NASCAR driver Carson Ware suspended after assault arrest

Part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Carson Ware was suspended on Wednesday after being arrested and charged with assault in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Carson Ware drives part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Carson Ware drives part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
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Ware, 21, has made nine Xfinity Series starts over the past two seasons, including several for his father Rick Ware’s team, and was scheduled to drive for SS Green Light Racing at the upcoming race at Kansas Speedway.

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Carson’s brother Cody, 25, drives full time for Rick Ware Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series and is expected to race at Kansas on Sunday.

This story has been updated with details from the Rowan County police report

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