Although Ciccarelli announced on June 10, 2020 that he would be closing down the team and selling off all its equipment after the conclusion of the 2020 Truck Series season.
His decision to shut down his race team came in response to NASCAR's announcement on the same day that they would be banning the display of the Confederate flag from all tracks.
[1] In a Twitter post, in October 2020 they said that they would return in 2021 in some capacity, and three weeks later CMI Motorsports would announce that Tim Viens would run the No.
The team made its debut at the season-opening 2019 NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona, where Ciccarelli successfully qualified for the race.
[4] Ciccarelli attempted a part-time schedule for the rest of that season, totaling about half of the races.
The team had two other surprisingly strong runs that year at Texas in March and Pocono, both top-20 finishes.
The team signed Bayley Currey on January 30, 2020 to drive for them at the following race at Las Vegas.
He was supposed to have competed at Homestead but left the team in what was considered by many to be a one-screen departure after Ciccarelli made his remarks about the Confederate flag.
49 truck returned for 2021 with owner Ray Ciccarelli driving at Daytona, failing to qualify.
Andrew Gordon would make his Truck Series debut at the Bristol Dirt race, finishing 31st.
Viens then phone called Ciccarelli who agreed to file a late entry and field the No.
[13] Viens had a rough start to his first full-time season, failing to qualify for both Daytona races and skipping Las Vegas and Atlanta to focus on the upcoming Bristol Dirt Race,[14] where Trevor Collins would drive but fail to qualify.
Brad Gross, a Texan driver, was tabbed to run the Toyota Tundra 225, but he failed to qualify along with John Atwell and Samuel LeComte.