NY Racing Team (formerly Xxxtreme Motorsport and Team Xtreme Racing) is an American professional

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team in the

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. The team is owned by John Cohen, who is one of the few African-Americans to have owned a NASCAR team in a major touring series. They field the No. 44 Chevrolet ZL1 part-time for multiple drivers with car bodies supplied by

Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard C ...

and engines by

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Background

Johnathan "John" Cohen (born in 1975) is an African-American entrepreneur and team owner from

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. Cohen began his business interests in

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s and

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s, before forming his race team, Xxxtreme Motorsport in the spring of 2009.

NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 7 history

2018

On May 21, 2018, it was announced the team would be returning to the Cup Series for the

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for the first time since 2015, receiving a multi-year deal with Steakhouse Elite as a sponsor.

J. J. Yeley Christopher Beltram Hernandez "J. J." Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for ...

was announced to drive the No. 7 car in a partnership with

Premium Motorsports Premium Motorsports (formerly Jay Robinson Racing) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team last fielded the No. 15 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 LE full-time for Brennan Poole, and the No. 27 Cam ...

. After qualifying 40th, Yeley finished 38th after suffering from fuel pump issues on lap 191. The following week at Pocono they fielded a car in association with

. Yeley qualified the car 37th and finished 32nd. After missing several races, the team returned to the track for the

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in collaboration with

BK Racing BK Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that fielded entries in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from 2012 to 2018. It most recently fielded the No. 23 Toyota Camry and Ford Fusion (Americas), Ford Fusion for J. J. Yeley ...

. Yeley drove the Steakhouse Elite No. 23 to an 18th-place finish after starting 40th. The following week at Kentucky they finished 38th. After skipping the New Hampshire race, the team finished 28th at Pocono after starting 20th. After missing two more events, the team returned, in partnership with Premium, at Bristol. Yeley brought the No. 7 car home in 34th place. The team's collaboration with the No. 23 team continued after

Front Row Motorsports Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a part ...

' purchase of the No. 23 charter. Yeley drove the car to a 17th-place finish at Las Vegas. NY Racing continued its partnership with Front Row Motorsports after the purchase of BK's charter. During the autumn Talladega race, the No. 23 team switched manufacturers from Toyota to Ford before switching back to Toyota for the next two races. Yeley continued being the driver of the No. 23 Toyota for the rest of the season and during the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, BK Racing operated as a Ford Fusion. With BK Racing officially shutting down at season's end and being absorbed into Front Row Motorsports, NY Racing and Front Row Motorsports ended their partnership. For 2019, NY Racing planned to run a No. 7 Steakhouse Elite Ford Mustang with Yeley as the driver, but they ended up never making an attempt.

Car No. 7 results

Car No. 30 history

2014

Before the 2014 Richmond spring race, the team purchased the owner points and assets of the recently defunct No. 30 from

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, including their race shop in

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, hoping to end their recent struggles in qualifying by having a solid points base. The team used No. 30 for Richmond due to NASCAR rules regarding ownership transfers, but switched back to the No. 44 thereafter.

Car No. 30 results

Car No. 44 history

2012–2015

The team returned from hiatus and began running the Cup Series in November 2012. A car numbered 44 for

David Reutimann Emil David Reutimann (born March 2, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief and former driver. A native of Zephyrhills, Florida, he has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and Camping World ...

was fielded at the 2012 AdvoCare 500 at

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with sponsorship from No Label Watches. Reutimann finished 40th, pulling out of the race early due to a vibration. For 2013,

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was hired as the team's full-time driver and the team switched manufacturers from

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. The team attempted most races in the first half of the season, but following numerous instances of having to

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, coupled with poor sponsorship, the team shut down for the year midseason, and Riggs moved to

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in the

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. In 2014,

moved to the team following his departure from

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. The team struggled for speed early in the season, failing to qualify for two races and withdrawing from two others. The team qualified for Richmond after the field was set by the rulebook due to rain, but were running four laps down when the engine expired on lap 384. In May, after failing to qualify for the

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in the All City Leasing & Warehousing Chevrolet SS, the team qualified for the 5-hour Energy 400 on speed in the Phoenix Warehouse Chevrolet SS, starting the race in the 35th position. However, they once again suffered an engine failure, finishing 41st. They then missed the

, and blew their third engine at Dover. The next week at Pocono, despite cutting down a tire mid-race, they were able to stay on the track and complete a race for the first time in their existence, finishing 38th. An incident-free race the next week at Michigan brought the team's best finish to that point, 36th, which they then bested again at Sonoma with a 34th. The team then withdrew from Kentucky in the midst of more personnel shuffling. The team was absent for most of the summer, returning as "Team Xtreme Racing" in September for the AAA 400 at Dover, with

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as driver. The team made the race, but lost an engine early into the event. Former

driver

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was signed by the team to compete in the

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with

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sponsorship. Despite crashing on the final lap Sorenson was able to cross the start-finish line to record the team's first lead-lap finish, in 32nd place.

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was scheduled to drive the car in Atlanta, but they were forced to withdraw after the car, truck and hauler were stolen from a hotel parking lot. The race car and truck that was hauling the trailer have been recovered. The trailer and spare racing parts remain missing. After Kvapil failed to qualify for the next three races, combined with Cohen facing his own civil arrest warrant for not answering an information subpoena, the team announced that they would withdraw from Martinsville in order to better prepare for Texas; however, they have not returned to the series since. On August 3, Jason Terry pleaded guilty in the theft of the Team Xtreme truck and trailer. Since then, the No. 44 became available and was later used by

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for

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2022

In December 2020, the NY Racing Team posted "44" on their

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page, indicating their possible return to Cup. They would later say they would skip the

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. However, the team failed to show up to any races in the 2021 season. In

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, the NY Racing Team made their Cup Series return with

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at the

, marking the team's first race in four years and Biffle's first Cup race in six years. For this season, the team returned to Chevrolet, with primary sponsorship from various historically black colleges. The team finished the race in 36th place. The No. 44 also ran at

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and finished 34th. The team achieved their first top-20 finish at

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, finishing 20th.

2024

After not attempting any races during the

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season, the No. 44 attempted to run the 2024 Daytona 500 with

but failed to make the race after finishing 16th in Duel 1 of the 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels. Greg Biffle, the team's driver in 2022, announced he would not race with the team in the future due to "unfulfilled contract obligations", despite his name appearing on the team's hauler entering the Daytona 500. Yeley then ran the car at Las Vegas, Charlotte, and Pocono, with a 34th place finish at Las Vegas being their top finish during that period. He would later run in the summer Atlanta race, finishing 23rd, his best finish of the year.

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would be hired to drive the No. 44 car for the

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. Despite qualifying 39th and losing the draft early on, he would end up finishing the race 20th, tying with the team's best finish at

in 2022.

2025

For the 2025 season, the No. 44 car raced part-time with

, Derek Kraus, and

Brennan Poole Brennan Cole Poole (born April 11, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet SS for Alpha Prime Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, drivi ...

. Yeley failed to qualify for the

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with

after finishing 17th in Duel 1 of the

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. At Pocono, the No. 44 car driven by Poole failed pre-race inspection three times.

Car No. 44 results

Nationwide Series

Car No. 07 history

The team debuted in the Xfinity Series during the 2009 season, running part-time with sponsorship from

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and Cavi Clothing sharing the owner points with SKI Motorsports. The No. 07 car debuted at Daytona in July with

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behind the wheel, the team returned at IRP, Bristol and Atlanta.

Car No. 07 results

Car No. 58 history

The team debuted in the Nationwide Series during the 2009 season, running the No. 58 part-time with sponsorship from Macy's and Cavi Clothing. Xxxtreme ran first at Daytona in July with Mike Harmon, followed by several runs with

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and Chase Austin during the second half of the season. The team temporarily shut down at the end of the season after Macy's and Cavi left the team and no sponsorship could be found for 2010.

Car No. 58 results

References

External links

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Official NY Racing Team Twitter account
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