
Wood finds spark for Sprint Series of Oklahoma win at Wichita
By David Smith Jr. WICHITA FALLS, Texas (April 28) – Joe Wood Jr. held off a late race charge from Jake Martens to claim his first IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Series of Oklahoma feature of the season Friday at Wichita Speedway. Chris Kelly and Wood started on the front row for the 20-lap feature with Wood taking the lead as the green flag fell. The race quickly went red when Brandon Long went for an easy tip over in turns three and four yet he would be able to restart at the tail of the field. The restart saw Wood stay out front and fend off late race challenges from eighth-starting Jake Martens to claim his second career victory and first for 2017. “The night started off kind of rough,” according to Wood. “In our heat race, the motor lost power with three laps to go and we were able to hang on to second place, which put us in the redraw. We ended up drawing number two spot and then went back to work on [Read More]