NASCAR driverThis article is about the NASCAR driver. For other people with similar names, see John Wood (disambiguation).NASCAR Xfinity Series career85 races run over 5 years2007 position45thBest finish14th (2006)First race2002 Kroger 200 (IRP)Last race2007 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (Charlotte)NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career119 races run over 7 years2008 position25thBest finish5th (2003)First race2001 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville)Last race2008 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)First win2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas)Last win2003 Advance Auto Parts 200 (Martinsville)Statistics current as of September 26, 2009.

Jonathan Wood (born October 25, 1981) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He is the grandson of Glen Wood, one of the famous Wood Brothers who founded what has become the NASCAR Cup Series' longest continuously active team.

Contents

• 1 Early career
• 2 2005–2008
• 3 Motorsports career results
  • 3.1 NASCAR
    • 3.1.1 Sprint Cup Series
    • 3.1.2 Busch Series
    • 3.1.3 Craftsman Truck Series
    • 3.1.4 Winston West Series
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early career

Wood joins sailors during a special pre-race reenlistment ceremony at Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas, (September 13, 2002)

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

2007 Busch car after a wreck

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 racing, Wood now serves as the Senior Vice President (formerly the Director of Business Development) for Wood Brothers Racing where he actively participates in the day to day operations of the company’s merchandising and business development.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold:– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics:– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *:– Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

Busch Series

Craftsman Truck Series

Winston West Series

References

External links

• WoodBrothersRacing.com Official website
• Jon Wood driver statistics at Racing-Reference

NASCAR Hall of Fame

• Buddy Baker
• Bill Elliott
• Dale Jarrett
• Junior Johnson
• Fred Lorenzen
• Mark Martin
• David Pearson
• Curtis Turner
• Joe Weatherly
• Glen Wood
• Leonard Wood
• Cale Yarborough

Notable former drivers

• Donnie Allison
• Buddy Baker
• Trevor Bayne
• Johnny Beauchamp
• Kelly Bires
• Ryan Blaney
• Neil Bonnett
• Stacy Compton
• Matt DiBenedetto
• Tommy Ellis
• Bill Elliott
• A. J. Foyt
• David Gilliland
• Dale Jarrett
• Junior Johnson
• Andy Lally
• Fred Lorenzen
• Tiny Lund
• Mark Martin
• Paul Menard
• Marvin Panch
• David Pearson
• Kyle Petty
• Bobby Rahal
• Ricky Rudd
• Elliott Sadler
• Johnny Sauter
• Ken Schrader
• Morgan Shepherd
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
• Curtis Turner
• Michael Waltrip
• Joe Weatherly
• Brandon Whitt
• Glen Wood
• Jon Wood
• Keven Wood
• Cale Yarborough

Daytona 500 wins

• 1963 (Lund)
• 1968 (Yarborough)
• 1972 (A. J. Foyt)
• 1976 (Pearson)
• 2011 (Bayne)

Southern 500 wins

• 1968 (Yarborough)
• 1976 (Pearson)
• 1977 (Pearson)
• 1981 (Bonnett)

Coca-Cola 600 wins

• 1974 (Pearson)
• 1976 (Pearson)
• 1982 (Bonnett)
• 1987 (K. Petty)

Winston 500 wins

• 1971 (Pearson)
• 1972 (Pearson)
• 1973 (Pearson)
• 1974 (Pearson)

All-Star Race wins

• 1996 (M. Waltrip)

Partnerships and affiliations

• Ford Performance
• Roush-Yates Engines
• Team Penske
• Go Fas Racing

Notable former driversNASCAR Hall of Fame

• Ron Hornaday Jr.
• Bobby Labonte

Partnerships and affiliations

• Hendrick Motorsports

Formerly known as ST Motorsports and JTG RacingNASCAR Hall of Fame

• Matt Kenseth
• Mark Martin
• Jack Roush

Notable former driversNASCAR Cup Series Championships

• 2003 (Kenseth)
• 2004 (Ku. Busch)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championships

• 2002 (Biffle)
• 2007 (Edwards)
• 2011 (Stenhouse)
• 2012 (Stenhouse)
• 2015 (Buescher)

NASCAR Truck Series Championships

• 2000 (Biffle)

Daytona 500 wins

• 2009 (Kenseth)
• 2012 (Kenseth)

Coca-Cola 600 wins

• 1999 (J. Burton)
• 2000 (Kenseth)
• 2001 (J. Burton)
• 2002 (Martin)

Southern 500 wins

• 1993 (Martin)
• 1999 (J. Burton)
• 2005 (Biffle)
• 2006 (Biffle)

GEICO 500 wins

• 1995 (Martin)
• 1997 (Martin)
• 2017 (Stenhouse)

All-Star Race wins

• 1998 (Martin)
• 2004 (Kenseth)
• 2005 (Martin)
• 2011 (Edwards)

Busch Clash wins

• 1999 (Martin)

Partnerships and affiliations

• Ford Performance
• Front Row Motorsports
• Stewart-Haas Racing
• Team Penske
• Wood Brothers Racing

See also

• Fenway Sports Group
• Fenway Sports Management
• RFK Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series
• RFK Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series
• Roush Performance
• Roush Racing: Driver X
• Roush-Yates Engines

Formerly known as Roush Racing and Roush Fenway RacingFormer drivers

• Aric Almirola
• John Andretti
• Rick Beebe
• Johnny Benson Jr.
• Robby Benton
• Rich Bickle
• Mike Bliss
• Barry Bodine
• Geoff Bodine
• Jason Bowles
• Colin Braun
• James Buescher
• Kurt Busch
• Kyle Busch
• Mike Cope
• Dusty Davis
• Shane Doles
• Kerry Earnhardt
• Blake Feese
• Chris Fontaine
• Mark Gibson
• Derrick Gilchrist
• Bobby Gill
• David Gilliland
• Kevin Grubb
• Denny Hamlin
• Scott Hansen
• Ryan Hemphill
• Kenny Hendrick
• Shane Hmiel
• Lance Hooper
• Andy Houston
• Brian Ickler
• Justin Johnson
• Ricky Johnson
• Kyle Krisiloff
• Travis Kvapil
• Patrick Lawler
• Ryan Lawler
• Buddy Lazier
• Anthony Lazzaro
• Bill Lester
• Johanna Long
• Steadman Marlin
• Jeremy Mayfield
• Paul Menard
• Marc Mitchell
• Nate Monteith
• Rob Morgan
• Ted Musgrave
• Andrew Myers
• J. R. Norris
• Trent Owens
• Nelson Piquet Jr.
• Josh Richards
• Brian Rose
• Johnny Sauter
• Todd Shafer
• Shane Sieg
• Mike Skinner
• David Stremme
• Kelly Sutton
• John Wes Townley
• Martin Truex Jr.
• Kenny Wallace
• Mike Wallace
• Steve Wallace
• Michael Waltrip
• Jason White
• Jon Wood

Other incarnations

• F*core Motorsports

Partnerships and affiliations

• Phoenix Racing
• Wauters Motorsports

Buyouts and mergers

• Vision Aviation Racing