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Ware was also instrumental in motorcar racing in San Antonio. Himself a racer in his younger years, he became the owner and operator of the Pan American Speedway on the Austin Highway and then on the Toepperwein Road. Ware's track closed after the building in 1978 of the San Antonio Speedway. He encouraged stock car racing undertaken by his two sons, Ricci, Jr. (born July 13, 1960) of Culpeper, [[Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/ricci-ware/150040954|title=Ricci Ware|publisher=MyLife.com|accessdate=August 3, 2017}}</ref> and Trey Allen Ware<ref name=fiftiethanniversary/> (born October 1963), another long-term KTSA radio personality who hosts the call-in program on weekday mornings. In 1989, Frank Howell, the former owner of the San Antonio Speedway, hired Ricci Ware to manage and run the half-mile speedway. During this time he booked the popular Texas Super Sprinters Association, a winged sprint car series that raced on dirt tracks across Central and South Texas.<ref name=fiftiethanniversary/>

Ware was also instrumental in motorcar racing in San Antonio. Himself a racer in his younger years, he became the owner and operator of the Pan American Speedway on the Austin Highway and then on the Toepperwein Road. Ware's track closed after the building in 1978 of the San Antonio Speedway. He encouraged stock car racing undertaken by his two sons, Ricci, Jr. (born July 13, 1960) of Culpeper, [[Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/ricci-ware/150040954|title=Ricci Ware|publisher=MyLife.com|accessdate=August 3, 2017}}</ref> and Trey Allen Ware<ref name=fiftiethanniversary/> (born October 1963), another long-term KTSA radio personality who hosts the call-in program on weekday mornings. In 1989, Frank Howell, the former owner of the San Antonio Speedway, hired Ricci Ware to manage and run the half-mile speedway. During this time he booked the popular Texas Super Sprinters Association, a winged sprint car series that raced on dirt tracks across Central and South Texas.<ref name=fiftiethanniversary/>

Ware was among the outspoken [[conservative]]s of talk radio. He was not always accurate in his predictions, as in 1992 when he claimed that then [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] would defeat [[Bill Clinton]] based in part on overwhelming Bush support in a KTSA opinion poll. In the 1970s and 1980s, Ware co-hosted with Jud Ashmore ''The Ricci and Jud Show,'' a rowdy morning program on the old country station KBUC. The two sometimes picketed San Antonio City Hall over controversial matters.<ref =waredeath>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/San-Antonio-radio-legend-Ricci-Ware-dies-10060311.php|title=San Antonio radio legend Ricci Ware dies|author=Jeanne Jakle and Hector Saldana|date=October 22, 2016|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|accessdate=August 3, 2017}]</ref>

Ware was among the outspoken [[conservative]]s of talk radio. He was not always accurate in his predictions, as in 1992 when he claimed that then [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] would defeat [[Bill Clinton]] based in part on overwhelming Bush support in a KTSA opinion poll. In the 1970s and 1980s, Ware co-hosted with Jud Ashmore ''The Ricci and Jud Show,'' a rowdy morning program on the old country station KBUC. The two sometimes picketed San Antonio City Hall over controversial matters.<ref name=waredeath>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/San-Antonio-radio-legend-Ricci-Ware-dies-10060311.php|title=San Antonio radio legend Ricci Ware dies|author=Jeanne Jakle and Hector Saldana|date=October 22, 2016|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|accessdate=August 3, 2017}]</ref>

Ware and Bruce Hathaway were household names during the rock ’n’ roll heyday of the 1960s. Hathaway, who died three months after his friend's passing,<ref>{{cite web|url=jjakle@express-news.net|title=Legendary S.A. radio personality Bruce Hathaway dies at 78|date=January 30, 2017|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|accessdate=August 3, 2017}}</ref> said at the time: "He shouldn’t be dead. He and I should just now be getting out of prison for all the fun and happiness that we had. He was one of my dearest friends, and we raised hell. We were like brothers. It’s just a sad day.”<ref name=waredeath/>

Ware and Bruce Hathaway were household names during the rock ’n’ roll heyday of the 1960s. Hathaway, who died three months after his friend's passing,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysantoniocom/news/local/article/Legendary-S-A-radio-personality-Bruce-Hathaway-10891162.php|title=Radio personality Bruce Hathaway dies at 78|date=January 30, 2017|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|accessdate=August 3, 2017}}</ref> said at the time: "He shouldn’t be dead. He and I should just now be getting out of prison for all the fun and happiness that we had. He was one of my dearest friends, and we raised hell. We were like brothers. It’s just a sad day.”<ref name=waredeath/>

Jud Ashmore, who was later a [[television]] weather broadcaster, called Ware "a rock star. He was totally unpredictable, very honest. He called it like he saw it."<ref name=waredeath/> Trey Ware, who co-hosted with his father for many years, posted a farewell on [[Facebook]]: “My hero returned home to his Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]] this morning. My dad, Ricci Ware, was my hero in every sense of the word. He was a one-of-a-kind talent who had the natural ability to make you laugh and feel better about life in all circumstances. He could also cause you to think — deeply"<ref name=waredeath/>

Jud Ashmore, who was later a [[television]] weather broadcaster, called Ware "a rock star. He was totally unpredictable, very honest. He called it like he saw it."<ref name=waredeath/> Trey Ware, who co-hosted with his father for many years, posted a farewell on [[Facebook]]: “My hero returned home to his Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]] this morning. My dad, Ricci Ware, was my hero in every sense of the word. He was a one-of-a-kind talent who had the natural ability to make you laugh and feel better about life in all circumstances. He could also cause you to think — deeply"<ref name=waredeath/>