Conversation: Jon Wood (cont'd)

Q: What can you say about next year's program, which we've been hearing you'll split a Nextel Cup schedule with a couple other Wood/JTG drivers?

I can tell you this: I've thoroughly enjoyed myself and it's truly been an honor to get back together with John Monsam and get back to racing in the Truck Series.

People sometimes don't give the Craftsman Truck Series the credit that it deserves. It's Saturday night, short-track-style racing at the same venues Nextel Cup goes to, without that corporate-style, pressure-packed mentality to it. It's the type of racing that goes back to the grassroots of NASCAR. It's a great place for drivers and crew chiefs and crewmembers to really get their feet wet and to be considered a stepping stone to get to that premier level -- Nextel Cup. But it's also a good place for anyone to race.

There's nothing set in stone for next year, but I feel like I'll do a partial Nextel Cup schedule and I'd love to race for a Truck championship. I'm feeling like the Nextel Cup schedule I was supposed to run this year will occur next year, with Wood Brothers/JTG and hopefully in the 21 car -- though I haven't seen it on paper.

Q: Have you run a Car of Tomorrow yet?

I have. And if I had my preference, let's just say in theory I'm going to run a limited schedule next year. I think running trucks will be a bigger asset and more help in conjunction with running some Nextel Cup races than running a Busch car would be.

Busch cars and COT cars are about as different as an apple and a squash. They are nothing alike. I see that racing trucks will play more into my favor. The size of the vehicles is similar -- the only major difference is the horsepower. But in the way that they drive, they're similar, so I think that will be a big plus, I firmly believe that.

Q: Would you like to run for the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series championship with the team you have now?

Yeah, there's no doubt I would. If I'm not mistaken, if you reset the points from the time I started back in the series, at Kentucky in July, since then I'd be third or fourth in points based on what we've accumulated.

I go to bed at night and I wake up in the morning thinking about how much I hope I get to keep those same guys.

Q: Are you building some momentum here through the end of the season?

Without looking at the numbers, the finishes, but looking at our race notes and the excitement and momentum that all the guys at the shop are carrying -- we're getting better every week, without question.