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]
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| Owner(s) | Landon Ash |
|---|---|
| Series | NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Xfinity Series |
| Sponsors | Cup Series: 81. iK9 Xfinity Series: 81. Xtreme Concepts, Comcast |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Opened | 2019 |
| Closed | 2019 |
| Career | |
| Debut | Cup Series: 2019 GEICO 500 (Talladega) Xfinity Series: 2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300 (Texas) |
| Races competed | Total: 4 Cup Series: 1 Xfinity Series: 3 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
NASCAR Cup Series
editThe 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
edit| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | MENCC | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 81 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL 22 |
DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | TAL |
KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | -* | -* |
NASCAR Xfinity Series
editThe 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
edit| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 81 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX 8 |
BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI 16 |
DAY Wth |
KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | -* | -* | |||||||||||||
| Erik Jones | BRI 37 |
ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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.