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Cody Ware
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.
“Rocket Doctor AI is working to help patients connect with physicians more easily, and I’m proud to help introduce their mission to our fans.”
– Cody Ware, Driver, Rick Ware Racing No. 51 Chevrolet
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Nos. 20, 51 Cup Series teams penalized after multiple pre-race inspection failures at Richmond
The Nos. 20 and 51 NASCAR Cup Series teams failed pre-race technical inspection twice on Friday at Richmond Raceway, resulting in penalties ahead of Saturday’s Cook Out 400 (7 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR).
Ware voices frustrations before being turned by Gragson
Cody Ware vents over the radio during the Cup Series race at Sonoma and puts the bumper to Noah Gragson, which ends with the No. 4 retaliating.
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.
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Clay Millican
Clay Millican drives the No. 51 Top Fuel dragster for Rick Ware Racing (RWR) in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
Millican has been with RWR since team owner Rick Ware entered NHRA Top Fuel competition in late 2022 and has delivered all five of RWR’s NHRA Top Fuel victories – the 2023 Route 66 Nationals May 21 at Route 66 Raceway in Elwood, Illinois, the 2023 Mile High Nationals July 16 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado, the 2023 Midwest Nationals Oct. 1 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, the 2024 U.S. Nationals Sept. 2 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, and the 2025 NHRA Winternationals March 30 at In-N-Out Pomona (Calif.) Dragstrip.
A native of Drummond, Tennessee, Millican is a six-time IHRA champion and the winningest driver in IHRA history with 51 event wins. He scored all of his titles in successive seasons (2001-2006) and switched to NHRA Top Fuel competition in 2007.
Millican scored the first of his eight career NHRA Top Fuel wins in 2017 at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway after competing in 228 races. Less than a year later, he earned his second career NHRA Top Fuel victory in the 2018 NHRA Heartland Nationals in Topeka, Kansas. Millican then barely waited at all for his third career NHRA Top Fuel triumph, winning the very next weekend at the Route 66 Nationals.
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