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 .[ 1]
NASCAR Cup Series
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
NASCAR Xfinity Series
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
References
^ 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 .
^ "NASCAR's newest team is XCI Racing" . Motor Racing Network . Retrieved 17 February 2019 .
^ a b Crandall, Kelly (August 7, 2019). "Earnhardt splits with sponsor iK9" . Racer.com . Retrieved August 8, 2019 .
^ Bonkowski, Jerry. "Jeffery Earnhardt to drive seven races for new Cup, Xfinity team in 2019" . NASCAR on NBC . Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved 17 February 2019 .
^ DeGroot, Nick (July 3, 2019). "Jeffrey Earnhardt withdraws from Daytona Xfinity Series race" . Motorsport Network . Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
^ 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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