The reported stolen No. 44 Team Xtreme car was found Saturday morning.
The team tweeted a picture of the car's owner with the car, which was found in suburban Atlanta. The Morrow Police Department confirmed to the AP that the car had been recovered.
So Happy to have "old faithful" back. Favorite race car. http://ift.tt/1EW6ZNf
— Team XTREME Racing (@Teamxtreme44) February 28, 2015 The hauler the car was in was reported stolen from the parking lot of a Drury Inn on Friday morning. According to police, the hauler was taken from the parking lot at 5:34 a.m. and was reported stolen at 5:52 a.m.
The team was forced to withdraw from Sunday's Sprint Cup race because it was the only car it had prepared for the weekend.
Surveillance video from the hotel showed a silver Jeep enter the hotel parking lot. A man then walked across the lot and seconds later, the hauler drove off in the opposite direction. The car was in the hauler because the team sent its transporter to the track to be parked for Thursday's test session at Atlanta Motor Speedway and the car wasn't ready for the race when the transporter left.
Team Xtreme qualified for the Daytona 500 and finished 32nd despite a crash in front row qualifying. The team has said it plans to attempt next week's race in Las Vegas.
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