Carson Ware
American racing driver (born 2000)
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Carson Reed Ware (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 30 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Barrett–Cope Racing. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series.
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February 28, 2000
Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S.
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Ware at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Carson Reed Ware February 28, 2000 Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 18 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 30 (Barrett–Cope Racing) | ||||||
| 2025 position | 49th | ||||||
| Best finish | 49th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2020 Cheddar's 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 United Rentals 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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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 | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 65th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 59th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of February 14, 2026. | |||||||
Racing career
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, 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]
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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]
In January 2026, Ware joined the newly formed Barrett-Cope Racing team to compete part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.[7] He made his debut at Daytona Speedway in the season opener, finishing 19th, which marked a career-best result across NASCAR’s three national touring series.
Personal life
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Gander Outdoors Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Menards Series
(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 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Chevy | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | MCH | BLN | ELK | LRP | DOV | IRP | IOW | GLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | BRI 15 |
SLM | KAN | TOL | 113th | 29 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||
ARCA Menards Series East
CARS Pro Late Model Tour
(key)
Carolina Pro Late Model Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)