Jon Wood No 47 Clorox Ford Fusion Telcel-Mexico 200 Race Recap
March 4, 2007
woodbrothersracing.com
When Jon Wood qualified his No. 47 Clorox Ford Fusion 30th on Saturday for the Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, he didn't seem worried. His confidence proved to be well-founded. Wood rallied to finish 10th on Sunday, giving Wood Brothers/JTG Racing two Top-10 finishers in a Busch Series race since June 18, 2005, when Wood and Stacy Compton both posted Top-10 finishes at the Kentucky Speedway. Wood's teammate, Marcos Ambrose, finished eighth.
The team brought a new car to the 2.518-mile road course in Mexico City, and Wood struggled early in practice and pole qualifying. But he promised better results in the main event.
Wood made a slow and steady run through traffic. He was 18th with 15 laps to go and improved eight spots down the stretch. In the process, he became a bigger fan of road-course racing. Not only did his crew make significant improvements to his No. 47 Clorox Ford before and during the race, Wood found a comfortable rhythm during the race that allowed him to miss all eight caution periods and improve his starting position by 20 spots.
Jon Wood Ready For The "Big Stage" At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar 6, 2007
It's been 25 years in the making, but Jon Wood will finally fulfill a portion of his family destiny when he gets behind the wheel of the famed No. 21 car on Sunday, March 11th, 2007 for the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race. Preparations have been of the utmost importance for this historic moment and for Jon Wood, it's all systems go for driving the No. 21 Air Force Ford.
During the January Las Vegas test, Wood was able to clock the 16th fastest lap time in qualifying trim, though he's guaranteed a starting slot in the 43-car field based on the team's 2006 points finish. That will take the pressure off Friday, but that's nothing compared to the pressure he intends to put on himself during the race on Sunday. Regular driver Ken Schrader will step aside, but still compete in a second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup entry, the red No. 47 Ore-Ida/Kingsford/Clorox Ford. The UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 will mark the first time that the Wood Brothers/JTG Organization will have two entries in the same event. The team also has plans to duplicate the double entry later next month at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Media attention is expected to be much higher than normal for the 25-year old Jon Wood. He's taking it all in stride and has a pretty good idea of what to expect heading into the weekend. The ESPN Network is filming a weeklong "All Access" feature story on Jon Wood and his family as the race nears. Part of the plan also has Wood leading a tour (which includes his entire immediate family) of the Nellis Air Force base, across the street from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Veteran Ken Schrader will be making his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at California Speedway on Friday evening. In 1999 he competed in the NCTS event at California Speedway. He qualified 11th and finished 36th after a crash on lap 17 ended his day. The San Bernardino County 200 will mark Schrader's 70th NCTS career start. In his previous 69 races Schrader has an average starting position of 14th and a finishing position of 17th.
Schrader will pilot "Timmy" this weekend at California. "Timmy" is one of the newest additions to the Bobby Hamilton Racing (BHR) chassis stable. It first hit the track last season at Nashville SuperSpeedway.
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