STUART – Glen Wood, a Stuart native and co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing, stock-car racing’s longest active team, passed away Friday morning. He was 93-years-old.
Wood was the oldest living member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 2012.
Wood’s passing was announced by Wood Brothers Racing on Twitter:
"It’s with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of team founder and family patriarch Glen Wood this morning. We want to thank family, friends, our small-town Virginia community of Patrick County, as well as everyone in the NASCAR community for their unwavering support."