Jeff Wood (auto racer)

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Jeff Wood (born January 20, 1957) is an American former race car driver born in Wichita, Kansas. He drove in the CanAm series for Carl Haas in 1981 and 1982, then made his CART debut in 1983 at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. He then drove in the Formula Atlantic West Series where he won the 1985 championship. He returned to CART in 1987 and made 4 starts for Dick Simon. He was away from the series in 1988, then returned in 1989 to make 5 starts for Gohr Racing. In 1990 he made his first attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but crashed in practice, but made 10 other starts and finished 22nd in points, both career bests. In 1991 he made 8 starts for Dale Coyne Racing, Arciero Racing, and Euromotorsports but failed to finish any races in the points. 7 starts in '92 for Arciero netted Wood a single point. In 1993 Wood attempted a nearly full season for Andrea Moda/Euromotorsports but failed to qualify for 6 races and only made 8 starts and again failed to score points. He made four more unsuccessful starts in 1994 for Euromotorsports in what would be his final races in the series. He was named to an entry for the 1996 Indianapolis 500, but the car failed to appear. His best finish in his 49 CART races was an 8th place that came in his second series start back in 1983 at Laguna Seca.