Jack Wood

Wood competed part-time with Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2023 and earned two Top-10 finishes in a respectable showing. He moves on to MHR for the upcoming season and once again will be the part-time pilot of a Chevy truck. Wood's focus will be on his championship pursuit for this team in the ARCA Menards Series West. However, he'll also make a considerable 14 starts for the team in the Craftsman Truck Series. Kevin Bellicourt comes on board to serve as crew chief and will bring his 95 starts and three victories of truck series experience to the table. The two will look to form chemistry right away and make as big of impact as possible with the 14-race slate.

This truck was split between Busch, Corey Heim and a couple other drivers last season. As always, when Busch is behind the wheel this team is a threat to win and crack the Top 5. However, that was just five starts last season. All drivers combined, this team netted two victories and 15 Top-10 finishes. We expect a bit of a pullback in terms of performance this season. Wood will get most of the starts and he's a bit of a "project driver" at this point in his career. This is a team to keep an eye peeled for when Busch is on the entry list, but it could be an up-and-down affair the rest of the season.

The 21-year-old prospect has been brought in to take over the GMS Racing No. 24 entry full-time in 2022. This is the truck that Wood shared with a number of different drivers last season. The collective earned two Top-5 and four Top-10 finishes last season. Wood nabbed one of those Top 10's with a strong 10th-place finish at Gateway. Chad Walter returns at crew chief, and the two will look to continue building chemistry together. This team has a high ceiling in terms of capabilities, but they need Wood to learn and mature in order to realize their potential. 2022 could be a breakthrough season for Wood or just more learning the ropes if things don't get off to a good start.