Tag: Wood Brothers Racing

Chase Briscoe labeled as ‘frontrunner’ for this NASCAR team in 2025

Chase Briscoe has been labeled as a “frontrunner” for this NASCAR Cup Series team in 2025? Where could Briscoe be driving next season?

[autotag]Chase Briscoe[/autotag] has a team option with Stewart-Haas Racing for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, but the organization may not even reach that point. Stewart-Haas Racing has been rumored to sell its entire NASCAR operation, leaving its four current drivers without a ride. However, Briscoe could be on the move to a historic team in the Cup Series.

Brad Keselowski’s spotter, T.J. Majors, went on his podcast, Door, Bumper, Clear, and talked about NASCAR silly season rumors. Obviously, Majors is well plugged into the Ford camp and labeled the Stewart-Haas Racing driver as a frontrunner for this NASCAR team.

“I would say [Chase Briscoe] would probably be the guy that I would say is the frontrunner [for Wood Brothers Racing],” Majors said. “I think Ford is not gonna let Briscoe go. Now, if that’s the 21, if that’s maybe an [RFK Racing] car, maybe they’re in the market for a charter.”

[autotag]Wood Brothers Racing[/autotag] is unlikely to bring Harrison Burton back in 2025, which would give Briscoe a clear pathway to the No. 21 car. However, Wood Brothers Racing hasn’t been up to its standards, so would they be the best option for Briscoe? There will be a lot of time for silly season to play out, but Briscoe has already been labeled a frontrunner for Wood Brothers Racing.

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Harrison Burton ‘unlikely’ to return to Wood Brothers Racing in 2025

Harrison Burton is “unlikely” to return to Wood Brothers Racing for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season at this time.

[autotag]Harrison Burton[/autotag] joined [autotag]Wood Brothers Racing[/autotag] in 2022 as the NextGen car made its debut; however, everything has gone downhill. Burton has regressed every season and currently sits 33rd in the point standings with the worst average finish in his career. Amid a very down year, Wood Brothers Racing could be making a change for the 2025 season.

According to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrss, Burton’s return to Wood Brothers Racing seems unlikely as he sits in a contract year. The driver of the No. 21 car has really struggled, with only seven top-30 finishes through 12 races in 2024. Burton’s struggles have been shocking as he nears 100 Cup Series starts, which is when young drivers typically show improvement.

It’s unclear which direction Wood Brothers Racing would go if Burton doesn’t return next season. The NASCAR Cup Series organization expected much more from the young driver, but he hasn’t translated well to the top level. Time is running out, and Burton needs to make a drastic improvement to save his seat at Wood Brothers Racing,

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Wood Brothers Racing’s 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season preview

Wood Brothers Racing enters the 2024 season looking for more speed and success. Here, you can check out Wood Brothers’ 2024 season preview!

[autotag]Wood Brothers Racing[/autotag] knew it would be a process when it signed Harrison Burton to drive the No. 21 car for the 2022 NASCAR season. Burton was fresh off a winless season with Joe Gibbs Racing after winning four times in 2020. Burton’s first season with Wood Brothers Racing was rough, but his second was even worse. Now, it provides questions about his future.

Before Burton, Wood Brothers Racing never finished below 20th in the point standings with a full-time driver from 2016 to 2021. Now, Burton has two seasons of 27th and 31st-place finishes. Can the driver of the No. 21 car turn it around with pressure mounting? There are some reasons to be hopeful about the possibility.

Harrison Burton’s future with Wood Brothers Racing receives massive update

Harrison Burton’s future in the No. 21 car for Wood Brothers Racing receives a big update as the team works on plans for the 2024 season.

[autotag]Harrison Burton[/autotag] and [autotag]Wood Brothers Racing[/autotag] have been a story to follow during NASCAR silly season as the organization has pondered whether to give its young driver a third full-time season. However, it appears that Wood Brothers Racing has made a decision and the outcome should be positive for Burton’s future in the NASCAR Cup Series.

According to The Athletic’s Jordan Bianchi, Burton is expected to return to the No. 21 car for Wood Brothers Racing in the Cup Series for a third season. The driver of the No. 21 car currently sits 31st in the point standings as the second-lowest full-time driver. Burton has statistically regressed compared to his rookie campaign but the organization is expected to give him another shot.

Overall, this decision makes sense as many young NASCAR drivers typically start showing more improvement near their 100th Cup Series start, which comes in a third full-time season. Burton may get another opportunity but he needs to start bringing in results sooner rather than later.

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Team Penske, Wood Brothers Racing make a trade ahead of 2023 playoffs

Team Penske and Wood Brothers Racing have made a trade ahead of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

[autotag]Team Penske[/autotag] and [autotag]Wood Brothers Racing[/autotag] have made a trade before the start of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. According to an announcement from Team Penske, Austin Cindric’s crew chief Jeremy Bullins will move to the No. 21 team while Harrison Burton’s crew chief Brian Wilson will move to the No. 2 team. This will remain in place for the rest of 2023 and 2024.

Bullins was previously with Wood Brothers Racing when Ryan Blaney drove the No. 21 car from 2015-2017. Over that period of time, Bullins and Blaney won the organization’s 99th Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway by holding off Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick. Now, he returns to the No. 21 car to guide Burton.

Wilson only has two full-time seasons of experience in the Cup Series; however, this will be a reunion with Cindric after the duo competed together in the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2019-2021. Cindric won the 2020 Xfinity Series championship and 13 races overall. In total, Wilson has 23 victories across the Xfinity Series with several notable drivers.

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Burton keeping his cool under pressure of sophomore slump

Harrison Burton hears all the speculation about his future with Wood Brothers Racing, but all it is, for now at least, is just that – speculation. “A lot of the silly season stuff, for me, has been interesting for sure to hear about,” Burton said. …

Harrison Burton hears all the speculation about his future with Wood Brothers Racing, but all it is, for now at least, is just that — speculation.

“A lot of the silly season stuff, for me, has been interesting for sure to hear about,” Burton said. “I don’t know where rumors come from for a lot of those. I see it and get surprised sometimes. I haven’t seen one yet that’s been right because I don’t even know what’s going on for next year yet.”

Burton’s sophomore season in the famed No. 21 Ford is winding down. There haven’t been many highlights: Burton is 30th in the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings with two top-10 finishes, 20 laps led, and an average finish of 23.2.

There have been two races where Burton felt he had a legitimate shot to win in a season that has otherwise been a struggle. Burton led nine laps late in the Daytona but was caught in an accident in overtime. He ran a quiet and competitive race at Darlington Raceway, finding himself near the front on a pair of late restarts and finishing sixth.

There are 12 races left in the season.

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“It’s fairly easy for me because I’m happy where I am, and I hope to continue to race where I am,” Burton said of tuning out the speculation. “It’s fairly easy for me to just go to work with the guys that I’ve worked with over the last year and a half or so. It’s not super distracting at this point.”

Burton is the third driver the Wood Brothers have worked with in the last five years. The most successful during the stretch has been Matt DiBenedetto, who earned the organization a playoff berth in 2020, finishing 13th in the championship standings with 11 top-10 finishes.

Wood Brothers Racing was last in victory lane in the Cup Series in 2017 with Ryan Blaney. The organization’s next victory will be its 100th.