Arby’s will serve as the primary sponsor for 12 NASCAR Cup Series races on Rick Ware Racing’s (RWR) No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse driven by Cody Ware, the team announced in a press release Thursday (Feb. 20).
The first of Arby’s 12 races on the No. 51 machine comes this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
“We’re extremely proud to expand our partnership with Arby’s for 2025 and beyond,” team owner Rick Ware said. “This renewed commitment is a testament to the hard work, dedication and progress we’ve made as an organization.”
In addition to Arby’s sponsoring RWR’s NASCAR program, the sandwich brand will also be featured on the team’s NHRA Top Fueler driven by Clay Millican at two NHRA events, the first of which will be at the Thunder Valley Nationals June 6-8 at Bristol Dragway in Tennessee.
RWR currently fields the No. 51 Ford Mustang full-time for Cody Ware, and the No. 01 entry part-time for Corey LaJoie. Ware is coming off of a 25th place finish in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 16, while LaJoie finished 22nd.
Jake Altmayer joined the Frontstretch team in 2025, assisting as a news writer and contributing to other weekly columns and articles, such as Friday Faceoff and Xfinity Breakdown. A 2024 graduate of DePaul University, Altmayer has closely followed NASCAR's national series (Cup, Xfinity and Trucks) for nearly a decade and has attended more than a dozen races over the course of that time. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, spending time with his loved ones, and listening to his favorite band, the Beach Boys.