NASCAR CONFIRMS Chase Elliott Replacement After SHOCKING Announcement

NASCAR has confirmed the Chase Elliott replacement for Saturday night's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta. After finishing second in the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports at Chicagoland Speedway, Chase Elliott is out — and Rajah Caruth is officially back behind the wheel at Elliott's own home track. But the confirmed replacement is only half the story. Spire Motorsports announced that Chase Elliott will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado at North Wilkesboro on July 18 — the same truck Kyle Busch won his final race in before his death on May 21 at age 41. In this video we break down the full JR Motorsports driver rotation, Rajah Caruth's playoff fight (14th in points, 48 below the cutline), Chase Elliott's triple-duty weekend, the $100,000 Kevin Harvick bounty, and why Elliott pulled his name from the Most Popular Driver ballot. Subscribe for daily NASCAR news and breakdowns. #NASCAR #ChaseElliott #RajahCaruth #KyleBusch #JRMotorsports #SpireMotorsports #NASCARNews #HendrickMotorsports #TruckSeries #NorthWilkesboro #Atlanta #EchoParkSpeedway #NASCAR2026 #DaleEarnhardtJr #OReillyAutoPartsSeries