State Fair Speedway: For Danny Wood, it’s family first

 
ELLIS GOODWIN, Special Correspondent
Published: June 12, 2009

NORMAN — About four years ago sprint car driver Danny Wood quit racing. Friends asked why he didn’t want to race anymore, but he wanted to be out there more than ever.

Wood retired out of necessity. He said his son, Danny II, who was born visually impaired, wanted to follow him into the trucking business. Wood had to quit racing to save money for his son to buy a truck and hire a driver.

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