Ware Racing Enterprises
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Rick Ware Racing the self-proclaimed "Biggest Little Team in Motorsports" has competed in every NASCAR sanctioned series, ARCA Series, the WMA Motocross Series, AMA Arenacross, Motocross and Supercross Series, Summer X-Games and Rolex Grand-Am Series since 2008 and is owned by former driver Rick Ware
. Since RWR's inception, the organization has won numerous championships in the SCCA (1988),the WMA Motocross Series (2006, 2007) the AMA Arenacross Series (2007, 2008, 2009), in partnership with Tuf Racing, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series at the famous Bowman-Gray Stadium (2009) in partnership with Tim Brown Motorsports as well as "Top Performing Independent Team" in the Motocross and Supercross Series'. RWR currently fields the #15 Ford Mustang
for Timmy Hill
, the #41 Ford primarily for Carl Long
and the #75 for Johnny Chapman
in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series and the #1 Chevrolet Silverado
for Jeffrey Earnhardt and Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
in the NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series.
In 1983, Ware & Sons won Rookie of the Year in the California Sports Car Club with Rick behind the wheel. Ware & Sons with Rick as the driver, went on to win several titles in that series, as well as the SCCA and IMSA Championship.
After a stint as a driver in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Ware renamed the organization Ware Racing Enterprises in the 1990s and eventually Rick Ware Racing in 2004
, Jose' Luis Ramirez and Derrike Cope
. In 2006 Larry Gunselman, Steve Portenga
, Donnie Neuenberger
and Stanton Barrett
in the #52 and #30 respectively.
In 2007, Stanton Barrett attempted to make the Daytona 500 only to miss the race by a single position.
In 2011, Rick Ware Racing formed an alliance with the #37 Front Row Motorsports
/Max Q Motorsports Sprint Cup Team. American LeMans Series driver Tomy Drissi
will run a number of races. Drissi qualified for the Infineon Cup race, but NASCAR would not approve him for competition; Chris Cook drove the 37 to a 27th place finish.
, Stan Boyd
, Kim Crosby
, Bobby Dotter
, David Eshleman, Kenny Hendrick
, Travis Powell, Morgan Shepherd
, Shane Sieg
. Dana White
, and JJ Yeley all took turns at the wheel for RWR in their inaugural debut in the series under the #51 and #57 banner.
The organization took a five year hiatus from the series to focus on the Motocross, Supercross, Arenacross, and Women's Motocross series' only to make a return in 2009.
With a new attitude, the organization returned under the Chevrolet banner and numbers 31 and 41. RWR purchased equipment from Stanton Barrett Motorports to start the season and quickly moved to Earnhardt Childress Racing engines after power issues hindered the team.
Drivers Stanton Barrett
, Derrike Cope
, Tim Andrews
, Travis Kittleson, Kerry Earnhardt, Tom Hubert
, Kevin Hamlin
, Daryl Harr, and Justin Hobgood
all split the time between the two cars. RWR later signed developmental driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, the grandson of the late Dale Earnhardt
. Jeffrey Earnhardt's series debut at Dover was cut short with a late crash in practice and a subsequent DNQ.
2009 was a significant year for RW. At Lowes Motor Speedway, Stanton Barrett qualified the #31 in the 11th position. Kerry Earnhardt finished 12th at Talladega Speedway and also qualified 8th at Daytona International Speedway
, both organizational benchmarks. Tim Andrews
went into the history books as he was led by crew chief and father Paul Andrews
, marking the first time in NASCAR history that a father was a crew chief for a son in the Nationwide Series.
In 2010, RWR ran in select races as it focused on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. At Daytona
, RWR went into the record books again, this time with driver Chrissy Wallace
. Wallace became the first female driver to make her series debut at Daytona in the #41 Chevrolet. Danica Patrick
also accomplished the feat in the same event. Stanton Barrett competed in the #31 Fuel Doctor Chevy at Daytona.
Barrett rallied to a 14th place finish at Darlington Raceway
while leading laps for the first time in RWR history. Barrett competed in 5 races for RWR in 2010 in both the 31 and 41 Chevrolet.
J.C. Stout also made a race for Ware Racing at ORP.
For 2011, RWR returned to the Nationwide Series, running the #15 car with Fords purchased from Roush Fenway Racing. Ware ran ARCA development driver Timmy Hill
for Rookie of the Year honors. Hill won Rookie of the year, but since Hill didn't turn 18 (NASCAR's minimum age to drive in the three national series) until February 25, Germain Racing
ran the #15 Toyota with Todd Bodine
at Daytona
; Bob Germain is listed as owner of the #15. RWR also ran the #41 Ford with drivers Patrick Sheltra
, Carl Long
, Jennifer Jo Cobb
, and Doug Harrington
. RWR also formed a partnership with Fleur-de-lis Motorsports, fielding the #68 for Tim Andrews
, Carl Long, and Matt Carter
. Clay Greenfield made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut for the team in their #71 car in Atlanta Motor Speedway
but was pinched up into the wall just under 100 laps into the race and finished 35th after starting in the 43rd position.
and the other with driver-owner Rick Ware
in trucks 51 and 81.
In 2000, the organization was set to run the entire season with two teams, the 51 and 81 when Rick Ware was injured in a head on crash at California Speedway
that resulted with a career ending fractured vertibrae to the neck. Ware moved into the ownership role to continue the team. Drivers Tom Boston, David Starr
, Michael Dokken
, and Donnie Neuenberger
finished out the 20 race schedule. Dokken produced an 8th place finish at Loudon and led at Nazareth. Rick Ware
finished a career high of 13th at Texas.
For 2001, Brian Rose ran 15 races before heading off to Bobby Hamilton Racing
. Nathan Buttke, Travis Clark, Dokken, Coy Gibbs
, Donnie Neuenberger
, Trent Owens
, Jonathon Price, Sammy Ragan, Michael Ritch, Jerry Robertson, Brian Sockwell
, Jason Thom, and Rich Woodland Jr completed the roster that watched Rick Ware Racing expand to a three and an occasional four race team with numbers 51, 71, 81, 91.
Dokken had a season high of 11th at Nazareth, Rose finished 12th at Fontana and many others finished in the Top 20 with laps being led by Dokken and Ritch for the season.
In 2002, Rick Ware Racing switched to Dodge and fielded the 5, 51 and 81 entries for several drivers. Lance Hooper
ran the most races for the team with a total of twelve events. Randy Briggs, Mike Cofer
, Michael Dokken
, Jason Hedlesky
, Ryan Hemphill
, Scott Kirkpatrick, Scott Kuhn
, Carl Long
, Blake Mallory, Donny Morelock, Donnie Neuenberger
, Jonathon Price, Michael Ritch, Brian Rose, Morgan Shepherd
, Jason Thom, Andy Thurman, Jason White
, and Angie Wilson all competed for the team. Most drivers finished in the Top 15 with Hooper leading a lap at Darlington.
During the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, Rick Ware Racing decided to focus on one driver for a full season. Jerry Hill was slated for the task. Hill competed in 22 of the 25 events and finished 18th in the drivers standings in the #5 Dodge. Ware also raced the number 51 and 81 with a number of drivers such as Rusty Alton, Stan Boyd
, Randy Briggs, Doug Keller, Carl Long
, Blake Mallory, G.J. Mennen Jr., Chase Montgomery
, and Brian Sockwell
.
After taking a leave from the series, Ware returned to the newly named NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for just two races in 2009 while competing in the Nationwide Series full time. Chrissy Wallace
in the #08 for Ware, competed against her father, Mike Wallace
as it marked the first time ever a father and daughter raced in the same event in any of the top three NASCAR Series'. Chrissy finished in front of her father in the 13th position, marking the 2nd highest finish by a female in NASCAR history.
Tim Brown
, coming off his record-breaking 8th Championship at Bowman-Gray Stadium in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series raced the truck at Martinsville as a celebration of their title earlier that month. RWR returned to the Truck Series with two full time teams and an occasional third, using the 6, 47 and 16. Brett Butler competed in fifteen races for Rookie of the Year. Neuenberger finished 9th at Daytona as Butler finished 11th. Bobby Hamilton Jr. qualified and finished tenth on two occasions each.Travis Kvapil
along with Hamilton Jr. and Butler all led laps during the season. Amber Cope
, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ken Butler III, J.C. Stout, Brian Rose, Mike Guerity, C.E. Falk, Ryan Rust, Carl Long
, Derek White, Lance Fenton
, Clay Greenfield, Justin Hobgood
, and D.J. Kennington all drove the #6 for 2010 in mostly 1-2 race deals.
Jeffrey Earnhardt, the 4th generation driver of the Earnhardt family, made his series debut at Gateway. Amber Cope
and Angela Cope
, the twin daughters of Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope
, made their respective debuts at Martinsville Speedway, as the two became the first twins to compete against each other.
For 2011, Jeffrey Earnhardt was to run for the Rookie of the Year title in the #1 Fuel Doctor Chevy. However, after only 3 races, the team was hit with the double tragedy of losing two crew members and Fuel Doctor announcing it could no longer sponsor RWR. Earnhardt was released from RWR after Fuel Doctor's announcement, but the two mended fences and raced again at Martinsville. However, Earnhardt was caught up in an crash running 7th with just 25 laps remaining. Bobby Hamilton Jr. raced the truck at Nashville and Carl Long and Dover before the team took a temporary break to focus on the Nationwide Series where Earnhardt would drive select races in the 41 car.
. Ware promised the youngster that he would help his career once he got going but Brown needed little help.
In 2009, Brown and Ware struck a deal to partner together for his attempt at an historic 8th Championship at the famous Bowman-Gray Stadium, the oldest NASCAR sanctioned track, located in nearby Winston-Salem, NC. Brown won five races in route to the title and the first for Ware in the series in the #83 Circle K/Hayes Jewelers entry. The entire season was caught on film for the series, Madhouse
featured on The History Channel
.
As true to their word, Ware promised Brown a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut if he won the title. Tim Brown
made his truck series debut at Martinsville Speedway where he finished 27th in the #08.
RWR competed in the GT3 Cup Division at Daytona International Speedway for the historic Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and finished 11th in class and 25th overall with drivers, Brett Sandberg, Scott Monroe, Maurice Hull, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and Doug Harrington
.
The event marked the 10th Anniversay of Jeffrey Earnhardt's grandfather, Dale Earnhardt
and uncle Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s run in the same event.
Fuel Doctor was the primary of the #47 Porsche.
RWR's entry marked the first time that a NASCAR team owner has moved from NASCAR to the Grand-Am Series. Penske Racing and Ganassi Racing have competed in the Grand-Am Series then later moved to NASCAR
had raced a few seasons in the AMA Supercross Series in the late 80's at places like the Superdome. In 2007, Rick Ware partnered with Tuf Honda owner, Dave Antolak and put together one of the most impressive organizations in AMA Arenacross history.
RWR with Tuf Honda with sponsorship from Bad Boy Power Drinks and Mahindra Tractors, won the championship in 2007 with rider Danny Smith
. In 2008, Chad Johnson
won the organizations second title in a row and in 2009, rider Jeff Gibson made it a record three championships consecutively.
Tuf Honda with Dave Antolak have a total of 5 Championships, the most in the series history with three of the those titles coming in partnership with Rick Ware Racing
Tyler Bright captured a holeshot award at Detroit (1) in the Superlites and Jeff Dement captured a holeshot award at Phoenix.
In 2008, Jake Marsack joined the organization and the success followed. Marsack finished 4th at San Francisco, just one spot from the podium and on a muddy evening in Daytona, Jake Marsack raced his way through the mud to a 3rd place finish on the podium, marking the first time in modern day history that an independent team finished that high.
The team came back in 2008 and made several main events but trouble kept them from competing with the bigger budget teams in the series.
In 2009, Ware went to a single rider team with Tyler Bright on a Honda with Mahindra Tractors on board in sponsorship.
In 2006, Patterson captured her 3rd title in the series and first for RWR. Patterson backed that title up in 2007 with Ware, becoming the most successful female rider in AMA Motocross history. During the two years with RWR, Patterson captured 10 holeshot awards and 13 victories, never failing to make a podium during the two year stint.
Ware went in a different direction after the 2007 season to focus more on the NASCAR, Motocross and X-Games Series, after making his mark in the history books in the WMA Series
Cruse had captured the bronze medal in 2008 was highly favored in the event. With Circle K and Fastwax on board, Cruse stumbled early in the event and charged from last place to 4th in the shorted race due to a television schedule.
Ware had faith in Cruse and went back X-Games 15 in 2010 for the same event. Cruse had suffered an injury just weeks before the event and still completed the event after falling during the race. Cruse finished 8th.
RWR returned to the X Games in 2011 with a new rider in the Womens Moto X, Vicki Golden. Golden had competed with RWR and Tuf Honda during the 2011 AMA Arenacross Series and gave her the nod for X Games 17. Vicki Golden grabbed the hole shot for the event and went on to win gold for the organizations first gold medal in the X Games.
, the brother of Timmy Hill
. The Allison Legacy Series is 3/4 sized cup cars. The series is known for producing outstanding Sprint Cup drivers like Joey Logano, Brian Vickers and Trevor Bayne. Timmy Hill
won the National Championship in 2009 and set a record of 10 wins in a season. Tyler Hill
has set the new mark in 2011 winning 12 races in 14 starts thus far.
Rick Ware
Rick Ware , is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing.When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the bicycle class when he was 12....
. Since RWR's inception, the organization has won numerous championships in the SCCA (1988),the WMA Motocross Series (2006, 2007) the AMA Arenacross Series (2007, 2008, 2009), in partnership with Tuf Racing, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series at the famous Bowman-Gray Stadium (2009) in partnership with Tim Brown Motorsports as well as "Top Performing Independent Team" in the Motocross and Supercross Series'. RWR currently fields the #15 Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A...
for Timmy Hill
Timmy Hill
Timothy Hill is an American NASCAR Nationwide Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 15 Poynt / Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford for Rick Ware Racing....
, the #41 Ford primarily for Carl Long
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver and mechanic who is currently returning from suspension after a violation on his car during the 2009 Sprint All-Star Race weekend. Prior to his suspension, he was a crew member on the #34 Front Row Motorsports Cup team...
and the #75 for Johnny Chapman
Johnny Chapman
Johnny Chapman is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.-Racing career:...
in the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nationwide Series and the #1 Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.-History:...
for Jeffrey Earnhardt and Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
Charles Robert Hamilton, Jr. is a NASCAR driver and owner, and current track promoter. He is currently a free agent...
in the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Camping World Truck Series.
The Early Years
The organizational roots of RWR date back to Ware & Sons Racing with Rick and his father John Ware competing in the SCCA Series. They raced under the banner "Ware & Sons" as early as the 60's when Rick went go kart racing. Once of legal driving age, Rick joined his father John Ware in the SCCA and IMSA Series'In 1983, Ware & Sons won Rookie of the Year in the California Sports Car Club with Rick behind the wheel. Ware & Sons with Rick as the driver, went on to win several titles in that series, as well as the SCCA and IMSA Championship.
After a stint as a driver in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Ware renamed the organization Ware Racing Enterprises in the 1990s and eventually Rick Ware Racing in 2004
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Rick Ware Racing(RWR) had made a handful of attempts in the NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2004 with Stanton Barrett in the #52. In 2005, the organization made attempts with Larry GunselmanLarry Gunselman
Larry Gunselman is an American former race car driver. He has made a total over 100 starts and over 2 million in earnings in all three of NASCAR's top divisions...
, Jose' Luis Ramirez and Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
. In 2006 Larry Gunselman, Steve Portenga
Steve Portenga
Steve Portengais a NASCAR driver. He currently races in the NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series. He won the Featherlite Southwest Series championship in 1994 and 1998....
, Donnie Neuenberger
Donnie Neuenberger
Donnie Neuenberger is a NASCAR driver. Neuenberger is a cancer survivor. During the 2004 season, he was diagnosed after nerves were pinched by the tumor during a race...
and Stanton Barrett
Stanton Barrett
Stanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR driver and Hollywood stuntman. He has driven in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series, as well in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-NASCAR:...
in the #52 and #30 respectively.
In 2007, Stanton Barrett attempted to make the Daytona 500 only to miss the race by a single position.
In 2011, Rick Ware Racing formed an alliance with the #37 Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports is a team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins becoming the full team owner in 2005...
/Max Q Motorsports Sprint Cup Team. American LeMans Series driver Tomy Drissi
Tomy Drissi
Tomy Drissi is an American race car driver Trans Am Champion. His driver experience includes ALMS, Trans-Am, NASCAR and Speed World Challenge.-Personal:...
will run a number of races. Drissi qualified for the Infineon Cup race, but NASCAR would not approve him for competition; Chris Cook drove the 37 to a 27th place finish.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Rick Ware Racing made their NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in 2004 running a combination of Dodge and Chevrolet car with various drivers. Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett
Stanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR driver and Hollywood stuntman. He has driven in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series, as well in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-NASCAR:...
, Stan Boyd
Stan Boyd
Stan Boyd is a former NASCAR driver who competed in both the Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.-Truck Series:...
, Kim Crosby
Kim Crosby
Kim Crosby is a NASCAR Busch Series driver and professional driving instructor. Before she became a NASCAR driver, she served as a middle school principal, resigning in December 2004 to focus full-time on her racing career.Crosby originally was a drag racer, competing in the NHRA and IHRA for...
, Bobby Dotter
Bobby Dotter
Bobby Dotter is a racing car driver from Chicago, Illinois. His father, Bob Dotter, is a three-time champion the Auto Racing Club of America. Dotter has made 209 starts in the NASCAR Busch Series, posting 42 top-tens and four poles. In 2000, Dotter began running in the NASCAR West Series for Gene...
, David Eshleman, Kenny Hendrick
Kenny Hendrick
Kenny Hendrick , from Chino, California, is a current NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He dabbled in the sport part-time for a number of years before fading out of the limelight. He returned to the Truck Series in 2007 for Xpress Motorsports.-Busch Series:Hendrick made his Busch Series debut in...
, Travis Powell, Morgan Shepherd
Morgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...
, Shane Sieg
Shane Sieg
Shane Sieg is a suspended NASCAR driver. He last drove the #93 S&W Services Chevrolet for RSS Racing. He is the older brother of fellow Truck Series driver Ryan Sieg.-Camping World Truck Series:...
. Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
, and JJ Yeley all took turns at the wheel for RWR in their inaugural debut in the series under the #51 and #57 banner.
The organization took a five year hiatus from the series to focus on the Motocross, Supercross, Arenacross, and Women's Motocross series' only to make a return in 2009.
With a new attitude, the organization returned under the Chevrolet banner and numbers 31 and 41. RWR purchased equipment from Stanton Barrett Motorports to start the season and quickly moved to Earnhardt Childress Racing engines after power issues hindered the team.
Drivers Stanton Barrett
Stanton Barrett
Stanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR driver and Hollywood stuntman. He has driven in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series, as well in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-NASCAR:...
, Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
, Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews is an English studio potter making distinctive smoke-fired and raku ceramics exhibited internationally.Andrews trained as an apprentice to David Leach and studied at Dartington Pottery Training Workshop before setting up his first studio in 1981.He returned to share the workshop at...
, Travis Kittleson, Kerry Earnhardt, Tom Hubert
Tom Hubert
Tom Hubert is an American road course racer.Hubert was born in Cottonwood, California. He most recently worked as a rear tire changer and a mechanic for Bill Davis Racing's #22 Sprint Cup team, before the team closed down, and also occasionally races road courses for various teams...
, Kevin Hamlin
Kevin Hamlin
Kevin Hamlin is an American racecar driver who has competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series divisions.-General information:...
, Daryl Harr, and Justin Hobgood
Justin Hobgood
Justin Hobgood is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Nascar Camping World Truck Series. Chapman drives the #91 Chevy Monte Carlo part time for MSRP Motorsports, a start and park team in the Nationwide series. His career best finish came in his first start in the...
all split the time between the two cars. RWR later signed developmental driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, the grandson of the late Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR...
. Jeffrey Earnhardt's series debut at Dover was cut short with a late crash in practice and a subsequent DNQ.
2009 was a significant year for RW. At Lowes Motor Speedway, Stanton Barrett qualified the #31 in the 11th position. Kerry Earnhardt finished 12th at Talladega Speedway and also qualified 8th at Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross...
, both organizational benchmarks. Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews is an English studio potter making distinctive smoke-fired and raku ceramics exhibited internationally.Andrews trained as an apprentice to David Leach and studied at Dartington Pottery Training Workshop before setting up his first studio in 1981.He returned to share the workshop at...
went into the history books as he was led by crew chief and father Paul Andrews
Paul Andrews (NASCAR)
Paul Andrews is an American crew chief known for his work in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He was the crew chief for Bobby Labonte's #43 team for Petty Enterprises until August 2007. He was the crew chief for Alan Kulwicki's 1992 Winston Cup championship...
, marking the first time in NASCAR history that a father was a crew chief for a son in the Nationwide Series.
In 2010, RWR ran in select races as it focused on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. At Daytona
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross...
, RWR went into the record books again, this time with driver Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace is a NASCAR driver. She is the daughter of NASCAR driver Mike Wallace, who himself is a 3 time winner at Daytona International Raceway, and middle brother of the famous Wallace triumvirate of ABC/ESPN racing analyst and former Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace and former NASCAR...
. Wallace became the first female driver to make her series debut at Daytona in the #41 Chevrolet. Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick
Danica Sue Patrick is an American auto racing driver, model and advertising spokeswoman. She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel racing, being the only woman to win in the IndyCar Series as well as holding the highest finish by a woman at the Indianapolis 500 of 3rd...
also accomplished the feat in the same event. Stanton Barrett competed in the #31 Fuel Doctor Chevy at Daytona.
Barrett rallied to a 14th place finish at Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition"...
while leading laps for the first time in RWR history. Barrett competed in 5 races for RWR in 2010 in both the 31 and 41 Chevrolet.
J.C. Stout also made a race for Ware Racing at ORP.
For 2011, RWR returned to the Nationwide Series, running the #15 car with Fords purchased from Roush Fenway Racing. Ware ran ARCA development driver Timmy Hill
Timmy Hill
Timothy Hill is an American NASCAR Nationwide Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 15 Poynt / Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford for Rick Ware Racing....
for Rookie of the Year honors. Hill won Rookie of the year, but since Hill didn't turn 18 (NASCAR's minimum age to drive in the three national series) until February 25, Germain Racing
Germain Racing
Germain Racing is an American NASCAR team. It is owned by the Germain brothers, Bob, Stephen, and Richard. The Germain family owns many car dealerships across the United States...
ran the #15 Toyota with Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine is a NASCAR driver. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion...
at Daytona
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross...
; Bob Germain is listed as owner of the #15. RWR also ran the #41 Ford with drivers Patrick Sheltra
Patrick Sheltra
Patrick Sheltra is an American professional race car driver and owner. Sheltra was the 2010 ARCA Racing Series season champion and he currently runs a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Rick Ware Racing...
, Carl Long
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver and mechanic who is currently returning from suspension after a violation on his car during the 2009 Sprint All-Star Race weekend. Prior to his suspension, he was a crew member on the #34 Front Row Motorsports Cup team...
, Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb is a race car driver and team owner. She has competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series along with the ARCA Remax Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. She drives the 13 Ford Mustang for her own team Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing in the Nationwide Series-History:She started...
, and Doug Harrington
Doug Harrington
Doug Harrington was an American heavy metal guitarist. He was best known for being one of the lead guitarists for the thrash metal band Defiance throughout their entire recording career...
. RWR also formed a partnership with Fleur-de-lis Motorsports, fielding the #68 for Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews is an English studio potter making distinctive smoke-fired and raku ceramics exhibited internationally.Andrews trained as an apprentice to David Leach and studied at Dartington Pottery Training Workshop before setting up his first studio in 1981.He returned to share the workshop at...
, Carl Long, and Matt Carter
Matt Carter (racer)
Matt Carter is an American race car driver and the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car owner Travis Carter. He is currently drives the #68 Ford Mustang for Fleur-de-lis Motorsports.-Early career:...
. Clay Greenfield made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut for the team in their #71 car in Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track just outside Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track...
but was pinched up into the wall just under 100 laps into the race and finished 35th after starting in the 43rd position.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Rick Ware Racing made its NASCAR debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In 1999, RWR made two starts, one with Randy MacDonaldRandy MacDonald
Randy MacDonald , is a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as the car owner of the full-time #81 MacDonald Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series. He is a veteran of all three major NASCAR Series...
and the other with driver-owner Rick Ware
Rick Ware
Rick Ware , is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing.When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the bicycle class when he was 12....
in trucks 51 and 81.
In 2000, the organization was set to run the entire season with two teams, the 51 and 81 when Rick Ware was injured in a head on crash at California Speedway
California Speedway
Auto Club Speedway is a two-mile , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and...
that resulted with a career ending fractured vertibrae to the neck. Ware moved into the ownership role to continue the team. Drivers Tom Boston, David Starr
David Starr
David Starr is an American stock car driver. He currently drives the #95 WRL General Contractors/TWD Drywall/B&D Electrical/Fenton Motor Group Ford Fusion for Leavine Fenton Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series part-time and the #81 Zachry Holdings, Inc. Toyota Tundra for SS-Green Light Racing...
, Michael Dokken
Michael Dokken
Michael Dokken,, is a former NASCAR driver. Before racing NASCAR, he raced short tracks in the southeast...
, and Donnie Neuenberger
Donnie Neuenberger
Donnie Neuenberger is a NASCAR driver. Neuenberger is a cancer survivor. During the 2004 season, he was diagnosed after nerves were pinched by the tumor during a race...
finished out the 20 race schedule. Dokken produced an 8th place finish at Loudon and led at Nazareth. Rick Ware
Rick Ware
Rick Ware , is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing.When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the bicycle class when he was 12....
finished a career high of 13th at Texas.
For 2001, Brian Rose ran 15 races before heading off to Bobby Hamilton Racing
Bobby Hamilton Racing
Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia was a former NASCAR racing team. It was owned by four-time NEXTEL Cup winner and 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton until his death on January 7, 2007. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. was given ownership after the death of his father, but the younger...
. Nathan Buttke, Travis Clark, Dokken, Coy Gibbs
Coy Gibbs
Coy Gibbs is a former NASCAR driver and assistant coach with the Washington Redskins. His father is NASCAR Championship owner and Hall of Fame former Head Coach Joe Gibbs of the Washington Redskins...
, Donnie Neuenberger
Donnie Neuenberger
Donnie Neuenberger is a NASCAR driver. Neuenberger is a cancer survivor. During the 2004 season, he was diagnosed after nerves were pinched by the tumor during a race...
, Trent Owens
Trent Owens
Trent Owens, is a NASCAR crew chief for Turner Motorsports' #32 team in the Trent Owens, is a [[NASCAR]] crew chief for [[Turner Motorsports |Turner Motorsports']] #32 team in the Trent Owens, is a [[NASCAR]] crew chief for [[Turner Motorsports...
, Jonathon Price, Sammy Ragan, Michael Ritch, Jerry Robertson, Brian Sockwell
Brian Sockwell
Brian Sockwell is a NASCAR driver.- Early racing career :Sockwell raced in the Goody's Dash Series for several years, earning several wins...
, Jason Thom, and Rich Woodland Jr completed the roster that watched Rick Ware Racing expand to a three and an occasional four race team with numbers 51, 71, 81, 91.
Dokken had a season high of 11th at Nazareth, Rose finished 12th at Fontana and many others finished in the Top 20 with laps being led by Dokken and Ritch for the season.
In 2002, Rick Ware Racing switched to Dodge and fielded the 5, 51 and 81 entries for several drivers. Lance Hooper
Lance Hooper
Lance Allen Hooper is a race car driver in NASCAR as well as several touring divisions. Hooper attended his first race when he was just two weeks old, and also came from a long line of racing champions, including his uncle, father, and brother...
ran the most races for the team with a total of twelve events. Randy Briggs, Mike Cofer
Mike Cofer
James Michael Cofer , is a former professional American football player who attended Charlotte Country Day School. A 6'2", . placekicker from North Carolina State University, Cofer kicked in the National Football League for 8 seasons from 1987–1993 and 1995...
, Michael Dokken
Michael Dokken
Michael Dokken,, is a former NASCAR driver. Before racing NASCAR, he raced short tracks in the southeast...
, Jason Hedlesky
Jason Hedlesky
Jason Hedlesky is an American race car driver.- Racing career :Hedlesky has competed in select ARCA Re/Max races every year since 2000, with the exception of 2004...
, Ryan Hemphill
Ryan Hemphill
Ryan Hemphill is a NASCAR driver from Apollo, Pennsylvania.Ryan, a second generation racer, started his racing career at the age of 12, when his father put him behind the wheel of a go-kart. He went on to race in go-carts both locally and nationally for a period of 3 years...
, Scott Kirkpatrick, Scott Kuhn
Scott Kuhn
Scott Ryan Kuhn is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Louisville....
, Carl Long
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver and mechanic who is currently returning from suspension after a violation on his car during the 2009 Sprint All-Star Race weekend. Prior to his suspension, he was a crew member on the #34 Front Row Motorsports Cup team...
, Blake Mallory, Donny Morelock, Donnie Neuenberger
Donnie Neuenberger
Donnie Neuenberger is a NASCAR driver. Neuenberger is a cancer survivor. During the 2004 season, he was diagnosed after nerves were pinched by the tumor during a race...
, Jonathon Price, Michael Ritch, Brian Rose, Morgan Shepherd
Morgan Shepherd
Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...
, Jason Thom, Andy Thurman, Jason White
Jason White (NASCAR)
Jason White is the driver for the #23 GunBroker.com Chevy Silverado for Joe Denette Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He has been racing in NASCAR since 1999.-Beginnings:...
, and Angie Wilson all competed for the team. Most drivers finished in the Top 15 with Hooper leading a lap at Darlington.
During the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, Rick Ware Racing decided to focus on one driver for a full season. Jerry Hill was slated for the task. Hill competed in 22 of the 25 events and finished 18th in the drivers standings in the #5 Dodge. Ware also raced the number 51 and 81 with a number of drivers such as Rusty Alton, Stan Boyd
Stan Boyd
Stan Boyd is a former NASCAR driver who competed in both the Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.-Truck Series:...
, Randy Briggs, Doug Keller, Carl Long
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver and mechanic who is currently returning from suspension after a violation on his car during the 2009 Sprint All-Star Race weekend. Prior to his suspension, he was a crew member on the #34 Front Row Motorsports Cup team...
, Blake Mallory, G.J. Mennen Jr., Chase Montgomery
Chase Montgomery
Chase Montgomery is a racecar driver. He currently owns a small business and continues to pursue a racing career. He lives in Wilson County, TN. He is now married and a father.-Career before NASCAR:...
, and Brian Sockwell
Brian Sockwell
Brian Sockwell is a NASCAR driver.- Early racing career :Sockwell raced in the Goody's Dash Series for several years, earning several wins...
.
After taking a leave from the series, Ware returned to the newly named NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for just two races in 2009 while competing in the Nationwide Series full time. Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace is a NASCAR driver. She is the daughter of NASCAR driver Mike Wallace, who himself is a 3 time winner at Daytona International Raceway, and middle brother of the famous Wallace triumvirate of ABC/ESPN racing analyst and former Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace and former NASCAR...
in the #08 for Ware, competed against her father, Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace (NASCAR)
Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver born in Fenton, Missouri. He currently drives the #01 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace...
as it marked the first time ever a father and daughter raced in the same event in any of the top three NASCAR Series'. Chrissy finished in front of her father in the 13th position, marking the 2nd highest finish by a female in NASCAR history.
Tim Brown
Tim Brown
Timothy Donell Brown is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Notre Dame, where he won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first wide receiver to win the award. He spent sixteen years with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one...
, coming off his record-breaking 8th Championship at Bowman-Gray Stadium in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series raced the truck at Martinsville as a celebration of their title earlier that month. RWR returned to the Truck Series with two full time teams and an occasional third, using the 6, 47 and 16. Brett Butler competed in fifteen races for Rookie of the Year. Neuenberger finished 9th at Daytona as Butler finished 11th. Bobby Hamilton Jr. qualified and finished tenth on two occasions each.Travis Kvapil
Travis Kvapil
Travis Kvapil is an American race car driver. He currently drives for Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:...
along with Hamilton Jr. and Butler all led laps during the season. Amber Cope
Amber Cope
Amber Nicole Cope and Angela Christine Cope are professional NASCAR drivers. They made NASCAR history on October 23, 2010 by being the first twins to compete in one of the top three series in NASCAR. That day they made their NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series in Martinsville, VA...
, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ken Butler III, J.C. Stout, Brian Rose, Mike Guerity, C.E. Falk, Ryan Rust, Carl Long
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver and mechanic who is currently returning from suspension after a violation on his car during the 2009 Sprint All-Star Race weekend. Prior to his suspension, he was a crew member on the #34 Front Row Motorsports Cup team...
, Derek White, Lance Fenton
Lance Fenton
Lance Fenton is an American film actor.Fenton played the role of Jay Jansen in Night of the Demons . Later, he acted in Heathers opposite Christian Slater and Winona Ryder.-External links:...
, Clay Greenfield, Justin Hobgood
Justin Hobgood
Justin Hobgood is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Nascar Camping World Truck Series. Chapman drives the #91 Chevy Monte Carlo part time for MSRP Motorsports, a start and park team in the Nationwide series. His career best finish came in his first start in the...
, and D.J. Kennington all drove the #6 for 2010 in mostly 1-2 race deals.
Jeffrey Earnhardt, the 4th generation driver of the Earnhardt family, made his series debut at Gateway. Amber Cope
Amber Cope
Amber Nicole Cope and Angela Christine Cope are professional NASCAR drivers. They made NASCAR history on October 23, 2010 by being the first twins to compete in one of the top three series in NASCAR. That day they made their NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series in Martinsville, VA...
and Angela Cope
Angela Cope
Angela Christine Cope and Amber Nicole Cope are professional NASCAR drivers. They made NASCAR history on October 23, 2010 by being the first twins to compete in one of the top three series in NASCAR. That day they made their NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series in Martinsville, VA. Amber...
, the twin daughters of Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope
Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...
, made their respective debuts at Martinsville Speedway, as the two became the first twins to compete against each other.
For 2011, Jeffrey Earnhardt was to run for the Rookie of the Year title in the #1 Fuel Doctor Chevy. However, after only 3 races, the team was hit with the double tragedy of losing two crew members and Fuel Doctor announcing it could no longer sponsor RWR. Earnhardt was released from RWR after Fuel Doctor's announcement, but the two mended fences and raced again at Martinsville. However, Earnhardt was caught up in an crash running 7th with just 25 laps remaining. Bobby Hamilton Jr. raced the truck at Nashville and Carl Long and Dover before the team took a temporary break to focus on the Nationwide Series where Earnhardt would drive select races in the 41 car.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Series
Rick Ware Racing joined the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series in conjunction with Tim Brown Motorsports. Brown and Ware's relationship dates back to the 90's when Ware made his own NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut with the help of a young mechanic, Tim BrownTim Brown
Timothy Donell Brown is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Notre Dame, where he won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first wide receiver to win the award. He spent sixteen years with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one...
. Ware promised the youngster that he would help his career once he got going but Brown needed little help.
In 2009, Brown and Ware struck a deal to partner together for his attempt at an historic 8th Championship at the famous Bowman-Gray Stadium, the oldest NASCAR sanctioned track, located in nearby Winston-Salem, NC. Brown won five races in route to the title and the first for Ware in the series in the #83 Circle K/Hayes Jewelers entry. The entire season was caught on film for the series, Madhouse
Madhouse
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featured on The History Channel
The History Channel
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.
As true to their word, Ware promised Brown a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut if he won the title. Tim Brown
Tim Brown
Timothy Donell Brown is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Notre Dame, where he won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first wide receiver to win the award. He spent sixteen years with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one...
made his truck series debut at Martinsville Speedway where he finished 27th in the #08.
Rolex Sports Car Series
Rick Ware Racing returned to its roots of road racing like it did with Ware & Sons in the 1980s for the running of the Grand-Am Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in 2011.RWR competed in the GT3 Cup Division at Daytona International Speedway for the historic Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and finished 11th in class and 25th overall with drivers, Brett Sandberg, Scott Monroe, Maurice Hull, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and Doug Harrington
Doug Harrington
Doug Harrington was an American heavy metal guitarist. He was best known for being one of the lead guitarists for the thrash metal band Defiance throughout their entire recording career...
.
The event marked the 10th Anniversay of Jeffrey Earnhardt's grandfather, Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR...
and uncle Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s run in the same event.
Fuel Doctor was the primary of the #47 Porsche.
RWR's entry marked the first time that a NASCAR team owner has moved from NASCAR to the Grand-Am Series. Penske Racing and Ganassi Racing have competed in the Grand-Am Series then later moved to NASCAR
AMA Arenacross Series
Rick Ware Racing has always had its heart in two-wheel racing. Rick WareRick Ware
Rick Ware , is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing.When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross and moved up to the bicycle class when he was 12....
had raced a few seasons in the AMA Supercross Series in the late 80's at places like the Superdome. In 2007, Rick Ware partnered with Tuf Honda owner, Dave Antolak and put together one of the most impressive organizations in AMA Arenacross history.
RWR with Tuf Honda with sponsorship from Bad Boy Power Drinks and Mahindra Tractors, won the championship in 2007 with rider Danny Smith
Danny Smith
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. In 2008, Chad Johnson
Chad Johnson
Chad Javon Ochocinco is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft....
won the organizations second title in a row and in 2009, rider Jeff Gibson made it a record three championships consecutively.
Tuf Honda with Dave Antolak have a total of 5 Championships, the most in the series history with three of the those titles coming in partnership with Rick Ware Racing
AMA Supercross Series
Rick Ware Racing dates back in the Supercross to 1986 when the owner first raced in the series. In 2007, Ware focused on putting together a team in his return that would compete with factory teams, yet remain a small independent. Brock Sellards, Tyler Bright, Jeff Dement, and Tyson Hadsell completed the team under the Yamaha flagship alongside Bad Boy Power Drinks and Pro30.Tyler Bright captured a holeshot award at Detroit (1) in the Superlites and Jeff Dement captured a holeshot award at Phoenix.
In 2008, Jake Marsack joined the organization and the success followed. Marsack finished 4th at San Francisco, just one spot from the podium and on a muddy evening in Daytona, Jake Marsack raced his way through the mud to a 3rd place finish on the podium, marking the first time in modern day history that an independent team finished that high.
AMA Motocross Series
RWR completed the three major series in AMA with the addition of the Motocross Series in 2007. Riders Tyler Bright, Tyson Hadsell and Jake Marsack raced for Ware on Yamaha's with Bad Boy Power Drinks and Pro30 on board.The team came back in 2008 and made several main events but trouble kept them from competing with the bigger budget teams in the series.
In 2009, Ware went to a single rider team with Tyler Bright on a Honda with Mahindra Tractors on board in sponsorship.
WMA Motocross Series
Few teams has scored as much success in the WMA Motocross Series, a motocross series for female riders, as Rick Ware Racing. With Bad Boy Power Drinks and Pro30 in sponsorship, Jessica Patterson, made history on her Honda bike for the organization.In 2006, Patterson captured her 3rd title in the series and first for RWR. Patterson backed that title up in 2007 with Ware, becoming the most successful female rider in AMA Motocross history. During the two years with RWR, Patterson captured 10 holeshot awards and 13 victories, never failing to make a podium during the two year stint.
Ware went in a different direction after the 2007 season to focus more on the NASCAR, Motocross and X-Games Series, after making his mark in the history books in the WMA Series
Summer X-Games
Rick Ware Racing became interested in the crowd and excitement surrounding the X-Games since its inception. In 2009, RWR finally took the step into the events with Women's Motocross rider, Sherri Cruse for X-Games 15.Cruse had captured the bronze medal in 2008 was highly favored in the event. With Circle K and Fastwax on board, Cruse stumbled early in the event and charged from last place to 4th in the shorted race due to a television schedule.
Ware had faith in Cruse and went back X-Games 15 in 2010 for the same event. Cruse had suffered an injury just weeks before the event and still completed the event after falling during the race. Cruse finished 8th.
RWR returned to the X Games in 2011 with a new rider in the Womens Moto X, Vicki Golden. Golden had competed with RWR and Tuf Honda during the 2011 AMA Arenacross Series and gave her the nod for X Games 17. Vicki Golden grabbed the hole shot for the event and went on to win gold for the organizations first gold medal in the X Games.
Allison Legacy Series
This year, Rick Ware Racing has joined the Allison Legacy Series with Tyler HillTyler Hill
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, the brother of Timmy Hill
Timmy Hill
Timothy Hill is an American NASCAR Nationwide Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 15 Poynt / Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford for Rick Ware Racing....
. The Allison Legacy Series is 3/4 sized cup cars. The series is known for producing outstanding Sprint Cup drivers like Joey Logano, Brian Vickers and Trevor Bayne. Timmy Hill
Timmy Hill
Timothy Hill is an American NASCAR Nationwide Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 15 Poynt / Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford for Rick Ware Racing....
won the National Championship in 2009 and set a record of 10 wins in a season. Tyler Hill
Tyler Hill
Tyler Hill is a small village on the northern outskirts of Canterbury, Kent in England. It has a rural setting being surrounded by fields and the Ancient Forest of Blean. It is mainly a dormitory village for the City of Canterbury and for the nearby University of Kent. The village has one pub, the...
has set the new mark in 2011 winning 12 races in 14 starts thus far.