Sports car racing Wood began his pro racing career in sports car racing, taking part in the
Toyota Finance 86 Championship before graduating to
Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia in 2022. In his lone season in the competition, supported by Team Porsche New Zealand and
Earl Bamber Motorsport, he scored a double victory in the opening round at
Sydney before taking victories at
The Bend and
Bathurst. The championship fight between himself and
Tom Sargent came down to the final round at
Phillip Island, where Wood would ultimately finish second in the championship despite sweeping the weekend. Wood had secured Porsche New Zealand's scholarship to compete in the
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, but forfeited the offer to compete in Super2 full-time in 2023. Wood returned to sports car racing in 2025, taking part in the
GT World Challenge Australia alongside fellow Kiwi Steve Brooks. The duo scored five podium finishes over the course of the season and were classified fourth in the Pro-Am championship.
Super2 Series . After a strong season in the Porsche Sprint Challenge the year prior, Wood was offered a seat with
Walkinshaw Andretti United for the
2023 Super2 Series. He would be racing in the No. 2
Holden Commodore ZB. The season started in
Newcastle with Wood finishing in eighth place. For Race 2 of the weekend, he qualified the No. 2 WAU Holden on pole position. However, he was caught out in an incident during the race. The next round was held at
Wanneroo Raceway in Perth. Wood won both races that weekend, solidifying his challenge for the title. The next few rounds were a bit up and down, which meant he was on the backfoot going into the season final in
Adelaide. He dominated the weekend, winning both races from Pole, but that was insufficient to secure the title. Wood eventually finishing the season in third.
Supercars Championship Following his strong 2023 Super2 Series Campaign,
Walkinshaw Andretti United confirmed that they had signed Wood to race for the team full time in 2024, replacing
Nick Percat in the No. 2 Mustang. Upon his debut at Bathurst, he was the only driver on the grid who had never taken part in a Supercars race. Wood's arrival was cited early on as a 'big culture shift' within the organization, rectifying a soured relationship held between WAU and Percat at the conclusion of the 2023 season. Wood endured a quiet rookie season, finishing a season-best fourth at
Taupo before a repeat performance followed at Wanneroo. He concluded the season 16th in the drivers' championship. on the grid at
Adelaide in 2025. Over the offseason, Wood embarked on a fitness plan which saw him lose 25 kilograms before the start of the 2025 season. Wood cited his disappointing rookie season as a catalyst to change his mindset off the track, stating that he would "leave no stone unturned" in his effort to climb to the top of the Supercars grid. Upon the series' return to Perth in June, Wood claimed his first series victory, a moment he described as the achievement of "[a] lifelong dream." Wood added another pair of podiums at
Queensland to conclude the Sprint Cup, before an electrical failure stymied his chance at winning the
Bathurst 1000 alongside
Jayden Ojeda. Wood also qualified for the first ever Supercars Finals Series by securing a top-ten finish in the regular season standings. Wood scored pole for the opening round of the
Gold Coast 500, but was eliminated from contention before Sandown. He would score three more podiums in the final five races, taking tenth in the championship. The Supercars website ranked Wood as No. 4 in its top ten Supercars drivers of the season, highlighting his relationship with teammate and season champion
Chaz Mostert as well as his qualifying prowess as key contributors to his ranking.
Open-wheel racing For 2026, Wood was confirmed to compete in the
2026 Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. Wood's primary goal was to develop a new set of skills through the open-wheel discipline, with the aim of taking them back to Supercars to "better himself as a driver." == Racing record ==