Cody Ware

Cody Shane Ware (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional sports car racing, stock car racing, and motorcycle racing driver. A third-generation driver, he is the son of NASCAR driver and team owner Rick Ware.[1] He currently competes full-time in the Asian Le Mans Series, driving the No. 52 Ligier JS P2 for Rick Ware Racing.

Cody Ware
Ware at Dover International Speedway in 2018
Nationality	American
Born	Cody Shane Ware (1995-11-07) November 7, 1995 Greensboro, North Carolina
Related to	Rick Ware (father) Carson Ware (brother)
Asian Le Mans Series career
Debut season	2019–20
Current team	Rick Ware Racing
Car number	52
Starts	4
Championships	1 (LMP2 Am)
Wins	2
Podiums	4
Poles	0
Best finish	1st in 2019–20
Championship titles
2019–20	Asian Le Mans Series (LMP2 Am)
Awards
2014	Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Rookie of the Year
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
NASCAR Cup Series career
22 races run over 3 years
2019 position	56th
Best finish	42nd (2018)
First race	2017 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta)
Last race	2019 Consumers Energy 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
20 races run over 5 years
2019 position	51st
Best finish	43rd (2014)
First race	2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race	2019 Drive for the Cure 250 (Charlotte Roval)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
7 races run over 4 years
2018 position	114th
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 January 12, 2020.

Racing career

Sports car racing

In 2014, Ware competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofero North America series, winning Rookie of the Year honors.[2]

In 2019, Rick Ware Racing formed an Asian Le Mans Series program with Ware and Mark Kvamme as drivers of the Ligier JS P2.[3] In their first race at Shanghai International Circuit, despite missing qualifying and only having two laps of practice, Ware and Kvamme finished second in the LMPS Am class and 14th overall.[4][5] On November 23, Ware announced he would compete in the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans for EuroInternational.[4] In January 2020's Asian Le Mans race at The Bend Motorsport Park, Ware and co-driver Gustas Grinbergas finished fifth overall and recorded the LMP2 Am Trophy class win.[6][7]

NASCAR

Xfinity Series

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.[8]

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.

Camping World Truck Series

In 2015, Ware joined MAKE Motorsports full-time for the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.[9] 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.[10]

Ware returned to the Truck Series in 2017, driving the No. 12 for RWR on a part-time basis.[11]

Monster Energy Cup Series

Ware's No. 52 at the 2018 Toyota/Save Mart 350

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.[12]

He joined RWR's Cup Series program, driving the No. 51 part-time in 2017.[13] 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.[14] Ware started and finished 39th, retiring from the race on lap 74 with steering problems.[15] 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.[16][17] 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.[18] He was scheduled to drive at Michigan but Ware decided to stay out of the car for the race and the team didn't find a replacement driver in time.

He returned to the No. 51 for Darlington's Bojangles' Southern 500, 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.[19] On lap 157, Ware was involved in a wreck with Matt DiBenedetto and A. J. Allmendinger; after the race, Ware and DiBenedetto argued on Twitter over responsibility for the wreck. When DiBenedetto faulted Ware for the incident, the latter replied by falsely accusing him of infidelity, causing a firestorm that led to Ware deleting his social media for the rest of the season and up through 2018.[20] A few months later, in February 2018, Ware restarted his Facebook profile and announced his Asperger's diagnosis in May. Ware later revealed in a January 2019 interview that the incident with DiBenedetto was one of his "biggest setbacks ever," but acknowledged "hitting rock bottom (after that) was the best thing that happened to me because that really gave me the wake-up call of 'hey, this is only going to get worse, and you're never going to come back from it unless you do something about it right now.'"[21]

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[22] and Sonoma Raceway, where he would DNF and place last.

Personal life

In February 2018, Ware tweeted that he struggles with depression and anxiety.[23] Three months later, he revealed on Facebook that he has Asperger syndrome.[24]

Ware's younger brother Carson races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series.[25]

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	0^1
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 38	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO 28	HOM	42nd	11^2
		52																	SON 36	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV
2019				DAY 39															SON 36	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC																56th	0^3
		51	Ford		ATL 33								TAL 28	DOV 34		CLT 38	POC	MCH								MCH 36	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH
			Chevy			LVS 35	PHO 32	CAL 32	MAR 36	TEX	BRI	RCH			KAN 40										GLN 33							CLT QL^†	DOV	TAL	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM
^† – Qualified but replaced by J. J. Yeley

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2019	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	37	39

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	0^1
	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	0^1
2018				DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI 30	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IOW	GLN														106th	0^1
	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	8	Chevy																					MOH 33	BRI	ROA
		78																									DAR 24	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM
2019		99	Toyota	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL 21	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IOW															51st	45
			Chevy																				GLN 21	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT 24	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	0^1
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	0^1
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	0^1
	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	114th	0^1

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
² Ware began the 2018 season racing for Truck Series points but switched to Cup Series points before the race at Sonoma.
³ Ware began the 2019 season racing for Cup Series points but switched to Xfinity Series points before the race at Talladega.

Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	Pos	Points
2019–20	Rick Ware Racing	LMP2 Am	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SHA 2	BEN 1	SEP 1	CHA 2	1st	86

References

1. Cody Ware To Make NNS Debut. August 13, 2014. National Speed Sport News. Accessed 2014-08-16.
2. "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.
3. "Asian Le Mans Series – Rick Ware Racing Gets to Know the Ligier JSP2 at Le Mans Aerodrome". LeMans.org. September 13, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
4. "4H Shanghai: Saturday Paddock Notes". DailySportsCar.com. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
5. Christie, Toby (November 24, 2019). "Rick Ware Racing Finishes Second in Class in Asian Le Mans Series Race". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
6. Perrins, Slade (January 12, 2020). "G-Drive Takes Dramatic 4H The Bend Win". Sportscar365. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
7. "Grinbergas Becomes Youngest Ever ACO Rules Race Winner". DailySportsCar.com. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
8. "2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
9. 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.
10. "TRAVIS KVAPIL TO DRIVE THE NO. 50 FOR MAKE". MAKE Motorsports. May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
11. Albino, Dustin (December 29, 2016). "Rick Ware Racing Move to Truck Series, Shut Down XFINITY Program". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
12. Wilson, Steven B. (June 17, 2016). "Third Generation Racer Cody Ware To Attempt Sprint Cup Debut". Speedway Digest. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
13. "RICK WARE RACING TO FIELD MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES TEAM". NASCAR. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
14. Jayski's Silly Season Site (March 2, 2017). "Cody Ware set for Cup Series debut at Atlanta". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
15. "2017 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
16. Anders, Jordan (June 4, 2017). "ECU, race team have unique partnership". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
17. "Clemson logo will hit the NASCAR track in Pocono, Darlington". The Greenville News. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
18. Jayski's Silly Season Site (June 15, 2017). "Ware suffering from back issues". ESPN. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
19. Martinelli, Michelle (August 31, 2017). "One NASCAR team changed its paint scheme to 'Pray for Texas'". USA Today. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
20. Marcano, Ray (September 6, 2017). "Cody Ware gets way out of line with a shameful slam against a fellow driver". AltDriver. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
21. Long, Dustin (February 15, 2019). "Friday 5: Racer shares his struggles with depression, anxiety". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
22. Nguyen, Justin (May 3, 2018). "Cody Ware making Cup season debut at Dover". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
23. Ware, Cody [@CodyShaneWare] (February 1, 2018). "I suffer from Depression and Anxiety, I've been taking 10mg of Lexapro for almost a year now. It's been a slow process but I'm fighting everyday to get myself under control so that I don't do damage to friends and family I love so much #BellLetsTalk" (Tweet). Retrieved May 13, 2018 – via Twitter.
24. Ware, Cody (May 12, 2018). "I have something I have been wanting to get off my..." Facebook. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
25. Rutherford, Kevin (October 24, 2019). "NASCAR 101: Related Drivers in NASCAR". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 11, 2019.

External links

• Cody Ware on Twitter
• Cody Ware driver statistics at Racing-Reference