NASCAR officials announced on Monday that they had issued Cup Series driver Cody Ware with an indefinite suspension from the sport after the 27-year-old was arrested for assault.
The Iredell County Sheriff announced that a 27-year-old has been arrested for assault by strangulation — inflict serious injury” and “assault on a female.”
Ware’s arrest comes after he announced ahead of Sunday’s dirt NASCAR race that he was stepping away from the NASCAR Cup Series racing competition for personal reasons.