Jon Wood
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Jon Wood | |||||||
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![]() Wood at Daytona International Speedway in 2013 | |||||||
Born | Stuart, Virginia | October 25, 1981||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2008 position | 60th | ||||||
Best finish | 60th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
Last race | 2008 AMP Energy 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
85 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2007 position | 45th | ||||||
Best finish | 14th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2002 Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
119 races run over 7 years | |||||||
2008 position | 25th | ||||||
Best finish | 5th (2003) | ||||||
First race | 2001 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2008 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
First win | 2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas) | ||||||
Last win | 2003 Advance Auto Parts 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of September 26, 2009. |
Jonathan Wood (born October 25, 1981) is an American motorsport executive who serves as president of Wood Brothers Racing, the NASCAR Cup Series' longest continuously active team founded by a group of brothers that included his grandfather Glen Wood.
Early career
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Wood was given his first go kart as a child by Dale Jarrett, the Wood Brothers' driver at the time. After racing go-karts, he moved up to stock cars, racing in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series and the NASCAR Winston West Series. Wood made his NASCAR debut in the 2001 Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway, driving the #15 Ford F-150 for Billy Ballew Motorsports. He started and finished 31st after suffering rear end failures. The release of Chuck Hossfeld allowed Wood to drive Roush Racing's #50 Eldon Ford for the rest of the year. He claimed a pair of top five finishes (Kansas and Fontana) in his limited appearances. In 2002, Jon ran the entire schedule, earning ten top-10s with sponsorship from the United States Navy. That year, he made his Busch Series debut at IRP, subbing for Jeff Burton in the #9 Gain Ford Taurus. He started and finished 6th that day.
In 2003, Wood notched two poles, 10 top fives and 20 top ten finishes, including two wins on his way to a fifth-place standing in the Craftsman Truck Series points. He ran most of the season with sponsored by Bob Graham. He ran his second Busch race that season at the Ford 300 in the #15 for ppc Racing. He finished 22nd. Unfortunately, the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season was a struggle for Wood, who was forced to run unsponsored for virtually the entire season.
2005–2008
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Wood moved to NASCAR's Busch Series full-time in 2005, driving for ST Motorsports (which later merged with the Wood Brothers to form Wood Brothers/JTG in 2006.) Wood had two top-fives and finished fifteenth in points, finishing fourth in the Rookie of the Year standings. In August 2005, Wood was released from his development contract with Roush Racing and became a member of the Wood Brothers driver development program. Wood had one top-five finish in 2006 and moved up one spot in the standings.
Originally, plans called for Wood to move up to Nextel Cup full-time in 2007; however, because of sponsor issues and the need for more experience, Wood ran only a partial schedule during the 2007 Nextel Cup season. Wood was to continue to drive full-time in the #47 Clorox-sponsored Ford Fusion in the Busch Series but was pulled from the ride following medical issues. He spent the rest of the season back in the Truck Series in the #21 Ford and had six top-tens in eleven starts as well as a pole position. He shared the #21 truck in 2008 with his cousin Keven but only had two top-ten finishes. He also made three Sprint Cup starts that season but failed to finish higher than 33rd. At the end of the season, the truck team for which Woods was running closed down and he has not raced since late 2010.
After retiring from driving, Wood now serves as the President and Co-owner (formerly the Senior Vice President and the Director of Business Development) for Wood Brothers Racing. He actively participates in the day-to-day operations of the company's merchandising and business development.[1][2]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Sprint Cup Series
[edit]NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
2005 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL QL† |
RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | N/A | 0 | [3] | ||
2007 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS 29 |
ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | 67th | 76 | [4] | ||||||||||
Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | 47 | KAN DNQ |
TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL 36 |
RCH DNQ |
DAR | CLT DNQ |
DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY 33 |
CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL 33 |
CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 60th | 183 | [5] | |||
† - Qualified for Ricky Rudd |
Busch Series
[edit]Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]Winston West Series
[edit]NASCAR Winston West Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NWWSC | Pts | Ref |
2001 | Wood Brothers Racing | 50 | Ford | PHO 11 |
LVS | TUS | MMR | CAL 2* |
IRW | LAG | KAN 4 |
EVG | CNS | IRW | RMR | LVS 1 |
IRW | 23rd | 628 | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ "TEAM".
- ^ Crane, John. "Family mindset continues for Wood Brothers Racing as third generation takes on co-ownership role". NASCAR.com.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jon Wood – 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
External links
[edit]- WoodBrothersRacing.com Official website
- Jon Wood driver statistics at Racing-Reference