NASCAR Cup Driver Cody Ware Arrested, Handed Indefinite Suspension
NASCAR Cup Series driver Cody Ware was missing from Sunday's Nights race at Bristol, and it looks like he's going to be out a while.
According to NASCAR.com, Ware has been suspended indefinitely following an arrest in Iredell County, North Carolina. TV station WSOC Channel 9 in Charlotte is reporting that Ware was booked into custody on Monday for charges of assault on a female and assault by strangulation, inflicting serious injury. The station reported that Ware's bond was set at $3,000.
In his place, Matt Crafton drove the No. 51 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing in the dirt race at Bristol. Crafton finished 34th.