A trailer which contained a Sprint Cup Series car was stolen overnight in the parking lot of a Georgia hotel, causing a NASCAR team to withdraw from this weekend’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
NASCAR team forced to skip race after car stolen
Team Xtreme will not race this weekend after its car was stolen from a hotel parking lot.
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Team Xtreme Racing reported the missing trailer and car early Friday morning with crew chief Peter Sospenza calling authorities at 5:52 a.m. ET, according to a police report obtained by SB Nation. The dually trailer was unmarked.
The team had parked overnight at the Drury Inn in Morrow, Ga. Surveillance video showed a newer model Jeep Cherokee pulling into the parking lot around 5:30 a.m. with the trailer and the race car inside seen leaving shortly thereafter.
The missing car is valued at $250,000, according to the police report. Also inside the trailer was a backup engine valued at $100,000 and $17,500 worth of equipment.
Here it is......New Jersey plates pic.twitter.com/YayDb2Ya6u
— Travis Kvapil (@TravisKvapil) February 27, 2015 With this inside! @Teamxtreme44 pic.twitter.com/H5p1Boc9Cm
— Travis Kvapil (@TravisKvapil) February 27, 2015 Travis Kvapil was slated to drive the No. 44 Chevrolet in the race Sunday. The team did not have a backup car and was forced to withdraw.
“Wow. Anyone near Atlanta find my stolen Cup car let me know! Unreal,” Kvapil posted on Twitter.
“I bet when whoever has it, opens the trailer and is going to be like ‘oh snap,” Kvapil also tweeted.
And then, early Saturday morning ...
@TravisKvapil @Teamxtreme44 is this it? This was just located in Snellville, Ga. My soninlaw is calling the detective pic.twitter.com/N01xmHMvxe
— Leigh Whatley (@LeighWhatley) February 28, 2015 Lost and Found section of the road. pic.twitter.com/L3cEdi9o0R
— Team XTREME Racing (@Teamxtreme44) February 28, 2015 SB Nation presents: NASCAR’s attempt to energize its championship ... as long as drivers don’t have their cars stolen.
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