{"id":911569,"date":"2026-06-09T16:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/jesse-love-and-rajah-caruth-will-be-spire-teammates-for-nashville-truck-race\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:12:13","slug":"jesse-love-and-rajah-caruth-will-be-spire-teammates-for-nashville-truck-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/jesse-love-and-rajah-caruth-will-be-spire-teammates-for-nashville-truck-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Love and Rajah Caruth will be Spire teammates for Nashville Truck race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-position=\"embed\" data-series=\"nascar-truck\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-mute=\"0\">\n<p>2025 NASCAR O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love is set to go racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend. He will drive the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.<\/p>\n<p>Love has just three Truck starts, all coming during the 2023 season. He finished ninth, 13th, and fourth in those three appearances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Grateful for everyone involved at Spire Motorsport for the ride this weekend at Nashville!&#8221; said Love. &#8220;Haven\u2019t been in a truck since 23\u2019 so hopefully it\u2019s like riding a bike. Thank you RCR Racing as well for allowing me to race every chance I get.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"image\" data-width=\"1200\" data-height=\"800\" data-link data-id=\"72239556\" data-title=\"Kyle Busch and Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet\" data-author=\"Jonathan Bachman - Getty Images\" data-custom=\"false\" data-src=\"http:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0o5Po4DY\/s8\/kyle-busch-and-carson-hocevar-.jpg\" data-show-title=\"true\" data-show-author=\"true\"><picture><source  type=\"image\/webp\" ><source  type=\"image\/jpeg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/mgl\/0o5Po4DY\/s1000\/kyle-busch-and-carson-hocevar-.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Busch and Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture>\n<p>Kyle Busch and Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n<p>Photo by: Jonathan Bachman &#8211; Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Love will be teammates with fellow NASCAR O&#8217;Reilly regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/rajah-caruth\/956719\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajah\u00a0Caruth<\/a>, who will get back behind the wheel of the No. 7 Spire Chevrolet for the first time this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-truck\/news\/kyle-busch-wins-nascar-truck-dover\/10821132\/\" data-custom-text=\"1\">That is the truck Kyle Busch drove to his 234th and final win before his sudden passing earlier this month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to be back in the building at Spire and see a lot of familiar faces,&#8221; said Caruth. &#8220;I wish it were under better circumstances but it\u2019s still a privilege to be behind the wheel of the No. 7\u00a0Silverado. I hope we can continue to honor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/kyle-busch\/17035\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Busch<\/a> with a winning effort this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caruth was the full-time driver for the Spire Truck program from 2024-2025, winning twice. Along with his first Truck win at Las Vegas in &#8217;24, he is also the defending winner of the Nashville Truck race.<\/p>\n<p>Love and Caruth have had a couple run-ins during the 2026 NASCAR O&#8217;Reilly campaign, notably at Martinsville where they had a post-race conversation, and also at Dover where they crashed while battling for the lead.<\/p>\n<section contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%220_0%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%2210824509%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Cleetus%20McFarland%20to%20make%20NASCAR%20Truck%20return%20at%20Michigan%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22cleetus-mcfarland-to-make-nascar-truck-return-at-michigan%22%2C%22front_url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motorsport.com%2Fnascar-truck%2Fnews%2Fcleetus-mcfarland-to-make-nascar-truck-return-at-michigan%2F10824509%2F%22%2C%22series%22%3A%22NASCAR%20Truck%22%2C%22photo%22%3A%22%2F%2Fcdn.motorsport.com%2Fimages%2Famp%2F0Ld5kam0%2Fs2%2Fcleetus-mcfarland.jpg%22%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%2210824251%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Winners%20and%20losers%20from%20a%20somber%20and%20emotional%20Coca-Cola%20600%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22winners-and-losers-from-a-somber-and-emotional-coca-cola-600%22%2C%22front_url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motorsport.com%2Fnascar-cup%2Fnews%2Fwinners-and-losers-from-a-somber-and-emotional-coca-cola-600%2F10824251%2F%22%2C%22series%22%3A%22NASCAR%20Cup%22%2C%22photo%22%3A%22%2F%2Fcdn.motorsport.com%2Fimages%2Famp%2F0JXwQroY%2Fs2%2Fkurt-busch-chase-elliott-hendr.jpg%22%7D%5D%7D\"><span>Read Also:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-truck\/news\/cleetus-mcfarland-to-make-nascar-truck-return-at-michigan\/10824509\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/amp\/0Ld5kam0\/s2\/cleetus-mcfarland.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"107\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p><span>NASCAR Truck<\/span><span>Cleetus McFarland to make NASCAR Truck return at Michigan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-cup\/news\/winners-and-losers-from-a-somber-and-emotional-coca-cola-600\/10824251\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.motorsport.com\/images\/amp\/0JXwQroY\/s2\/kurt-busch-chase-elliott-hendr.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"107\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p><span>NASCAR Cup<\/span><span>Winners and losers from a somber and emotional Coca-Cola 600<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p><msnt-survey-promo><\/p>\n<h2>\n<p>            <span>We want your opinion!<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/#\">Take our 5 minute survey.<\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8211; The Motorsport.com Team<\/p>\n<p><\/msnt-survey-promo><\/p><\/div>\n<p><template id=\"froomle-article-read-also-tpl\"><\/p>\n<section data-widget=\"related-content\" data-no-recommendation-action=\"delete\" aria-label=\"Read also\">\n        <span>Read also :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/#\"><\/p>\n<p><img src width=\"160\" height=\"107\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/#\"><\/p>\n<p><img src width=\"160\" height=\"107\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Share Or Save This Story<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Christeen Wrona <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/nascar-truck\/news\/jesse-love-and-rajah-caruth-to-be-teammates-at-spire-in-nashville-truck-race\/10824485\/?utm_source=RSS&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&#038;utm_term=News&#038;utm_content=www\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 NASCAR O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love is set to go racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend. He will drive the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. Love has just three Truck starts, all coming during the 2023 season. He finished ninth, 13th, and fourth in those three appearances. &#8220;Grateful for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":911570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1550,146604],"tags":[13479,146602],"class_list":["post-911569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jesse","category-rajah","tag-jesse","tag-rajah"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=911569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/911570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=911569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=911569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=911569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}