Ware started the 2023 season with a 14th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. On April 10, Ware was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after being arrested and charged with a felony assault by strangulation as well as a misdemeanor assault on a woman in Iredell County, North Carolina. Matt Crafton replaced Ware for the Bristol Dirt Race (at the time of the change, Ware's arrest had not yet been revealed), with the team using variety of drivers following the race, beginning from Zane Smith for Martinsville, and Yeley for Talladega.
