Wood Brothers Wednesdays: Highlighting Pocono prowess
Wood Brothers Racing has been around since 1950, when Glen and Leonard Wood teamed up to pioneer a legacy that has transcended time.
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Glen was behind the wheel of their car at Bowman Gray Stadium in 1960 and took the Wood Brothers Racing team to Victory Lane for the first time. The team scored its 101st NASCAR Cup Series victory in 2025, when Josh Berry took the checkered flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Bookending those victories were triumphs everywhere from Daytona to Darlington to Rockingham and everywhere in between. Twenty of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers have piloted a car for the team throughout their storied history, one that is well worth celebrating.
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This weekend will celebrate memorable Wood Brothers moments throughout the 1980s. It also highlights some of their success at Pocono Raceway, the site of this weekend's Cup Series race (Sun., 2 p.m. ET, Prime Video, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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The thrilling 1986 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond Raceway will be the first full race on tap Wednesday. The race was won by Kyle Petty, marking his first victory in the Cup Series.
Ryan Blaney's victory at Pocono in the 2017 Axalta Presents the Pocono 400 will be on the schedule. It was the first victory of Blaney's Cup Series career, as well as the team's first victory at the track since Neil Bonnett was victorious at the 'Tricky Triangle' in 1980.
Bonnett's victory in July 1980, as well as the 1983 Firecracker 400 from Daytona International Speedway, finish out the day's races. That Daytona contest was won by Buddy Baker. It was the 19th and final victory of his Hall of Fame career.
The 'Memory Lane' original content series will relive both the race from Richmond in 1986, as well as Blaney's 2017 Pocono victory.
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