Dale Wood (racing driver)
| Dale Wood | |
|---|---|
 Dale Wood in 2014 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 9 June 1983 Melbourne,Victoria,Australia |
| Supercars Championshipcareer | |
| Car number | 26 |
| Current team | Grove Racing (Endurance race co-driver) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Races | 168 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2024 position | 46th (207 pts) |
Dale Ian Wood(born 9 June 1983) is an Australian racing driver who currently co-drives forBrad Jones Racing's No. 8Holden ZB Commodorein thePirtek Enduro Cup.He currently resides inMelbourne,Victoria. He commenced his full-time V8 Supercar career in 2009 with the newly formed teamKelly Racing[1]team, having raced previously for theTasman MotorsportalignedGreg Murphy RacingFujitsu 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.
Career
[edit]Greg Murphy Racing
[edit]Wood competed in the Fujitsu Development Series forGreg Murphy Racingin 2007 and 2008.
Kelly Racing
[edit]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 byKelly Racingteammate,Jack Perkins'father,Larry Perkins.Wood's No. 16 car for 2009 is the car previously run byJack PerkinsatPerkins Engineeringin 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 hisKelly RacingCommodorewas at theV8 SupercarsOfficial Category Test Day, atWinton Racewayon 9 March 2009, where he was joined by the other threeKelly Racingentries, and all other Victorian-basedV8 Supercarteams.[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
[edit]In mid-2011, it was announced that Wood would compete alongside Tony D'Alberto for Phillip Island and Bathurst in theirFord Performance Racingbuilt 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 Wallwas suffering from a broken leg.
Britek Motorsport
[edit]
Wood was contracted to drive the No. 21Britek MotorsportHolden VF Commodorein the2014 V8 Supercars Championship.After achieving his first Championship podium finish at Winton earlier in the year, Wood placed third in Qualifying for the2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.He Remained with the team in2015 V8 Supercars Championship.
Nissan Motorsport
[edit]For 2016, Wood returned toNissan 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
[edit]Wood joinedErebus Motorsportand drove the No. 99Holden VF Commodorein the2017 Supercars Championship.
Tim Blanchard Racing
[edit]Wood will be co-driving withTim Blanchardin the No. 21Holden ZB CommodoreatTim Blanchard Racing,a satellite team ofBrad Jones Racing.
Career results
[edit]Supercar results
[edit]Carerra Cup Australia results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | ADE R1 1 |
ADE R2 7 |
ADE R3 6 |
MEL R4 1 |
MEL R5 1 |
MEL R6 1 |
MEL R7 10 |
PHI R8 1 |
PHI R9 1 |
HID R10 5 |
HID R11 Ret |
HID R12 6 |
SMP R13 Ret |
SMP R14 11 |
BEN R15 3 |
BEN R16 6 |
BEN R17 1 |
BAT R18 Ret |
BAT R19 Ret |
BAT R20 Ret |
SUR R21 5 |
SUR R22 6 |
SUR R23 5 |
6th | 802 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | ADE R1 3 |
ADE R2 3 |
ADE R3 3 |
MEL R4 1 |
MEL R5 1 |
MEL R6 2 |
MEL R7 2 |
PHI R8 2 |
PHI R9 2 |
PHI R10 2 |
HID R10 3 |
HID R11 1 |
HID R12 2 |
TOW R13 4 |
TOW R13 4 |
TOW R13 2 |
BEN R15 21 |
BEN R16 8 |
BEN R17 6 |
BAT R18 5 |
BAT R19 7 |
BAT R20 7 |
SUR R21 4 |
SUR R22 7 |
SUR R23 7 |
2nd | 1029 | ||||||||||||||
Bathurst 1000 results
[edit]| 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 S550 | Rick Kelly
|
17th | 144 |
| 2021 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Nick Percat
|
6th | 161 |
| 2022 | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Andre Heimgartner
|
DNF | 4 |
| 2023 | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Andre Heimgartner
|
DNF | 68 |
| 2024 | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | Richie Stanaway
|
9th | 161 |
References
[edit]- ^"Jack Daniel's teams up with Kelly Racing".Holden Motorsport. 2 March 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 26 May 2011.Retrieved3 March2009.
- ^"KELLY RACING OPENS ITS DOORS FOR V8 SUPERCAR ASSAULT".Kelly Racing. 2 March 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2009.Retrieved2 March2009.
- ^"Kelly Racing Sponsorship Page".Kelly Racing. Archived fromthe originalon 19 December 2019.Retrieved17 March2009.
- ^"KELLY BROTHERS UPBEAT AFTER SHAKEDOWN SUCCESS".Kelly Racing. 4 March 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 7 March 2009.Retrieved4 March2009.
- ^"Kelly Racing on debut".V8 Supercars Australia. 17 March 2009.Retrieved17 March2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^"2009 V8 Supercar Official Test Day - Victoria - Session One Results".Natsoft. 9 March 2009.Retrieved9 March2009.
- ^"2009 V8 Supercar Official Test Day - Victoria - Session Two Results".Natsoft. 9 March 2009.Retrieved9 March2009.
- ^"Kelly Racing Recognises Team Members at Winton Test Day".Kelly Racing. 10 March 2009.Retrieved10 March2009.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Dale Wood V8 Supercars Official Profile
- Dale Woodcareer summary at DriverDB
- Dale Wooddriver statistics at Racing-Reference