Dale Wood (racing driver)
Dale Wood (born 9 June 1983) is an Australian racing driver who currently co-drives for Kelly Racing's No. 15 Ford Mustang GT in the Pirtek Enduro Cup. He currently resides in Melbourne, Victoria. He commenced his full-time V8 Supercar career in 2009 with the newly formed team Kelly Racing[1] team, having raced previously for the Tasman Motorsport aligned Greg Murphy Racing Fujitsu series squad. Wood was replaced after the Hidden Valley round although he returned to the team for the endurance race season, pairing up with Jack Perkins. He returned to the team a year later, again in an endurance race role.
| Dale Wood | |
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 Dale Wood in 2014 | |
| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australian |
| Born | 9 June 1983 (age 37) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Supercars Record | |
| Car number | 15 |
| Current team | Kelly Racing (Endurance Race Co-Driver) |
| Series championships | 0 |
| Races | 158 |
| Race wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2020 Championship position | 42nd (108 pts) |
Career
Greg Murphy Racing
Wood competed in the Fujitsu Development Series for Greg Murphy Racing in 2007 and 2008.
Kelly Racing
Wood was confirmed as the driver of the No. 16 Kelly Racing entry for 2009,[2] with sponsorship from Hi-Tec Oils and Red Rooster.[3] This car will use one of the licences owned by Kelly Racing teammate, Jack Perkins' father, Larry Perkins. Wood's No. 16 car for 2009 is the car previously run by Jack Perkins at Perkins Engineering in 2008, chassis number PE046.[4] Oscar Fiorinotto has been named as Dale's engineer for the 2009 season.[5]
Wood's first track appearance in his Kelly Racing Commodore was at the V8 Supercars Official Category Test Day, at Winton Raceway on 9 March 2009, where he was joined by the other three Kelly Racing entries, and all other Victorian-based V8 Supercar teams.[6][7] At the test day, with the sponsorship of the car still to be confirmed, it ran in an interim testing livery, thanking the team for getting all four cars ready for the season in two months.[8]
Tony D'Alberto Racing
In mid-2011, it was announced that Wood would compete alongside Tony D'Alberto for Phillip Island and Bathurst in their Ford Performance Racing built Falcon. Wood was also given some extra race miles at the Townsville Fujitsu Series round in a VE Commodore, as their regular Fujitsu driver, David Wall was suffering from a broken leg.
Britek Motorsport
Wood was contracted to drive the No. 21 Britek Motorsport Holden VF Commodore in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship. After achieving his first Championship podium finish at Winton earlier in the year, Wood placed third in Qualifying for the 2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. He Remained with the team in 2015 V8 Supercars Championship.
Nissan Motorsport
For 2016, Wood returned to Nissan Motorsport, Having previously driven for the team in 2009 while running Holden VE Commodores. He was signed to drive the No. 96 GB Galvanising Racing Altima.
Erebus Motorsport
Wood joined Erebus Motorsport and drove the No. 99 Holden VF Commodore in the 2017 Supercars Championship.
Tim Blanchard Racing
Wood will be co-driving with Tim Blanchard in the No. 21 Holden ZB Commodore at Tim Blanchard Racing, a satellite team of Brad Jones Racing.
Career results
Supercars Championship results
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | Mark Noske |
13th | 160 |
| 2009 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Jack Perkins |
14th | 160 |
| 2010 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Todd Kelly |
20th | 160 |
| 2011 | Tony D'Alberto Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Tony D'Alberto |
9th | 161 |
| 2012 | Tony D'Alberto Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Tony D'Alberto |
DNF | 122 |
| 2013 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Chaz Mostert |
21st | 156 |
| 2014 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF |  Chris Pither |
DNF | 45 |
| 2015 | Britek Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Macauley Jones |
15th | 161 |
| 2016 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | David Russell |
9th | 161 |
| 2017 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Chris Pither |
4th | 161 |
| 2018 | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Tim Blanchard |
18th | 159 |
| 2019 | Kelly Racing | Nissan Altima L33 | Rick Kelly |
8th | 161 |
| 2020 | Kelly Racing | Ford Mustang Mk.6 | Rick Kelly |
17th | 144 |
References
- "Jack Daniel's teams up with Kelly Racing". Holden Motorsport. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- "KELLY RACING OPENS ITS DOORS FOR V8 SUPERCAR ASSAULT". Kelly Racing. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- "Kelly Racing Sponsorship Page". Kelly Racing. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- "KELLY BROTHERS UPBEAT AFTER SHAKEDOWN SUCCESS". Kelly Racing. 4 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- "Kelly Racing on debut". V8 Supercars Australia. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- "2009 V8 Supercar Official Test Day - Victoria - Session One Results". Natsoft. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- "2009 V8 Supercar Official Test Day - Victoria - Session Two Results". Natsoft. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- "Kelly Racing Recognises Team Members at Winton Test Day". Kelly Racing. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Scott McLaughlin |
Winner of the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 2013 |
Succeeded by Paul Dumbrell |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by James Courtney |
Mike Kable Young Gun Award 2007 |
Succeeded by Karl Reindler |