Search
Close this search box.

Partner

Boris Said, Rajah Caruth Added to Driver Lineup of Hendrick Motorsports Xfinity Entry

share it
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Boris Said and Rajah Caruth have been added to the driver lineup for the Hendrick Motorsports No. 17 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, at Charlotte’s ROVAL and Phoenix Raceway. Photo Credit: Tyson Gifford, Racing America

Hendrick Motorsports has added a pair of events to its NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule in 2023, with the announcement on Tuesday that the organization has added both Boris Said and Rajah Caruth to the team’s driver lineup.

Said, an accomplished road racer and winner in both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will drive the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro in the Drive for the Cure 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s ROVAL.

The 61-year-old driver will make his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start since running Circuit of The Americas in 2021 for MBM Motorsports, where he earned a 31st-place result. Prior to that, the Carlsbad, California-native had not made a return to the series since a five-race stint with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015.

In his 29 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, primarily on road courses, Said has recorded a single victory at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal in 2010, as well as seven top-five and nine top-10 results, with two poles.

After the team’s return to competition at Charlotte’s ROVAL, the organization will bring the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro back to the track for the season-finale at Phoenix Raceway, where Rajah Caruth will drive the entry with backing from HendrickCars.com.

Caruth, who currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for GMS Racing, has recorded three top-10 finishes in 24 starts, while also dipping his toes into the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Raicng.

In 15 starts in the second-tier series, Caruth has a career-best result of 12th-place at Martinsville Speedway last October, as well as five finishes inside the top-20.

Hendrick Motorsports has brought the No. 17 Chevrolet on track in five different events this season, with NASCAR Cup Series regulars Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, and William Byron piloting the entries. This year, the entry has combined for three top-fives and four top-10s.

The entry at Phoenix will mark the first attempt for the team on an oval smaller than one-mile in length since the penultimate event of the 2007 NASCAR Busch series season, where Kyle Busch scored the victory in the No. 5 Chevrolet.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest Post

Haas Factory Team will swap from Ford to Chevrolet in 2026 and will form a technical alliance with Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Haas Factory Team to Partner with Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports in 2026
GMS Race Cars acquires the assets from the SRX Racing Series.
GMS Race Cars Acquires SRX Racing Series Assets From Ray Evernham
Judge Kenneth Bell has denied a preliminary injunction request for Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing in its ongoing antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR
Federal Judge Denies Injunction for 23XI/Front Row in NASCAR Antitrust Lawsuit
DB_Darl_cup_qual_cindric-2
Cindric Confirmed for Australian Supercars Finale in November
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR to Discuss Adding Provision to 'Xfinity Fastest Lap' Award
NXS_EL_WWTR
Entry List: 2025 NXS Nu Way 200 Sauced By Blues Hog at WWT Raceway

Join Our Newsletter

Ready to have NASCAR news hand-delivered to your email daily?

Related Article