Cicci Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Frank Cicci of Elmira, New York and was last driven by Jay Sauter.

Beginnings FCR first began racing as a short track team in Upstate New York. They won the Late Model division championship in 1985 at Shangri-La Speedway (later Tioga Motorsports Park before closing after 2005) That year, they made their NASCAR Busch Series debut at North Carolina Speedway, as the No. 67. Jimmy Spencer qualified 30th and finished 19th. They hired Spencer to race in NASCAR's National Modified Tour after that, and subsequently won the championship in that series in 1986 and 1987. During the 1987 season, Cicci and Spencer ran two more races in the Busch Series with Quick Stop Beverage sponsoring. They decided to run Busch full-time in 1988, the team being named Team 34 Racing. Despite not winning a race, Spencer had 13 top-ten finishes, and finished seventh in points that season. They began 1989 without major sponsorship, but Spencer was able to pick up his first career victory at Hickory Motor Speedway, then won two more races that season at Rougemount and Myrtle Beach. Suddenly, Cicci released Spencer to have Randy LaJoie drive the 34 for the rest of the season, who posted two top-ten finishes. Spencer returned to run a limited schedule in a second Cicci car, the Lowes Foods No. 87 car, and had two top-ten finishes as well. He left for the Winston Cup Series at the end of the season.

Early 90s In 1990, FCR hired Clifford Allison to drive the Gwaltney Meats Buick. Allison struggled, however, and was released after the seventh race of the season. Jack Sprague took over for the balance of the season, and had a sixth-place finish at Orange County.

Still searching for competitiveness, Cicci teamed up with Jeffrey and Scott Welliver for 1991 and hired Todd Bodine to drive. Bodine rewarded them with a win at the Budweiser 200 and a seventh-place finish in points. The next season, armed with sponsor Hungry Jack, Bodine won three times and finished third in points. After switching to Chevrolets for 1993, Bodine won three more races but struggled with consistency, and finished 9th in points. He left for Butch Mock Motorsports at the end of the season. He was replaced by Mike McLaughlin, who had eight top-ten finishes in the Fiddle Faddle-sponsored car.

Prime years In 1995, French's Mustard became primary sponsor, and McLaughlin picked up his first career win at Dover International Speedway, and finished third in points. After a winless 1996, McLaughlin chalked up two more wins in 1997, and was named the Series' most popular driver. During the 1997 season, the team expanded to a multi-car operation, fielding the No. 36 Stanley Tools Pontiac Grand Prix for Bodine. He won one race and finished runner-up in the championship chase. Goulds Pumps was the team's new sponsor in 1998, and together they won two more races and finished 3rd in points. Bodine had left for Team Tabasco at the end of the season, and rookie driver Matt Hutter took his place. Despite posting one top-ten finish, Hutter was replaced mid-season by David Green, who put together seven top-five finishes. A third car appeared for Cicci-Welliver in 1998 as well, the No. 30 Slim Jim Chevy driven by Mike Cope. Cope struggled with consistency as well, and would be replaced by Bodine for the balance of the season.

The team changed its name to Cicci-Welliver Racing before the 1999 season. In 1999, Tim Fedewa took over the No. 36, and had 9 top-ten finishes and a 14th-place finish in points. Bodine continued driving the newly renumbered 66 Phillips Chevy and had ten top-fives. McLaughlin meanwhile decided he needed a change of scenery, and announced he was leaving the team for Innovative Motorsports, to the shock of the NASCAR community. David Green returned to take his place with AFG Glass as sponsor. He had eleven top-tens and a 9th in points. Fedewa picked up a win at New Hampshire, but failed to qualify twice and finished 18th in points. Bodine picked up one more victory and had a fourth-place finish in points.

Struggles and rebirth In 2001, Bodine left for Haas-Carter Motorsports, and Fedewa took his place in the 66. Consequently, Stanley was replaced by GNC, and Hank Parker Jr. took over the driving duties for the No. 36. Green stayed in the No. 34 and had six top-tens, but was not happy with the results and left. Parker picked up his first career win and finished 15th in points. Fedewa struggled with his new ride however, and would be released midway through the season. Geoff Bodine took over for the rest of the season, his best finish being a fourth at Richmond.

In 2002, the Wellivers pulled out of the team after a long association. Cicci sold the 36 and 66 teams to Wayne Jesel. Spencer returned to the team as a partner, with the United States Air Force came aboard to sponsor the No. 34, which was to be driven by rookie Stuart Kirby on a part-time schedule. Kirby ran eight races, but did not finish higher than 17th, and he was replaced by Steve Grissom, who didn't fare any better than a 22nd-place run at Richmond. The next season, former National Football League quarterback Jim Kelly came on board as a partner to try to attract sponsors. They could only get LesCare Kitchens to run that season, on a part-time basis. McLaughlin returned after a prior deal had fallen through, and had one top-ten finish, but LesCare did not live up to their sponsorship obligations, causing Spencer to dissolve the partnership.

The team shut down after that, but returned in 2005 with Dollar General sponsoring the car, driven by Randy LaJoie. LaJoie had three top-ten finishes, but was replaced by Todd Bodine on occasion, and finished 19th in points. For 2006, Champ Car World Series driver Paul Tracy took the wheel for 5 races with SportClips and American Crew. Other drivers that drove the car included Bodine, Scott Lynch, Carlos Pardo, Kertus Davis, Mike Bliss, Jason Keller, Jeff Fuller and Kim Crosby.

For Frank Cicci Racing's 20th year in the Busch Series the team was set to run the full 2007 season with new driver Brian Conz, coming over from the ARCA RE/MAX Series, with Scottish Rite as the sponsor. After Steve Grissom drove at Daytona, it was reported that Cicci has placed Conz and his sponsor on notice for failing to pay its financial obligations. Jay Sauter was to drive the car for most of the 2007 season, but the team suspended operations in April. They attempted to run the Zippo 200 but could not come up with funds to do so.

Motorsports results Winston Cup Car No. 34 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Owners Pts 1992 Todd Bodine 34 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN37 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 1994 Mike McLaughlin Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA22 POC TAL IND GLN27 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 1996 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLNDNQ MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 1997 Todd Bodine DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN35 MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL 59th 58 2000 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN42 MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 63rd 34

Busch Series Car No. 34 results Year Drivers No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts 1985 Jimmy Spencer 67 Pontiac DAY CAR HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR RCH NWS ROU CLT HCY CAR MAR 1987 4 Olds DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI LGY SBO CLT DOV 24 IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH DOV MARBuick CLT CAR MAR 1988 34 DAY HCY CAR MAR DAR BRI LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 1989 DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO Randy LaJoie HCY2 DUB15 IRP12 ROU25 BRI11 DAR18 RCH11 DOV20 MAR27 CLT14 CAR8 MAR23 1990 Clifford Allison DAY13 RCHDNQ CAR29 MAR25 HCYDNQ DAR17 BRI25 LAN SBO Jack Sprague NZH24 HCY18 CLT30 DOV20 ROU6 VOL21 MYB15 OXF12 NHA21 SBO11 DUB17 IRP25 ROU15 BRI22 DAR25 RCH DOV36 MAR20 CLT35 NHA46 CAR19 MAR17 1991 Todd Bodine DAY27 RCH15 CAR4 MAR12 VOL8 HCY8 DAR5 BRI26 LAN8 SBO10 NZH22 CLT39 DOV1 ROU22 HCY18 GLN5 OXF3 NHA22 SBO6 DUB18 IRP12 ROU21 BRI22 DAR3 RCH33 DOV26 CLT8 CAR10 MAR4 Olds MYB6 Glenn Sullivan Chevy NHA45 1992 Todd Bodine DAY24 RCH12 HCY27 LAN6 NZH1 MYB15 NHA6 TAL3 IRP8 MCH1* NHA3 DAR10 RCH7 DOV13 CLT37 HCY3 Buick CAR23 ATL20 MAR25 DAR5 BRI20 DUB11 CLT7 DOV8 ROU6 GLN2 VOL5 ROU4 BRI1 MAR21 CAR3 1993 Chevy DAY41 CAR33 RCH9 DAR5 BRI2 HCY5 ROU22 MAR18 NZH11 CLT31 DOV1* MYB6 GLN5 MLW11 TAL38 IRP19 MCH7 NHA40 BRI1* DAR27 RCH18 DOV1 ROU18 CLT5 MAR11 CAR4 HCY10 ATL34 1994 Mike McLaughlin DAY29 CAR22 RCH11 ATL39 MAR21 DAR21 HCY12 BRIDNQ ROU16 NHA10 NZH5 CLT9 DOV18 MYB31 GLN19 MLW6 SBO15 TAL7 HCY16 IRP3 MCH4 BRIDNQ DAR6 RCH11 DOV28 CLT27 MAR11 CAR35 1995 DAY37 CAR13 RCH4 ATL31 NSV7 DAR16 BRI30 HCY3 NHA4 NZH31 CLT20 DOV1* MYB8 GLN4 MLW5 TAL32 SBO2 IRP3 MCH10 BRI21 DAR10 RCH17 DOV7 CLT5 CAR13 HOM24 1996 DAY31 CAR2 RCH38 ATL11 NSV30 DAR41* BRI27 HCY25 NZH29 CLT35 DOV32 SBO2 MYB6 GLN3 MLW2 NHA9 TAL25 IRP2 MCH13 BRI38 DAR38 RCH11 DOV6 CLT5 CAR4 HOM27 1997 DAY33 CAR8 RCH27 ATL17 LVS24 DAR33 HCY10 TEX5* BRI2 NSV13 TAL35 NHA1 NZH8 CLT33 DOV23 SBO8 GLN1 MLW13 MYB2 GTY5 IRP37 MCH13 BRI16 DAR2 RCH32 DOV10 CLT13 CAL9 CAR7 HOM22 4th 3614 1998 DAY18 CAR5 LVS27 NSV1 DAR8 BRI6 TEX11 HCY21 TAL3 NHA7 NZH3 CLT7 DOV5 RCH34 PPR20 GLN2 MLW6 MYB3 CAL24 SBO3 IRP18 MCH15 BRI17 DAR3* RCH28 DOV4 CLT1 GTY12 CAR41 ATL29 HOM18 3rd 4045 1999 DAY15 CAR6 LVS19 ATL12 DAR16 TEX4 NSV7 BRI27 TAL21 CAL41 NHA40 RCH14 NZH28 CLT27 DOV28 SBO15 GLN3 MLW11 MYB12 PPR15 GTY9 IRP17 MCH24 BRI39 DAR38 RCH43 DOV9 CLT3 CAR16 MEM7 PHO16 HOM20 9th 3478 2000 David Green DAY11 CAR36 LVS19 ATL6 DAR7 BRI6 TEX3 NSV8 TAL40 CAL40 RCH18 NHA8 CLT13 DOV24 SBO22 MYB25 GLN44 MLW30 NZH18 PPR2 GTY26 IRP9 MCH33 BRI10 DAR24 RCH10 DOV37 CLT37 CAR27 MEM41 PHO9 HOM17 12th 3316 2001 DAY23 CAR28 LVS40 ATL18 DAR31 BRI15 TEX6 NSH24 TAL32 CAL13 RCH13 NHA23 NZH16 CLT9 DOV8 KEN23 MLW15 GLN35 CHI15 GTY7 PPR6 IRP18 MCH37 BRI15 DAR22 RCH12 DOV15 KAN13 CLT21 MEM33 PHO15 CAR6 HOM11 15th 3554 2002 Mike Laughlin Jr. DAY CAR LVSDNQ DAR BRI 41st 1084 Stuart Kirby TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP Steve Grissom MCH30 BRI41 DAR RCH22 DOV29 KAN37 CLT23 MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM31 2003 Mike McLaughlin DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL39 NSH CAL RCH13 GTY NZH CLT30 DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY9 CHI30 NHA26 PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 54th 539 2005 Randy LaJoie DAY19 CAL31 MXC32 LVS8 ATL15 NSH28 BRI27 TEX26 PHO35 TAL6 DAR26 RCH26 CLT28 DOV17 NSH24 KEN21 MLW7 DAY30 CHI31 NHA39 PPR16 GTY14 IRP17 GLN21 MCH41 CAL21 RCH15 DOV42 MEM25 PHO25 24th 3109 Todd Bodine BRI21 KAN33 CLT32 TEX32 HOM40 2006 Paul Tracy DAY24 LVS36 TAL35 DAY28 CAL42 RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 45th 1191 Todd Bodine CAL37 DOV36 Carlos Pardo MXC42 Scott Lynch ATL43 Mike Bliss BRI36 TEX12 NSH26 PHO38 Jason Keller RCHDNQ Kertus Davis DAR CLT Jeff Fuller NSH27 KEN41 Kim Crosby MLW40 Kevin Lepage CHI43 NHA MAR GTY IRP Brian Simo GLN MCH BRI 2007 Steve Grissom DAY25 51st 592 Jay Sauter CAL28 LVS21 ATLDNQ BRI15 NSH28 TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM Brian Simo MXC

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