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UPDATE: A new twist has developed in the Earnhardt/Xtreme Concepts saga.

iK9 has tweeted that they are still supporting Jeffrey Earnhardt and will return to the track at some point soon.

However, iK9 or Xtreme Concepts have yet to clarify why the No. 81 team withdrew from this week’s Xfinity Series race at Daytona.

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It is looking like Xtreme Concepts Racing and iK9 have possibly gone a bit too extreme with their racing ventures.

Jeffrey Earnhardt was scheduled to run this weekend’s Xfinity Series event at Daytona for Xtreme Concepts Racing in the No. 81 Supra, but Earnhardt explained on Twitter that unfortunately he won’t be racing this weekend.

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It appears that the sponsor turned race team has bitten off more than they can chew. And now it looks like one of the more refreshing stories of the season — the emergence of Jeffrey Earnhardt as a win-contending driver — could be approaching a sad ending.

Although no official word has been released as to the future of iK9 as a NASCAR sponsor or Xtreme Concepts Racing as a race team, the iK9 sponsorship has been removed from the Joe Gibbs Racing sponsorship page on their website.

Of course, iK9 was sponsoring Earnhardt’s limited effort in JGR’s No. 18 Xfinity Series ride as well as a slew of other races for other drivers in the No. 18 car as well as some of Brandon Jones’ No. 19 car.

They were also fielding a part-time Xfinity and Cup Series team of their own (both No. 81) with Earnhardt behind the wheel.

Now, it appears that Xtreme Concepts and iK9 could be on the way out of NASCAR.

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JOLIET, ILLINOIS – JUNE 30: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 30, 2019 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Denny Hamlin was having a pretty good day in the Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. That is, until he was enforced a penalty for an uncontrolled tire during a lap 105 pit stop. Continue reading “Denny Hamlin Voices Frustration About Pit Road Penalty on Twitter”

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Post-race inspection for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Camping World 300 at Chicagoland Speedway has been completed. There were no issues with the race-winning No. 00 car of Cole Custer other than an improperly installed lug nut. As a result, Custer is the official race winner.

There was a problem with the third-place finisher’s car. Christopher Bell’s No. 20 machine was found to be too low in post-race tech. As a result, the third-place finish has been stripped and the No. 20 car has been credited with a last place finish.

Everyone from fourth on back in the running order will move up a position.

There were no other issues in post-race inspection.

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June 29, 2019 (Thomasville, NC) – Austin Theriault joins the Rick Ware Racing stable of drivers to make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Theriault will pilot the No. 52 entry, with Bangor Savings Bank as the primary sponsor, along with fellow New England companies Cross Insurance, Daigle Oil Company and EJ Prescott as associates for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 on July 21st.

Continue reading “Austin Theriault Set For Cup Series Debut With Rick Ware Racing”

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Austin Hill is making enemies weekly, it seems. His feud with Johnny Sauter led to Sauter sitting out last week’s race at Gateway. Now, Hill had words with Grant Enfinger at the conclusion of the Camping World 225 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Here is video from NBC Sports’ Dustin Long of the disagreement on pit road following the race:

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Enfinger was upset about an aggressive move that Hill made during the race which moved him from sixth to third on a restart and stopped by after the race to voice his displeasure.

Hill talked about the chat on pit road with NBC Sports’ Dustin Long.

“It actually prevailed us from being — I think — sixth and we went all the way to third by making that agressive move,” Hill said. “Like I said, we didn’t touch anybody when I made the pass. I stayed above the white line on entry, so it wasn’t like I made a bonzai move or anything. I had the line before — way before — we got to the corner. I don’t know, not real sure.”

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