Sheriff: NASCAR driver charged with felony assault after ICSO investigation

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS

NASCAR driver Cody Ware faces a felony charge following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.

Ware, 27, was arrested Monday and charged with felony assault by strangulation inflicting serious injury and misdemeanor assault on a female.

His bond was set at $3,000.

Details of the incident that led to his arrest have not been released.

Rick Ware Racing announced Saturday that Ware, who lives in Mooresville, would step away from racing “to focus on a personal matter.” The race team is owned by Cody Ware’s father.

A native of Greensboro, Ware has commented previously on social media about his struggles with depression and anxiety. He also shared that he has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a milder form of autism characterized by difficulties with social interaction. 

Ware has raced in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2017. He is ranked 31st in the latest Cup Series standings. In nearly 100 career starts, his best finish is sixth in the 2022 Coke Zero Sugar 400.

11 thoughts on “Sheriff: NASCAR driver charged with felony assault after ICSO investigation”

    • Stephanie Steingruber says:

      He and his family are not the victim. I pray for more justice to be handed down to him

    • Butch Bell says:

      I totally agree. I’m not saying he didn’t do something wrong at all but we don’t need to attack him even more but pray for him and his family. If he is not a Christian, then that’s one of the 1st things to pray about, his salvation. God can do miraculous through His Holy Spirit.

  5. Mike says:

    I think that there needs to be some laws changed! I’ve had ex-girlfriends get mad at me & that is one the there tools. “I’ll have you put in jail.” She tried her best to get me to hit her. That is one of the reasons I don’t try to date anymore. I’m just saying if has Asperger’s, did she try to trigger him?

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