would ever get there.

Just days after HendrickCars.com signed on to sponsor the 21-year-old Caruth for the entire 2024 season, he earned his first career NASCAR national series victory in Friday night’s Truck Series Race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Caruth joined Wendell Scott and as the only drivers to win at NASCAR’s national level.

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