STATESVILLE, N.C. – GMS Racing officials confirmed Thursday morning that Jack Wood will return to the team for the full NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season next year.
Wood will compete full-time in the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado with primary backing from Chevrolet.
Wood, 21, initially joined GMS Racing to run the entire ARCA Menards Series schedule this year. However in May, it was announced that those plans would change, as the rookie found himself presented with an opportunity to compete in 13 truck starts throughout the remainder of the season.
“I feel extremely honored to be asked to drive for GMS Racing again next year, we have built a lot of momentum over the last few months and I feel strongly that next season will be a very successful one,” Wood said. “There has been plenty of learning and ground work built in order to do just that. I would like to thank everyone at GMS Racing and Chevrolet for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to chase my dream. I hope to finish the rest of this year out strong and then take the off season preparing to hit the ground running in 2022 starting at Daytona.”
So far, the California-native has competed in a total of seven Truck Series starts, with highlights including an eleventh place finish at Nashville Superspeedway and a 10th-place finish at Worldwide Technology Raceway, his best finish in his most recent start. In seven ARCA starts, Wood has four top-10 finishes with a career-best of fourth place at Kansas Speedway.
Having never raced at any of the facilities on the truck schedule, Wood has learned to overcome the challenge of not having any practice or qualifying by regularly training with the Chevrolet simulator in Huntersville, N.C.
GMS Racing President Mike Beam looks forward to seeing the continued growth of Jack Wood’s career as he returns to the organization.
“We are really excited to welcome Jack Wood back to our truck series program,” Beam said. “I feel like this year was a solid learning year for Jack and he progressed a lot in a short amount of time. I am looking forward to him being able to return to tracks and apply what he has learned in 2021.”