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NASCAR Driver Cody Ware Arrested, Charged With Felony Assault

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Cody Ware, a NASCAR Cup Series driver with Rick Ware Racing, was arrested Monday and charged with felony assault by strangulation and misdemeanor assault on a female. He has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR competition, the race organization announced Monday.

The Iredell County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility confirmed the arrest and charges to Road & Track Monday afternoon. As of the time of that call, Ware is being held on those charges and has a bond set at $3000.