Glen Wood
Appearance
Glen Wood | |||||||
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Born | Glenn Alexandria Wood July 18, 1925 Stuart, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
Died | January 18, 2019 Stuart, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 93)||||||
Awards | Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2000)[1] International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2002) 2× Bowman Gray Stadium Modified Champion (1954, 1961) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2012) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) 1958 Grand National Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
62 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Best finish | 57th (1959) | ||||||
First race | 1953 Race 11 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 1964 Race 50 (Starkey) | ||||||
First win | 1960 Race 13 (Bowman Gray) | ||||||
Last win | 1963 Race 33 (Bowman Gray) | ||||||
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Glenn Alexandria Wood (July 18, 1925 – January 18, 2019) was an American NASCAR driver from Stuart, Virginia.
Early life
[edit]He and brother Leonard Wood co-founded the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team in 1953, and won four races over an eleven-year racing career. In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.[2] In 2006, Wood was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame; he was also inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012.[3]
Wood died on January 18, 2019, after a battle with illnesses.[4]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
[edit]Daytona 500
[edit]Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1959 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 | 34 |
References
[edit]- ^ Glen Wood at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
- ^ Martinelli, Michelle (January 18, 2019). "NASCAR world reacts to death of legendary team owner Glen Wood". USA Today. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood Elected To NASCAR Hall Of Fame". Motorsport.com. June 14, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Fryer, Jenna (January 18, 2019). "Glen Wood, auto racing pioneer and patriarch, dies at 93". Associated Press. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1953 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Glen Wood – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Glen Wood driver statistics at Racing-Reference