Owner(s) | Victor Obaika |
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Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
Series | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR K&N Pro Series West |
Race drivers | Monster Energy Cup Series: 97. Xfinity Series: 97. TBA K&N Pro Series West: 97. TBA |
Sponsors | Monster Energy Cup Series: 97. Vroom Brands, Space Grill, WAVE Sports, Elmer's Products |
Manufacturer | Toyota |
Opened | 2015 |
Closed | 2020 |
Career | |
Debut | 2015 2015 Alert Today Florida 300 (Daytona) |
Latest race | 2017 My Bariatric Solutions 300 (Texas) |
Races competed | 78 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Obaika Racing was an African professional stock car racing team. The team was owned by African entrepreneur Victor Obaika.[1] The team competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.
The team formed in early 2015 and competed full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2015 and 2016. The team purchased some assets of BK Racing, a Monster Energy Cup Series team, in August 2018.[2]
The team was based in Mooresville, North Carolina, thirty minutes away from Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was the first African-owned team in NASCAR.