Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 2015 position 113th | Best finish 43rd (2014) Name Cody Ware | |
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First race 2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||
Cody Ware Qualifying Close Call (2019 Dega)
Cody Ware takes out Tyler Reddick and others heading into pit row at Daytona 500 | 2019 DAYTONA 500
Cody Shane Ware (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A third-generation driver, he is the son of NASCAR driver and team owner Rick Ware. He competes in a variety of racing series, primarily in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. He currently competes part-time in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 12 truck for Rick Ware Racing and the No. 50 Chevrolet Silverado for Beaver Motorsports, and part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 51 Chevrolet SS for RWR.
Contents
- Cody Ware Qualifying Close Call 2019 Dega
- Cody Ware takes out Tyler Reddick and others heading into pit row at Daytona 500 2019 DAYTONA 500
- Sports car racing
- NASCAR
- Camping World Truck Series
- References
Sports car racing
In 2014, Ware competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofero North America series, winning Rookie of the Year honors.
NASCAR
In August 2014, he made his debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, starting 26th and finishing 15th.
In 2015, Ware joined MAKE Motorsports full-time for the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, competing for Rookie of the Year honors. However, on May 1, Ware announced that he would be leaving the team to attend college full-time, with aspirations for a pre-medical degree. Ware was replaced by Travis Kvapil in the No. 50. Ware was scheduled to race at the Xfinity Series' Phoenix race in November, driving the No. 13 for MBM Motorsports, but his flight was delayed causing him to miss the race and later replaced by Rubén Pardo.
In June 2016, Ware attempted to make his Sprint Cup Series debut in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, driving the No. 55 for Premium Motorsports, but he failed to qualify.
Ware returned to the Truck Series in 2017, driving the No. 12 for RWR on a part-time basis. He also joined RWR's Cup Series program, driving the No. 51 part-time. He made his Cup debut in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta, driving the No. 51 with sponsorship from Spoonful of Music and Bubba Burger. Ware started and finished 39th, retiring from the race on lap 74 with steering problems. At Dover and Pocono, Ware's No. 51 acquired sponsorship from East Carolina University and Clemson University, respectively, with the latter also featuring logos celebrating the football team's 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship win earlier in the year. During the Dover race, Ware withdrew from the event after 283 of 406 laps after suffering from back pain. A week later at Pocono, he left the race after completing 35 laps, again for back problems. He was scheduled to drive at Michigan but Ware decided to stay out of the car for the race. The team didn't find a replacement driver in time. He returned to the No. 51 at Darlington, where he drove a car painted like Tom Cruise character Cole Trickle's Mello Yello vehicle of the same number in the film Days of Thunder; Ware's No. 51 featured logos saying "Pray for Texas", with RWR producing merchandise of the car and donating all proceeds to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points