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District Of Columbia Council Bill CER25-0195

District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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6-A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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9-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11-APRIL 2, 2024
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13-To commemorate and recognize the achievements of Rajah Caruth, a motorsports racing driver
14-and native of Washington D.C., on winning his first career NASCAR race.
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16-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth attended his first race at Richmond Raceway in 2014;
17-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth turned 16, he began racing virtually in the eNASCAR Ignite
18-Series where he caught the attention of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program;
19-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth was a star track and field athlete at School Without Walls
20-High School, where he graduated in 2020;
21-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth is currently enrolled at Winston- Salem State University,
22-pursing a degree in Motorsports Management;
23-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth won his first career NASCAR race at the NASCAR Craftsman
24-Truck Series Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 01, 2024
25-in Las Vegas, Nevada;
26-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth in 2020 moved up to the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts
27-Weekly Series, where he won his first career late model race at Greenville- Pickens Speedway;
28-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth won a pair of same -day victories at North Carolina’s Hickory
29-Motor Speedway in 2021;
30-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth on May 1, 2021 won the Tri -County Motor Speedway,
31-becoming the first African- American driver to win there;
32-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth earned two top five and five top- 10 finishes with a best result
33-of third pl ace at Southern National Motorsports Park in 2021;
34-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth while chasing after the ARCA Menards Series title, in 2022,
35-was able to earn 8 top- five finishes and 14 top- 10 finishes on his way to finish third place in the
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40-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth in 2023 joined GMS r acing to drive the No. 24 Chevrolet
41-Silverado RST on a full -time schedule;
42-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth graduated from the NASCAR Drive For Diversity Program in
43-2023;
44-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth became the fourth Driver for Diversity alum to win a
45-NASCAR national series win;
46-WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth became only the third Black driver to win at NASCAR’s
47-national level, joining Hall of Famer Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace.
48-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
49-resolution may be cited as the “Rajah Caruth Ceremonial Recognition Resolution of 2024”.
50-Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia acknowledges Rajah Caruth and
51-commends him for his impactful and inspiring contributions as a NASCAR driver;
52-Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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2+Councilmember Anita Bonds C ouncilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 2
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6+Councilmember B rianne K. Nadeau Councilmember M atthew Frumin 6
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10+Councilmember V incent C. Gray C ouncilmember J aneese Lewis George 10
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14+ C ouncilmember C harles Allen 14
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17+A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 17
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21+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 21
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26+To commemorate and recognize the achievements of Rajah Caruth, a motorsports racing driver 26
27+and native of Washington D.C., on winning his first career NASCAR race. 27
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29+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth attended his first race at Richmond Raceway in 2014; 29
30+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth turned 16, he began racing virtually in the eNASCAR Ignite 30
31+Series where he caught the attention of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program; 31
32+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth was a star track and field athlete at School Without Walls 32
33+High School, where he graduated in 2020; 33
34+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth is currently enrolled at Winston- Salem State University, 34
35+pursing a degree in Motorsports Management; 35
36+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth won his first career NASCAR race at the NASCAR Craftsman 36
37+Truck Series Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 01, 2024 37
38+in Las Vegas, Nevada; 38
39+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth in 2020 moved up to the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts 39
40+Weekly Series, where he won his first career late model race at Greenville- Pickens Speedway; 40
41+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth won a pair of same -day victories at North Carolina’s Hickory 41
42+Motor Speedway in 2021; 42 WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth on May 1, 2021 won the Tri -County Motor Speedway, 43
43+becoming the first African- American driver to win there; 44
44+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth earned two top five and five top- 10 finishes with a best result 45
45+of third pl ace at Southern National Motorsports Park in 2021; 46
46+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth while chasing after the ARCA Menards Series title, in 2022, 47
47+was able to earn eight top-five finshes and fourteen top- 10 finishes on his way to finish third 48
48+place in the points standings; 49
49+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth in 2023 joined GMS r acing to drive the No. 24 Chevrolet 50
50+Silverado RST on a full -time schedule; 51
51+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth graduated from the NASCAR Drive For Diversity Program in 52
52+2023; 53
53+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth became the fourth Driver for Diversity alum to win a 54
54+NASCAR national series win; 55
55+WHEREAS, Rajah Caruth became only the third Black driver to win at NASCAR’s 56
56+national level, joining Hall of Famer Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace; 57
57+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 58
58+resolution may be cited as the “Rajah Caruth Ceremonial Recognition Resolution of 2024”. 59
59+Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia acknowledges Rajah Caruth and 60
60+commends him for his impactful and inspiring contributions as a NASCAR driver; 61
61+Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 62
62+the District of Columbia Register. 63