Larry "Woodrow" Woody is a retired sports writer for The Tennessean, the morning newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee.
He is a three-time winner of the Tennessee Sports Writer of the Year award and is the author of several books, including Along For The Ride.
Woody covered NASCAR from the early 1960s to late 2007 in addition to SEC sports, minor league baseball, the Tennessee Titans, and the Vanderbilt Commodores.
[1] He was inducted into the Martin Methodist College Sports Hall Of Fame, part of the 2001–2002 class.
During the post-race press conference following the 2001 victory, Woody asked Stewart if the 2000 battle had crossed his mind during the closing laps.