Cody Ware

Cody Ware
Born (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
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
Car no., team No. 55 (Premium Motorsports)
2016 position 62nd
Best finish 62nd (2016)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
12 races run over 3 years
Car no., team No. 15/25 (Rick Ware Racing)
No. 15 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports)
2016 position 45th
Best finish 43rd (2014)
First race 2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race 2016 Zippo 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
5 races run over 3 years
Truck no., team No. 07 (Rick Ware Racing)
2016 position 96th
Best finish 60th (2015)
First race 2014 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
Last race 2016 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR 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 October 22, 2016.

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.[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 Xfinity Series, driving the No. 15 and the No. 25 Chevrolet Camaros for Rick Ware Racing, while also running part-time in the Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 55 Chevrolet SS for Premium Motorsports.

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]

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.)

Sprint Cup Series

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

* 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. 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.

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