XCI Racing

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]

XCI Racing
Owner(s)Landon Ash
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series
SponsorsCup Series:
81. iK9
Xfinity Series:
81. Xtreme Concepts, Comcast
ManufacturerToyota
Opened2019
Closed2019
Career
DebutCup Series:
2019 GEICO 500 (Talladega)
Xfinity Series:
2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300 (Texas)
Races competedTotal: 4
Cup Series: 1
Xfinity Series: 3
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

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
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

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
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
  1. "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.
  2. "NASCAR's newest team is XCI Racing". Motor Racing Network. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. Crandall, Kelly (August 7, 2019). "Earnhardt splits with sponsor iK9". Racer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  4. Bonkowski, Jerry. "Jeffery Earnhardt to drive seven races for new Cup, Xfinity team in 2019". NASCAR on NBC. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. DeGroot, Nick (July 3, 2019). "Jeffrey Earnhardt withdraws from Daytona Xfinity Series race". Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  6. McFadin, Daniel (August 12, 2019). "Preliminary entry lists for Bristol Motor Speedway". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. "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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