The 2007 Racing season is in its infancy but NASCAR driver Tim Woods III got off to a sound start with a seventh place finish at the Allstate Texas Thunder 150 held in Kyle, Texas.

Woods showed promise earlier as he ran second for several laps until a caution flag came out and forced him to the outside on the Thunder Hill three-eighths mile track.

"There were a lot of restarts, there were five or six cautions," said Woods. "Most of the time if you started on the outside you get shuffled back because it's a one groove track. With every caution flag, depending if your odd or even you will either gain or lose a spot."

He has three new crew members that graduated from North Carolina A & T, Chris Gaskins, Russell Wade III and Gary Oatis.

Tim Woods

Woods is recognized as one of NASCAR's most talented and brightest up and coming African Americans stars. In 2005, Woods received the Most Improved Drive.  He finished his 12 starts of 2006 with three Top 5 and seven Top 10 finishes. He will be at Phoenix International Raceway on April 19th.

"We're looking forward to the upcoming season," added Woods. "The whole team is excited about it."