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Rajah Caruth picks up 10 races with Jordan Anderson Racing for 2026 NASCAR season

JHby: Jonathan Howard10 hours agoJondean25

With a 10-race schedule from Jordan Anderson Racing, Rajah Caruth is trying to close up his 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts plans. Caruth ran two races in 2025 with Jordan Anderson Racing in the No. 32 car. He returns for more.

Caruth already announced a part-time schedule with JR Motorsports. Word was that he would fill out his 2026 O’Reilly Series schedule with another team so that he could race full-time and be championship eligible.

So far in his few starts over the last four years, Caruth hasn’t recorded a Top 10 in the O’Reilly Series. I expect that will change in 2026 with JRM and JAR supporting him.

Caruth has a unique season ahead of him. He will be racing Hendrick engines and ECR engines at times this year. Depending on which are his JR Motorsports races and which are his Jordan Anderson races, he could play around and strategize a bit. You definitely want those ECR engines on the high-speed tracks and superspeedways.

After spending three years in the Craftsman Truck Series, Caruth is ready to move on. He’s won twice in trucks now. Going up to the O’Reilly Series is going to be difficult and will take some adjustment. Caruth is lauded as a student of the sport and someone always willing to learn and take the time to work on his craft.

Rajah Caruth will race full-time in 2026 NASCAR season

The expectations for Rajah Caruth will be significant in 2026. If he is going to race in JRM equipment, he has to show up each week and show that he belongs there. He can’t run P12, P15, P13, or P18 in that 88 car and expect things to go well.

Going to Jordan Anderson Racing is interesting, too. It comes with expectations. JAR is now in an official alliance with RCR, meaning data, engines, all of it. The entire thing. That organization should improve in 2026, and Caruth will have to help with that process and make sure he’s making the most of those ECR engines, too.

In interviews, media appearances, and pretty much any time he is in front of a camera, Caruth impresses. He is in the garage, on the spotter stand, and wherever else he can learn and develop, and participate in the sport.

It would be great for Rajah Caruth to find success in 2026. He is taking a similar route to Carson Kvapil by racing multiple cars. However, Kvapil will likely race in another JRM Chevy when he isn’t racing in the 88 car. Caruth and Kvapil are splitting the starts in that car throughout the 2026 season.