Dale Ian Wood (born 9 June 1983) is an Australian racing driver who currently co-drives for Grove Racing's No. 26 Ford Mustang 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 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.
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, with sponsorship from Hi-Tec Oils and Red Rooster. 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. Oscar Fiorinotto has been named as Dale's engineer for the 2009 season.
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. 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.
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 would 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 Season Series Position Car Team 2005 New South Wales Formula Ford Championship 3rd Mygale SJ04 Ford G-Force Motorsport Australian Formula Ford Championship 15th 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship 6th Van Diemen RF05 Ford Fastlane Racing 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series 7th Holden VZ Commodore Greg Murphy Racing 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 6th Holden VZ Commodore Greg Murphy Racing V8 Supercar Championship Series 43rd Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series 29th Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 45th Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing Australian Mini Challenge 16th Mini Cooper S 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 44th Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 6th Holden VE Commodore Greg Murphy Racing International V8 Supercars Championship 55th Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing 2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 1st Ford FG Falcon MW Motorsport International V8 Supercars Championship 43rd Dick Johnson Racing V8SuperTourers Championship 33rd Holden VE Commodore Angus Fogg Racing 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 24th Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 20th Holden VF Commodore Britek Motorsport 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 22nd Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 23rd Holden VF Commodore Erebus Motorsport 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 6th Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Sonic Motor Racing Services Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 45th Holden ZB Commodore Tim Blanchard Racing 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 2nd Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Sonic Motor Racing Services Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 39th Nissan Altima L33 Kelly Racing 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 4th Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Sonic Motor Racing Services Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 42nd Ford Mustang Mk.6 Kelly Racing 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 14th Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Ashley Seward Motorsport Virgin Australia Supercars Championship33rd Holden ZB Commodore Brad Jones Racing 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 7th Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Ashley Seward Motorsport 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 3rd Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 992 Porsche Centre Brighton Motorsport Virgin Australia Supercars Championship41st Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Brad Jones Racing 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 5th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 992 Earl Bamber Motorsport Virgin Australia Supercars Championship46th Ford Mustang GT Grove Racing
Super2 Series results Super2 Series results Year Team No. Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Position Points 2007 Greg Murphy Racing 46 Holden VZ Commodore ADER1 ADER2 WAKR3 WAKR4 WAKR5 WINR6 WINR7 WINR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 ORAR12 ORAR13 ORAR14 BATR15 BATR16 PHIR17 PHIR18 7th 180 2008 ADER1 ADER2 WAKR3 WAKR4 WAKR5 SANR6 SANR7 SANR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 WINR12 WINR13 WINR14 BATR15 BATR16 ORAR17 ORAR18 6th 1122 2011 Tony D'Alberto Racing 83 Holden VE CommodoreADER1ADER2BARR3BARR4 TOWR5 TOWR6 TOWR7QLDR8QLDR9QLDR10BATR11BATR12SANR13SANR14SANR15SYDR16SYDR17 37th 61 2012 Greg Murphy Racing 45 Holden VE Commodore ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 TOWR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 BATR12 BATR13 WINR14 WINR15 WINR16 SYDR17 SYDR18 6th 1245 2013 MW Motorsport 26 Ford FG Falcon ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 TOWR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 WINR12 WINR13 WINR14 BATR15 BATR16 SYDR17 SYDR18 1st 1772
Supercars Championship results Supercars results Year Team No. 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 2008 Tasman Motorsport 51 Holden VE Commodore ADER1 ADER2 EASR3 EASR4 EASR5 HAMR6 HAMR7 HAMR8 BARR9 BARR10 BARR11 SANR12 SANR13 SANR14 HDVR15 HDVR16 HDVR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 WINR21 WINR22 WINR23 PHIQR PHIR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SURR28 BHRR29 BHRR30 BHRR31 SYMR32 SYMR33 SYMR34 ORAR35 ORAR36 ORAR37 42nd 226 2009 Kelly Racing 16 Holden VE Commodore ADER1 ADER2 HAMR3 HAMR4 WINR5 WINR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 HDVR9 HDVR10 TOWR11 TOWR12 SANR13 SANR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 29th 578 11 PHIQR PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SURR21 SURR22 PHIR23 PHIR24 BARR25 BARR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 2010 7 YMCR1 YMCR2 BHRR3 BHRR4 ADER5 ADER6 HAMR7 HAMR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 WINR11 WINR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 TOWR15 TOWR16 PHIQR PHIR17 BATR18 45th 253 16 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SANR23 SANR24 SYDR25 SYDR26 2011 Tony D'Alberto Racing 3 Ford FG Falcon YMCR1 YMCR2 ADER3 ADER4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 PHIQR PHIR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SANR25 SANR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 44th 236 2012 ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 PHIR10 PHIR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 YMCR24 YMCR25 YMCR26 WINR27 WINR28 SYDR29 SYDR30 55th 88 2013 Dick Johnson Racing 12 Ford FG Falcon ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PUKR6 PUKR7 PUKR8 PUKR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 COAR13 COAR14 COAR15 COAR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 QLDR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 WINR25 WINR26 WINR27 SANQR SANR28 BATR29 SURR30 SURR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 43rd 366 2014 Britek Motorsport 21 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 WINR7 WINR8 WINR9 PUKR10 PUKR11 PUKR12 PUKR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 SMPR26 SMPR27 SMPR28 SANQR SANR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 PHIR35 SYDR36 SYDR37 SYDR38 24th 1169 2015 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 WINR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 SMPR22 SMPR23 SANQR SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 PUKR30 PHIR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 SYDR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 20th 1325 2016 Nissan Motorsport 96 Nissan Altima L33 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 22nd 1273 2017 Erebus Motorsport 99 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 SANQR SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 NEWR25 NEWR26 23rd 1221 2018 Tim Blanchard Racing 21 Holden ZB Commodore ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANQR SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 NEWR30 NEWR31 45th 421 2019 Kelly Racing 15 Nissan Altima L33 ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 BENR21 BENR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 SANQR SANR28 NEWR29 NEWR30 39th 407 2020 Ford Mustang S550 ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SMP1R7 SMP1R8 SMP1R9 SMP2R10 SMP2R11 SMP2R12 HID1R13 HID1R14 HID1R15 HID2R16 HID2R17 HID2R18 TOW1R19 TOW1R20 TOW1R21 TOW2R22 TOW2R23 TOW2R24 BEN1R25 BEN1R26 BEN1R27 BEN2R28 BEN2R29 BEN2R30 BATR31 42nd 108 2021 Brad Jones Racing 8 Holden Commodore ZB BAT1R1 BAT1R2 SANR3 SANR4 SANR5 SYMR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 BENR9 BENR10 BENR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 TOW1R15 TOW1R16 TOW2R17 TOW2R18 TOW2R19 SMP1R20 SMP1R21 SMP1R22 SMP2R23 SMP2R24 SMP2R25 SMP3R26 SMP3R27 SMP3R28 SMP4R29 SMP4R30 BAT2R31 33rd 204 2022 SMPR1 SMPR2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 MELR6 MELR7 MELR8 MELR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 HIDR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 TOWR19 TOWR20 BENR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANR24 SANR25 SANR26 PUKR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 NEWR33 NEWR34 NC - 2023 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 NEWR1 NEWR2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 SYMR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 BENR20 BENR21 BENR22 SANR23 BATR24 SURR25 SURR26 ADER27 ADER28 42nd 222 2024 Grove Racing 26 Ford Mustang S650 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 BENR17 BENR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 48th 180 2025 SYDR1 SYDR2 SYDR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 SYMR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 BENR26 BATR27 SURR28 SURR29 SANR30 SANR31 ADER32 ADER33 ADER34 41st* 93*
Bathurst 1000 results