Wood Brothers Racing celebrated its milestone 100th win on Sept. 17 at the Wood Brothers Racing Museum in Stuart, following Harrison Burton’s victory at the August 24 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. The celebration featured a Q&A session and an autograph signing.
Burton narrowly edged out Kyle Busch by less than a second to secure the win, marking Wood Brothers Racing’s first victory since 2017.
Burton said his main goal had always been to earn a spot on the Wood Brothers Wall of Fame, which honors every driver who has won a race for the team. “To be able to look out there and see my face—it’s not the best-looking one, but it’s okay—and to know it’s up there forever is amazing,” Burton said. “That was my main goal when I got hired to drive the Wood Brothers car.”
During his first visit to Stuart, Burton toured the museum and the Wood Brothers’ homeplace, gaining a deeper appreciation for the team’s storied history. “Now, to be a small part of that—to have one of the 100 wins—it feels pretty unreal,” he said. “It’s burned into my memory when Len [Wood] said, ‘We’ve got your spot here if you win,’ and glanced at the wall. I thought, ‘Okay, we’ve got to make that happen.’”
Burton also believes the 100th win came in true Wood Brothers fashion. “When everyone counted you out, when no one believed in you, your group, your family, your race team kept fighting,” he said. “To win that way, and in Daytona, is hard to beat.”
