s rick ware base thomasville north carolina series xfinity series camping world truck series car numbers 1 5 6 15 16 17 23 25 31 37 41 45 47 51 52 62 70 71 75 81 87 98 race drivers xfinity series 15 . stanton barrett cody ware r 17 . jeff green part time 25 . chris cockrum cody ware r camping world truck series 1 . bryce napier sponsors 15 . mozido.com barrett behere2hero.com x aviation ware 17 . dashub.com 25 . advanced communications group manufacturer chevrolet dodge career debut 2004 latest race 2016 kansas lottery 300 kansas races competed 276 drivers championships 0 race victories 0 pole positions 0 rick ware racing rwr is an american professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the nascar xfinity series . the team has competed in nascar the arca racing series the wma motocross series ama arenacross motocross and supercross series summer x games and rolex sports car series since 2008 and is owned by former driver rick ware . since rwr s inception the organization has won championships in the scca 1988 the wma motocross series 2006 2007 the ama arenacross series 2007 2008 2009 in partnership with tuf racing the whelen modified tour at bowman gray stadium 2009 in partnership with tim brown motorsports as well as top performing independent team in the motocross and supercross series . the team currently fields the no. 15 chevrolet camaro dodge challenger for stanton barrett the no. 17 chevrolet camaro dodge challenger for jeff green and the no. 25 chevrolet camaro for chris cockrum in the nascar xfinity series . contents 1 the early years 2 sprint cup series 3 xfinity series 4 camping world truck series 5 whelen modified series 6 rolex sports car series 7 ama arenacross series 8 ama supercross series 9 ama motocross series 10 wma motocross series 11 summer x games 12 allison legacy series 13 references 14 external links the early years edit 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 . sprint cup series edit in 1998 rick ware attempted to qualify a ware racing enterprises ford in the winston cup event at sears point raceway but failed to make the race . rick ware racing rwr had made a handful of attempts in the nascar cup series beginning in 2004 with stanton barrett in the no. 52 . in 2005 the organization made attempts with larry gunselman jos luis ram rez and derrike cope . in 2006 larry gunselman steve portenga donnie neuenberger and stanton 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 formed an alliance with the no. 37 front row motorsports max q motorsports sprint cup team . american lemans series driver tomy 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 . for 2012 rick ware racing again formed an alliance with max q motorsports to run timmy hill for the majority of the season in the no. 37 to vie for rookie of the year honors . after mike wallace failed to make daytona 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 . xfinity series edit rick ware racing made their nascar nationwide series debut in 2004 running a combination of dodge and chevrolet car with various drivers . stanton barrett stan boyd kim crosby bobby dotter david eshleman kenny hendrick travis powell morgan shepherd shane sieg . dana white and j. j. yeley all took turns at the wheel for rwr in their inaugural debut in the series under the no. 51 and no. 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 motorsports 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 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 no. 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 no. 41 chevrolet . danica patrick also accomplished the feat in the same event . stanton barrett competed in the no. 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 . rwr s no. 15 driven to the 2011 rookie of the year by timmy hill for 2011 rwr returned to the nationwide series running the no. 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 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 with todd bodine at daytona before selling the points to rwr . rwr also ran the no. 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 no. 68 for tim andrews carl long and matt carter . clay greenfield made his nascar nationwide series debut for the team in their no. 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 . hill would eventually win rookie of the year over primary rivals blake koch and ryan 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 with jeffrey 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 . riggs started and parked for ware in the 75 . in 2013 the team returned with the no. 15 ford mustang driven by juan carlos blum and harrison rhodes . the team also fielded cars for carl long . for 2014 rwr drove primarily with carlos contreras hill and josh reaume . in 2015 the team reunited with contreras and hill but also ran with b.j. mcleod and jimmy weller iii . for 2016 the team celebrated its 25th anniversary the team partnered with b.j. mcleod motorsports to run the no. 15 while rwr runs the 25 . camping world truck series edit rick ware racing made its nascar debut in the nascar craftsman truck series . in 1999 rwr made two starts one with randy macdonald 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 no. 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