Cody Ware

Cody Ware
Ware's No. 52 at Sonoma in 2018
Born Cody Shane Ware
(1995-11-07) November 7, 1995
Greensboro, North Carolina
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Awards 2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Rookie of the Year
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
7 races run over 2 years
Car no., team Nos. 51/52 (Rick Ware Racing)
2017 position 43rd
Best finish 43rd (2017)
First race 2017 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta)
Last race 2018 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
17 races run over 4 years
Car no., team No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing)
Nos. 8/78 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports)
2017 position 105th
Best finish 43rd (2014)
First race 2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race 2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
7 races run over 4 years
Truck no., team No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing)
2017 position 90th
Best finish 60th (2015)
First race 2014 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
Last race 2017 Bar Harbor 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2014 position 42nd
Best finish 42nd (2014)
First race 2014 Puebla 240 (Puebla)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of September 2, 2018.

Cody Shane Ware (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver and motorcycle racer. A third-generation driver, he is the son of NASCAR driver and team owner Rick Ware.[1] He competes in a variety of racing series, primarily in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.[1][2] He currently competes part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the Nos. 51 and 52 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s and Ford Fusions for Rick Ware Racing. He also competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Camaro, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Silverado, both for Mike Harmon Racing.

Racing career

Sports car racing

In 2014, Ware competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofero North America series, winning Rookie of the Year honors.[3]

NASCAR

In August 2014, he made his debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course,[1] starting 26th and finishing 15th.[4]

In 2015, Ware joined MAKE Motorsports full-time for the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Ware returned to the Truck Series in 2017, driving the No. 12 for RWR on a part-time basis.[8] He also joined RWR's Cup Series program, driving the No. 51 part-time.[9] 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.[10] Ware started and finished 39th, retiring from the race on lap 74 with steering problems.[11] 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.[12][13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

In 2018, Ware transitioned to motorcycle racing, though he made sporadic Truck and Xfinity Series starts for Mike Harmon Racing, while also returning to the Cup Series for RWR at Dover[16] and Sonoma Raceway, where he would DNF and place last.

Personal life

In February 2018, Ware tweeted that he struggles with depression and anxiety.[17] Three months later, he revealed on Facebook that he has Asperger syndrome.[18]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team 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 36 MENCC Pts
2016 Premium Motorsports 55 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN DOV CLT POC MCH SON
DNQ		 DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN BRI MCH DAR RCH CHI NHA DOV CLT KAN TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 62nd 01
2017 Rick Ware Racing 51 Chevy DAY ATL
39		 LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN CLT DOV
35		 POC
39		 MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI DAR
37		 RCH CHI NHA
39		 DOV CLT TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 43rd 6
2018 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV
36		 KAN CLT POC MCH TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM -* -*
52 SON
36		 CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team 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
2014 Rick Ware Racing 23 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH
15		 BRI ATL RCH
29		 CHI
29		 KEN
32		 DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 43rd 71
2015 MBM Motorsports 13 Dodge DAY ATL
31		 113th 01
Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy LVS
34		 PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2016 DAY ATL
31		 45th 43
25 LVS
35		 PHO CAL
31		 TEX
36		 BRI RCH TAL DOV
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 15 Ford CLT
38		 POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW
Team Kapusta Racing 25 Chevy GLN
21		 MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2017 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Dodge DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN
34		 MOH
23		 BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 105th 01
2018 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI
30		 RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN -* 01*
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 8 Chevy MOH
33		 BRI ROA
78 DAR
24		 IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team 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 NCWTC Pts
2014 Rick Ware Racing 5 Chevy DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
27		 MAR TEX PHO HOM 105th 01
2015 MAKE Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 ATL
30		 MAR
27		 KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 60th 31
2016 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP
17		 CHI NHA LVS TAL
21		 MAR TEX PHO HOM 96th 01
2017 Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN
22		 DOV
18		 TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 90th 01
Rick Ware Racing 12 Chevy CLT
DNQ
2018 Mike Harmon Racing 74 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NSWMTC Pts
2013 Mike Speeney 80 Chevy CRW SNM SBO CRW CRW BGS
13		 BRI LGY CRW CRW SNM CLT
20		 29th 55
2014 31 CRW
13		 SNM SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY CRW SBO SNM CRW CRW CLT 28th 31

Toyota Series

NASCAR Toyota Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NTSC Pts
2014 Miriam Ibarra 71 Toyota PHO MXC TUX MTY SLP QRO MXC AGS QRO PUE CHI SLP AGS TUX PUE
35		 42nd 9

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cody Ware To Make NNS Debut. August 13, 2014. National Speed Sport News. Accessed 2014-08-16.
  2. ↑ Cody Ware Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine.. NASCAR.com. Accessed 2014-08-16.
  3. ↑ "NCWTS: MAKE Motorsports Expands to Two-Truck Operation for 2015; Cody Ware to Run Full-Time". Race Chaser Online. February 13, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  5. ↑ Richardson, Ian (March 28, 2015). "NASCAR truck team showing progress in Shelby". The Shelby Star. Retrieved May 1, 2015. The team is running two trucks full-time this season. 19-year-old truck rookie Cody Ware is MAKE’s main driver, running in the No. 50 truck.
  6. ↑ "TRAVIS KVAPIL TO DRIVE THE NO. 50 FOR MAKE". MAKE Motorsports. May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Steven B. (June 17, 2016). "Third Generation Racer Cody Ware To Attempt Sprint Cup Debut". Speedway Digest. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ Albino, Dustin (December 29, 2016). "Rick Ware Racing Move to Truck Series, Shut Down XFINITY Program". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ "RICK WARE RACING TO FIELD MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES TEAM". NASCAR. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ Jayski's Silly Season Site (March 2, 2017). "Cody Ware set for Cup Series debut at Atlanta". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "2017 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ Anders, Jordan (June 4, 2017). "ECU, race team have unique partnership". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Clemson logo will hit the NASCAR track in Pocono, Darlington". The Greenville News. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  14. ↑ Jayski's Silly Season Site (June 15, 2017). "Ware suffering from back issues". ESPN. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  15. ↑ Martinelli, Michelle (August 31, 2017). "One NASCAR team changed its paint scheme to 'Pray for Texas'". USA Today. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  16. ↑ Nguyen, Justin (May 3, 2018). "Cody Ware making Cup season debut at Dover". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ Ware, Cody (February 1, 2018). "I suffer from Depression and Anxiety, I've been taking 10mg..." Twitter. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  18. ↑ Ware, Cody (May 12, 2018). "I have something I have been wanting to get off my..." Facebook. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
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