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NASCAR team
Xtreme Concepts Inc. Racing
, also known as
XCI Racing
, was an American professional
stock car racing
team owned by Landon Ash and was a subsidiary of Xtreme Concepts Inc. The team last competed part-time in 2019 in the
NASCAR Cup Series
, fielding the No. 81
Toyota Camry
for
Jeffrey Earnhardt
and part-time in the
NASCAR Xfinity Series
, fielding the No. 81
Toyota Supra
for Earnhardt and
Erik Jones
as well. XCI Racing had a technical alliance with
Joe Gibbs Racing
.
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NASCAR Cup Series
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The team scheduled to attempt both
Talladega
races in
2019
with Earnhardt in the No. 81 Camry.
[1]
Team executive Landon Ash has stated that the goal of XCI Racing is to run a full schedule in the
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
.
[2]
On August 7, 2019, Earnhardt announced that he parted ways with sponsor and XCI affiliate iK9, as well as Joe Gibbs Racing.
[3]
NASCAR Cup Series results
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
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The team attempted five races with Earnhardt in the No. 81 Supra, beginning at
Texas
in March.
[1]
Additional races include
Chicagoland Speedway
in June,
Daytona International Speedway
in July and
Bristol Motor Speedway
and
Darlington Raceway
in August.
[4]
On July 3, 2019, XCI Racing unexpectedly withdrew from the
July Daytona race
.
[5]
On August 7, 2019, Earnhardt announced that he parted ways with sponsor and XCI affiliate iK9, as well as Joe Gibbs Racing.
[3]
JGR driver
Erik Jones
took over the No. 81 car at the
Bristol night race
,
[6]
where he finished 37th after being involved in a multi-car pileup with
Christopher Bell
,
Cole Custer
, and
Joey Logano
.
[7]
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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References
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a
b
c
"Jeffrey Earnhardt to drive seven races for new Cup, Xfinity team in 2019"
.
NBC Sports
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 14, 2019
. Retrieved
February 14,
2019
.
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"NASCAR's newest team is XCI Racing"
.
Motor Racing Network
. Retrieved
17 February
2019
.
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a
b
Crandall, Kelly (August 7, 2019).
"Earnhardt splits with sponsor iK9"
.
Racer.com
. Retrieved
August 8,
2019
.
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Bonkowski, Jerry.
"Jeffery Earnhardt to drive seven races for new Cup, Xfinity team in 2019"
.
NASCAR on NBC
.
Yahoo! Sports
. Retrieved
17 February
2019
.
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DeGroot, Nick (July 3, 2019).
"Jeffrey Earnhardt withdraws from Daytona Xfinity Series race"
.
Motorsport Network
. Retrieved
July 10,
2019
.
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McFadin, Daniel (August 12, 2019).
"Preliminary entry lists for Bristol Motor Speedway"
.
NBC Sports
. Retrieved
August 16,
2019
.
- ^
"Frontrunners involved in early on-track incident at Bristol"
.
NASCAR.com
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 16, 2019
. Retrieved
August 17,
2019
.
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