Carson Ware is going to look very different in just a few months. The 25-year-old NASCAR driver officially began the process of removing his face tattoos after Jelly Roll failed to step up as a sponsor.
The country music singer might’ve allowed him to keep things as they are but it was never a legitimate idea.
Ware made his NASCAR debut in 2020. He drives multiple cars on the Xfinity Series as a member of Mike Harmon Racing, SS-Green Light Racing and Joey Gase Motorsports.
Carson Ware looks different.
Although Ware has been on the Triple-A equivalent of NASCAR competition for the last five years, he was suspended from the sport in 2021 and it took him three full years to return. So this current season is technically year three.
The suspension did not help to advance Ware’s career. His unique appearance did not help with optics. Whether right or wrong, it did not help to improve his public image.
Carson Ware is the only NASCAR driver with face and neck tattoos. The most noticeable tattoo is located on his right cheek, below the eye. He also has tattoos on both sides of his neck.
Not for long!
Ware announced last week that he will have his tattoos removed in an effort to better represent the sponsors that choose to support him. Perhaps this decision was made out of necessity. Maybe the driver decided to do so on his own after his frontal lobe fully developed on his 25th birthday.
Either way, that process is officially underway.
Laser tattoo removal requires multiple sessions. It could take as many as three to five years for the ink to fully dissolve.
The tattoo removal process is painful.
According to Carson Ware, the pain of laser removal huts “more than getting a tattoo.” It is a different kind of pain.
Focused laser light breaks down the tattoo ink particles in the skin. That breakdown process makes it easier for the body, specifically the immune system, to naturally absorb and dissolve the ink.
The level of discomfort obviously varies from person to person. It also depends on factors like location. Getting tattoo on the face below the eye probably hurts more than getting a tattoo on the thigh. The same goes for the removal.
Many people compare the feeling to a rubber band snapping against the skin. Ware said it feels more like a “swollen sunburn.”
No tattoos = better sponsors?
Jacob Construction serves as Carson Ware’s primary and most consistent sponsor. Costa Oil, Hitch Go, Total Wheel Repair, Save 22 and CreaBitty also help to pay his way.
The decision to remove the face and neck tattoos is focused on image. Sponsors played a big role.
“I want to be able to represent companies in #nascar to the best of my ability, and this decision aligns with that,” Ware said.
I would be curious to know the numbers behind this big life move. Does he need more sponsors? Does he want to attract bigger companies? Did current his sponsors suggest the change? Or is this just #growth.
When this news was first announced, fans thought it would be fun for Carson Ware to partner with Jelly Roll— who also has face tattoos. Ware was on board with the idea but it does not seem as though the country music singer got the memo. Thus, the tattoo removal process is underway.