Cup Series driver Cody Ware arrested on assault charges

NASCAR Cup Series driver Cody Ware was arrested in Iredell County, N.C., on Monday on assault charges, including felony strangulation.

NASCAR suspended Ware indefinitely Monday.

Bond was set at $3,000 for Ware, 27. He also is charged with misdemeanor assault on a female, according to the county online jail records. Details of the alleged incident have not been released.

Ware drives the No. 51 Ford owned by Rick Ware Ra