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#21 Wood Brothers Racing Team News

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Matt DiBenedetto

OFFICIAL TEAM/DRIVER LINKS
Wood Brothers Racing
Roush Yates Performance Parts
Matt DiBenedetto

PRIMARY SPONSORS LINKS
Menards
Motorcraft
Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Wood Brothers Racing – Twitter
Wood Brothers Racing – Facebook
Matt DiBenedetto – Twitter
Matt DiBenedetto – Facebook
Motorcraft – Twitter
Motorcraft – Facebook

STATISTICS
Matt DiBenedetto – Racing Reference
Wood Brothers Racing – Racing Reference

MORE INFO
2020 #21 Paint Schemes
2019 #21 Paint Schemes
Paint Scheme Gallery

Contract Status: Driver: 2021; Primary Sponsors: 2021
DiBenedetto will be replaced by Austin Cindric in 2021

2021 sponsor schedule
The Clash: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
1) Daytona: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
2) Daytona: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
3) Homestead: Menards / Moen
4) Las Vegas: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
5) Phoenix: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
6) Atlanta: Menards / Maytag
7) Bristol: Menards / Quaker State
8) Martinsville: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
9) Richmond:
10) Talladega:
11) Kansas:
12) Darlington:
13) Dover:
14) COTA:
15) Charlotte:
16) Sonoma:
All-Star Race:
17) Nashville:
18) Pocono (Jun 26):
19) Pocono (Jun 27):
20) Road America:
21) Atlanta Motor:
22) New Hampshire:
23) Watkins Glen:
24) Indianapolis:
25) Michigan:
26) Daytona:
27) Darlington:
28) Richmond:
29) Bristol:
30) Las Vegas:
31) Talladega:
32) Charlotte:
33) Texas:
34) Kansas:
35) Martinsville:
36) Phoenix:

 

#21 Team News

Jonathan Hassler serving as Matt DiBenedetto’s crew chief at Martinsville

Jonathan Hassler serving as Matt DiBenedetto’s crew chief at Martinsville

April 8, 2021
Due to COVID protocols, Matt DiBenedetto's crew chief Greg Erwin will not be at Martinsville Speedway for Saturday night's Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 NASCAR Cup Series race

Wood Brothers to honor Bernece Wood at Martinsville

Wood Brothers to honor Bernece Wood at Martinsville

April 7, 2021
After a week off for the annual Easter break, Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head to the Wood Brothers’ home track, Martinsville Speedway, for Saturday night’s Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500

Sad News – Bernece Wood

Sad News – Bernece Wood

March 30, 2021
UPDATE: Mrs. Bernece Moricle Wood, age 90, passed away March 30, 2021 at her home in Stuart, VA. She was born in Charity, VA on January 28, 1931 to the late Leonard E. Moricle and late Meda Roberson Moricle. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Glenn

Difficult Start to 2021 Season has Matt DiBenedetto Buried in Points as Wood Brothers Look for Rhythm

Difficult Start to 2021 Season has Matt DiBenedetto Buried in Points as Wood Brothers Look for Rhythm

March 4, 2021
By Dustin Albino

Wood Brothers Racing buys out remaining interest of team charter

Wood Brothers Racing buys out remaining interest of team charter

December 30, 2020
Wood Brothers Racing announced on Wednesday that the team now has complete control over their charter, after buying out the remaining interests

Wood Brothers Racing honored with FIA Heritage Cup

Wood Brothers Racing honored with FIA Heritage Cup

December 11, 2020
For 70 years Wood Brothers Racing has excelled in – and transformed – the world of motorsports. As the longest tenured team in NASCAR history, the Wood Brothers have compiled a literal Hall of Fame resume both on and off the track. Beyond their countless trophies and

Matt DiBenedetto returning to Wood Brothers Racing next season; Austin Cindric to drive in 2022

Matt DiBenedetto returning to Wood Brothers Racing next season; Austin Cindric to drive in 2022

October 8, 2020
After a successful first season driving for NASCAR’s longest-running team, Wood Brothers Racing announced today that Matt DiBenedetto will return to compete in the famed No. 21 Ford Mustang in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series

Matt DiBenedetto says Wood Brothers has until end of the month to renew his contract: UPDATE

Matt DiBenedetto says Wood Brothers has until end of the month to renew his contract: UPDATE

October 6, 2020
UPDATE: Matt DiBenedetto called in to SiriusXM on Tuesday to review the weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway and give an update on his contract status for 2021. During the call, DiBenedetto said he hopes to find out this week whether or not Wood Brothers Racing

Matt DiBenedetto Talladega post-race interview

Matt DiBenedetto Talladega post-race interview

October 4, 2020
MATT DIBENEDETTO, No. 21 Menards/Tuscany Ford Mustang -- POST-RACE INTERVIEW BEFORE PENALTY RULING WAS ANNOUNCED

Matt DiBenedetto makes the NASCAR Cup Playoffs for the first time.

Matt DiBenedetto makes the NASCAR Cup Playoffs for the first time.

August 29, 2020
MATT DIBENEDETTO POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE

Matt DiBenedetto set to make 200th Cup start at Dover

Matt DiBenedetto set to make 200th Cup start at Dover

August 19, 2020
When Matt DiBenedetto fires up the No. 21 Menards/Monster Energy Mustang and takes the green flag on Saturday at Dover International Speedway, it will mark his 200th career start in NASCAR’s elite Cup Series

Matt DiBenedetto’s Michigan scheme to honor Ford’s auto technicians

Matt DiBenedetto’s Michigan scheme to honor Ford’s auto technicians

August 6, 2020
Matt DiBenedetto and the Wood Brothers team are headed to Michigan International Speedway with a black No. 21 Mustang adorned with a paint scheme honoring Ford’s auto technicians

Wood Brothers Racing throws back to 1963 for Darlington scheme

Wood Brothers Racing throws back to 1963 for Darlington scheme

August 4, 2020
In choosing a paint scheme based on the Wood Brothers’ 1963 Ford Galaxie for the throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 6, the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team is honoring some of the team’s well-known accomplishments and one of its least-known – a Cup Series owners

Matt DiBenedetto to carry Quaker State colors at Kentucky

Matt DiBenedetto to carry Quaker State colors at Kentucky

July 8, 2020
Matt DiBenedetto and the Wood Brothers’ No. 21 Ford Mustang will carry the colors of Quaker State in this weekend’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, and DiBenedetto said that’s the one of the best parts of the upcoming race weekend

Matt DiBenedetto to run Red Kap/Menards retro paint scheme at Indianapolis

Matt DiBenedetto to run Red Kap/Menards retro paint scheme at Indianapolis

July 2, 2020
Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Red Kap/Menards Mustang will be a part of an historic weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as NASCAR’s Cup Series will run a double header with the NTT IndyCar Series

REESE, Draw-Tite on board with Matt DiBenedetto at Bristol

REESE, Draw-Tite on board with Matt DiBenedetto at Bristol

May 29, 2020
Last fall at Bristol Motor Speedway, Matt DiBenedetto, having learned just days before that he would be a free agent in 2020, turned in a performance that won the hearts of fans both at the track and across the NASCAR nation

Wood Brothers wins first quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award

Wood Brothers wins first quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award

May 27, 2020
Wood Brothers Racing has won the first quarter National Motorsports Press Association Pocono Spirit Award for charitable work in helping seniors in and around its home base of Stuart, Virginia

Jon Wood eNASCAR iRacing preview – Throwbacks Galore at North Wilkesboro [virtual] Speedway

Jon Wood eNASCAR iRacing preview – Throwbacks Galore at North Wilkesboro [virtual] Speedway

May 7, 2020
Jon Wood has 208 starts as a driver across NASCAR’s top three series, but hasn’t competed since 2008. He hasn’t done a lot of iRacing in the years since, but Saturday afternoon he’ll be wheeling the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang at the virtual North Wilkesboro

Hitched Up And Ready For Bristol – Matt DiBenedetto eNASCAR iRacing preview

Hitched Up And Ready For Bristol – Matt DiBenedetto eNASCAR iRacing preview

April 2, 2020
After a disappointing finish in the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway last Sunday, Matt DiBenedetto now turns his attention to the virtual Bristol Motor Speedway, where he’ll pilot the No. 21 REESE/Draw-Tite Mustang in the third

Some spotter changes for Cup teams UPDATE

Some spotter changes for Cup teams UPDATE

November 22, 2019
UPDATE: Cole Custer may be a rookie in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020, but he will have a veteran voice in his ear throughout the season. Andy Houston — who has spotted for Austin Dillon over the last nine seasons — has signed a deal to be the spotter for the No. 41

Previous sponsor schedules

2020 sponsor schedule:
1) Daytona: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
2) Las Vegas: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
3) Auto Club: Menards / Quaker State
4) Phoenix: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
5) Darlington: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
6) Darlington: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
7) Charlotte: Menards / FVP
8) Charlotte: Menards / Richmond
9) Bristol: Reese / Draw-Tite
10) Atlanta: Menards / Knauf
11) Martinsville: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
12) Homestead: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
13) Talladega: Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
14) Pocono: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
15) Pocono: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
16) Indianapolis: RED KAP / Menards
17) Kentucky: Menards / Quaker State
Charlotte (All-Star): Menards / FVP
18) Texas: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
19) Kansas: Menards / Dutch Boy
20) New Hampshire: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
21) Michigan: #FordStrong Technicians
22) Michigan: #FordStrong Technicians
23) Daytona: Menards / Dutch Boy
24) Dover: Menards / Monster Energy
25) Dover: Menards / Richmond
26) Daytona: Menards / Dutch Boy
27) Darlington: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
28) Richmond: Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
29) Bristol: Menards / Dutch Boy
30) Las Vegas: Menards / Duracell
31) Talladega: Menards / Tuscany
32) Charlotte: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
33) Kansas: Menards / Wrangler
34) Texas: Menards / Richmond
35) Martinsville: Motorcraft / Quick Lane
36) Phoenix: Motorcraft / Quick Lane

2019 sponsors:
1) Daytona: Motorcraft
2) Atlanta: Menard’s
3) Las Vegas: Motorcraft
4) ISM Raceway: Quaker State
5) Auto Club: Menard’s
6) Martinsville: Motorcraft
7) Texas: Quick Lane
8) Bristol: Menard’s
9) Richmond: Menard’s
10) Talladega: Quick Lane
11) Dover: Motorcraft
12) Kansas: Menard’s
Charlotte (All-Star): Menard’s
13) Charlotte: Menard’s
14) Pocono: Motorcraft
15) Michigan: Menard’s
16) Sonoma: Menard’s
17) Chicagoland: Menard’s
18) Daytona: Menard’s
19) Kentucky: Menard’s
20) New Hampshire: Motorcraft
21) Pocono: Menard’s
22) Watkins Glen: Menard’s
23) Michigan: Ford Tech
24) Bristol: Menard’s
25) Darlington: Motorcraft
26) Indianapolis: Menard’s
27) Las Vegas: Menard’s
28) Richmond: Motorcraft
29) Charlotte: Motorcraft
30) Dover: Menard’s
31) Talladega: Menard’s
32) Kansas: Menard’s
33) Martinsville: Quick Lane
34) Texas: Menard’s
35) ISM Raceway: Menard’s
36) Homestead-Miami: Motorcraft