Rick Ware, a NASCAR Cup Series team owner, and Los Angeles-native, is helping to raise awareness to aid the American Red Cross and its ongoing response to the devastating wildfires impacting Southern California.
Along with Rick Ware Racing (RWR) partner Mighty Fire Breaker, a leading provider of environmentally safe and sustainable solutions for proactive wildfire defense, the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse will feature the Red Cross in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on October 2.
The car will be amplifying the fundraising efforts of broadcast partner FOX with GO.FOX/REDCROSS is being displayed on the roof of Cody Ware’s racecar.
For Ware, the cause is a personal one, as the long-time NASCAR team owner has seen the pictures of areas where he grew up and later worked being ravaged by one of the worst fire disasters on record.
“Like everyone, we’re seeing all the footage and reports from Los Angeles and we want to do something to help, but the size of it is so big, you don’t even know where to start. But there’s one group that’s always ready, no matter the scale of the disaster, and that’s the American Red Cross. Their work goes above and beyond anything one person could do, and we want to promote what FOX is already doing to drive more Red Cross donations. Beyond my own personal donations to the Red Cross, generating more awareness for their needs is the next best thing we could do,” Ware said.
“I grew up in L.A. and first worked for a courier company, making deliveries all over the areas that have been devastated by fires. Daily, I went between Century City, Brentwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, cut through Sunset Boulevard, over to the Palisades, down to PCH, up to Topanga Canyon. All of those areas are completely scorched and gone. It’s just devastating, and it affects you differently when you grew up there.
“I saw what FOX was doing to help the Red Cross. We’re going to be on FOX next weekend with the Clash, and that’s a moment where we can help too. Our racecars are rolling billboards that drive awareness and increase sales. It’s the right time to do exactly that for the Red Cross, and promoting what FOX started is the best way to do it.”
Mighty Fire Breaker is appropriately joining Rick Ware Racing to support the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the pre-season exhibition event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The company has a patented, EPA-certified fire inhibitor called CitroTech®. It requires only small amounts of water and remains active even when dry, providing enhanced protection against fire threats. CitroTech is also a 100 percent sustainable product, earning EPA Safer Choice Certification in 2022, meaning it is safe for the environment, specifically around homes, schools, children, and pets.
“Our hearts go out to all the families and individuals affected by these fires, and like Rick Ware Racing and so many others, we want to help,” said Steve Conboy, founder of Mighty Fire Breaker. “We’re committed to supporting our community during this challenging time by providing our advanced fire prevention technology to help safeguard homes and lives. And the commitment being displayed by everyone at the Red Cross is phenomenal. They’re helping so many people in need, but that need will continue for many more months, and even years. If you’re able to give back, give back to the Red Cross.”
The Los Angeles fires have consumed nearly 40,000 acres of property, killing at least 27 people and destroying more than 12,3000 structures, displacing thousands of people and from their residences, and is likely to be the costliest fire in the history of the United States.
Ware will pilot the No. 51 Red Cross / Mighty Fire Breaker Ford Mustang Dark Horse on February 2 at Bowman-Gray Stadium. Coverage of the event will take place on Sunday at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
