Rick Ware Racing introduced Monday that it’s going to change from Fords to Chevrolets as a part of a multi-year settlement beginning with the 2026 season.
The transfer can be a part of a brand new technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing that may embrace using engines ready by ECR Engines.
“Chevrolet has all the time set a excessive bar with its folks, its efficiency and its ardour for racing, and partnering with them offers us the sources and assist to make actual progress on the race monitor,” group proprietor Rick Ware stated in a press launch. “Teaming up with RCR and ECR supplies a basis we are able to construct on, not only for 2026, however for the way forward for our race group. We’re proud to be a part of the Chevrolet household.”
Cody Ware, the son of the group proprietor, drives RWR’s No. 51 within the NASCAR Cup Collection. He made 36 begins and led 31 laps throughout the 2025 season. His greatest end was thirteenth at EchoPark Speedway in June.
Rick Ware Racing fielded Fords for the previous 4 seasons. Earlier than 2021, the group made 268 begins with Chevrolets.
RWR has recorded two top-five finishes and 11 top-10 finishes in 702 begins within the Cup Collection.
“Rick and his group have proven an actual dedication to rising their program, and we’re proud to assist that effort alongside our companions at Richard Childress Racing and ECR Engines,” stated Pat Suhy, supervisor of NASCAR competitors for GM Motorsports. “Bringing RWR into the Chevrolet fold is a win for all of us. Their drive to maintain enhancing aligns with our dedication to efficiency and innovation.”
Chevy received the producers’ championship for the forty fourth time general and fifth consecutive yr in 2025.
“The NASCAR Cup Collection is the hardest and best collection in motorsports, and this is a crucial transfer for the long-term progress of our firm,” Ware stated. “We have received in NHRA, American Flat Observe, World Supercross and the CARS Tour, and we wish to elevate our NASCAR efficiency to the extent of our different packages.”
