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Wood Brothers Racing Milestones
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| WIN |
TRACK |
DATE |
REASON |
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Stuart, VA |
Jan 1, 1950 |
1950 to present – only raced Ford products |
| - |
Stuart, VA |
Jan 1, 1950 |
1950 to present – Six decades of winning |
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Martinsville, VA |
May 17, 1953 |
Wood Brothers’ first GrandNational race; Glen Wood was the driver. |
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N. Wilkesboro, NC |
Oct 19, 1958 |
First GN pole (G. Wood); came in team’s 12th attempt. |
| 1 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Apr 18, 1960 |
First GN win (G. Wood); came in team’s 32nd race. |
| 4 |
Charlotte, NC |
Oct 16, 1960 |
First superspeedway win (S. Thompson); came in first start superspeedways. |
| 5 |
Richmond, VA |
Oct 23, 1960 |
Second and last win for Thompson with Woods. |
| 7 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Feb 24, 1963 |
Second superspeedway win; Tiny Lund ended 33-race winless streak. |
| 8 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Aug 13, 1963 |
Fourth and last win for G. Wood. |
| 8 |
N. Wilkesboro, NC |
Sep 29, 1963 |
First win for M. Panch. |
| 10 |
Riverside, CA |
Jan 19, 1964 |
First win for D. Gurney. |
| 14 |
Atlanta, GA |
Apr 11, 1965 |
Fifth superspeedway win; first for Panch. |
| 19 |
Rockingham, NC |
Oct 31, 1965 |
First win for C. Turner; record 4th superspeedway win of season. |
| 21 |
Atlanta, GA |
Apr 2, 1967 |
10th superspeedway win; first for C. Yarborough. |
| 23 |
Riverside, CA |
Jan 21, 1968 |
Gurney’s fourth and last win; record fifth straight win here. |
| 27 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Jul 4, 1968 |
15th superspeedway win; fifth for Yarborough. |
| 28 |
Darlington, SC |
Sep 2, 1968 |
Record 5th superspeedway win in 1 season. |
| 34 |
Rockingham, NC |
Nov 15, 1970 |
20th superspeedway win; 10th for Yarborough on supers and13th overall in 77 races. |
| 35 |
Ontario, CA |
Feb 28, 1971 |
First win for A.J. Foyt. |
| 37 |
Talladega, AL |
May 16, 1971 |
First win for D. Allison. |
| 39 |
Ontario, CA |
Mar 5, 1972 |
25th superspeedway win; fourth and last with Foyt. |
| 40 |
Darlington, SC |
Apr 16, 1972 |
Pearson wins from pole in 1st start for Woods. |
| 44 |
Brooklyn, MI |
Aug 20, 1972 |
30th superspeedway win. |
| 45 |
Dover, DE |
Sep 17, 1972 |
Eighth superspeedway win of season ties record. |
| 50 |
Talladega, AL |
May 6, 1973 |
Record 35th superspeedway win; Holman-Moody set career mark of 34 in 1971; Pearson ties record of four consecutive superspeedway wins. |
| 55 |
Dover, DE |
Sep 16, 1973 |
40th superspeedway win. |
| 56 |
Rockingham, NC |
Oct 21, 1973 |
Record 10th superspeedway win for 1 season. |
| 60 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Jul 4, 1974 |
45th superspeedway win. |
| 65 |
Brooklyn, MI |
Jun 15, 1975 |
50th superspeedway win. |
| 70 |
Darlington, SC |
Apr 11, 1976 |
55th superspeedway win. |
| 75 |
Darlington, SC |
Sep 6, 1976 |
Win Triple Crown (Daytona 500, World 600, Southern 500); 60th superspeedway win. |
| 76 |
Ontario, CA |
Nov 21, 1976 |
Tie own superspeedway record of 10 wins in 1 season. |
| 79 |
Rocingham, NC |
Mar 5, 1978 |
100th career win for Pearson. |
| 80 |
Dover, DE |
May 21, 1978 |
65th superspeedway win. |
| 82 |
Brooklyn, MI |
Aug 20, 1978 |
Pearson’s 42nd superspeedway win and 43rd overall as Woods’ driver; record 26th super race won from pole, 18 by Pearson. |
| 83 |
Dover, DE |
May 20, 1979 |
N. Bonnett wins first race in third start for Woods. |
| 85 |
Atlanta, GA |
Nov 4, 1979 |
70th superspeedway win. |
| 90 |
Atlanta, GA |
Nov 8, 1981 |
75th superspeedway win. |
| 91 |
Charlotte, NC |
May 30, 1982 |
Bonnett’s ninth and last win for Woods. |
| 92 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Jul 4, 1983 |
Buddy Baker’s only win in two seasons (1983-84) with Woods. |
| 93 |
Richmond, VA |
Feb 23, 1986 |
Kyle Petty wins first race in 30th start for Woods; win ends 61-race drought. |
| 94 |
Charlotte, NC |
May 24, 1987 |
Petty breaks Woods’ losing streak at 72 races on superspeedways; Petty’s second and last win with Woods. |
| 95 |
Brooklyn, MI |
Aug 18, 1991 |
Dale Jarrett wins first race in 43rd start for Woods. |
| 96 |
Atlanta, GA |
Mar 20, 1993 |
Morgan Shepherd wins first race in 33rd start for Woods; record 80th win for Woods on tracks of a mile or longer. |
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Wood Brothers receive Buddy Shuman Award |
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Wood Brothers receive Myers Brothers Award |
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New York City |
Dec 2, 1994 |
Exceed $1 million in prize money first time. |
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New York City |
Dec 1, 1995 |
Won The Bill France Award of Excellence |
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Charlotte, NC |
May 18, 1996 |
In Michael Waltrip’s first season as driver, won The Winston Select all-star race first time and $200,000. |
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Daytona Beach, FL |
Feb 10, 1997 |
Glen inducted into Daytona Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame |
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Daytona Beach, FL |
Feb 13, 1997 |
Glen named One of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers |
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RICHMOND, VA |
Sep 9, 1999 |
Received Spirit of Ford Award. |
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2000 Racing Season |
Jan 1, 2000 |
Wood Brothers Racing celebrates 50 Years in racing. |
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Novi, MI |
Jun 8, 2000 |
Glen & Leonard inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame |
| 97 |
Bristol |
Mar 25, 2001 |
Elliott Sadler’s first Winston Cup victory, and first victory with Motorcraft |
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Darlington, SC |
Sep 1, 2001 |
Glen inducted into NMPA Hall of Fame |
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Darlington, SC |
Sep 1, 2001 |
Leonard inducted into NMPA Hall of Fame |
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Talladega, AL |
Apr 18, 2002 |
Glen inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame |
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South Boston, VA |
Dec 11, 2004 |
Glen inducted into Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame |
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Concord, NC |
Oct 15, 2005 |
Glen & Leonard receive Smokey Yunick Award |
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Portsmouth, VA |
Apr 22, 2006 |
Glen & Leonard inducted into Virginia Sports Hall of Fame |
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Stuart, VA |
Oct 18, 2007 |
Glen & Leonard inducted into Virginia Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame |
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