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- Wood Brothers - Formed in 1950, Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. Its lightning-fast pit stops helped earn five wins at the Daytona 500 and made a lasting mark on stock car racing.
- March 08, 2022
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Wood Brothers
Formed in 1950, Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. Its lightning-fast pit stops helped earn five wins at the Daytona 500 and made a lasting mark on stock car racing.
- "Wood Brothers' Drivers," Clip from Interview with Glen Wood, October 24, 2010 - Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. While other early teams treated pit stops like leisurely breaks for the driver, the Woods serviced their cars in a fast, choreographed procedure that helped win races and soon became standard. The Henry Ford interviewed members of the Wood family in 2010 at the team's museum in Stuart, Virginia.
- October 24, 2010
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"Wood Brothers' Drivers," Clip from Interview with Glen Wood, October 24, 2010
Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. While other early teams treated pit stops like leisurely breaks for the driver, the Woods serviced their cars in a fast, choreographed procedure that helped win races and soon became standard. The Henry Ford interviewed members of the Wood family in 2010 at the team's museum in Stuart, Virginia.
- Wood Brothers Racing Pit Crew Shirt, circa 1969 - Formed in 1950 in Stuart, Virginia, Wood Brothers Racing became the oldest active NASCAR team in 2009. What began as a weekend hobby for brothers Glen, Leonard, Delano, Clay, and Ray Lee Wood evolved into one of racing's most storied squads, noted for quick, rehearsed pit stops and exclusive use of Ford Motor Company cars -- most wearing the number 21.
- circa 1969
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Wood Brothers Racing Pit Crew Shirt, circa 1969
Formed in 1950 in Stuart, Virginia, Wood Brothers Racing became the oldest active NASCAR team in 2009. What began as a weekend hobby for brothers Glen, Leonard, Delano, Clay, and Ray Lee Wood evolved into one of racing's most storied squads, noted for quick, rehearsed pit stops and exclusive use of Ford Motor Company cars -- most wearing the number 21.
- ""Wood Brothers and Sister"," Clip from Interview with Kim Wood Hall, October 24, 2010 - Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. While other early teams treated pit stops like leisurely breaks for the driver, the Woods serviced their cars in a fast, choreographed procedure that helped win races and soon became standard. The Henry Ford interviewed members of the Wood family in 2010 at the team's museum in Stuart, Virginia.
- October 24, 2010
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""Wood Brothers and Sister"," Clip from Interview with Kim Wood Hall, October 24, 2010
Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. While other early teams treated pit stops like leisurely breaks for the driver, the Woods serviced their cars in a fast, choreographed procedure that helped win races and soon became standard. The Henry Ford interviewed members of the Wood family in 2010 at the team's museum in Stuart, Virginia.
- "Wood Brothers' Heritage: "That's Why It's Special"," Clip from Interview with Eddie Wood, October 24, 2010 - Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. While other early teams treated pit stops like leisurely breaks for the driver, the Woods serviced their cars in a fast, choreographed procedure that helped win races and soon became standard. The Henry Ford interviewed members of the Wood family in 2010 at the team's museum in Stuart, Virginia.
- October 24, 2010
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"Wood Brothers' Heritage: "That's Why It's Special"," Clip from Interview with Eddie Wood, October 24, 2010
Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. While other early teams treated pit stops like leisurely breaks for the driver, the Woods serviced their cars in a fast, choreographed procedure that helped win races and soon became standard. The Henry Ford interviewed members of the Wood family in 2010 at the team's museum in Stuart, Virginia.
- 2011 Ford Fusion Stock Car, Driven by Trevor Bayne. On Loan from Wood Brothers Racing. - Formed in 1950, Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. That legacy continued when Trevor Bayne drove #21 to victory at the 2011 Daytona 500. Wood Brothers is noted for quick, rehearsed pit stops and exclusive use of Ford Motor Company cars. Bayne, who turned 20 the day before the race, became the Daytona 500's youngest winner.
- 2011
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2011 Ford Fusion Stock Car, Driven by Trevor Bayne. On Loan from Wood Brothers Racing.
Formed in 1950, Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR. That legacy continued when Trevor Bayne drove #21 to victory at the 2011 Daytona 500. Wood Brothers is noted for quick, rehearsed pit stops and exclusive use of Ford Motor Company cars. Bayne, who turned 20 the day before the race, became the Daytona 500's youngest winner.
- Practice Makes Perfect - For Wood Brothers Racing founders Glen and Leonard Wood, innovation runs in the family. The brothers discuss teamwork, running a highly successful NASCAR team, and what it took to pioneer the modern pit stop.
- January 01, 2015
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Practice Makes Perfect
For Wood Brothers Racing founders Glen and Leonard Wood, innovation runs in the family. The brothers discuss teamwork, running a highly successful NASCAR team, and what it took to pioneer the modern pit stop.
- 1926 Dodge Brothers Advertisement, "Dodge Brothers Special Coach" - Dodge Brothers introduced its all-steel auto bodies -- the industry's first -- for 1923. This 1926 advertisement promotes the company's two-door Special Coach. Dodge Brothers' upmarket Special line included nickeled bumpers and radiators, steel disc wheels, and a motometer radiator cap, among other features. The Special Coach started at $1,135.
- November 01, 1925
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1926 Dodge Brothers Advertisement, "Dodge Brothers Special Coach"
Dodge Brothers introduced its all-steel auto bodies -- the industry's first -- for 1923. This 1926 advertisement promotes the company's two-door Special Coach. Dodge Brothers' upmarket Special line included nickeled bumpers and radiators, steel disc wheels, and a motometer radiator cap, among other features. The Special Coach started at $1,135.
- Model of Wood's Prepayment Meter, 1906 -
- 1906
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Model of Wood's Prepayment Meter, 1906
- Wood Brothers Racing Team Working on Lotus 38 Racecar during Pit Stop, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 31, 1965 - Tires are changed on Bobby Johns's Lotus-Ford during the 1965 Indianapolis 500. Ford Motor Company hired the Wood Brothers, the fastest, most efficient crew in NASCAR, to service its cars. Even though Johns's Lotus was number 83, the Woods wore the same uniforms they used when racing their number 21 Ford on stock car tracks. Johns finished in seventh place.
- May 31, 1965
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Wood Brothers Racing Team Working on Lotus 38 Racecar during Pit Stop, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 31, 1965
Tires are changed on Bobby Johns's Lotus-Ford during the 1965 Indianapolis 500. Ford Motor Company hired the Wood Brothers, the fastest, most efficient crew in NASCAR, to service its cars. Even though Johns's Lotus was number 83, the Woods wore the same uniforms they used when racing their number 21 Ford on stock car tracks. Johns finished in seventh place.