Rick Ware Racing

Owner	Rick Ware
Base	Concord, North Carolina[1]
Series	Current: NASCAR Cup Series ARCA Menards Series ARCA Menards Series East American Flat Track NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Former: NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series IndyCar Series Asian Le Mans
Race drivers	Cup Series: 51.Cody Ware ARCA Menards Series: 51.Carson Ware (part-time) ARCA Menards Series East: 51.Carson Ware (part-time) NHRA: 15.Tony Schumacher 51.Clay Millican
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Opened	1995
Website	wareracing.com
Career
Debut	1995
Latest race	Cup Series: 2026Daytona 500 (Daytona) Xfinity Series: 2021NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: 2017Toyota Tundra 250 (Kansas) ARCA Menards Series: 2025Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) ARCA Menards Series East: 2025Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) Pinty's Series: 2021 Pinty's Fall Brawl (Delaware Speedway) IndyCar Series: 2024Big Machine Music City Grand Prix (Nashville)
Drivers' Championships	Total: 1 NASCAR Cup Series: 0 NASCAR Xfinity Series: 0 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 Pinty's Series: 0 IndyCar Series: 0 Asian Le Mans: 1
Race victories	Total: 5 NASCAR Cup Series: 0 NASCAR Xfinity Series: 0 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 Pinty's Series: 2 IndyCar Series: 0 Asian Le Mans: 3
Pole positions	Total: 3 NASCAR Cup Series: 0 NASCAR Xfinity Series: 0 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series East: 0 Pinty's Series: 0 IndyCar Series: 1 Asian Le Mans: 2

Rick Ware Racing (RWR) is an Americanmotorsports team which currently competes in theNASCAR Cup Series,ARCA Menards Series,ARCA Menards Series East,American Flat Track, andNHRAMission Foods Drag Racing Series. The team has previously competed in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series, theNTT IndyCar Series, andAsian Le Mans.

The organizational roots of RWR date back to Ware & Sons Racing with Rick and his father John Ware competing in theSCCA Series. They raced under the banner "Ware & Sons" as early as the 1960s when Rick went go-kart racing. Once of legal driving age, Rick joined his father John Ware in the SCCA andIMSA 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 theNASCAR Cup Series, Ware renamed the organization Ware Racing Enterprises in the 1990s and eventually Rick Ware Racing in 2004.

The team's shop was previously located inThomasville, North Carolina. In2020, they moved toMooresville, North Carolina during the two months (March to May) that the series could not race due to the beginning of theCOVID-19 pandemic. The move coincided with RWR buyingPremium Motorsports, which added their No. 15 car as a fourth full-time car in their stable, causing the team to need more space.^[2] Before the2023 season, RWR moved from Mooresville to a shop inConcord, North Carolina on the campus ofRFK Racing, which the team began an alliance with in 2023.^[1] On April 9, RWR appointedTommy Baldwin Jr. as competition director.^[3]

In 1998,Rick Ware attempted to qualify a Ware Racing Enterprises Ford in the Winston Cup event atSonoma Raceway but failed to make the race.

Rick Ware Racing (RWR) had made a handful of attempts in the NASCAR Cup Series beginning in2004 with Stanton Barrett in the No. 52. In2005, the organization made attempts withLarry Gunselman,José Luis Ramírez andDerrike Cope. In2006,Larry Gunselman,Steve Portenga, andStanton Barrett in the No. 52 and No. 30 respectively.

In 2007, Barrett attempted to make the Daytona 500 only to miss the race by a single position.

In 2011, Rick Ware Racing allied with the No. 37Front Row Motorsports/Max Q Motorsports Team.American Le Mans Series driverTomy Drissi qualified for theSonoma Cup Race race, but NASCAR would not approve him for competition;Chris Cook drove the 37 to a 27th-place finish.

For 2012, Rick Ware Racing again allied with Max Q Motorsports to runTimmy Hill for the majority of the season in the No. 37 to vie for Rookie of the Year honors. AfterMike Wallace failed to makeDaytona, Hill DNQ'd the next race, but qualified in Vegas; he finished 42nd after a crash. When the team missed five races in six attempts, they were outside the top 35 and Ware moved Hill back to Nationwide, ending the partnership.

In 2017, Rick Ware Racing came back to the Cup Series with the No. 51 Chevrolet for most of the schedule.

In 2018, Rick Ware Racing ran with all three manufacturers and the team also secured a charter for the No. 51 car. Later in the season, the team fielded a part-time No. 52 car.^[4]

For the2019 season, Rick Ware Racing dropped Toyota to focus on running Chevrolets and Fords. The No. 51 team was registered asPetty Ware Racing after RWR leased the charter fromRichard Petty Motorsports. In addition, RWR secured a full-time schedule for the No. 52 team after purchasing a charter from Front Row Motorsports, who had leased it to the now-defunctTriStar Motorsports.^[5] Starting with the2019 Coca-Cola 600, RWR fielded a third team, the No. 53, on a part-time basis.^[6] Starting with the2019 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, RWR fielded a fourth team, the No. 54, on a part-time basis.^[7] On November 27, 2019, NASCAR imposed penalties to Rick Ware Racing,Premium Motorsports, andSpire Motorsports for manipulating their finishing order atHomestead. Each team was docked 50 owners' points and finedUS$50,000. In addition, competition directors Kenneth Evans of Rick Ware Racing and Scott Eggleston of Premium Motorsports were suspended indefinitely and finedUS$25,000 each.^[8]

For the2020 season, RWR took a lease of the former charter of Front Row Motorsports' No. 36 team, allowing the No. 53 to run a full-time schedule.^[5] On May 13, 2020, Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass confirmed that Rick Ware Racing had purchasedPremium Motorsports and their charter for the No. 15 car from former owner Jay Robinson. Rick Ware Racing continued to run the No. 15 full-time for Brennan Poole under the Premium Motorsports name in 2020.

On October 10, 2021, it was reported that RWR was going into an alliance withStewart–Haas Racing andRoush Yates Engines beginning in 2022 as they would focus on running Fords.^[9] However beginning in 2023, RWR would switch their alliance to be withRFK Racing.^[10]

On April 1, 2025,Legacy Motor Club sued RWR over the sale of a charter. On March 3, both teams signed a deal for RWR to sell a charter to LMC, but RWR has allegedly backed out on the deal. RWR claims the agreement would go in effect in 2027, but LMC changed the terms to 2026 without any communication with RWR.^[11]

On April 9, LMC obtained a temporary restraining order preventing RWR from selling, leasing, or otherwise encumbering the charter in question for at least ten days or until agreement by LMC and RWR. However, a North Carolina judge denied LMC the injunction. It was revealed that the lawsuit resulted from a confusion over which of RWR's two charters was in the transaction. The agreement stated Charter 36 (currently used by the No. 51 car) was to be sold forUS$45 million; LMC's attorney argued that the contract listed Charter 27 (which was leased toRFK Racing for the No. 60 car in2025). RWR's attorney claimed that two weeks after the agreement was signed, LMC offered to pay RWR an additionalUS$5 million for Charter 27 for 2026. RFK has an agreement to lease Charter 36 in 2026, as teams are allowed to lease charters once every seven years.^[11]

On June 18, RWR filed a countersuit against LMC, citing LMC made a false claim of purchasing the charter for 2026.^[12]

On July 14, The courts granted LMC permission to depose RWR following the recent revelation that T.J. Puchyr intends to purchase the race team.^[13][14] On July 16, LMC filed a lawsuit against TJ Puchyr for tortious interference, alleging that he attempted to purchase RWR and violated the state’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act by using insider knowledge and a position of trust to interfere with Legacy’s agreement with RWR.^[15]

On September 19, 2025, it was announced that LMC and RWR ended their lawsuit under a settlement, with RWR selling the charter to LMC; the rest of their settlement agreement is still unknown.^[16][17]

On June 26, 2025, it was announced that T. J. Puchyr, who co-foundedSpire Motorsports in 2016, entered an agreement to purchase RWR's NASCAR team. The deal will retain Rick Ware as a partner and Cody Ware as the driver of the No. 51 car, as well as all of the current RWR employees.^[18] On July 31, a judge granted LMC a temporary restraining order against RWR, preventing RWR from closing the team's sale to Puchyr for ten days.^[19]

On January 27, 2025, it was announced thatCorey LaJoie would run a part-time schedule with Rick Ware Racing, driving the No. 01.^[20]

On May 13, 2020,Premium Motorsports was acquired by the organization and along with it, the team's charter for the No. 15, which was piloted byBrennan Poole. However, the 15 still ran under the Premium Motorsports banner. Poole ran all but one race (the Bristol Night Race, where he was replaced byJ. J. Yeley) for the rest of the season. Following 2020, Poole left the team.

In 2021, the team would officially be run under the RWR banner. The team announced that1990 Daytona 500 winnerDerrike Cope would make his final career start in theDaytona 500 in the car. The car was also fielded in a collaboration with Cope's team,StarCom Racing. However, after qualifying, Cope was penalized for electrical issues and failing numerous inspections and his qualifying time was disallowed. Also during the duels, Cope had issues with the car, placing seventeenth in his duel race, only completing 59 laps out the 63. Cope started 32nd in the race and only ran three laps before crashing on lap four, ending his day. After the 500, the team used multiple drivers for the 15 team through the rest of the season.James Davison made the most starts for the team with seventeen starts, and gave the team's best finish with a 22nd-place finish in theBlue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 atMartinsville. Dirt racerChris Windom made his NASCAR Cup Series debut with the team atBristol Dirt Race, driving the car. However, an engine failure caused Windom to drop out of the race and place the car 33rd. Later in April,Jennifer Jo Cobb was set to make her NASCAR Cup debut at theGEICO 500 atTalladega; however, NASCAR announced on April 19 that she would not be approved to run the race. This was likely due to how the race itself would have been her first time in a Cup car because of the lack of practice and qualifying.Joey Gase would drive the car atLas Vegas,Kansas,Nashville, andDaytona. At thefall Las Vegas race, Gase was involved in a scary crash when the car lost a tire and slammed the wall, sending the car airborne. Gase was transported to the hospital and released a few hours later.^[21] At theGo Bowling at The Glen,R. C. Enerson would make his NASCAR Cup debut for the team at the race. Enerson would drive the 15 to a 34th-place finish.Bayley Currey drove atAtlanta in July.Ryan Ellis drove atKansas in October. He received the ride to make amends with the Ware family following a late wreck withCody Ware during the Xfinity Race at Mid-Ohio.Josh Bilicki would drive the 15 at theRoval event whileJoey Hand drove Bilicki's usual No. 52.Garrett Smithley would then finish out the year in the car. The team placed 35th in the owners points.

The No. 15 started the2022 season withDavid Ragan, scoring an eighth-place finish at the2022 Daytona 500, the team's highest finish since its acquisition from Premium Motorsports. The car was shared with Smithley, Hand, Yeley,Ryan Preece, andParker Kligerman. AtMichigan, Yeley triggered a massive pileup on lap 25 that tookAustin Cindric andKyle Busch out of contention.^[22]

The No. 15 started the2023 season withRiley Herbst finishing 10th in theDaytona 500. The car was shared withJ.J. Yeley,Todd Gilliland,Jenson Button,Brennan Poole,Gray Gaulding,Andy Lally, andRyan Newman. AtCOTA, Button finished 18th in his NASCAR debut.^[23]

In 2024,Kaz Grala drove in 25 races starting atAtlanta.^[24]Cody Ware drove the No. 15 in nine races.^[25]Riley Herbst drove at the2024 Daytona 500, as well as several other races. Following the end of the season, RWR leased out the No. 15's charter toRFK Racing for the No. 60 in2025.^[26]

On December 17, 2024, it was announced thatTim Brown will run the No. 15 at theClash at Bowman Gray Stadium in2025.^[27] Brown had previously worked with the team as a suspension and drivetrain specialist.^[28][29]

In 2006, RWR fielded the No. 30 forStanton Barrett at Sharpie 500. He failed to qualify for the race.

In 2007, Barrett attempted to make the Daytona 500 in the No. 30 only to miss the race by a single position.

In 2011, Rick Ware Racing allied with the No. 37Front Row Motorsports/Max Q Motorsports Team.American Le Mans Series driverTomy Drissi qualified for theSonoma Cup Race race, but NASCAR would not approve him for competition;Chris Cook drove the 37 to a 27th-place finish.

For 2012, Rick Ware Racing again allied with Max Q Motorsports to runTimmy Hill for the majority of the season in the No. 37 for Rookie of the Year honors. AfterMike Wallace failed to makeDaytona, Hill DNQ'd the next race, but qualified in Vegas; he finished 42nd after a crash. When the team missed five races in six attempts, they were outside the top 35 and Ware moved Hill back to Nationwide, ending the partnership.

In 2017, Rick Ware Racing came back to the Cup Series with the No. 51 Chevrolet with plans to run the full schedule despite not having a charter.^[30] However things did not go according to the plan:Timmy Hill attempted theDaytona 500, but missed the field, the team then hadCody Ware make his debut at the next race in theFolds of Honor QuikTrip 500 atAtlanta, driving the No. 51 with sponsorship from Spoonful of Music andBubba Burger.^[31] Ware qualified for the race as he started and finished 39th, retiring from the race on lap 74 with steering problems. Hill drove the car in the next seven races until RWR withdrew the 51 atTalladega. the 51 and Hill returned for the next two races atKansas Speedway, and theCoke 600. Cody Ware returned and did both theDover andPocono, Ware's No. 51 acquired sponsorship fromEast Carolina University andClemson University, respectively, with the latter also featuring logos celebrating thefootball team's2017 College Football Playoff National Championship win earlier in the year.^[32][33] During the Dover race, Ware withdrew from the event after 283 of 406 laps after suffering from back pain. A week later at Pocono, he left the race after completing 35 laps, again for back problems.^[34] Ware was going to race at Michigan but he decided to stay out of the car for the race and the team did not find a replacement driver in time, forcing them to miss their third race of the year.Josh Bilicki joined the team for the race at Sonoma and New Hampshire,^[35] whileKyle Weatherman,B. J. McLeod andRay Black Jr. joined the team for races in the mid-to-late portions of the season. By the end of the year, the team only participated in 29 of the 36 races that season.

On November 22, 2017, it was announced that Black would return to the 51 for a full 2018 season with a charter. The team did not disclose how they had acquired the charter. However, the deal with Black soon fell apart, leaving the 51 open for another driver.Justin Marks drove the No. 51 at theDaytona 500, finishing twelfth.^[36] The car was fielded in partnership withPremium Motorsports, powered byECR Engines, and was sponsored byHarry's.^[37]Harrison Rhodes joined the team for a one-off the following week atAtlanta to make his Cup debut.^[38] A partnership withStewart–Haas Racing broughtCole Custer to the car the following week at thespring Las Vegas race for his Cup debut.^[39] Timmy Hill was brought in for the next two races, finishing 33rd at both thespring Phoenix race andFontana.^[40] Rhodes returned to the car for the next four races.Timmy Hill drove the car at thespring Talladega race.Cody Ware made his first start of the season at thespring Dover race. McLeod drove the car at thespring Kansas race and the2018 Coca-Cola 600. Custer returned to the No. 51 at thePocono 400 Chris Cook drove the No. 51 atSonoma.Jeb Burton drove the No. 51 at thefall Martinsville race.^[41]

For the2019 season, The No. 51 team was registered asPetty Ware Racing after RWR leased the charter fromRichard Petty Motorsports. At the2019 Daytona 500, both RWR cars triggered an unusual crash on lap 159. As several cars were entering pit road, Cody Ware and McLeod collided, sending McLeod to the infield grass and Ware slamming intoTyler Reddick, who inflicted serious damage onJimmie Johnson's left rear quarter panel. Ware then hitRicky Stenhouse Jr. from behind before resting on the infield grass, causing Stenhouse to collide with Reddick. McLeod, who drove the 51, finished the race 19th.^[42]Andy Seuss joined the team for his Cup debut atNew Hampshire Motor Speedway in July.^[43]

For the2020 season,Joey Gase became the primary driver whileGarrett Smithley drove the car at three races,James Davison doing four races, and Bilicki returned for theCharlotte Roval. The team finished the season 38th in the points standings.

For the2021 season, Cody Ware returned as the primary driver for the No. 51Nurtec ODT Chevrolet.^[44] Smithley returned for two races whileJ. J. Yeley ran two races and Davison returned forWatkins Glen. The No. 51 finished the season 34th in points. On December 1, RWR lost its lease to the No. 51's charter afterGMS Racing purchased a majority stake in Richard Petty Motorsports. The charter was transferred toPetty GMS Motorsports' No. 42 car.^[45]

Cody Ware returned to the No. 51 for the2022 season, using the former No. 52's charter.^[46] He scored a career-best 17th-place finish at the2022 Daytona 500. AtSonoma, the No. 51 failed pre-race inspection four times and was hit with an L1 penalty, resulting in a start at the back of the field and a pass-through penalty on the first lap. In addition, the team was deducted 20 owner and driver points.^[47][48] On August 23, crew chief Billy Plourde was suspended for four races after the No. 51 lost a ballast during theWatkins Glen race.^[49] AtTexas, Ware survived a hard crash, colliding with the turn 4 wall before violently hitting the pit wall.^[50] He sustained an impaction fracture on his ankle from the crash.^[51] Ware missed theCharlotte Roval race due to his injury, withJ. J. Yeley substituting him in the No. 51.^[52]

Ware started the2023 season with a fourteenth place finish at the2023 Daytona 500. On April 10, Ware was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after being arrested and charged with a felony assault by strangulation as well as a misdemeanor assault on a woman inIredell County,North Carolina.Matt Crafton replaced Ware for theBristol Dirt Race (at the time of the change, Ware's arrest had not yet been revealed),^[53] with the team using variety of drivers following the race, beginning fromZane Smith forMartinsville, Yeley forTalladega,Todd Gilliland forCharlotte andSonoma,Ryan Newman for theAll-Star Race and thechampionship race,Andy Lally for theChicago street race, andCole Custer forAtlanta,New Hampshire, andPocono.^[54] Despite the team finishing in the bottom three among the 36 chartered teams on the owner standings for the past three consecutive years, NASCAR decided not to repossess the No. 51's charter at the end of the season.^[55]

In2024,Justin Haley drove the No. 51 full-time in a multi-year deal.^[56] At theCircuit of the Americas, he finished seventeenth, but was later disqualified after post-race inspection revealed his car did not meet the minimum weight requirement.^[57] During the season, Haley scored two ninth-place finishes atDarlington andGateway. On September 20, RWR andSpire Motorsports made a driver swap for the remainder of the 2024 season, with Haley moving to the Spire No. 7 andCorey LaJoie taking over the No. 51.^[58]

Cody Ware returned to the No. 51 car full-time in2025.^[59] After finishing 25th at the2025 Daytona 500, the No. 51 team was docked ten driver and owner points for improperly securing the car's ballasts.^[60] On February 20,Arby's signed a deal to sponsor the No. 51 car for twelve races.^[61]Harrison Burton drove the No. 51 car at the2025 NASCAR All-Star Race, as his win withWood Brothers Racing at the2024 Daytona summer race qualified him for the exhibition race.^[62] Burton finished 20th out of 23 participants.^[63]

For the2026 season, RWR switched from Ford to Chevrolet, forming a team alliance withRichard Childress Racing.^[64]

In 2004, RWR fielded the No. 52 withStanton Barrett as the driver.

In 2005, the organization made attempts withLarry Gunselman,José Luis Ramírez andDerrike Cope.

In 2006,Larry Gunselman,Steve Portenga,Donnie Neuenberger andStanton Barrett in the No. 52.

In 2018, RWR fielded the No. 52 on a partial schedule. The No. 52 car was set to make its debut at theCoca-Cola 600 withB. J. McLeod behind the wheel as Cody Ware was to drive the 51; however, the entry was withdrawn and McLeod was moved to the No. 51 car. The No. 52 instead made its debut withCody Ware atSonoma.J. J. Yeley,Gray Gaulding andHarrison Rhodes also drove the 52.^[4] At season's end, the No. 52 did a total of six starts in the season with five different drivers, with its best finish being 30th at Indianapolis.

In 2019, RWR secured a full-time schedule for the No. 52 team after purchasing a charter fromFront Row Motorsports, who had leased it to the now-defunctTriStar Motorsports.^[5] At the2019 Daytona 500, both RWR cars triggered an unusual crash on lap 159. As several cars were entering pit road, Cody Ware and McLeod collided, sending McLeod to the infield grass and Ware slamming intoTyler Reddick, who inflicted serious damage onJimmie Johnson's left rear quarter panel. Ware then hitRicky Stenhouse Jr. from behind before resting on the infield grass, causing Stenhouse to collide with Reddick. Ware, who drove the 52, finished 39th.^[42] Prior to theAtlanta race, car chief Mike Chance was ejected from the track after the No. 52 failed pre-qualifying inspection multiple times.^[65] During the race, McLeod was involved in his second consecutive pit road incident when he pulled towards his pit stall andRyan Preece slammed into the back of his car. McLeod's car then slammed intoChris Buescher's pit box and hit fueler Anthony Pasut, who suffered a brokenfibula, atorn ACL, and other injuries to his right leg. The collision put Preece's car out of commission with a 35th-place finish while McLeod and Ware finished 32nd and 33rd, respectively.^[66][67] In March,Bayley Currey made his Cup debut in the No. 52 atPhoenix.^[68] On August 15, 2019, Currey was indefinitely suspended for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy.^[69][70] On September 18, Currey was reinstated by NASCAR after he successfully completed his Road to Recovery Program.^[71] Prior to theTalladega race, the No. 52's hauler caught fire at the garage due to an electrical short.^[72] The No. 52 finished 38th in the points standings.

In 2020, the No. 52 ran the first four races of the season with McLeod doing the 500 and Yeley running the following three races. However, after the organization purchasedPremium Motorsports, the No. 52 switched the number to Premium's No. 27, owing to sponsorship considerations. Yeley did the most starts in the 27 in 2020 with 24 starts; his best finish was 21st atIndianapolis. Gaulding did nine starts with his best finish being 25th atTexas) while Josh Bilicki and Cody Ware did the remaining two starts. Bilicki drove the 27 atAtlanta where he finished 34th. Cody Ware participated at theTalladega fall race. Towards the end of the race, due to a lot of front runners being involved in crashes, Ware was racing in the top ten until he crashed on the backstretch on the final lap, but was able to finish nineteenth for his first Cup Series top-twenty.^[73] The No. 52 finished 33rd in the points standings.

In 2021, the 27 would revert into the 52 with Bilicki as the full-time driver.^[74] At theDaytona night race, Bilicki scored both his and the 52's first top-ten by finishing tenth in the race. That same year,Joey Hand made his debut at theCharlotte Roval. Just like the previous season, the No. 52 finished 33rd in the points standings. At the end the 2021 season, the charter for the No. 52 was moved to the No. 51 car and the team was shut down.

In 2019, RWR fielded a third team, the No. 53, on a part-time basis.^[6] The No. 53 made its debut at the2019 Coca-Cola 600 withB. J. McLeod. Other drivers such asJosh Bilicki,Joey Gase,Spencer Boyd, andJ. J. Yeley also drove the car. The No. 53 finished the season 39th in the points standings.

In 2020, RWR took lease of the former charter ofFront Row Motorsports' No. 36 team, allowing the No. 53 to run a full-time schedule.^[5] The No. 53 car was renumbered to the No. 36 for the2020 Daytona 500 withDavid Ragan as the driver. Front Row Motorsports prepared the car.^[75] The No. 53 finished the season 36th in points.

In 2021, The 53 car was returned to full-time competition withGarrett Smithley as the primary driver. However, during thespring Talladega weekend, The No. 53 was switched to No. 28 and ran as a tribute toDavey Allison with Gase as the driver.^[76] Just like the previous season, the No. 53 finished the season 36th in the points standings. At the end of the season, the No. 53 team was shut down and its charter was sold toSpire Motorsports for the No. 7 driven byCorey LaJoie.^[77]

-The No. 53 car was renumbered to the No. 36 for the 2020 Daytona 500 with David Ragan as the driver. Front Row Motorsports prepared the car.^[75]

-The No. 53 car was renumbered to the No. 28 in honor ofDavey Allison for theGEICO 500 atTalladega Superspeedway.

In August 2019, RWR announced they were going to field a fourth car, the No. 54. The team planned to compete at theBristol night race, withJ. J. Yeley behind the wheel. The team originally received sponsorship from the thrash metal bandSlayer to promote the band's final tour. However, some controversial incidents around metal bands caused Slayer to pull their sponsorship.^[78] RWR replaced the sponsor withPODS for the race. Yeley drove the car to a 28th-place finish.Garrett Smithley then raced aLennie Pond throwback-paint-job atDarlington and finished 35th. Yeley returned to the team atIndianapolis and finished 26th, the No. 54's best finish. Smithley returned atDover and finished 33rd.

In 2020, Yeley attempted theDaytona 500 in the car, but missed the field. RWR shut down the No. 54 team during the season.

In 1998,Rick Ware attempted to qualify in the No. 70 Ford in the Winston Cup event atSonoma Raceway but failed to make the race.

For 2011, RWR returned to the Nationwide Series, running the No. 15 car with Ford's purchased fromRoush Fenway Racing. Ware ran ARCA development driverTimmy Hill for Rookie of the Year honors. Hill won Rookie of the Year but was forced to miss the season opener at Daytona because Hill didn't turn 18 (NASCAR's minimum age to drive in the three national series) until February 25.Germain Racing ran the No. 15 Toyota in Hill's place withTodd Bodine atDaytona before selling the points to RWR. Hill would eventually win Rookie of the Year over primary rivalsBlake Koch andRyan Truex.

In 2012, Koch joined RWR full-time as Hill moved up to RWR's Sprint Cup program. Hill ran the season-opening race at Daytona before the No. 15 was moved to a limited schedule withJeffrey Earnhardt driving at Bristol with Sam's Club. Koch's original sponsor dropped their agreement due to ESPN not showing the sponsor's ad due to Koch being an outspoken Christian. Hill returned to Nationwide after a failed Rookie of the Year run in Cup, and drove the 41 while Koch drove the 15 as an occasional start and park.

In 2013, the team returned with the No. 15 Ford Mustang driven byJuan Carlos Blum andHarrison Rhodes. The team also fielded cars forCarl Long. For 2014, RWR drove primarily withCarlos Contreras, Hill, andJosh Reaume.

In 2015, the team reunited with Contreras and Hill, but also ran withB. J. McLeod andJimmy Weller III. For 2016, the team celebrated its 25th anniversary, The team partnered withB. J. McLeod Motorsports to share the No. 15, while RWR runs the 25. The team shut down the Xfinity program after the 2016 season to focus on the Truck Series.^[79]

In 2015, the team fielded the No. 17 car part-time forStanton Barrett,Ryan Ellis, andTimmy Hill.

In 2016,Jeff Green drove the No. 17 car at both Daytona races.

In 2019, the team announced that the No. 17 car would run full-time.Chris Cockrum drove atDaytona andTalladega.Bayley Currey ran most of the races.Kyle Weatherman ran atBristol and other races. Starting sometime around the Charlotte race in May, RWR partnered with Mike Harmon Racing (again) to field the No. 17 car together for the remainder of the season. The font that Harmon uses on his No. 74 car is now used on the No. 17 as well.Camden Murphy drove atCharlotte andPocono. The team withdrew atIowa and was not entered atDaytona. The team sold their owner points before Iowa to the new No. 28H2 Motorsports car driven byShane Lee, which indicated that the team may only run part-time for the rest of the year.Josh Bilicki drove atChicagoland after Currey qualified the car while Bilicki failed to qualify his own No. 38 car forRSS Racing. Both Murphy and Currey would return forKentucky andNew Hampshire, respectfully. Part-timeARCA Menards Series driverMark Meunier attempted to make his Xfinity debut at Iowa in July but failed to qualify. The No. 17 would also skip both road course races atWatkins Glen andMid-Ohio.

In May 2020, Ware formed a partnership withSS-Green Light Racing to field his drivers in the latter's No. 07 car; Ware is close friends with SS-Green Light ownerBobby Dotter. The collaboration spawned after the No. 07's regular driverRay Black Jr. was forced to exit full-time racing to focus on his family business.Garrett Smithley took over the car for the partnership's first race at Charlotte.^[80]

In 2021, Ware's partnership with Dotter continued by Ware using Dotter's No. 08 owner points to field the No. 17 car. However, during thespring Talladega weekend, The No. 17 was switched to No. 28 and ran as a tribute toDavey Allison withJoey Gase as the driver.