To celebrate 75 years worth of memories, the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team will be highlighted throughout the summer with “Wood Brothers Wednesdays” on The NASCAR Channel.
Wood Brothers Racing has been around since 1950, when Glen and Leonard Wood teamed up to pioneer a legacy that has transcended time.
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 International Speedway to Darlington Raceway 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.
This week, the schedule on The NASCAR channel will celebrate the 1970s, which saw David Pearson and the Wood Brothers team up for an incredible amount of success. Pearson piloted the No. 21 for the team from 1972 to 1979, capturing 43 victories along the way.
RELATED: How to watch The NASCAR Channel
His success at Daytona and Darlington, two iconic tracks, will be highlighted throughout the day. Pearson won the 1973 and 1974 Rebel 500s at Darlington, as well as the 1976 Southern 500.
It was another big victory for Pearson, who had already won the Daytona 500 and the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, all on his way to a 10-victory season. Pearson’s victory in the 500-mile event came in thrilling fashion as he clashed with Richard Petty on the final lap. The two drivers made contact out of the fourth turn on the final lap, with Pearson and Petty slamming into the wall.
Petty’s car stopped in the infield short of the start/finish line, as his crew frantically sprinted across the infield to try to give him a push to get him going. Pearson got his car going and drove through the infield, passed Petty and grabbed the checkered flag with a heavily damaged race car.
The Daytona 500 will be one of the four full races from the 1970s on The NASCAR Channel, with the other three being Pearson’s three victories at Darlington.
Two additional pieces of content will be on the schedule that day, including “Memory Lane- Reliving the 1976 Daytona 500,” as well as a compilation celebrating the “Best of David Pearson.”
The NASCAR Channel delivers 24/7, always-on content, featuring the latest news and information from around the sport, original programming and race replays.
It is a FAST channel (Free-Ad Supported Television) and can be watched on your TV or mobile device via one of the streaming partners — such as Tubi or Xumo Play.
Read the full article here
