Carson Ware
Carson Ware | |||||||
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![]() Ware at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
Born | Carson Reed Ware February 28, 2000 Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
13 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing) No. 07 (SS-Green Light Racing) | ||||||
2024 position | 58th | ||||||
Best finish | 53rd (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2020 Cheddar's 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
Last race | 2025 Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 (Atalanta) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2019 position | 94th | ||||||
Best finish | 94th (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2019 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 65th (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2019 Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of February 22, 2025. |
Carson Reed Ware (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet SS for Mike Harmon Racing, and the No. 07 Chevrolet SS for SS-Green Light Racing. He has also raced in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
Racing career
[edit]Before racing in NASCAR and the ARCA Menards Series, Ware competed in Pro Late Models.[1] In October 2019, he made his ARCA debut at Kansas Speedway with Rick Ware Racing in a partnership with Venturini Motorsports.[2] The following month, he joined Reaume Brothers Racing for his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series event with the Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway.[3]
In May 2020, Ware made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway with SS-Green Light Racing;[4] the team had formed an alliance with Rick Ware Racing to run the No. 07 car for Ware and RWR's other drivers.[5]
Ware continued competing for RWR in 2021, driving the Nos. 17 and 52. He also competed in Mike Harmon Racing's No. 74 at Darlington Raceway.
In 2024, Ware returned to NASCAR competition for the first time since his suspension, driving for Joey Gase Motorsports at Bristol Motor Speedway. He would also compete for the team at Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway.
Ware returned to Mike Harmon Racing for the first time since 2021 for the 2025 season opener at Daytona International Speedway, where he failed to qualify. He finished 32nd for the team at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ware would compete in the race at Martinsville for SS-Green Light Racing, where he finished 30th. On May 3, 2025, Ware scored his first career CARS Tour win in a rain shortened race at Ace Speedway.[6]
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of Rick Ware and brother of Cody Ware.[7]
On October 20, 2021, Ware was arrested in Rowan County, North Carolina, on assault and property damage charges. NASCAR indefinitely suspended him after the arrest.[8] On June 8, 2022, NASCAR lifted Ware's suspension.[9]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
[edit]NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Ref | ||
2020 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO | DAR | CLT | BRI 22 |
ATL | HOM | HOM 28 |
TAL | POC 20 |
IRC | KEN | KEN | TEX | KAN | ROA | DRC | DOV | DOV | DAY | DAR | RCH | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | ROV | KAN | TEX | MAR | PHO | 53rd | 41 | [10] | ||
2021 | Rick Ware Racing | 17 | Chevy | DAY | DRC | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | MAR | TAL | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | MOH | TEX | NSH | POC 28 |
ROA | ATL 36 |
NHA | GLN | IRC | MCH 28 |
DAY | BRI 32 |
55th | 36 | [11] | |||||||||||
Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | DAR 31 |
RCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rick Ware Racing | 52 | Toyota | LVS 31 |
TAL | ROV | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Joey Gase Motorsports | 35 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | COA | RCH | MAR | TEX | TAL | DOV | DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | IOW | NHA | NSH | CSC | POC | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | ATL | GLN | BRI 28 |
KAN | MAR 37 |
PHO | 58th | 25 | [12] | ||||||
53 | Ford | TAL 22 |
ROV | LVS | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
ATL 32 |
COA | PHO | LVS | HOM | -* | -* | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | MAR 30 |
DAR | BRI | CAR | TAL | TEX | CLT | NSH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC | SON | DOV | IND | IOW | GLN | DAY | PIR | GTW | BRI | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO |
Gander Outdoors Truck Series
[edit]NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NGOTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
2019 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO 30 |
HOM | 94th | 7 | [14] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Toyota | DAY | FIF | SLM | TAL | NSH | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW | POC | ISF | DSF | SLM | IRP | KAN 13 |
65th | 165 | [15] |
CARS Pro Late Model Tour
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CARS Pro Late Model Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | CPLMTC | Pts | Ref | |||
2025 | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Ford | AAS | CDL 17 |
OCS | ACE 1* |
NWS | DOM | CRW | HCY | AND | FLC | SBO | TCM | NWS | -* | -* | [16] |
Carolina Pro Late Model Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
Carolina Pro Late Model Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | CPLMSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Ford | CRW 2 |
HCY 6 |
OCS 4 |
DIL 2 |
DIL 1 |
HCY 3 |
HCY 2 |
OCS 5 |
HCY | 3rd | 846 | [17] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Keen's Buildings Sponsors Carson Ware in the 3rd Annual Short Track U.S. Nationals this Saturday, June 1st at Bristol Motor Speedway". Keen's Buildings. May 30, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Soquet, William (October 22, 2019). "ARCA: Late entrant Wayne Peterson finishes last at Kansas, claims second consecutive LASTCAR drivers championship". LASTCAR. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Tomlinson, Jay (May 27, 2020). "Entry List: 2020 Cheddar's 300". Frontstretch. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Albino, Dustin (May 23, 2020). "Ray Black Jr. focusing on family business, Rick Ware strikes deal with SS-Green Light Racing". Frontstretch. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Sprinkle, Scotte (May 3, 2025). "Carson Ware wins CARS Pro Late Model rain race at Ace Speedway". Short Track Scene. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (October 24, 2019). "NASCAR 101: Related Drivers in NASCAR". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Long, Dustin (October 20, 2021). "NASCAR suspends Carson Ware after arrest". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "NASCAR officials reinstate Carson Ware after behavioral penalty". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Carson Ware – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Carson Ware – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Carson Ware – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "Carson Ware – 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Carson Ware – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Carson Ware – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Carson Ware – 2025 CARS Pro Late Model Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ "Carson Ware – 2024 Carolina Pro Late Model Series Results". CPLMS. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Carson Ware driver statistics at Racing-Reference