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Wood Brothers Racing
Owner(s) Leonard Wood
Eddie Wood
Estate of Glen Wood
Base Stuart, Virginia
Mooresville, North Carolina
Series NASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers21. Harrison Burton
Sponsors21. Motorcraft/ Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center, Draiver, DEX Imaging, Menards ( Dutch Boy Paint, Masterforce Tools)
Manufacturer Ford
Opened 1950
Career
DebutCup Series:
1953 1953–11 ( Martinsville)
Craftsman Truck Series:
2006 GM Flex Fuel 250 ( Daytona)
Latest raceCup Series:
2024 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix ( COTA)
Craftsman Truck Series:
2008 Ford 200 ( Homestead)
Races competedTotal: 1,808
Cup Series: 1,731
Craftsman Truck Series: 77
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 0
Cup Series: 0
Craftsman Truck Series: 0
Race victoriesTotal: 99
Cup Series: 99
Craftsman Truck Series: 0
Pole positionsTotal: 120
Cup Series: 119
Craftsman Truck Series: 1

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 the number 21 on their main car. The team currently fields the No. 21 Ford Mustang full-time for Harrison Burton and has a technical alliance with Team Penske.

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 brothers 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 brothers. 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, Virginia.

Glen Wood driving the second place 21 in 1958

The team adopted the No. 21 permanently and would become as noted 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 limiting the time off the track 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 Indianapolis 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.

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 before 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 jackman is incomparable even today.[ citation needed] Other family friends soon joined the team, including Cecil Wilson from neighboring Lawsonville, North Carolina.

Modern era

List of drivers
Years Driver Races Wins Top 10 Poles
1972 A. J. Foyt 5 2 4 1
1972–1979 David Pearson 143 43 93 37
1979–1982; 1989–1990 Neil Bonnett 110 9 44 2
1983–1984 Buddy Baker 42 1 24 1
1984 Bobby Rahal 1 0 0 0
1985–1988 Kyle Petty 115 2 58 0
1989 Tommy Ellis 3 0 0 0
1990–1991 Dale Jarrett 53 1 15 0
1992–1995 Morgan Shepherd 121 1 52 0
1996–1998 Michael Waltrip 96 0 22 0
1999–2002 Elliott Sadler 140 1 11 0
2003–2005 Ricky Rudd 108 0 16 1
2006–2007 Ken Schrader 50 0 2 0
2007 Boris Said 1 0 0 0
2007–2008 Jon Wood 4 0 0 0
2007–2010 Bill Elliott 67 0 0 0
2008 Johnny Sauter 1 0 0 0
2008 Jeff Green 1 0 0 0
2008 Marcos Ambrose 6 0 1 0
2009 David Gilliland 1 0 0 0
2010–2014 Trevor Bayne 57 1 3 0
2011 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 0 0 0
2015–2017 Ryan Blaney 91 1 25 1
2018–2019 Paul Menard 72 0 11 1
2020–2021 Matt DiBenedetto 72 0 20 0
2022– Harrison Burton 76 0 4 0
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 these seven years 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 of 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 Wood's status as a leader 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)
Buddy Baker's No. 21 Ford Thunderbird

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 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 increased 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 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 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 prime developers 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 the 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 before 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's 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 participating 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, to add to his knowledge of racing. He began his tenure as a Driver in 2002 in 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

The Woods announced that veteran Ken Schrader would drive the No. 21 in 2006, with new primary sponsorship from Little Debbie Snack Cakes supporting the team. The United States Air Force would remain as an associate sponsor along with Motorcraft, and all three rotated primary sponsorship duties throughout 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 the 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)
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 in 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 had 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, but 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)
Ryan 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 Wood Brothers Racing, guaranteeing the No. 21 a starting spot in every race of the 2017 season. [9] Blaney started 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)
Paul Menard's 2019 Cup car at Sonoma Raceway

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. [10] 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 died at the age of 93 on January 18, 2019. [11] Menard scored just four top 10s and repeated a 19th place in points.

Matt DiBenedetto (2020–2021)
Matt DiBenedetto in the No. 21 at Sonoma Raceway in 2021

On July 12, 2019, Menard announced he had a contract for the 2020 season, indicating that he plans to stay with Wood Brothers. [12] 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. [13] 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. In coordination with Penske, the team announced that DiBenedetto would drive the car in 2021 and would then be replaced by Austin Cindric in 2022. [14] On December 30, 2020, Bob Pockrass reported that Wood Brothers Racing purchased the charter they had leased from Go Fas Racing since 2017.

Harrison Burton (2022–present)
Harrison Burton in the No. 21 at Auto Club Speedway in 2022

On July 15, 2021, it was confirmed that Matt DiBenedetto will not be returning to Wood Brothers Racing in 2022. That same day, Harrison Burton was announced as DiBenedetto's replacement. [15] Burton returned in 2023.

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 from the United States Air Force, in a partnership 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 sponsorship. [16]

Indianapolis 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 second-longest association of any motorsports team with a single manufacturer, behind Scuderia Ferrari. 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 points-paying victories and have won 119 pole positions in 1,606 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. [17]

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
7th 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
20
DOV
17
DAY
12
DAR
21
RCH
17
BRI
19
LVS
2
TAL
21
CLT
22
KAN
12
TEX
8
MAR
10
PHO
8
13th 2249
2021 DAY
33
DAY
37
HOM
28
LVS
16
PHO
14
ATL
11
BRI
13
MAR
12
RCH
9
TAL
5
KAN
4
DAR
19
DOV
24
COA
23
CLT
18
SON
23
NSH
24
POC
32
POC
18
ROA
10
ATL
9
NHA
11
GLN
11
IND
5
MCH
6
DAY
25
DAR
23
RCH
18
BRI
10
LVS
12
TAL
35
CLT
6
TEX
13
KAN
23
MAR
15
PHO
12
18th 775
2022 Harrison Burton DAY
39
CAL
34
LVS
16
PHO
29
ATL
25
COA
17
RCH
18
MAR
26
BRI
20
TAL
34
DOV
24
DAR
14
KAN
21
CLT
11
GTW
25
SON
28
NSH
25
ROA
22
ATL
10
NHA
26
POC
23
IND
3
MCH
32
RCH
25
GLN
28
DAY
19
DAR
21
KAN
32
BRI
16
TEX
18
TAL
36
ROV
28
LVS
26
HOM
19
MAR
11
PHO
19
29th 573
2023 DAY
26
CAL
15
LVS
26
PHO
35
ATL
34
COA
22
RCH
19
BRD
15
MAR
29
TAL
36
DOV
20
KAN
30
DAR
6
CLT
18
GTW
23
SON
27
NSH
21
CSC
30
ATL
28
NHA
20
POC
8
RCH
31
MCH
17
IRC
21
GLN
33
DAY
28
DAR
35
KAN
35
BRI
28
TEX
20
TAL
31
ROV
24
LVS
19
HOM
36
MAR
15
PHO
26
31st 452
2024 DAY
39
ATL
11
LVS
30
PHO
27
BRI
32
COA
30
RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
Footnotes
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