Rick Ware
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Rick Ware is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing.
When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross
and moved up to the bicycle class when he was 12.
In 1983, he was named Rookie of the Year in the California Sports Car Club He went on to win several titles in that series, as well as the SCCA and IMSA
. He also competed in the 1984 Long Beach Grand Prix
.
In 1990, he moved to North Carolina
and made his NASCAR
Winston Cup debut that year at The Bud at the Glen in the #22 owned by D.K. Ulrich. He spent the next decade running short tracks in the ARCA, and the Busch Series
. He suffered injuries in 1996 at Watkins Glen International Raceway, while practicing a Winston Cup car, he crashed into the wall and was unconscious for 45 minutes. He made his return to NASCAR in 1998
, when he was unable to qualify for the Save Mart/Kragen 350 in his #70 Ford Thunderbird
.
After coming close to winning the NASCAR West Series title in 1999, he moved up to the Craftsman Truck Series
in 2000, where he ran his own #51 Chevys, but only ran a limited schedule to sponsorship issues and injuries. Since then, he has run one Craftsman Truck race and is owner of Rick Ware Racing
When he was nine years old, he began racing motocross
Motocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
and moved up to the bicycle class when he was 12.
In 1983, he was named Rookie of the Year in the California Sports Car Club He went on to win several titles in that series, as well as the SCCA and IMSA
International Motor Sports Association
The International Motor Sports Association is an American sports car auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France, Sr...
. He also competed in the 1984 Long Beach Grand Prix
Long Beach Grand Prix
The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a street circuit in Long Beach, California. Christopher Pook is the founder and promoter which began as a vision while working at a travel agency in downtown Long Beach. It was the premier circuit in the Champ Car from 1996, and...
.
In 1990, he moved to North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
and made his NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Winston Cup debut that year at The Bud at the Glen in the #22 owned by D.K. Ulrich. He spent the next decade running short tracks in the ARCA, and the Busch Series
Busch Series
The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big leagues"; the Sprint Cup circuit...
. He suffered injuries in 1996 at Watkins Glen International Raceway, while practicing a Winston Cup car, he crashed into the wall and was unconscious for 45 minutes. He made his return to NASCAR in 1998
1998 in NASCAR
See Also: 1998 in NASCAR Busch Series-1998 Team Chart:-Bud Shootout Qualifier:The Bud Shootout Qualifier, a race for the fastest second round qualifier, from each race from the previous season, was run on February 8 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sterling Marlin drew the pole...
, when he was unable to qualify for the Save Mart/Kragen 350 in his #70 Ford Thunderbird
Ford Thunderbird
The Thunderbird , is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States over eleven model generations from 1955 through 2005...
.
After coming close to winning the NASCAR West Series title in 1999, he moved up to the Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
in 2000, where he ran his own #51 Chevys, but only ran a limited schedule to sponsorship issues and injuries. Since then, he has run one Craftsman Truck race and is owner of Rick Ware Racing