Jon Wood
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| Born: | October 25, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Birthplace: |  Stuart, Virginia |
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| Awards: | — | |
| NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #21/#47 - Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | |
| First Race: | 2007 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (Las Vegas) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NASCAR Busch Series Statistics | ||
| Car #, Team | #47 - Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | |
| 2006 NBS Position: | 14th | |
| Best NBS Position: | 14th - 2006 | |
| First Race: | 2002 Kroger 200 (IRP) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 13 | 0 |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics | ||
| 91 races run over 5 years. | ||
| Best NCTS Position: | 5th - 2003 | |
| First Race: | 2001 Advance Auto Parts 250 (Martinsville) | |
| Last Race: | 2006 John Deere 200 (Atlanta) | |
| First Win: | 2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas) | |
| Last Win: | 2003 Advance Auto Parts 200 (Martinsville) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 2 | 43 | 2 |
| All stats current as of March 11, 2007. | ||
Jon Wood (born October 25, 1981), in Stuart Virginia, is a NASCAR Busch Series driver for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing. He is the grandson of Glen Wood, one of the famous Wood Brothers who founded what has become Nextel Cup's longest continuously active team.
[edit] Early career
Wood was given his first go kart as a child by Dale Jarrett[1], driver for the Wood Brothers 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 major-league NASCAR debut in 2001 at Martinsville Speedway, driving the #15 Ford F-150 for Billy Ballew Motorsports. He started and finished 31st after suffering rear end failures. The release of Chuck Hossfeld allowed Wood to drive Roush Racing's #50 Eldon Ford for the rest of the year. He claimed a pair of top five finishes (Kansas and Fontana) in his limited appearances. In 2002, Jon ran the entire schedule, earning ten top-10s with sponsorship from the United States Navy. That year, he made his first Busch Series start came at IRP, subbing for Jeff Burton in the #9 Gain Ford Taurus. He started and finished 6th that day.
In 2003, Wood notched two poles, 10 top fives and 20 top ten finishes, including two wins on his way to a fifth-place standing in points. He ran most of the season with sponsored by Bob Graham. He ran his second Busch race that season at the Ford 300 in the #15 for ppc Racing. He finished 22nd. Unfortunately, the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season was a struggle for Wood, who was forced to run unsponsored for virtually the entire season. As a result, Roush Racing focused more on teammate Carl Edwards, and he had a pair of top fives and a fifteenth-place point result.
[edit] 2005-Present
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.) The #47 Ford is owned by Jodi Geschickter, and is sponsored by Clorox, the American Red Cross, and the US Air Force. Stacy Compton became his teammate. 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 dictated for Wood to move up to Nextel Cup full-time in 2007; however, because of sponsor issues and the need for more experience, Wood will run only a partial schedule during the 2007 Nextel Cup season. Ken Schrader will split driving duties, piloting the Wood Brothers entry in 27 races; Wood will likely take the reigns of the #21 for the remaining 11 races. Jon will continue to drive full-time in the #47 Clorox-sponsored Ford in the Busch Series. Michael "Fatback" McSwain will serve as crew chief in Nextel Cup.
