Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was formed in 1950 by eponymous brothers Glen and Leonard Wood. From 2006 to 2008, the team was merged with Tad and Jodi Geschickter's JTG Racing. The Wood Brothers Racing Team holds the unique distinction of being the oldest active team in NASCAR, having fielded cars since 1950. They are known for their long relationship with Ford Motor Company, and the long-standing use of number 21 on their main car. The team currently fields the No. 21 Ford Mustang full-time for Matt DiBenedetto and has a technical alliance with Team Penske.

This article is about the racing team. For the band, see The Wood Brothers. For the TV presenters, see Wood Brothers TV.

Wood Brothers Racing

Owner(s)	Leonard Wood Eddie Wood Glen Wood
Base	Stuart, Virginia Mooresville, North Carolina
Series	NASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers	21. Matt DiBenedetto
Sponsors	21. Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center, Menards (Quaker State, FVP Batteries, Richmond Water Heaters, Moen, Knauf Insulation, Red Kap, Dutch Boy Paint, Maytag, Sylvania), Reese/Draw Tite, NewFordTech.com
Manufacturer	Ford
Opened	1950
Career
Debut	Cup Series: 1953 1953–11 (Martinsville) Craftsman Truck Series: 2006 GM Flex Fuel 250 (Daytona)
Latest race	Cup Series: 2020 Go Bowling 235 (Daytona) Craftsman Truck Series: 2008 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Races competed	Total: 1,679 Cup Series: 1,602 Craftsman Truck Series: 77
Drivers' Championships	Total: 0 Cup Series: 0 Craftsman Truck Series: 0
Race victories	Total: 99 Cup Series: 99 Craftsman Truck Series: 0
Pole positions	Total: 120 Cup Series: 119 Craftsman Truck Series: 1

Cup Series

Len and Eddie Wood at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2015

Car No. 21 history

The Wood Brothers Racing Team was formed in 1950 by brothers from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia. Walter and Ada Wood owned a family farm between Woolwine and Stuart, Virginia. They had five sons (Glen, Leonard, Delano, Clay, and Ray Lee) and one daughter (Crystal).[1] The sons worked with their father as mechanics, farmers, and lumbermen. Glen Wood cut timber and hauled lumber to local sawmills. The boys had a talent for auto mechanics and spent much time at their father's garage. With each brother serving as a mechanic, they formed a stock car racing team. Curtis Turner, a local sawmill operator from nearby Floyd, Virginia, inspired them. Turner became a champion racecar driver with a "win or crash" style and later was co-owner of Charlotte Motor Speedway. Coincidentally, Turner would later drive for the Wood Brothers.

In the early 1950s, none of the Wood boys wanted to drive, so they asked their friend John Conway, of nearby Stuart, to drive. Unfortunately, he declined the offer. Then they got fellow lumberman, Chris Williams, as their driver. In the early days of stock car racing, teams drove their cars to the track, raced them, and drove them home. Williams and the Wood Brothers bought their first car for $50, inspiring them to number their car No. 50, many years before they adopted their famous No. 21.[2]

Chris Williams and Glen Wood each drove a few races. The team consisted of Williams, some of his brothers, and the Wood boys. They became successful, winning races at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.

Shortly after their early success, Chris Williams sold his share of the team to Glen Wood to focus on his lumber business. To fill team slots, the Wood Brothers enlisted help from Stuart area friends and neighbors including Ralph Edwards, a Wood cousin.

Over the early years, the Wood Brothers Racing Team evolved from a weekend hobby into a full-time business. Glen and Leonard worked full-time building and preparing cars, while the other brothers and crew worked nights and weekends apart from their regular jobs. Their first permanent racing shop was at the town limits of Stuart, Va.

Glen Wood driving the second place 21 in 1958

The team adopted the No. 21 permanently, and would become as notorious as any number in NASCAR history (along with the Petty No. 43 and Earnhardt No. 3). The Wood Brothers also found themselves lured to the big-ticket cash prizes offered by the growing Superspeedway races in cities such as Daytona, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Darlington, South Carolina. Glen Wood soon stepped out from behind the wheel of the No. 21 Ford and they began hiring drivers with reputations as winners at the different tracks.

The team soon began competing on the highest levels of the sport. Victories were won with the mechanical genius of the team of brothers, relatives, and friends. Leonard Wood's talent in the engine department soon brought the team acclaim and was second in the early years only to the fabled Holman-Moody engine juggernaut and the Petty racing dynasty of Lee Petty and son Richard Petty.

Innovation

The Wood Brothers invented the modern pit stop. In the early days of all types of motor racing (when service was needed during the race), it was common for drivers to pull into the pits, turn off the car, get out and even smoke a cigarette as the crew took their time changing tires and servicing the cars. The Wood Brothers recognized that by limiting the time off the track, it could increase their position on the track. Thus, they created and perfected what is now known as the pit stop. It is as common to all types of racing as the checkered flag itself.

As other teams noticed that the Wood Brothers were winning races due to their efficient pit stops, these competitors soon copied the Wood method. Not content with being innovators, the Wood team practiced and perfected the pit stop as a form of acrobatic, mechanical, ballet which gave them still further advantage over their competitors.

Other racing organizations noticed the pit stop innovations of the Wood Brothers. In 1965, Ford brought the Wood Brothers team to the Indianapolis 500, to pit the Lotus-Ford team. Their speed and choreography helped Jim Clark win the 1965 500.

1960s international success

With the Indy 500 win, Wood Brothers Racing began to enjoy international acclaim as pioneers and leaders in motorsports. They were featured in Sports Illustrated and many other media of the day. Their rosters of drivers soon became second to none, and their victories were only matched by Richard Petty in the famed No. 43 STP-sponsored car.

1963 Tiny Lund/Wood Brothers NASCAR car or replica

The Wood Brothers signed a long-term sponsorship agreement with Purolator to be their primary sponsor on the No. 21 car. Their drivers prior to and during this era had included a "Who's Who" of the best in stock car racing. Among those driving for the Wood Brothers team through the mid-1960s were Curtis Turner, Marvin Panch, Fireball Roberts, Parnelli Jones, Tiny Lund, Junior Johnson, Speedy Thompson, Fred Lorenzen, and Cale Yarborough.

In those years, the Wood Brothers also entered a second car, the No. 121, in select events (they entered three cars in at least one race). Open-wheel star Dan Gurney, who enjoyed popular victories in Indy and Formula One racing, was hired by the Wood Brothers to drive in the No. 121 at road course events. The Gurney-Wood combination proved unbeatable, and they dominated the early road courses on the NASCAR circuit by winning every race in which Gurney drove for the Woods. This streak included the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside, California, in which Gurney won with the Wood No. 121 in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1968.

In the 1968 season, the Wood Brothers earned over $160,000 in winnings for the single season, a staggering amount of winning for that period in any form of auto racing.

Dominance

In the early 1970s, the Wood Brothers continued their success. The lightning-quick pit stops and high-powered engines of the No. 21 car proved a formidable challenge to all on the NASCAR circuit. Legendary drivers such as Donnie Allison and open-wheel Indy 500 winner A. J. Foyt also took turns piloting the Wood car.

The team personnel in the Wood shop began to shift as the team raced in more events and traveled greater distances. Glen Wood emerged as the leader and patriarch of the team. Glen's young sons, Eddie and Len, also began working at the shop in menial labor jobs. His brother Delano Wood had evolved into one of the greatest pit crew members, and his skill as a jack man is incomparable even today. Other family friends soon joined the team, including Cecil Wilson from neighboring Lawsonville, North Carolina.

Modern era

David Pearson (1972–1979)

In 1972, David Pearson was hired to be the full-time driver of the No. 21 car. This choice would pave the way for one of the most successful strings of victory in motorsports history. Pearson continued driving the car from 1972 to 1979. In only seven years, the team entered 143 races and amassed a staggering 46 wins and 51 poles. Their race winnings surpassed $1.3 million during this seven-year period with Pearson as the driver.

David Pearson's 21 Mercury

In 1976, with Pearson still driving, the Wood Brothers won the coveted "Triple-Crown" of NASCAR racing. This feat was accomplished by winning the legendary Daytona 500, the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. All of this was accomplished throughout the 1976 season.

Due to their incredible success and their qualities as role models and Ambassadors of the sport, the Wood Brothers were invited to the White House in the late 1970s at the request of President Jimmy Carter. The occasion made history for these brothers and friends from the small town of Stuart, Virginia.

As NASCAR gained prominence as an emerging sport, the Wood team was soon hailed as tops in their field. They were frequently toasted by and compared to their peers in other sports of the day, including baseball legend Reggie Jackson, football stars Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris, and basketball greats Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Due to growth and demand, the No. 21 team vacated its former shop for a new home located at the junction of Dobyns Road and Mayo Court in the town Stuart. This would be the team's home base shop for many years to come.

Neil Bonnett (1979–1982)

The decade of the 1980s saw changes in NASCAR and within the No. 21 team. Pearson parted ways with the team, and was replaced by an emerging talent named Neil Bonnett from Hueytown, Alabama. Bonnett was a member of the "Alabama Gang" which included driving stars Bobby and Donnie Allison, and this would later include Davey Allison and Hut Stricklin.

Bonnett and the Wood Brothers team had a successful relationship, lasting only three and a half seasons and 83 races. This included nine victories and over $700,000 in winnings. During what was known as the "Bonnett Years", Purolator's longtime president Paul Cameron retired and the Wood Brothers long term sponsorship with Purolator came to an end, marking one of the most enduring and synonymous sponsorships in the history of NASCAR.

The No. 21 car was then sponsored by National Engineer, a California-based company focused on research and development for multiple industries. This company was owned by flamboyant Warner Hodgdon, who proudly had his name placed on the No. 21 car as its main sponsor. This Hodgdon sponsorship was believed to have been one of the richest deals of its time in NASCAR racing, thus confirming the Wood's status as leaders in the sport.

Within the team itself, many of the original members retired from racing. Original team members and brothers Clay and Ray Lee Wood had stepped down years earlier and focused more on their families and other jobs in Patrick County.

As the number of race events increased and the full-time work of running a team grew each season, the Wood Brothers hired younger team members to fill the gaps. Among these were the son of original crew member Jimmy Edwards and the Wood Brothers' cousin Ralph Edwards. Other new members were Curtis Quesinberry and Hylton Tatum of Stuart as well as another young Wood relative Butch Moricle. Other new personnel was drawn from surrounding cities such as the Virginia towns of Danville, and Roanoke.

Also gaining an important role during these years was young Kim Wood, the only daughter of Glen and Bernece Wood. While she was still in high school, Kim started handling administrative duties for the team and would assist her mom in juggling secretarial duties, travel arrangements, and the business side of running the team.

Buddy Baker (1983–1984)

In the mid-1980s, NASCAR entered what is now called the modern era of the sport. Growth in television coverage of the races had evolved from sporadic showings on ABC's Wide World of Sports to full-time coverage of the Daytona 500 by CBS and the full-time live broadcast of races by emerging cable networks such as ESPN and WTBS. NASCAR also obtained permanent corporate sponsorship for the series from the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and the sport's top-level series was changed from Grand National Division to the Winston Cup Series. The company's founder, R. J. Reynolds, was born and raised in Patrick County, only a few miles from the Wood Brothers team's headquarters.

The Modern Era also marked the first-ever quest for points championships by most teams. Since the 1950s many teams only ran select races. Now, however, teams would be required to compete in all events in a scheduled season in order to compete for the series title and its large cash prize.

The Wood Brothers decided to make the leap to running a full-time schedule. This added enormous work to the team and required a further commitment of time, money, and manpower. This new commitment also saw the departure of Warner Hodgdon and National Engineering as the sponsor, and the Wood Brothers brought Valvoline on board as their chief patron.

In 1983, the legendary driver Buddy Baker was hired to replace a departing Neil Bonnett in the No. 21 car. He and the Woods struggled for the first time in so many years, lasting only two seasons together. This same year, they captured a win at the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

Baker and the Woods soon parted company, along with Valvoline as the sponsor and international star driver Bobby Rahal from the IndyCar series would briefly fill Baker's vacant seat for one race.

Kyle Petty (1985–1988)

Kyle Petty, driving the 7/Eleven Ford at Pocono in 1985

The 1985 season made history to NASCAR as young Kyle Petty, the grandson of legendary Lee Petty and son of series-dominator Richard Petty, was hired to drive the No. 21 car full-time. This formed a unique union between the two most successful racing families in NASCAR history.

This also marked the first addition of a new sponsor to the Wood Brothers team. A trio of corporate sponsors—7-Eleven, Citgo, and Chief Auto Parts—were brought on board with the Petty and the Wood Brothers for 1985. As part of their marketing strategy, the Wood Brothers were required to relinquish their world-famous No. 21 car number and adopt the No. 7 in favor of the 7-Eleven sponsorship. This led to a major discourse with fans of the team, who knew the No. 21 synonymous with the legendary team from Virginia.

This also marked the emergence of the second generation of Wood Brothers, Eddie and Len, who had increased their responsibilities with the team over the past years. They effectively were now calling the shots on race day for the team, and an "anything goes" attitude was welcomed within the team.

Leonard Wood in the 80s

Many of the older team members had retired by this time, including the original member and brother Delano Wood, who retired so he could focus on his emerging importance in his highly successful business with lumber. He also sought more time at home with his family and his church, as most races were held on Sunday and it provided little time for regular worship and church attendance with his family.

With an increasingly young team, a young driver, and a new sponsor, the Wood Brothers were trying to recapture their past glory. As time marched on through the 1970s and 1980s, many of the cutting-edge innovations pioneered by the team were discovered or were outright copied by other teams. Thus, the Woods' competitive edge had been dulled by other teams taking advantage of the Wood innovations and therefore, the Wood Brothers were enjoying a unique time of rebirth for the fabled NASCAR legends.

Kyle Petty would find victory in their second season together at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. In 1987 the team returned to their traditional No. 21 and won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Just as the Petty-Wood relationship was beginning to bear fruit, Kyle Petty found himself lured to a new team, SABCO Racing, owned by the wealthy Felix Sabates. Unable to refuse the lucrative offer, Petty left the Wood Brothers after four seasons and 115 races together. They won two races and winnings surpassed $1.3 million.

Neil Bonnett (1989–1990)

After Petty's departure, and a brief three-race stint with substitute driver Tommy Ellis, the Wood Brothers hired their former driver Neil Bonnett to once again pilot the No. 21 car. This reunion was hailed as the possible cure for the Woods' launch back to the top of the sport. Both Bonnett and the Wood Brother were optimistic about what would occur in the future, and the chemistry from an earlier success still seemed evident.

After only 31 races together in only one full season and the start of a second, Bonnett, unfortunately, suffered serious injuries in a crash at Darlington Raceway. This left Bonnett wondering if he was able to race again, and he left the Wood team with an empty seat to be filled by Dale Jarrett.

The sponsorship shuffle had become commonplace during this period in all NASCAR teams. As Fortune 500 companies and other top names took notice of the massive value of NASCAR sponsorship, names like Pepsi, Mello Yello, Ford Motorcraft, and Procter & Gamble had signed big-dollar sponsorship deals with the top teams in the sport.

The face of the sport itself was also changing. Along with the full schedule and championship points races, a new breed of drivers, such as Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte, and Geoff Bodine, had already become powerful stars and champions. This era saw young drivers, including Davey Allison, Ward and Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, and Bobby Labonte, were emerging as the future of the sport as they worked up through the lower-ranked Busch Grand National Series.

New technologies and innovations began to dominate the sport too. NASCAR teams were quickly being run like corporations and sports franchises, with names like Hendrick Motorsports, Penske Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, SABCO, Larry Hedrick Motorsports, and Robert Yates Racing taking the dominance from Junior Johnson, the Melling's and the Petty's.

In efforts to keep up with the growth of NASCAR, the Wood Brothers continued to add more employees, and assigned some personnel as shop employees and others as race-day crew members. The additions of team members like Bennie Belcher, Butch Mitchell, and outside engine builder Tommy Turner were bringing the team online with others in NASCAR.

Dale Jarrett (1990–1991)

By 1990, the Wood Brothers were back in the No. 21 Ford with Citgo as a sponsor. The early season loss of Neil Bonnett required a replacement driver. Eddie and Len Wood turned to their old-time friend Dale Jarrett to take his rightful shot at the Winston Cup Series. Dale Jarrett was the son of former NASCAR champion and broadcaster Ned Jarrett and had grown up in the sport with the Wood Brothers.

The choice of Jarrett proved brilliant. In their first full season together in 1991, Jarrett would bring the Wood Brothers No. 21 to victory lane at Michigan, narrowly edging out Davey Allison by inches in one of the closest finishes in NASCAR history. The Wood team proved it still had what it took to win. More importantly, it would provide Jarrett with his first win and as a launching pad into one of the most successful careers in the modern era.

The Michigan victory supported a unique record for the Wood team. Every rookie driver who had ever driven for them for at least a full season had at least scored one victory in the No. 21 car. More impressive was that every driver to have driven for the Wood Brothers for a full season from 1953 to 2002 had won at least one race behind their wheel (although in one case, the win did not come in a points paying race).

The Wood-Jarrett combination was widely considered to be as bright a future as any team in NASCAR's future; however, Jarrett was soon lured away by Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who formed a new team with the finances to entice Jarrett to leave the No. 21 car to drive the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevy. This new ride earned Jarrett his first Daytona 500 win.

Although Jarrett's time in the No. 21 was limited, lasting only for 53 races over two seasons, it produced one victory and over $600,000 in winnings. It also cemented how the Wood Brothers team was one of the best in NASCAR for breeding future superstars.

Morgan Shepherd (1992–1995)

With Jarrett's departure, the Woods sought out the veteran Morgan Shepherd to fill the seat in the 1992 season. Shepherd had been a solid, dependable finisher in the top series for most of his career and was a serious championship contender. With his consistent top finishes, Shepherd would provide strength as the team continued to adapt to the growing sport.

The new decade would seem unfathomable changes in NASCAR. A greater focus on new technology and sciences began to take hold. Engineers were now the norm, and the race-day teams often trained like professional athletes. Many teams even employed pro athletes to service their cars during pit stops.

The cost of racing grew exponentially, and its appeal doubled every year. NASCAR was now televised live internationally, and was as popular as "stick and ball sports" with fans and advertisers.

Within the team itself, crew member turnover became frequent as Eddie and Len sought a perfect combination of chemistry to succeed. New members from nearby Mount Airy, North Carolina such as Rick Simmons and Mike "Andretti" Smith were added to the team. Paint and Body men Terry Hill and Chris Martin were hired, and longtime members Butch Moricle, Butch Mitchell, Hylton Tatum, and Cecil Wilson had become veterans on the team.

Glen Wood's daughter Kim had also emerged as a competent leader in her specialty with the team as well. In addition to running the business administrative aspects of the team, she was a "one woman show" that handled all booking, reservations, accommodations, travel, and financial matters for the team. At a time when teams such as Richard Childress Racing employed a full-time staff of a dozen administrative workers, Kim proved as much a professional in this field as her brothers were in the mechanical and competitive aspects of the team.

Kim Wood had married crew member Terry Hall and became Kim Wood-Hall by this time. Terry Hall was a vital member of the team who served as a general mechanic and truck driver. He had replaced the legendary Delano Wood as jackman on the race day crew, after Delano's retirement several years earlier. Terry Hall was from Mount Airy and provided a gateway to recruiting many new members of the team from his ties to that area.

The No. 21 team continued many experiments and changes to again innovate the sport they helped build. They had been outsourcing much of their engine work, and during this period had contracted with Robert Yates Racing in an agreement to provide engine parts for the No. 21. They also began weight training routines for crew members and increasing their application of technology in their race day competition.

Always the innovators in pit stops, the Wood team continued to practice and seek new improvements in their race day pit skills. The team also employed wide use of computers for the setup and timing of each car. Hiring race day specialists such as spotter Chuck Joyce; and part-time scorers/timers, the team was on the cutting edge of competition development.

It was in this period of the early 1990s that Eddie and Len Wood, and Kim Wood-Hall each took an ownership position in the team. For several years, the team had been owned by the Glen Wood Company, with patriarch Glen controlling the team's destiny. Longtime co-founder and crew chief Leonard Wood had stepped down as crew chief many years earlier, and Eddie Wood had become official crew chief of the No. 21 Ford.

Morgan Shepherd would do very well with the No. 21 Citgo-sponsored car, and would provide consistent finishes in all four seasons he ran for the Wood Brothers. They enjoyed 52 Top Ten finishes and over $4 million in earnings in their time together. Their one and only victory came at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March 1993, a race that was delayed six days because of a snowstorm in the Atlanta area the previous weekend, and provided a much-needed boost for the team who had suffered a drought since Jarrett's victory at Michigan.

Michael Waltrip (1996–1998)

With the 1996 season upon them, the Woods sought a younger driver to fill the seat of the No. 21 Ford. As Shepherd was approaching retirement age, and a youth trend had risen with drivers like Jeff Gordon, the team was looking to ride a similar wave. They parted ways with Shepherd and welcomed Michael Waltrip, the younger brother of 3-time series champion and 1989 Daytona 500 winner Darrell Waltrip.

Although they produced no official regular-season victory, Waltrip and the Wood Brothers pulled off an amazing win at the 1996 The Winston Select All-Star race. In their first season with Waltrip, the team brought home the victory that night in a stunning display of team excellence that secured a $200,000 purse for the race.

In Waltrip's 3-season, 95-race tenure with the Woods, they would amass over $3.7 million in winnings.

Elliott Sadler (1999–2002)

With the dawn of the 1999 season, the Wood Brothers brought in Elliott Sadler to replace a departing Michael Waltrip. Like the Woods, Sadler is a Virginia native whose family had been involved in racing for many years. Sadler represented a young, talented Rookie looking to make a name for himself in the Winston Cup Series. With their reputation as a prime developer of new talent, many held great things for this combination.

Changes inside the No. 21 team would become pivotal during this period as well. After decades at their old shop location at Dobyns Road in Stuart, the Wood Brothers constructed a massive, state of the art new facility at the Industrial Park in that town. This new facility was modern and spacious and offered room for expansion and development of their ever-growing team.

This new home also offered a museum of Wood Brothers memorabilia and history. Glen Wood's wife Bernice, who had served as de facto archivist for the family and team since the 1950s, presented a treasure trove of history for race fans to enjoy. She and Kim dedicated many long hours to perfecting the museum and offered guided tours of the entire facility to visitors from around the world. This delighted fans and quickly became known as one of the best and most visitor-friendly locations for any NASCAR fan to visit.

Additional changes emerged in personnel as some left, while others were hired. A full-time secretarial assistant, Annpaige Bowles, had been hired a few years earlier to assist in the demanding office work and take care of the museum. Previous hires such as William Fulp, John Ilowiecki, and Barry Sheppard had been brought in to expand the force to include parts managers, couriers, engineers, and shock specialists. A Chassis dyno, shock dyno, and other new equipment were added.

Also among the recent hires was legendary engine builder Danny Glad. Glad had worked on the 1992 Paul Andrews-led Alan Kulwicki team several years earlier, and came to the Woods after leaving Geoff Bodine. Along with notables such as Randy Dorton and Lou Larosa, Danny Glad was regarded as one of the best engine specialists in the sport.

Young Elliott Sadler cut his teeth in the No. 21 car, and was soon performing on par with the best in the top NASCAR circuit. Eddie and Len had brought in Crew Chief Mike Beam, marking a historic first time that someone outside the Wood family had served as Crew Chief for the No. 21 team. Beam had seen success with Junior Johnson, Bud Moore, and others prior to arriving at the Woods. His pairing with Sadler would also allow Eddie and Len more time to manage the overall growth of their ever-expanding business operations.

2000 marked a historic period for Wood Brothers Racing. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in a special ceremony honoring their milestone achievements. For a team of brothers, relatives, and friends from the tiny town of Stuart (located in the Blue Ridge Mountains) they had achieved international acclaim as pioneers in motorsport competition. That same year, brothers Glen Wood and Leonard Wood were inducted into the prestigious Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

On the track, the Sadler-Wood combination began to bear fruit in the 2001 season, with Sadler scoring his first win in the No. 21 Ford at Bristol Motor Speedway This win oddly was the first win for the Wood Brothers in their career at Bristol, and the first for them in eight years.[3] For many years, Bristol was not raced by the team, mostly because their focus was on the superspeedways, and they did not race at short tracks.

This period also saw an increased relationship between Wood Brothers racing and Roush Fenway Racing, headed by engine master Jack Roush of Michigan. Roush fielded several top-notch teams including those driven by Jeff Burton and Mark Martin. This Wood-Roush relationship gave the Wood Brothers the depth of engineering and engine resources that most multi-car teams relied upon to dominate the sport. This limited arrangement allowed the Woods a wide array of specialists and research to aid in their quest for victory.

Elliott Sadler continued to improve with the No. 21 and his evolution was quickly making him a target for other teams. As proven in the past, the Woods were excellent breeders of talent and had invested massive amounts of time and dedication to bringing Sadler to the forefront. After the 2002 season, Sadler moved to the Robert Yates Racing stable. The Sadler period for the Wood team had lasted 139 races, which was the longest single stretch for a pilot of the No. 21 since David Pearson drove in the Wood's heyday. Sadler and the Woods earned one victory together at Bristol Motor Speedway, and over $9 million in only four seasons together.

During Sadler's time in the No. 21, the long-term sponsorship relationship between Wood Brothers Racing and Citgo Petroleum came to an end. This was the end of a historic run, as Citgo had been a sponsor on the Wood Brothers car for nearly 20 years. Citgo was replaced by Ford Motorcraft and the United States Air Force, which made the Wood Brothers team the de facto "factory team" for Ford Motor Company.

The next generation emerges

Eddie Wood and his wife Carol have two children, a daughter Jordan, and son Jonathan. Jordan was quickly gaining success as a rising beauty queen in local and regional pageants and an award-winning competitive dancer with the Patrick County Dancing Arts Center. Jordan also would spend free time at the Wood Brothers racing office, assisting with administrative duties and working to learn the team's business operations. Eddie and Carol's son Jonathan began following in the family footsteps as a competitive racer.

Jon Wood was finding victory in his grandfather's footsteps as a driver, racing go-kart in the World Karting Series and other forms of racing. Many were already speculating on his future in NASCAR and with the Wood Brothers team. Currently, he serves as the company's Senior Vice President, overseeing the company's merchandise operations and actively participates in the day to day management of the team.

Ricky Rudd (2003–2005)

Rudd pitting in 2004

Veteran driver and Virginia native Ricky Rudd, formerly at Robert Yates Racing, moved to Sadler's old seat. His first season with the team in 2003 saw five impressive top-ten finishes and over $3 million in winnings. Rudd pulled off a second-place finish nearly winning in his first year behind the wheel of the No. 21 car.

Eddie and Len Wood continued to seek the right mix of crew members and chemistry, shuffling through personnel and crew chiefs to finally hire Michael "Fatback" McSwain as Crew Chief of the No. 21 Motorcraft-sponsored Ford. McSwain and Rudd had worked together while at Robert Yates Racing several years prior.

Meanwhile, the young Jon Wood continued blistering short tracks across the South and Mid-Atlantic in the Late Model Stock Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Wood raced for owner Jack Roush and was quickly earning a reputation as a "racer" and not just a "driver" with his hard-charging style and mature evolution into a competitive force.

Young Keven Wood, also began his racing career in this period. The son of Len and Nancy Wood, he had begun his academic studies in Motorsports Technology at Patrick Henry Community College while also working at the family's race shop. Keven absorbed everything about racing, from car chassis set up to engine tuning, in order to add to his knowledge of racing. He began his tenure as a Driver in 2002 the Legends Series and quickly burned up every track he drove upon. His talents proved formidable, and his victories were hard won. In 2004, Keven began running in the Late Model Stock Series, a tough proving ground for emerging champions.

The 2004 Series was a success for the Wood Brothers, but times were again changing. R.J. Reynolds had been forced to withdraw the sponsorship from NASCAR several years earlier due to tobacco company lawsuits, and the top series was now known as the Nextel Cup Series. The expense of operating a team had reached all-time highs, requiring as much as $10 million per year from corporate sponsors just to field a car for a season.

In 2004, the Wood Brothers left their roots in Stuart to locate their main base of operations near Charlotte, North Carolina. As every competitive team is based in the area, the Woods knew it was a difficult yet necessary move if they hoped to achieve their quest for the Sprint Cup. Their re-location to Mooresville, North Carolina allowed them more resources and greater access to personnel and technology in the hub of NASCAR racing. As expected, many shifts in team composition occurred.

The Woods maintained their shop in Stuart although it is used primarily as a museum and as a secondary facility to their main operations in North Carolina.

Rudd and the Wood Brothers enjoyed a successful run in 2004, again nearly winning and taking home a second place slot. They also won a pole position, the team's first since 1984 with Buddy Baker in the No. 21.

The 2005 season saw another second-place finish for Rudd in the No. 21 at Sonoma. They also enjoyed over $4 million in winnings. At the end of the 2005 season, Ricky Rudd announced his retirement. He stepped down after only three seasons with the Wood Brothers during a period of tremendous change for the team.

Ken Schrader (2006–2007)

Ken Schrader's 2006 Motorcraft paint scheme (left), courtesy United States Air Force

The Woods announced that veteran Ken Schrader would drive the No. 21 in 2006, with a new primary sponsorship from Little Debbie Snack Cakes supporting the team. The United States Air Force will remain as associate sponsor along with Motorcraft, and all three will rotate primary sponsorship duties through the season.

A tremendous shift towards the future in the Wood Brothers Racing Team was announced in 2005. The team had entered into a partnership agreement with JTG Racing based in NC to begin with the 2006 season.[4]

JTG Motorsports was spawned from ST Racing, which fields entries in the Craftsman Truck Series and Busch Series. It is owned by Tad and Jodi Geschickter.

Among the changes to the No. 21 team was the elevation of Michael "Fatback" McSwain from crew chief to manager of racing operations for the team. The crew chief hired for the 2006 campaign was David Hyder, who worked with Schrader at BAM Racing.

In addition to the No. 21 Nextel Cup entry driven by Ken Schrader, JTG Racing fielded the Busch Series No. 47 Clorox Ford Taurus driven by Jon Wood and the No. 59 Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans Ford Taurus driven by Stacy Compton.

Bill Elliott (2007–2010)

The No. 21 car at Texas Motor Speedway in 2007.

The Wood Brothers' Famed No. 21, with Jon Wood posing

Jon Wood's 2007 Busch car after a wreck

Bill Elliott's 2008 Cup car

In 2007, Schrader and young Jon Wood planned to split time in the No. 21 car. Wood made one of the two races he attempted before he was pulled from both the No. 21 and his No. 47 Busch car for medical issues. Meanwhile, 1988 champion Bill Elliott was brought on due to qualifying and sponsorship issues. The sponsors stayed the same from 2006, and the Wood Brothers entered a second car numbered 47 (JTG racing's car number) into two events, at Las Vegas with Schrader and Kansas with Jon. Both drivers failed to qualify for their respective events.

In 2008, Elliott, Marcos Ambrose, and Jon shared driving responsibilities of the No. 21. Ambrose, the driver of the JTG No. 59, had signed on to the partial schedule before the two teams ended their partnership. He had a best finish of third at Watkins Glen, and a strong run in his first race at Sonoma. He would begin running part-time the JTG No. 47 at Indy, and would leave the Wood Brothers once JTG switched to Toyota, taking sponsor Little Debbie with him. Jon Wood competed two races, with Elliott doing 24, with a best finish of 12th.

In 2009, the Wood Brothers ran a partial schedule, competing in only 13 races due to Air Force and Little Debbie moving to other teams, leaving only Ford sponsoring with their Motorcraft brand. The season included four Top-10 qualifying efforts, including a season best fourth at Indianapolis. The Motorcraft Ford Fusion driven by Bill Elliott also four Top-16 finishes and the team accumulated over $1.3 million in earnings.

2010 returned the Wood Brothers to the racetrack as they celebrated 60 years in NASCAR. They returned to Daytona in February looking for their fifth Daytona 500 victory with Bill Elliott behind the wheel of the Motorcraft Ford Fusion. Quick Lane Tire and Auto Centers has also come on board for the 2010 season as a sponsor. Elliott competed in eleven races that season. Roush Fenway Racing development driver Trevor Bayne made his Sprint Cup debut with the Wood Brothers that year in the AAA Texas 500 on November 7.

Trevor Bayne (2011–2014)

Bayne's 2011 Daytona 500 winning car

Bayne's 2013 Cup car at Texas Motor Speedway

In 2011, Bayne became the youngest driver in Wood Brothers history, taking over duties of piloting the No. 21 in at least 17 races including the first five races of the season.[5] Bayne had a very strong debut in the Cup Series in 2010, with the No. 21 team finishing on the lead lap in 17th position at Texas Motor Speedway. Motorcraft/Quick Lane continued to sponsor the team through the 2011 season. On February 20, one day after his 20th birthday, Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500.[6] It was the first win for Wood Brothers Racing since Sadler at Bristol during the 2001 season. The win brought additional sponsorship for several races from Camping World/Good Sam, including the All-Star Race. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. replaced his Roush teammate at the Coca-Cola 600, when Bayne was diagnosed with what was thought to be Lyme disease, but later revealed to be multiple sclerosis.

The team lost the extra sponsorship for 2012, except for the All-Star Race in which Camping World/Good Sam returned to the car. For the rest of the season, the car ran a limited schedule with Bayne, carrying the Ford Motorcraft/Quick Lane sponsorship.

Bayne continued to run a limited schedule in both 2013 and 2014, however the team failed to return to victory lane. It was later announced that Bayne would compete in Roush Fenway Racing's No. 6 Cup car full-time in 2015.

Ryan Blaney (2015–2017)

Blaney's 2016 cup car at Michigan International Speedway

Ryan Blaney was announced as the No. 21 driver in 2015, with an alliance between the Woods and Team Penske.[7] The best result for the team was fourth at the Talladega spring race. The team's performance improved enough that, despite qualifying for just 16 races (in 19 attempts, an increase from their 12-race schedules in 2013 and 2014), they were able to finish 41st in owner points; this placed them ahead of the No. 32, No. 26 and No. 62, which all attempted the full schedule. Blaney returned to the team in 2016 for a full-time run, the team's first since 2008 and the first with one driver since 2006.[8] He scored nine top 10s and finished 20th in points.

In December 2016, it was announced that Go Fas Racing leased their charter to the Wood Brothers, guaranteeing the No. 21 a starting spot in every race of the 2017 season. Blaney started out the season with a runner-up in the 2017 Daytona 500 won by fellow Ford driver Kurt Busch. Blaney then nearly won the spring race in Texas, leading a race-high 148 laps until a pit road mishap kept him from winning the race. Blaney also led two of the three stages in the race, Blaney also came close to winning the spring race in Kansas after winning the pole, Blaney also won Stage 2 that race, but ended up finishing fourth. Blaney won his first career Cup race at the Axalta presents the Pocono 400, the Wood Brothers first win since the 2011 Daytona 500, beating second-place driver Kevin Harvick. It was a very popular win, with competitors flanking the 21 in respect and joy on the cool-down lap. With 14 top 10s, Blaney reached the Round of 8 in the playoffs, and finished 9th in points.

Paul Menard (2018–2019)

On July 26, 2017, it was announced that in 2018 Blaney would move over to a third Penske car and in exchange, Paul Menard would move from Richard Childress Racing to the No. 21 car with sponsor Menards as part of a deal with Penske.[9] He scored seven top 10s, including a 5th finish at the Michigan June race, and ended up 19th in the drivers classification.

Team co-founder Glen Wood passed away at the age of 93 on January 18, 2019.[10] Menard scored just four top 10s and repeated a 19th place in points.

Matt DiBenedetto (2020)

On July 12, 2019, Menard announced he had a contract for the 2020 season, indicating that he plans to stay with Wood Brothers.[11] On September 10, Menard announced he will retire from full-time racing after the 2019 season. At the same time, Wood Brothers Racing announced Matt DiBenedetto as his replacement for the 2020 season.[12] On July 15, 2020, DiBenedetto won the All-Star Open and qualified for the team’s third-ever All-Star Race. DiBenedetto placed 13th in the main event.

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 19 history

Note: Michael "Fatback" McSwain is listed as the owner in that race.

The team only ran one race with Kelly Bires driving the No. 19 truck at Atlanta in 2006. He started 29th and finished 19th.

Truck No. 20 history

The No. 20 truck debuted in 2006 with sponsorship United States Air Force, in a partership with JTG Racing, Jon Wood started driving at Daytona and Fontana, finishing 16th and ninth. Bobby East drove one race at Atlanta where he finished 23rd. JTG Racing's development driver Marcos Ambrose drove for the remainder of the season. In 2007, the No. 20 was renumbered to No. 09 with Joey Clanton and Stacy Compton sharing the ride.

Truck No. 21 history

The No. 21 truck debuted with sponsorship from Edy's Ice Cream and State Fair Corn Dogs at Daytona in 2006 with Stacy Compton behind the wheel for the first two races. After Jon Wood handled driving duties at Atlanta, Bobby East drove the truck for the remainder of the season, posting a best finish of eleventh. East was not retained for the 2007 season, and the team planned to run development driver Kelly Bires in nineteen races, with Mark Martin driving the remaining six races. Late in the season, Bires moved up to the Busch Series, replacing Jon Wood, who took his spot in the 21 truck. Jon and Keven Wood shared the No. 21 truck in 2008 with sponsorship from the United States Air Force. In December 2008, Keven Wood said in an interview that the team had shut down its Truck operation due to lack of sponsors.[13]

Indy 500

As the Wood Brothers Racing Team gained notoriety throughout NASCAR racing for their work in the pits, other racers in varying forms of motorsports took notice. Soon, the efficient pit stop was all the rage in other forms of auto racing contests.

In 1965, the IndyCar teams took heed. Lotus owner Colin Chapman hired the Wood Brothers to service his car, driven by his Scottish Formula One ace Jim Clark, during pit stops in the 1965 Indianapolis 500. This marked the first time a NASCAR stock car crew had ever provided such service for an IndyCar team. During the race, Clark was able to increase his track position and drove into victory lane as the winner of the 500, with the Wood Brothers as his crew.

Legacy

The Wood Brothers hold many records and historic achievements. Among these are the fact that they have fielded only Ford Motor Company products since 1950, which makes the longest association of any motorsports team with a single manufacturer, ever. The Wood Brothers also have won at least one race in every decade for the last six decades, an unmatched feat. They have 99 total poins-paying victories and have won 119 pole positions in 1,589 starts. They have earned over $30 million in career winnings, and remain among the winningest racing teams in NASCAR history. Also, after Petty Enterprises merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports to form Richard Petty Motorsports, the Wood Brothers became the oldest team in NASCAR.

The Wood Brothers were inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2000.[14]

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.)

Car No. 21 results

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Driver	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	Owners	Pts
1972	A. J. Foyt	21	Mercury	RSD 28	DAY 1*	RCH	ONT 1*	CAR	ATL 2	BRI																								TWS 2						[N 1]
	David Pearson										DAR 1*	NWS		TAL 1*	CLT 25	DOV	MCH 1*	RSD	TWS	DAY 1*	BRI	TRN	ATL 3*	TAL 26	MCH 1*	NSV	DAR 2		DOV 1*	MAR 3	NWS	CLT 3	CAR 4
			Ford										MAR 8
1973			Mercury	RSD 22	DAY 33	RCH	CAR 1*	BRI	ATL 1*	NWS	DAR 1*	MAR 1	TAL 1*	NSV	CLT 2	DOV 1*	TWS	RSD	MCH 1	DAY 1*	BRI	ATL 1*	TAL 3*	NSV	DAR 2	RCH	DOV 1*	NWS	MAR 31	CLT 36	CAR 1*									[N 1]
1974				RSD 3	DAY 35	RCH	CAR 34	BRI	ATL 2*	DAR 1*	NWS	MAR	TAL 1*	NSV	DOV 2	CLT 1*	RSD	MCH 3	DAY 1	BRI	NSV	ATL 2*	POC 4	TAL 2	MCH 1*	DAR 25	RCH	DOV 30	NWS	MAR	CLT 1*	CAR 1	ONT 2							[N 1]
1975				RSD 2	DAY 4*	RCH	CAR 2	BRI	ATL 3	NWS	DAR 7*	MAR 20	TAL 2	NSV	DOV 1*	CLT 3	RSD	MCH 1*	DAY 20	NSV	POC 1*	TAL 39	MCH 2	DAR 27	DOV 26	NWS	MAR 23	CLT 2	RCH	CAR 25	BRI	ATL 4	ONT 2							[N 1]
1976				RSD 1*	DAY 1	CAR 29	RCH	BRI	ATL 1	NWS	DAR 1	MAR 3	TAL 37	NSV	DOV 2	CLT 1*	RSD 1	MCH 1	DAY 2	NSV	POC 4*	TAL 28	MCH 1	BRI	DAR 1*	RCH	DOV 3	MAR 19	NWS	CLT 6	CAR 6	ATL 2	ONT 1*							[N 1]
1977				RSD 1	DAY 21	RCH	CAR 32	ATL 2	NWS	DAR 4*	BRI	MAR 5	TAL 22	NSV	DOV 2*	CLT 2	RSD 2	MCH 4	DAY 5	NSV	POC 28	TAL 37	MCH 2	BRI	DAR 1	RCH	DOV 2	MAR 3	NWS	CLT 3	CAR 27	ATL 2	ONT 5							[N 1]
1978				RSD 3	DAY 34	RCH	CAR 1*	ATL 21	BRI	DAR 29	NWS	MAR 21	TAL 35	DOV 1	CLT 5	NSV	RSD 27	MCH 2	DAY 1*	NSV	POC 2	TAL 5	MCH 1	BRI	DAR 28	RCH	DOV 4	MAR 25	NWS	CLT 5	CAR 24	ATL 32	ONT 38							[N 1]
1979				RSD 2	DAY 37	CAR 23	RCH	ATL 18	NWS	BRI	DAR 22																													[N 1]
	Neil Bonnett											MAR 25	TAL 17*	NSV	DOV 1	CLT 25	TWS	RSD 28	MCH 4	DAY 1*	NSV	POC 8	TAL 34	MCH 33	BRI	DAR 32	RCH	DOV 21	MAR 18	CLT 31	NWS	CAR 29	ATL 1	ONT 6
1980				RSD 34	DAY 3	RCH	CAR 6	ATL 41	BRI	DAR 36	NWS	MAR 6	TAL 27	NSV	DOV 18	CLT 5	TWS	RSD 2	MCH 4	DAY 34	NSV	POC 1*	TAL 1	MCH 2	BRI	DAR 5	RCH	DOV 6	NWS	MAR 19	CLT 30	CAR 25	ATL 2	ONT 2						[N 1]
1981			Ford	RSD 27	DAY 33	RCH	CAR 4	ATL 28	BRI	NWS	DAR 29	MAR 2	TAL 32	NSV	DOV 13*	CLT 29	TWS	RSD 4	MCH 9	DAY 30	NSV	POC 34	TAL 37	MCH 28	BRI	DAR 1*	RCH	DOV 1*	MAR 4	NWS	CLT 29*	CAR 35	ATL 1*	RSD 33						[N 1]
1982				DAY 25	RCH 7	BRI	ATL 27	CAR 19	DAR 24	NWS	MAR 3	TAL 19	NSV	DOV 19	CLT 1	POC	RSD 5	MCH 11	DAY 32	NSV	POC	TAL 16	MCH 9	BRI	DAR 34	RCH 5	DOV 21	NWS	CLT 28	MAR 22	CAR 3	ATL 11	RSD 4							[N 1]
1983	Buddy Baker			DAY 3	RCH 10	CAR 32	ATL 3	DAR 32	NWS	MAR 31	TAL 25	NSV	DOV 5	BRI	CLT 7	RSD	POC	MCH 7	DAY 1*	NSV	POC	TAL 28	MCH 10	BRI	DAR 6	RCH 7	DOV 25	MAR 22	NWS	CLT 6	CAR 29	ATL 2	RSD 20							[N 1]
1984				DAY 38	RCH	CAR 5	ATL 23	BRI	NWS	DAR 33	MAR 10	TAL 3	NSV	DOV 7	CLT 7	RSD	POC 35	MCH 10	DAY 41	NSV	POC	TAL 2*	MCH 8	BRI	DAR 3	RCH 19	DOV 26	MAR 6	CLT 29	NWS 10	CAR 7	ATL 20								[N 1]
	Bobby Rahal																																RSD 40
1985	Kyle Petty	7		DAY 37	RCH 7	CAR 5	ATL 11	BRI 6	DAR 12	NWS 12	MAR 11	TAL 2	DOV 3	CLT 14	RSD 5	POC 14	MCH 12	DAY 5	POC 7	TAL 25	MCH 4	BRI 16	DAR 10	RCH 8	DOV 15	MAR 5	NWS 28	CLT 22	CAR 31	ATL 29	RSD 27									[N 1]
1986				DAY 16	RCH 1	CAR 11	ATL 28	BRI 9	DAR 9	NWS 8	MAR 5	TAL 31	DOV 19	CLT 20	RSD 41	POC 8	MCH 32	DAY 5	POC 8	TAL 9	GLN 9	MCH 28	BRI 30	DAR 14	RCH 20	DOV 3	MAR 6	NWS 14	CLT 13	CAR 10	ATL 7	RSD 15								[N 1]
1987		21		DAY 35	CAR 16	RCH 7	ATL 9	DAR 13	NWS 2	BRI 7	MAR 12	TAL 3	CLT 1	DOV 24	POC 3	RSD 24	MCH 3	DAY 17	POC 20	TAL 9	GLN 12	MCH 27	BRI 28	DAR 14	RCH 18	DOV 23	MAR 9	NWS 6	CLT 10	CAR 6	RSD 3	ATL 13								[N 1]
1988				DAY 18	RCH 18	CAR 19	ATL 5	DAR 40	BRI 7	NWS 5	MAR 17	TAL 8	CLT 16	DOV 33	RSD 14	POC 12	MCH 33	DAY 24	POC 18	TAL 15	GLN 34	MCH 8	BRI 13	DAR 28	RCH 6	DOV 6	MAR 22	CLT 11	NWS 16	CAR 9	PHO 17	ATL 22								[N 1]
1989	Neil Bonnett			DAY 42	CAR 14	ATL 7	RCH 21	DAR 39	BRI 12	NWS 13	MAR 10	TAL 9	CLT 7	DOV 7	SON 11	POC 8	MCH 24	DAY 21	POC 23	TAL 10	GLN 36	MCH 15	BRI 9	DAR 15	RCH 7	DOV 26				CAR 6	PHO 34	ATL 9								[N 1]
	Tommy Ellis																										MAR 29	CLT 18	NWS 16
1990	Neil Bonnett			DAY 11	RCH 25	CAR 36	ATL 18	DAR 30																																[N 1]
	Dale Jarrett								BRI 11	NWS 14	MAR 30	TAL 34	CLT 32	DOV 12	SON 14	POC 31	MCH 34	DAY 8	POC 18	TAL 39	GLN 20	MCH 10	BRI 7	DAR 28	RCH 29	DOV 6	MAR 10	NWS 19	CLT 10	CAR 16	PHO 30	ATL 4
1991				DAY 6	RCH 21	CAR 11	ATL 20	DAR 39	BRI 7	NWS 25	MAR 12	TAL 35	CLT 5	DOV 35	SON 41	POC 19	MCH 12	DAY 18	POC 6	TAL 8	GLN 5	MCH 1	BRI 28	DAR 25	RCH 20	DOV 34	MAR 18	NWS 9	CLT 26	CAR 25	PHO 35	ATL 16								17th	3124
1992	Morgan Shepherd			DAY 2	CAR 13	RCH 10	ATL 10	DAR 13	BRI 7	NWS 12	MAR 6	TAL 9	CLT 29	DOV 10	SON 29	POC 25	MCH 12	DAY 19	POC 15	TAL 13	GLN 2	MCH 10	BRI 13	DAR 31	RCH 7	DOV 5	MAR 21	NWS 17	CLT 13	CAR 13	PHO 38	ATL 11								14th	3549
1993				DAY 7	CAR 35	RCH 14	ATL 1	DAR 10	BRI 7	NWS 8	MAR 19	TAL 15	SON 14	CLT 9	DOV 9	POC 7	MCH 7	DAY 14	NHA 14	POC 4	TAL 7	GLN 28	MCH 2	BRI 13	DAR 8	RCH 30	DOV 9	MAR 9	NWS 32	CLT 14	CAR 11	PHO 11	ATL 32							7th	3807
1994				DAY 5	CAR 16	RCH 15	ATL 2	DAR 32	BRI 18	NWS 22	MAR 5	TAL 9	SON 7	CLT 28	DOV 25	POC 4	MCH 5	DAY 9	NHA 6	POC 5	TAL 15	IND 10	GLN 16	MCH 26	BRI 18	DAR 3	RCH 14	DOV 10	MAR 15	NWS 30	CLT 2	CAR 3	PHO 12	ATL 6						6th	4029
1995				DAY 10	CAR 34	RCH 15	ATL 6	DAR 8	BRI 20	NWS 19	MAR 31	TAL 3	SON 15	CLT 11	DOV 26	POC 7	MCH 5	DAY 24	NHA 2	POC 24	TAL 4	IND 10	GLN 30	MCH 16	BRI 17	DAR 11	RCH 27	DOV 33	MAR 19	NWS 23	CLT 14	CAR 18	PHO 7	ATL 22						11th	3618
1996	Michael Waltrip			DAY 10	CAR 35	RCH 36	ATL 9	DAR 29	BRI 10	NWS 17	MAR 17	TAL 5	SON 22	CLT 8	DOV 11	POC 14	MCH 32	DAY 7	NHA 10	POC 13	TAL 42	IND 28	GLN 7	MCH 25	BRI 6	DAR 33	RCH 14	DOV 9	MAR 14	NWS 12	CLT 9	CAR 14	PHO 16	ATL 11						14th	3535
1997				DAY 32	CAR 26	RCH 27	ATL 7	DAR 7	TEX 9	BRI 21	MAR 26	SON 7	TAL 14	CLT 17	DOV 7	POC 13	MCH 16	CAL 11	DAY 35	NHA 29	POC 22	IND 39	GLN 25	MCH 22	BRI 25	DAR 9	RCH 35	NHA 32	DOV 42	MAR 36	CLT 24	TAL 28	CAR 14	PHO 26	ATL 13					19th	3173
1998				DAY 9	CAR 34	LVS 14	ATL 18	DAR 16	BRI 9	TEX 9	MAR 21	TAL 21	CAL 20	CLT 18	DOV 14	RCH 40	MCH 21	POC 14	SON 34	NHA 24	POC 10	IND 21	GLN 28	MCH 22	BRI 16	NHA 27	DAR 17	RCH 26	DOV 20	MAR 20	CLT 13	TAL 9	DAY 31	PHO DNQ	CAR 22	ATL 22				19th	3374
1999	Elliott Sadler			DAY 40	CAR 38	LVS 33	ATL 31	DAR 36	TEX 10	BRI 26	MAR 28	TAL 29	CAL 21	RCH 23	CLT 17	DOV 27	MCH 36	POC 20	SON 18	DAY 22	NHA 20	POC 21	IND 21	GLN 18	MCH 11	BRI 35	DAR 14	RCH 17	NHA 14	DOV 12	MAR 25	CLT 26	TAL 21	CAR 18	PHO 27	HOM 18	ATL 16			24th	3191
2000				DAY 38	CAR 28	LVS 41	ATL 14	DAR 12	BRI 41	TEX 39	MAR 29	TAL DNQ	CAL 43	RCH 24	CLT 21	DOV 16	MCH 27	POC 16	SON 38	DAY 18	NHA 16	POC 29	IND 34	GLN 28	MCH 40	BRI 7	DAR 18	RCH 42	NHA 13	DOV 26	MAR 32	CLT 16	TAL 17	CAR 19	PHO 30	HOM 28	ATL 42			31st	2781
2001				DAY 18	CAR 11	LVS 20	ATL 31	DAR 17	BRI 1	TEX 16	MAR 21	TAL 39	CAL 23	RCH 23	CLT 19	DOV 18	MCH 40	POC 18	SON 17	DAY 3	CHI 15	NHA 40	POC 26	IND 23	GLN 30	MCH 15	BRI 11	DAR 29	RCH 31	DOV 14	KAN 23	CLT 37	MAR 17	TAL 40	PHO 33	CAR 23	HOM 36	ATL 24	NHA 19	22nd	3471
2002				DAY 2	CAR 31	LVS 28	ATL 19	DAR 2	BRI 41	TEX 17	MAR 28	TAL 40	CAL 39	RCH 21	CLT 33	DOV 10	POC 15	MCH 26	SON 6	DAY 12	CHI 21	NHA 10	POC 21	IND 35	GLN 43	MCH 27	BRI 42	DAR 19	RCH 34	NHA 35	DOV 25	KAN 18	TAL 36	CLT 19	MAR 34	ATL 18	CAR 16	PHO 10	HOM 9	24th	3418
2003	Ricky Rudd			DAY 15	CAR 11	LVS 19	ATL 35	DAR 15	BRI 4	TEX 26	TAL 42	MAR 11	CAL 24	RCH 34	CLT 33	DOV 17	POC 37	MCH 43	SON 15	DAY 3	CHI 13	NHA 12	POC 39	IND 38	GLN 21	MCH 29	BRI 33	DAR 16	RCH 3	NHA 2	DOV 11	TAL 36	KAN 10	CLT 23	MAR 15	ATL 31	PHO 17	CAR 40	HOM 31	23rd	3521
2004				DAY 18	CAR 19	LVS 28	ATL 31	DAR 33	BRI 37	TEX 22	MAR 20	TAL 17	CAL 17	RCH 11	CLT 26	DOV 30	POC 19	MCH 12	SON 35	DAY 17	CHI 32	NHA 39	POC 12	IND 28	GLN 8	MCH 24	BRI 40	CAL 17	RCH 21	NHA 37	DOV 12	TAL 12	KAN 2	CLT 16	MAR 14	ATL 12	PHO 19	DAR 16	HOM 9	25th	3615
2005				DAY 24	CAL 41	LVS 37	ATL 33	BRI 25	MAR 7	TEX 8	PHO 34	TAL 30	DAR 13	RCH 11	CLT 35	DOV 40	POC 28	MCH 33	SON 2	DAY 13	CHI 7	NHA 23	POC 10	IND 41	GLN 16	MCH 19	BRI 4	CAL 9	RCH 38	NHA 20	DOV 12	TAL 18	KAN 9	CLT 9	MAR 11	ATL 17	TEX 13	PHO 20	HOM 37	21st	3667
2006	Ken Schrader			DAY 9	CAL 28	LVS 41	ATL 24	BRI 24	MAR 40	TEX 16	PHO 16	TAL 42	RCH 16	DAR 15	CLT 26	DOV 33	POC 30	MCH 42	SON 41	DAY 12	CHI 42	NHA 34	POC 15	IND 14	GLN 34	MCH 18	BRI 13	CAL 23	RCH 7	NHA 33	DOV 19	KAN 13	TAL 25	CLT 40	MAR 41	ATL 24	TEX 42	PHO 24	HOM 29	33rd	3049
2007				DAY 35	CAL 36		ATL 37	BRI 28	MAR 19	TEX 31	PHO 28	TAL DNQ	RCH DNQ	DAR 41																NHA 30	DOV 26	KAN 32	TAL 31							36th	2667
	Jon Wood					LVS 29
	Bill Elliott														CLT 38	DOV 35	POC 37	MCH 11	SON 19	NHA 34	DAY 24	CHI 28	IND 23	POC 18	GLN QL^†	MCH 35	BRI 25	CAL 26	RCH 29					CLT 35	MAR 34	ATL 18	TEX 36	PHO 34	HOM 28
	Boris Said																								GLN 14
2008	Bill Elliott			DAY DNQ	CAL 26		ATL DNQ		MAR 34	TEX 34	PHO 31			DAR 30		DOV 33	POC 31	MCH 36				CHI 35	IND DNQ	POC 20			BRI 26		RCH 35	NHA 29		KAN 25		CLT 28	MAR 16	ATL 38	TEX 31	PHO 29	HOM 12	40th	2296
	Johnny Sauter					LVS DNQ
	Jeff Green							BRI DNQ
	Jon Wood											TAL 36	RCH DNQ		CLT DNQ						DAY 33												TAL 33
	Marcos Ambrose																		SON 42	NHA DNQ					GLN 3	MCH 43		CAL 32			DOV 32
2009	Bill Elliott			DAY 23	CAL	LVS	ATL 36	BRI	MAR	TEX 28	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT 15	DOV	POC	MCH 16	SON	NHA	DAY	CHI 29	IND 26	POC	GLN	MCH 16	BRI					KAN 19	CAL	CLT 29	MAR	TAL	TEX 34	PHO	HOM 16	44th	1201
	David Gilliland																											ATL 19	RCH	NHA	DOV
2010	Bill Elliott			DAY 27	CAL	LVS	ATL 16	BRI	MAR	PHO	TEX 25	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT 27	POC	MCH 29	SON	NHA	DAY	CHI 37	IND 18	POC	GLN	MCH 22	BRI	ATL 23	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN 25	CAL	CLT 35	MAR	TAL			HOM 15	45th	1176
	Trevor Bayne																																				TEX 17	PHO
2011				DAY 1	PHO 40	LVS 20	BRI 34	CAL 30	MAR 35	TEX 17	TAL 40	RCH	DAR	DOV				MCH 16	SON	DAY 41	KEN	NHA	IND 30	POC	GLN	MCH 24	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI 23	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT 31	TAL 15	MAR	TEX 17	PHO	HOM 25	37th	347
	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.														CLT 11	KAN	POC
2012	Trevor Bayne			DAY 35	PHO	LVS 9	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX 28	KAN	RCH	TAL 8	DAR	CLT 24	DOV	POC	MCH 43	SON	KEN	DAY 27	NHA	IND 17	POC	GLN	MCH 24	BRI	ATL 16	RCH	CHI 20	NHA	DOV	TAL 21	CLT 22	KAN 21	MAR	TEX 22	PHO	HOM 23	36th	346
2013				DAY 27	PHO	LVS 23	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX 18	KAN	RCH	TAL 43	DAR	CLT 16	DOV	POC	MCH 15	SON	KEN	DAY 20	NHA	IND 28	POC	GLN	MCH 21	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL 23	MAR	TEX 29	PHO	HOM 40	41st	226
2014				DAY 33	PHO	LVS 20	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX 19	DAR	RCH	TAL 41	KAN	CLT 20	DOV	POC	MCH 19	SON	KEN	DAY 38	NHA	IND 43	POC	GLN	MCH 41	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL 32	MAR	TEX 39	PHO	HOM 42	43rd	143
2015	Ryan Blaney			DAY 39	ATL	LVS 19	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX 42	BRI	RCH	TAL 4	KAN	CLT 42	DOV	POC	MCH 24	SON	DAY DNQ	KEN DNQ	NHA 23	IND 12	POC	GLN	MCH 24	BRI 22	DAR 30	RCH	CHI DNQ	NHA	DOV	CLT 14	KAN 7	TAL 43	MAR	TEX 43	PHO	HOM 17	41st	300
2016				DAY 19	ATL 25	LVS 6	PHO 10	CAL 35	MAR 19	TEX 29	BRI 11	RCH 28	TAL 9	KAN 5	DOV 8	CLT 20	POC 10	MCH 17	SON 23	DAY 14	KEN 35	NHA 11	IND 36	POC 11	GLN 19	BRI 35	MCH 4	DAR 13	RCH 39	CHI 4	NHA 12	DOV 38	CLT 31	KAN 14	TAL 11	MAR 19	TEX 12	PHO 8	HOM 26	21st	812
2017				DAY 2	ATL 18	LVS 7	PHO 23	CAL 9	MAR 25	TEX 12*	BRI 33	RCH 36	TAL 39	KAN 4	CLT 24	DOV 32	POC 1	MCH 25	SON 9	DAY 26	KEN 10	NHA 19	IND 23	POC 30	GLN 8	MCH 15	BRI 10	DAR 31	RCH 18	CHI 11	NHA 9	DOV 23	CLT 8	TAL 18	KAN 3	MAR 8	TEX 6	PHO 17	HOM 29	9th	2305
2018	Paul Menard			DAY 6	ATL 17	LVS 9	PHO 36	CAL 19	MAR 13	TEX 30	BRI 13	RCH 24	TAL 30	DOV 34	KAN 6	CLT 14	POC 11	MCH 5	SON 26	CHI 13	DAY 28	KEN 11	NHA 17	POC 21	GLN 28	MCH 16	BRI 36	DAR 17	IND 9	LVS 10	RCH 22	CLT 33	DOV 16	TAL 9	KAN 32	MAR 22	TEX 13	PHO 29	HOM 25	19th	692
2019				DAY 29	ATL 14	LVS 15	PHO 17	CAL 20	MAR 15	TEX 19	BRI 6	RCH 10	TAL 16	DOV 17	KAN 24	CLT 14	POC 18	MCH 13	SON 22	CHI 21	DAY 16	KEN 11	NHA 13	POC 18	GLN 18	MCH 15	BRI 23	DAR 9	IND 10	LVS 14	RCH 27	CLT 16	DOV 12	TAL 16	KAN 18	MAR 21	TEX 20	PHO 12	HOM 17	19th	777
2020	Matt DiBenedetto			DAY 19	LVS 2	CAL 13	PHO 13	DAR 14	DAR 9	CLT 17	CLT 15	BRI 31	ATL 25	MAR 7	HOM 14	TAL 26	POC 13	POC 6	IND 19	KEN 3	TEX 17	KAN 36	NHA 6	MCH 15	MCH 7	DAY 15	DOV	DOV	DAY	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	CLT	KAN	TEX	MAR	PHO	-*	-*

Footnotes

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References

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Further reading

• Hembree, Mike (September 18, 2012). "A Tree Grows In Stuart". Speed.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Fox Sports.

External links

• Official website
• Wood Brothers Racing owner statistics at Racing-Reference