WBR
BaseStuart, Virginia
ManufacturerFord
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
Cars#21
Founded1950

2026 Season Stats

0
Wins
Josh Berry
Driver
1
Car

2026 Drivers

  • #21 Josh Berry - A late bloomer who worked his way up through Late Models and the Xfinity Series. Berry now carries the weight of one of NASCAR's most iconic car numbers.

Team History

Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team in NASCAR, founded by Glen Wood in 1950 in the small town of Stuart, Virginia. The team predates the modern NASCAR era by decades and has been a part of the sport's fabric since its earliest days. The Wood Brothers are a true family operation, with multiple generations of the Wood family contributing to the team's success over more than seven decades of competition.

The team is perhaps most famous for revolutionizing the pit stop. In the 1960s, the Wood Brothers developed pit stop techniques that were so fast and efficient they were recruited by the Ford Motor Company to handle pit stops for Jim Clark's Indianapolis 500 entry in 1965 - Clark won the race. Their choreographed approach to tire changes and fueling transformed how every team in motorsport handled pit stops and is considered one of the most significant innovations in racing history.

On the track, the No. 21 has been driven by some of the greatest names in NASCAR history. David Pearson, the "Silver Fox," drove the No. 21 to some of the most memorable victories in Cup history during the 1970s, including his famous last-lap battle with Richard Petty at the 1976 Daytona 500. Other legendary drivers who have piloted the No. 21 include Cale Yarborough, A.J. Foyt, Neil Bonnett, Dale Jarrett, and more recently, Ryan Blaney, who drove for the Wood Brothers before moving to Team Penske.

The team's technical alliance with Team Penske has been crucial to keeping the No. 21 competitive in the modern era. As a single-car team, the Wood Brothers rely on Penske's engineering data, equipment, and support to compete against multi-car organizations with far greater resources. Despite the inherent challenges of running a single-car operation, the Wood Brothers continue to race because the No. 21 Ford is more than just a race car - it is a living piece of NASCAR history. Josh Berry carries that legacy in 2026, representing the latest chapter in the longest-running story in American stock car racing.

Cup Championships

While the Wood Brothers have never won a Cup championship as a full-time team, they have 99 career Cup victories and David Pearson won three Cup titles during his career, though not all while driving for the Wood Brothers. The team's legacy is defined by its race wins and innovations rather than championship points.

Interesting Facts

  • The Wood Brothers revolutionized pit stops in the 1960s, developing techniques so advanced they were recruited to pit for Jim Clark at the 1965 Indianapolis 500, which Clark won.
  • The No. 21 is one of the most iconic car numbers in NASCAR, having been in competition continuously since the 1950s.
  • David Pearson's last-lap battle with Richard Petty in the No. 21 at the 1976 Daytona 500 is considered one of the greatest finishes in racing history.
  • The team is still headquartered in Stuart, Virginia, a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, rather than the Charlotte, North Carolina area where most Cup teams are based.
  • Ryan Blaney drove the No. 21 for the Wood Brothers from 2016 to 2017 before moving to Team Penske, where he went on to win the 2023 Cup championship.

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