Cody Ware No. 51 fails NASCAR pre-race inspection, car chief ejected at Texas

A tough start to the weekend for Cody Ware and Rick Ware Racing. The No. 51 Ford failed pre-race inspection twice. As a result, the team loses pit stall selection and their car chief for the rest of the NASCAR weekend at Texas.

This season has not been great for Cody Ware. There is no denying that. Rick Ware Racing has been doing a good job of pulling in sponsors for this season. It is clear that the team doesn’t have the same speed they had at the end of last year.

In the grand scheme of things, this penalty isn’t going to matter much. Ware is probably going to finish in that P25 to P35 finish.

The NASCAR Cup Series pre-race inspection is complete at Texas Motor Speedway.

Th No. 51 failed inspection twice. The No. 51 car chief Dave Jones has been ejected for remainder of this event and the 51 has lost pit selection for this event.

— Jayski (@jayski) May 2, 2025

Cody Ware gets off to a rough start. But that is how this NASCAR weekend has kicked off at Texas in the first place. Rain has put a wet blanket on Friday’s plans. Both the Truck and Xfinity Series have practice and qualifying canceled due to the weather today.

NASCAR fans are dying for an exciting race weekend. Will Texas deliver that after a month of tough races?

Cody Ware fails inspection, Austin Hill on Xfinity pole

The water just wouldn’t quit coming out of the walls. So, the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas will not have qualifying. Austin Hill, the winner from Talladega, will lead the field to green from the pole.

Austin Hill has been doing great this season. He has three wins on the season, and a couple of them have been a bit lucky. Can he get his fourth win of the season at Texas?

The rain came through today and just soaked the track. What they call weepers, water leaking out of the SAFER barrier walls and the cracks in the track, keep showing up. So, we’re going to go straight into racing tomorrow for the NASCAR Xfinity race at Texas.

Justin Allgaier, Jesse Love, Jeb Burton, Harrison Burton, Sheldon Creed, Sam Mayer, Matt DeBenedetto, Daniel Dye, and Anthony Alfredo make up the rest of the top-10 for tomorrow’s race. A few of these drivers would love to get a win at Texas.

Despite the qualifying session being canceled, Katherine Legge made the race. She made it in while two drivers, CJ McLaughlin and Dawson Cram, had to go home with only 38 spots available.

Now we get ready for the Truck Series race tonight. It should be a fun event to watch. This series has put on great racing in the last year.