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Jonathan Wood (born October 25, 1981) is an American motorsport executive who serves as president of Wood Brothers Racing, the NASCAR Cup Series' longest continuously active team founded by a group of brothers that included his grandfather Glen Wood.

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Early career

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

Wood was given his first go kart as a child by Dale Jarrett, the Wood Brothers' driver at the time. After racing go-karts, he moved up to stock cars, racing in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series and the NASCAR Winston West Series. Wood made his NASCAR debut in the 2001 Craftsman Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway, driving the No. 15 Ford F-150 for Billy Ballew Motorsports. He started and finished 31st after suffering rear end failures. The release of Chuck Hossfeld allowed Wood to drive Roush Racing's No. 50 Eldon Ford for the rest of the year. He claimed a pair of top-five finishes (Kansas and Fontana) in his limited appearances. In 2002, Wood ran the entire schedule, earning ten top-tens with sponsorship from the United States Navy. That year, he made his Busch Series debut at IRP, subbing for Jeff Burton in the No. 9 Gain Ford Taurus. He started and finished sixth that day.

In 2003, Wood notched two poles, ten top-fives and twenty top-ten finishes, including two wins on his way to a fifth place standing in the Craftsman Truck Series points. He ran most of the season with sponsored by Bob Graham. He ran his second Busch race that season at the Ford 300 in the No. 15 for ppc Racing. He finished 22nd. Unfortunately, the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season was a struggle for Wood, who was forced to run unsponsored for virtually the entire season.

2005–2008

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2007 Busch car after a wreck

Wood moved to NASCAR's Busch Series full-time in 2005, driving for ST Motorsports (which later merged with the Wood Brothers to form Wood Brothers/JTG in 2006.) Wood had two top-fives and finished fifteenth in points, finishing fourth in the Rookie of the Year standings. In August 2005, Wood was released from his development contract with Roush Racing and became a member of the Wood Brothers driver development program. Wood had one top-five finish in 2006 and moved up one spot in the standings.

Originally, plans called for Wood to move up to Nextel Cup full-time in 2007; however, because of sponsor issues and the need for more experience, Wood ran only a partial schedule during the 2007 Nextel Cup season. Wood was to continue to drive full-time in the No. 47 Clorox-sponsored Ford Fusion in the Busch Series but was pulled from the ride following medical issues. He spent the rest of the season back in the Truck Series in the No. 21 Ford and had six top-tens in eleven starts as well as a pole position. He shared the No. 21 truck in 2008 with his cousin Keven but only had two top-ten finishes. He also made three Sprint Cup starts that season but failed to finish higher than 33rd. At the end of the season, the truck team for which Woods was running closed down and he has not raced since late 2010.

After retiring from driving, Wood now serves as the President and Co-owner (formerly the Senior Vice President and the Director of Business Development) for Wood Brothers Racing. He actively participates in the day-to-day operations of the company's merchandising and business development.[1][2]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Sprint Cup Series

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2005 Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL
QL† 		RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM N/A 0 [3]
2007 Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford DAY CAL LVS
29 		ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV 67th 76 [4]
Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 47 KAN
DNQ 		TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
2008 Wood Brothers Racing 21 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL
36 		RCH
DNQ 		DAR CLT
DNQ 		DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY
33 		CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL
33 		CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 60th 183 [5]
† - Qualified for Ricky Rudd

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
2002 Roush Racing 9 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP
6 		MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 88th 150 [6]
2003 ppc Racing 15 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM
22 		123rd 97 [7]
2005 JTG Racing 47 Ford DAY
31 		CAL
28 		MXC
16 		LVS
17 		ATL
25 		NSH
12 		BRI
11 		TEX
8 		PHO
18 		TAL
2 		DAR
35 		RCH
35 		CLT
33 		DOV
40 		NSH
32 		KEN
10 		MLW
26 		DAY
29 		CHI
37 		NHA
37 		PPR
22 		GTY
21 		IRP
34 		GLN
20 		MCH
19 		BRI
37 		CAL
14 		RCH
17 		DOV
16 		KAN
5 		CLT
7 		MEM
40 		TEX
26 		PHO
33 		HOM
6 		15th 3346 [8]
2006 DAY
4 		CAL
18 		MXC
27 		LVS
14 		ATL
13 		BRI
17 		TEX
26 		NSH
6 		PHO
23 		TAL
19 		RCH
38 		DAR
33 		CLT
37 		DOV
40 		NSH
8 		KEN
22 		MLW
14 		DAY
34 		CHI
21 		NHA
20 		MAR
21 		GTY
15 		IRP
14 		GLN
29 		MCH
36 		BRI
28 		CAL
8 		RCH
25 		DOV
38 		KAN
15 		CLT
23 		MEM
29 		TEX
12 		PHO
38 		HOM
18 		14th 3381 [9]
2007 DAY
15 		CAL
31 		MXC
10 		LVS
11 		ATL
36 		BRI
43 		NSH
16 		TEX
38 		PHO
25 		TAL
31 		RCH
21 		DAR
32 		CLT
13 		DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 45th 1154 [10]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2001 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Ford DAY HOM MMR MAR
31 		GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX 17th 1917 [11]
Roush Racing 50 Ford MEM
14 		MLW
12 		KAN
4 		KEN
7 		NHA
19 		IRP
27 		NSH
16 		CIC
12 		NZH
6 		RCH
13 		SBO
14 		TEX
24 		LVS
29 		PHO
14 		CAL
3
2002 DAY
21 		DAR
9 		MAR
10 		GTY
7 		PPR
12 		DOV
29 		TEX
9 		MEM
11 		MLW
9 		KAN
9 		KEN
13 		NHA
11 		MCH
10 		IRP
8 		NSH
8 		RCH
28 		TEX
12 		SBO
6 		LVS
18 		CAL
13 		PHO
11 		HOM
14 		12th 2782 [12]
2003 DAY
8 		DAR
19 		MMR
2 		MAR
22 		CLT
22 		DOV
4 		TEX
3 		MEM
4 		MLW
10 		KAN
1* 		KEN
4 		GTW
11 		MCH
6 		IRP
5 		NSH
7 		BRI
8 		RCH
4 		NHA
9 		CAL
9 		LVS
19 		SBO
4 		TEX
6 		MAR
1 		PHO
7 		HOM
8 		5th 3659 [13]
2004 DAY
7 		ATL
27 		MAR
4 		MFD
8 		CLT
17 		DOV
10 		TEX
13 		MEM
8 		MLW
11 		KAN
6 		KEN
12 		GTW
30 		MCH
30 		IRP
27 		NSH
18 		BRI
18 		RCH
14 		NHA
29 		LVS
12 		CAL
13 		TEX
26 		MAR
4 		PHO
26 		DAR
22 		HOM
36 		15th 2835 [14]
2006 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 20 Ford DAY
16 		CAL
9 		44th 408 [15]
21 ATL
6 		MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
2007 Wood Brothers Racing DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN
6 		IRP
28 		NSH
7 		BRI GTW
14 		NHA
9 		LVS
3* 		TAL
10 		MAR
16 		ATL TEX
8 		PHO
20 		HOM
13 		27th 1432 [16]
2008 DAY
27 		CAL
32 		ATL
10 		MAR
28 		KAN
26 		CLT
19 		MFD DOV
15 		TEX
10 		MCH
14 		MLW MEM KEN
11 		IRP NSH BRI
16 		GTW NHA LVS
13 		TAL
22 		MAR
30 		ATL
21 		TEX
31 		PHO
23 		HOM 25th 1729 [17]

Winston West Series

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NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NWWSC Pts Ref
2001 Wood Brothers Racing 50 Ford PHO
11 		LVS TUS MMR CAL
2* 		IRW LAG KAN
4 		EVG CNS IRW RMR LVS
1 		IRW 23rd 628 [18]

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Jonathan Wood (born October 25, 1981) is an American motorsport executive who serves as president and co-owner of Wood Brothers Racing, one of NASCAR's oldest and most historic teams. Born in Stuart, Virginia, he is the grandson of Glen Wood and son of Eddie Wood, key figures in the team's founding and operation. He is a former professional stock car racing driver known for his career in the Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) and Craftsman Truck Series during the 2000s.[1] Wood's driving career included over 100 starts across NASCAR's national series, with multiple top-ten finishes but no victories in the Busch or Truck divisions. He also competed in select ARCA Racing Series events earlier in his career and made limited appearances in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (now Cup Series). After retiring from full-time competition around the late 2000s, Wood transitioned into team management roles and, as of 2024, assumed the position of team president from his father Eddie Wood. His involvement continues the multi-generational Wood family tradition in American stock car racing.

Early Life

Birth and Family Background

Jon Wood was born on October 25, 1981, in Stuart, Virginia. He is the son of Eddie Wood, who served as president of Wood Brothers Racing, and the grandson of Glen Wood, the founder of the team. [2] The Wood family's involvement in NASCAR dates back to the 1950s, when Glen Wood established Wood Brothers Racing, originally as a family-owned operation that grew into one of the sport's longest-running teams. [2] This legacy positioned Jon Wood within a multi-generational motorsports lineage from an early age. [3]

Introduction to Racing

Jon Wood grew up immersed in the world of NASCAR through his family's longstanding involvement in the sport. As the grandson of Glen Wood, who founded Wood Brothers Racing, he was surrounded by the team environment from childhood, with racing serving as a central part of family life. [4] [5] Wood has reflected on his early exposure by stating, "I grew up around racing. This is what I want to do." [4] He always had the desire to race, a passion that developed naturally in his youth amid the family business. [4] His interest in driving manifested early, including winning a charity Big Wheel race at Daytona International Speedway at age 7, where he outpaced other children by keeping his feet on the ground for a quick start. [5] Wood and his cousin Kevin also raced go-karts on a track built by his grandfather, experiences filled with competition and minor mishaps like skinned knees and bruises that further fueled his enthusiasm. [4] He began formal go-kart racing at age 12. [5]

Racing Career

Entry into NASCAR

Jon Wood entered NASCAR professionally in 2001 by competing in the Craftsman Truck Series, marking his transition to national-level stock car racing as part of the prominent Wood family legacy in the sport. [6] His debut came at Martinsville Speedway in the Advance Auto Parts 250, representing his first major NASCAR start in the truck series. [7] [6] Driving the No. 15 Ford F-150 for Billy Ballew Motorsports, this race served as his initial entry point into the series during the early 2000s. [8]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Jon Wood competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from 2001 to 2008, initially making his debut at Martinsville Speedway in the No. 15 Ford for Billy Ballew Motorsports before transitioning to the No. 50 Ford with Roush Racing affiliation later that season. [9] He recorded two top-five finishes in limited 2001 starts, including fourth at Kansas and third at Fontana. [9] In 2002, Wood ran the full schedule in the Navy-sponsored No. 50 truck, achieving ten top-ten finishes and ending the year 12th in the points standings. [10] Wood's most successful Truck Series season came in 2003, when he finished fifth in points with strong performances across the schedule. [11] He earned his first career victory in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas, where he also led laps and secured a pole, followed by a second win at Martinsville Speedway. [11] That year also included two poles overall and multiple top-five and top-ten results, marking a significant milestone in his progression as a driver. [11] The 2004 season presented challenges, as Wood ran most of the year without primary sponsorship in the No. 50 truck, resulting in only three top-ten finishes and a 15th-place points finish. [12] He did not compete full-time in the Truck Series in 2005, shifting focus to other racing opportunities. Wood returned part-time in 2006 with the newly formed Wood Brothers/JTG Racing team in the No. 20 Ford, driving a limited schedule. [13] In 2007 and 2008, Wood drove for family-affiliated Wood Brothers Racing in the No. 21 Ford, running partial schedules. [14] He achieved notable results in 2007, including a third-place finish at Las Vegas where he led laps, along with several other top-ten performances. [14] In 2008, he shared seat time in the No. 21 truck with his cousin Keven Wood, concluding his Truck Series driving tenure with his final start in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. [15]

Achievements and Statistics

Jon Wood competed in 119 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races from 2001 to 2008, achieving two victories (both in 2003), three poles, 15 top-five finishes, and 51 top-ten finishes. His best championship result was fifth in points in 2003. [1] No major series awards are documented beyond his 2003 performances. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Career Statistics [1]
StatisticValue
Starts119
Wins2
Poles3
Top 5 Finishes15
Top 10 Finishes51
Best Points Finish5th (2003)

Post-Driving Career

Transition to Executive Roles

After the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series season, Jon Wood retired from driving as Wood Brothers Racing endured one of its most challenging periods, making only 28 starts amid sponsorship losses and performance struggles. [16] He voluntarily stepped away to prioritize the team's survival over personal ambitions, refusing to engage in start-and-park arrangements that would have kept him racing without competitive prospects. [16] Wood explained the decision by noting, “I wasn’t going to do a start-and-park. I wasn’t going to keep chasing a dream or a goal that wasn’t going to materialize. It made more sense to step back and refocus and shift to the team side.” [16] Wood immediately transitioned into a managing role at Wood Brothers Racing, contributing to leadership and operations as the family team navigated its difficulties. [16] In this capacity, he focused on day-to-day team management and helped guide the organization through the period, maintaining involvement in key decisions that supported long-term stability. [16] His shift marked the beginning of sustained executive responsibilities within the family-owned team, where he remained in leadership positions from that point forward. [16]

Current Position at Wood Brothers Racing

Jon Wood serves as President and co-owner of Wood Brothers Racing, the NASCAR Cup Series team founded by his grandfather Glen Wood in 1950. [17] [2] He was named President in 2024, succeeding his father Eddie Wood, who stepped down from day-to-day responsibilities while remaining involved in the family business. [17] [2] As part of the third generation of family ownership, Wood shares co-ownership with cousins Jordan Wood Hicks and Keven Wood, maintaining the team's longstanding family-oriented structure that emphasizes values such as respect, loyalty, humility, and strong industry relationships. [2] In his executive role, Wood oversees the organization's operations and strategic direction in the NASCAR Cup Series. [16] He plays a key part in major decisions, including driver selection and partnerships that have supported the team's competitiveness, such as the addition of driver Josh Berry to the No. 21 car. [18] Wood has led the team through a period of resurgence, marked by multiple Cup Series victories and improved performance metrics in recent seasons. [16] He also personally manages the team's social media presence, providing candid updates on performance and engaging directly with fans. [16]

Television and Media Appearances

Jon Wood has been credited as "Self" in various NASCAR television broadcasts during and after his driving career, primarily through his participation in the sport. These credits appear on IMDb, but may reflect standard participant listings rather than personal on-camera appearances in every instance. His driving career ended around 2008, so post-2008 credits are limited or unverified beyond IMDb. Since transitioning to executive roles, including as president of Wood Brothers Racing (announced in 2024), he has appeared in media interviews and discussions, such as podcasts and team-related segments. No specific notable television guest appearances beyond racing coverage are documented in reliable sources.

Personal Life

Little publicly available information exists on Jon Wood's personal life beyond his family ties to Wood Brothers Racing.

Legacy and Family Involvement in Motorsports

Jon Wood represents the third generation of the Wood family involved in Wood Brothers Racing, perpetuating a family legacy in NASCAR that spans over seven decades.[2] The team's family-oriented approach has been a defining characteristic since its founding in 1950 by Glen Wood, with subsequent generations maintaining hands-on involvement in its operations and direction.[17] This continuity emphasizes a "family mindset" that prioritizes long-term stability and tradition in a highly competitive sport.[2] In 2024, members of the third generation, including Jon Wood, took on co-ownership roles in the team.[2] Joining in leadership are Jordan Wood Hicks and Keven Wood, further solidifying the family's active involvement.[2] Jon's lifelong immersion in the team—beginning with shop tasks at age 12—has equipped him to contribute to the principles established by his grandfather Glen Wood and great-uncle Leonard Wood.[19] Through this multi-generational commitment, the Wood family continues to influence NASCAR by preserving the team's historical significance as one of the sport's oldest and most enduring operations, blending heritage with ongoing stewardship.[17]
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