Jeff Wood (racing driver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American Champ car driver
Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1957
Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Jeff Wood (racing driver)
- Jeff Wood (born January 20, 1957) is an American former race car driver born in Wichita, Kansas.
- He was Formula Atlantic Rookie of the Year in 1977.
- He drove in the CanAm series for Carl Haas in 1981 and finished 5th in the series behind Danny Sullivan.
- In 1982, driving for Bob Garretson Racing, finished 3rd place in the 24 Hours of Daytona.
- He then made his CART debut in 1983 at the Caesars Palace Grand Prix driving for Dan Gurney.
- 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 with his best finish being 10th.
- He was away from the series in 1988, then returned in 1989 to make 5 starts for Gohr Racing, where he finished 12th at the Michigan 500.
- In 1990 he drove for a new team, Todd Walther Racing, where he made his first attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but crashed in practice.
- He made 10 other starts, with a 10th-place finish at Phoenix, finishing 22nd in points.
- In 1991 he made 8 starts for Dale Coyne Racing, Arciero Racing, and Euromotorsports with the best finish being 13th.
- 7 starts in '92 for Arciero netted Wood a 12th-place finish and a single point.
- In 1993 Wood attempted a nearly full season for Andrea Moda Formula/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 Raceway.
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