Nick Woodward
| Nick Woodward | |||||||
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| Born | November 29, 1979 Preston, Maryland | ||||||
| Achievements | 2000 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Atlantic Seaboard champion 2000 South Boston Speedway track champion 2000 Southampton Speedway track champion | ||||||
| Awards | 1997 Old Dominion Speedway Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2002 position | 89th | ||||||
| Best finish | 89th (2002) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 GNC Live Well 250 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2003 position | 96th | ||||||
| Best finish | 69th (2001) | ||||||
| First race | 2001 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP) | ||||||
| Last race | 2003 John Boy & Billy 250 (South Boston) | ||||||
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Nick Woodward (born November 29, 1979) is a former stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He currently works as the graphics manager for Richard Childress Racing.[1]
Racing career
[edit]Woodward's racing career started at the age of eight, racing go-karts and dwarf cars.[2] Woodward won three Virginia state go-kart championships and one national go-kart championship.[3] He later raced both dirt and pavement late models, running at Hagerstown Speedway and Old Dominion Speedway.[4] In 2000, Woodward won five consecutive late model races at Southampton Motor Speedway,[5] and won fourteen races on the season.[4] He also won five late model races at South Boston Speedway.[6] On the strength of that season, Woodward won the 2000 Atlantic Seaboard championship for the late model portion of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series.[4]
NASCAR
[edit]Woodward made two Craftsman Truck Series starts in 2001, both resulting in top-twenty finishes for Long Brothers Racing.[6]
In May 2002, Woodward made his Busch Series debut at Dover International Speedway, driving the No. 49 for Jay Robinson Racing.[7] He also tested a Craftsman Truck for Roush Racing in 2002.[8]
Woodward returned to the Truck Series in 2003 for one more race with Long Brothers Racing.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Woodward is a graduate of Colonel Richardson High School and High Point University.[9] After his racing career ended, Woodward now works for Richard Childress Racing as the team's graphics manager. He is married. [10]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit]Busch Series
[edit]| NASCAR Busch Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | Jay Robinson Racing | 49 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV 30 |
MLW 31 |
DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 89th | 143 | [11] | ||
| Daryl Spoerl | 85 | Ford | NSH DNQ |
KEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2001 | Long Brothers Racing | 84 | Ford | DAY | HOM | MMR | MAR | GTY | DAR | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA | IRP 11 |
NSH | CIC | NZH | RCH | SBO 19 |
TEX | LVS | PHO | CAL | 69th | 236 | [12] | |
| 2003 | Long Brothers Racing | 84 | Ford | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO 14 |
TEX | MAR | PHO | HOM | 96th | 121 | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Richard Childress Racing's Graphics Team Adapting to NASCAR's "New Normal"". Richard Childress Racing. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Weeks, Matt (April 11, 1998). "Woodward Takes Stock of Car Racing Career". Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Parks, Brad (August 2, 1998). "The Love of Speed Drives Them". Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c McKee, Sandra (September 17, 2000). "Restrictor plates easy answer, but are they right one?". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Pearce, Al (June 27, 2000). "Even Before Test, IRL Sets Richmond". Daily Press. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c "South Boston: Nick Woodward preview". Motorsport. October 1, 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "May 2002 Busch Series Archives". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Woodward hopes test leads to race with Roush". Crash.net. February 23, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Knauss, Chris (December 3, 2000). "Woodward thrown a hero's welcome". The Star-Democrat. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nick Woodward". Roland Inagination. Sched. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Nick Woodward - 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Nick Woodward - 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Nick Woodward - 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Nick Woodward driver statistics at Racing-Reference