Viking Motorsports

Viking Motorsports
Owner(s)Don Sackett
BaseMooresville, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series
Race drivers99. Matt DiBenedetto
Sponsors99. TBA
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2024
Career
DebutXfinity Series:
2024 Raptor King of Tough 250 (Atlanta)
Latest raceXfinity Series:
2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Races competed30
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions0

Viking Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by the CEO of SciAps Inc Don Sackett. The team fields the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Matt DiBenedetto full-time. The team is independent.

Xfinity Series

Car No. 38 history

C. J. McLaughlin in the No. 38 car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

2024: Collaboration with RSS Racing

On January 12, 2024, it was announced that C. J. McLaughlin would drive the No. 38 car part-time for the team.[1] After failing to qualify in two of the first four races, McLaughlin was replaced by Matt DiBenedetto for at least five races. It was also revealed that the entry was being fielded by Viking Motorsports, owned by Don Sackett, CEO of SciAps Inc., in collaboration with RSS Racing.

The crew chief, crew, and hauler are being supplied by RSS Racing, while the driver, car, and spotter are provided by Viking Motorsports. The entry is officially under RSS Racing, with sponsorship from Viking Motorsports, and the purse is shared between the two teams.[2]

Car No. 38 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 NXSC Pts
2024 C. J. McLaughlin 38 Ford DAY
DNQ 		ATL
35 		LVS
33 		PHO
DNQ 		COA 30th 399
Matt DiBenedetto RCH
18 		MAR
21 		TEX
20 		TAL
8 		DOV
32 		DAR
25 		CLT
26 		PIR
31 		SON
21 		IOW
7 		NHA
38 		NSH
29 		CSC
23 		POC
24 		IND
16 		MCH
7 		DAY
33 		DAR
19 		ATL
35 		GLN
35 		BRI
34 		KAN
14 		TAL
16 		ROV
22 		LVS
16 		HOM
38 		MAR
16 		PHO
26

Car No. 99 history

Matt DiBenedetto (2025–present)

On December 14, 2024, team owner Don Sackett announced Viking Motorsports would switch from Ford to Chevrolet, with Matt DiBenedetto returning to drive the renumbered No. 99. On December 16, Sackett announced that the team would not form a technical alliance.[3][4]

Car No. 99 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 NXSC Pts
2025 Matt DiBenedetto 99 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO

References

  1. ^ News Release (January 12, 2024). "CJ McLaughlin running partial Xfinity schedule with RSS Racing in 2024". Jayski.com.
  2. ^ Stumpf, Stephen (2024-03-20). "Matt DiBenedetto Joining Viking Motorsports for Multiple Xfinity Races". Frontstretch. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. ^ Misenti, Jeff (December 14, 2024). "Viking Motorsports NASCAR Xfinity team switches from Ford to Chevrolet./". sportsnaut.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Update: Viking Motorsports switching to Chevrolet, signs Matt DiBenedetto to extension/". jayski.com. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.