Carlos Contreras to be replaced by Cody Ware in No. 23 R3 Motorsports ride
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Carlos Contreras, driver of the No. 23 Chevrolet Camaro for R3 Motorsports, sat out Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNEWS) due to suffering from kidney stones.
Cody Ware replaced the 44-year-old Mexico City native. It will be Ware’s third consecutive race in the No. 23 and fourth race of the season in the car.
Ware’s best result came in his Nationwide debut at Mid-Ohio last month when he finished 15th. He finished 29th at Richmond International Raceway and Chicagoland Speedway the last two weeks.
Contreras practiced the car on Friday, turning the 35th-fastest lap in the first practice, and he was 40th in final practice. In seven starts in the No. 23 this season, his best finish was 24th at Darlington. He has 11 total Nationwide starts in 2014 with a top result of 15th at Road America in June in the No. 44.
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