NSCS: Travis Kvapil’s Racecar Located Northwest of Atlanta Following Theft

Early Saturday morning, Travis Kvapil’s Racecar was located after being stolen from outside a motel early Friday morning.

Gwinnett County police found the car in Loganville, Georgia, which is located northwest of Atlanta. Officer Jeffrey Richter, a spokesman for the department, said a motorist reported seeing the car sitting on the side of Lenora Road at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Police then headed out and secured the vehicle.

Lost and Found section of the road. pic.twitter.com/L3cEdi9o0R

— NY Racing Team (@NYRacingTeam) February 28, 2015

It has since been delivered back to the Team XTREME Racing shop.

Richter added that a couple of ramps and some strapping were left as well, but nothing else. They have yet to locate the truck and trailer.

Here it is……New Jersey plates pic.twitter.com/YayDb2Ya6u

— Travis Kvapil (@TravisKvapil) February 27, 2015

Team Xtreme Racing ran into problems at Daytona after Reed Sorenson wrecked during group qualifying on Sunday. Not having a back-up, the team prepared another car and entered it into the Budweiser Duel, qualifying for the Daytona 500. As a result, though, they didn’t get the time they needed to work on their Atlanta car.

The car was sent in an enclosed 26-foot trailer pulled by a pickup, arriving at the team hotel on Thursday night at 11 pm EST. At approximately 5:32 am, a hotel surveillance video showed the theft occurring. Sgt. Larry Oglesby of the Morrow Police Department told ESPN.com that Team Xtreme Racing reported the theft at 5:50 a.m. and “they are treating the car’s disappearance as a stolen vehicle”.

The police report stated that a silver or grey Jeep Cherokee was spotted leaving the hotel at the time of the theft. They are asking for help in locating the vehicles – a black 2004 Ford F-350 pulling a white trailer. Both had New Jersey tags.

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Ashley McCubbin

Joining OnPitRoad.com mid-2013 season, Ashley McCubbin is now the Managing Editor and contributes to each racing division as needed. Since studying journalism at the University of Guelph-Humber, Ashley has published articles on a couple of different websites, while serving as a public relations representative for different short track teams. Born in North York, Ontario, Ashley currently lives in Bradford, Ontario and spends her weekend at the local short tracks in the area. She has spent her entire life at the short track level, falling in love with the sport at the age of five. Beyond her love of short track racing, she also has grown an interest for both NASCAR and the IndyCar Racing Series. She also enjoys taking photos and working on websites, while playing a couple rounds of Candy Crush afterwards.

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