NASCAR Cup Series driver Cody Ware is facing a felony charge following an investigation by the Iredell County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office.
Ware, who drives for his father’s Rick Ware Racing team, was arrested Monday and charged with felony assault by strangulation inflicting serious injury and misdemeanor assault on a female.
His bond was set at $3,000.
In response to the charges, NASCAR has indefinitely suspended the 27-year-old.
On Saturday, Rick Ware Racing announced that Ware would miss Sunday’s Cup Series race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway due to a “personal matter.”
Statement from Rick Ware Racing
— Rick Ware Racing (@RickWareRacing) April 8, 2023
Cody Ware will step away from racing this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway to focus on a personal matter. Matt Crafton will drive the No. 51 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing. Crafton has more than 500 overall-starts in his NASCAR career, winning… pic.twitter.com/hUURe7RM6Q
Ware is in the midst of his third full-time season in the Cup Series. His best finish this season was 14th in the season-opening Daytona 500. He has 97 Cup Series starts to his credit.