NASCAR Truck Series driver Jack Wood. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

NASCAR Truck Series driver out at Richmond after suffering injury at Watkins Glen

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Aug 14, 2025 5:51 PM ET

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Jack Wood will miss Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond — and subsequently, is guaranteed to miss the 2025 Truck Series playoffs.

An injury suffered by Wood in the Aug. 8 race at Watkins Glen will keep him out of the No. 91 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet in Friday's regular-season finale. Wood needed a win at Richmond in order to qualify for the Truck Series postseason for the first time, but that is now guaranteed to not be a possibility.

❗Update on @DriverJackWood and the No. 91 team. pic.twitter.com/NmUFgEw2kX
— Bill McAnally Racing (@BMR_NASCAR) August 14, 2025

Wood, 25, suffered a hard crash in the esses at Watkins Glen on Lap 37 of the Mission 176 at the Glen. Wood finished 33rd and sits 19th in the Truck Series standings through 17 races.

A big hit for Jack Wood at Watkins Glen. pic.twitter.com/uSCmBFnb1C
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) August 8, 2025

MHR will not field the No. 91 with a relief driver on Friday. A timetable regarding Wood's potential return has yet to be released. Following Friday's race at Richmond, the Truck Series will take a week off before returning to action with their playoff opener at Darlington on Aug. 30.

Wood, a native of Loomis, California, has 78 Truck Series starts to his name. 2025 is his second full-time season and his first since his rookie campaign in 2022. In his career, Wood has four top-10 finishes with an average finish of 22.9.

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Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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