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Cody
Ware

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NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet

DATE OF BIRTH

11/07/1995

HOMETOWN

Greensboro, North Carolina

CREW CHIEF

Billy Plourde

TEAM

Rick Ware Racing

DATE OF BIRTH

11/07/1995

HOMETOWN

Greensboro, North Carolina

CREW CHIEF

Billy Plourde

TEAM

Rick Ware Racing

2026 SEASON VIEW FULL STATS
DRIVER RANK
35
POINTS
138
POINTS BEHIND
-566
RACES
16
WINS
0
TOP 10's
0
TOP 5's
0
POLES
0
DNF
2
LAPS LED
2
AVG. START
33.375
AVG. FINISH
28.75
Driver Summary
Driver News
Driver Stats
Bio
Cody Ware is the full-time driver for Rick Ware Racing's NASCAR Cup Series effort, piloting the No. 51 Chevrolet. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native began racing at age 16, following in his family’s footsteps as a fourth-generation racer. After racing Late Model stock cars in 2012-2013, Ware began his NASCAR career in earnest in late 2013, securing a handful of starts on the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour before racing across the NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2014. In 2017, Ware made his Cup debut at Echo Park Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway). Ware collected his first career top-five Cup finish in 2024 (Daytona International Speedway summer race). Outside of NASCAR, Ware has made his mark in sportscar racing. He won the 2019-2020 LMP2 championship in the Asian Le Mans Series with co-driver Gustas Grinbergas. In a prelude to that title, Ware was the 2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Rookie of the Year. In January 2024 at Daytona International Speedway, Ware piloted a Ligier JS P320 to a podium finish in the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge LMP3 class. Ware has also competed in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup and IndyCar.

Latest Cody Ware News

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NASCAR official explains no-caution call for Ware's crash at Watkins Glen

NASCAR official explains no-caution call for Ware's crash at Watkins Glen

NASCAR official Brad Moran details NASCAR's decision not to throw a caution flag for Cody Ware's crash late in Sunday's Cup race at The Glen.
Ware's Watkins Glen crash from inside the car

Ware's Watkins Glen crash from inside the car

Cody Ware's in-car footage and scanner audio capture the heavy late-race impact during the Cup Series race at Watkins Glen.
Ware before Kansas spin: 'I don't know if we can hold on'

Ware before Kansas spin: 'I don't know if we can hold on'

Ride along with Cody Ware and listen to No. 51 team radio as they talk through tire issues before the final caution at Kansas.
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CODY WARE STATS
TRACK
STARTING POSITION
FINISHING POSITION
START
FINISH
POINTS
Duel 1 at DAYTONA
14
17
0
DAYTONA 500
33
17
20
EchoPark Speedway
18
27
10
Circuit of The Americas
37
30
7
Phoenix Raceway
34
24
13
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
33
35
2
Darlington Raceway
34
36
1
Martinsville Speedway
35
32
5
Bristol Motor Speedway
36
31
6
Kansas Speedway
35
37
1
Talladega Superspeedway
36
21
20
Texas Motor Speedway
29
30
7
Watkins Glen International
36
37
1
All-Star Race
30
0
0
Charlotte Motor Speedway
38
28
9
Nashville Superspeedway
34
22
15
Michigan International Speedway
33
23
14
Pocono Raceway
33
30
7
YEAR
SERIES
RANK
WINS
TOP 5's
TOP 10's
POLES
LAPS LED
AVG. START
AVG. FINISH
2026
35
0
0
0
0
2
33.38
28.75
2026
79
0
0
0
0
0
36.00
31.00
2025
36
0
0
0
0
31
34.94
30.44
2024
36
0
1
1
0
1
34.33
21.00
2023
34
0
0
0
0
1
30.29
27.71
2022
32
0
0
1
0
1
33.09
27.77
2021
42
0
0
0
0
0
27.29
24.14
2021
53
0
0
0
0
5
32.41
31.13
2020
45
0
0
0
0
1
34.00
19.00
2020
58
0
0
1
0
0
38.00
7.00
2019
51
0
0
0
0
0
30.67
22.00
2019
56
0
0
0
0
0
34.54
34.77
2018
42
0
0
0
0
0
38.25
34.50
2018
106
0
0
0
0
0
32.33
29.00
2017
43
0
0
0
0
0
38.40
37.80
2017
106
0
0
0
0
0
36.00
28.50
2016
45
0
0
0
0
0
37.33
32.00
2015
113
0
0
0
0
0
38.00
32.50
2014
43
0
0
0
0
0
34.50
26.25