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Rajah Caruth qualifies for Chase after tumultuous race at JR Motorsports

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 29, 2026, 1:59 AM

Last updated Aug 29, 2026

Rajah Caruth qualifies for Chase after tumultuous race at JR Motorsports

Summary

Rajah Caruth secured a spot in the Chase with a 32nd-place finish at JR Motorsports. Despite starting from pole and winning stage two, luck played a crucial role as competitors faced misfortunes. A late incident involving his teammate damaged Caruth's car, but he maintained enough points to qualify. He now begins the Chase with 2,020 points, 80 points behind the leader, Justin Allgaier.

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•Caruth earned 18 stage points and a stage-two win.
•He faced competition help from others' crashes, including Sammy Smith and William Sawalich.
•Five laps from the finish, a push from Justin Allgaier caused significant damage to Caruth's car.
•Caruth qualified for the Chase by just three points over Brent Crews and William Sawalich.
•His next race will be crucial as he seeks to close the gap with the leader.

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1:59 AMYahoo Sports — Rajah Caruth squeaks himself into the Chase, Joe Gibbs Racing drivers find bad luck early.

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JR Motorsports’ Rajah Caruth sneaked his way into the Chase, earning a 32nd place finish. Caruth had finished in the top ten three times on superspeedways this season, so while he entered with the lowest chance to make the cut, his team must have had this race circled. Initially, everything went right for the #88…
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