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Geoffrey Eli Bodine
Geoff Bodine, May 2007
Born:April 18, 1949 (1949-04-18) (age 59)
Birthplace:Chemung, New York
Achievements:—
Awards:1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year

1986 Daytona 500 Winner

1987 International Race of Champions champion

Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers

Named one of NASCAR's Modified all-time Top 10 Drivers

His fifty-five modified race wins are listed in the Guinness World Records for "Most wins in one season"

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics
570 races run over 26 years. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chemung is a Town in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 2665 at the 2000 census Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season The 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers is a list of NASCAR drivers In 1998, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration NASCAR gathered a panel to select "The Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States.
Best Cup Position:3rd - 1990 (Winston Cup)
First Race:1979 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last Race:2004 MBNA America "A Salute To Heroes" 400 (Dover)
First Win:1984 Sovran Bank 500 (Martinsville)
Last Win:1996 The Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
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Geoffrey Bodine (born April 18, 1949 in Chemung, New York) is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine) who are all NASCAR drivers. The 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 11 and ended on Sunday November 18. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Daytona International Speedway is a Superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR -sanctioned Race track located in Dover Delaware, owned by and serving as the corporate headquarters of The 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 19 and ended on Sunday November 18. The Goody's Cool Orange 500 is a 500-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville Virginia. Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18 1996 and ended on November 10 1996 with Terry Labonte pulling off a massive The Centurion Boats at The Glen is a 90-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen New York Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen" is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chemung is a Town in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 2665 at the 2000 census Brett Bodine (born January 11, 1959, in Chemung, New York) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and is the current driver Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964 in Chemung New York) is a Stock car racer. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Bodine currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina. Cornelius is a town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States

Bodine's racing career seemed to be on track right from the start as his father and grandfather, Eli Bodine Jr. and Sr. built Chemung Speedrome just a year after he was born. The Chemung Speedrome is a 1/4 mile Asphalt race track in Chemung, New York. He began learning his racing skills at this track in the micro-midget division when he was only five years old.

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NASCAR Modified driver

Bodine was quite an accomplished driver before he hit the big-time in NASCAR's premier division, the Winston Cup series (now Sprint Cup series) with his first start in 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) By this time, Bodine was well known as a Modified driver in the Northeast, racing against popular drivers like Richie Evans, Jerry Cook, Jimmy Spencer, Ron Bouchard, and others. Richard Ernest Evans (b July 23 1941 - d October 24 1985) was an American Racing driver who won nine NASCAR National Jerry Cook (born July 31, 1939 in Rome New York) is a NASCAR championship race car driver Jimmy Spencer (born February 15, 1957 in Berwick Pennsylvania) is an American NASCAR driver and commentator Ron Bouchard (born November 23, 1948 in Fitchburg Massachusetts) is a former NASCAR driver who was the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of Bodine had earned Modified championships at Stafford Speedway, Shangri-La Speedway, Spencer/Williamson Speedway, and Utica-Rome Speedway. Shangri-La Speedway was a speedway in Owego, New York. It was a half-mile (0 He has won many of the big races in Modifieds including the Lancaster 200 (1978, 1981), Race of Champions (1972 - Trenton, 1978 - Pocono), the Stafford 200 (1978), the Trenton Dogleg 200 (1979), the Thompson 300, the Spring Sizzler (1980 - Stafford Speedway), Oswego Classic (1981), Cardinal Classic (1975 - Martinsville Speedway), Oxford 250 (1980, 1981), as well as many other modified events. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981

In 1978, Bodine won more races than any other Modified driver in recorded history. Driving cars owned by Dick Armstrong with Billy Taylor as crew chief, Bodine started 84 feature events and won 55 of them. Among the most prestigious of these victories were the Race of Champions at Pocono, the Spring Sizzler at Stafford, the Budweiser 200 at Oswego, both major events at Martinsville, the Thompson 300, and a sweep of the six-race Yankee All-Star League series. Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a Superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway Virginia. [1] For these fifty-five victories, Bodine is credited in the Guinness Book of World Records with "Most wins in one season". Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U

Bodine's racing background also included wins in the Late Model division, Nationwide Series division, and others. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. He has six Busch Grand National wins to his credit.

NASCAR Winston Cup career

Geoff is best known for his NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) career. His first full season in Winston Cup came in 1982 when he earned the Rookie of the Year title. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) He earned his first Winston Cup pole that year on his 19th start (1982 - Firecracker 400) and scored his first Winston Cup victory two years later on his 69th start at Martinsville in 1984. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Geoff's biggest win came at the 1986 Daytona 500. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. The season opener, Daytona 500, is NASCAR's most prestigious single event. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Other career highlights include the 1987 International Race of Champions championship, the 1992 Busch Clash, the 1994 Winston Select (despite a first segment spinout), and the 1994 Busch Pole award. Geoff's final win in NASCAR's highest division came in the "Bud At The Glen" in August of 1996 when fortuitous pit stop timing led to Geoff taking the lead in his QVC Thunderbird while the other drivers pitted. Bodine managed to hold off the field the rest of the way beating Terry Labonte to the line by 0. 44 seconds to claim the checkers.

Cup career highlights

Geoff has driven for some of the best car owners in NASCAR, including Junior Johnson, Bud Moore and Rick Hendrick as well as owning his own cars. Robert Glen Johnson Jr (born June 28, 1931 in Wilkes County North Carolina) known as Junior Johnson, was a Moonshiner in the Bud Moore may refer to Bud Moore (NASCAR owner, former NASCAR owner Bud Moore Engineering, his team Bud Moore Joseph Riddick Hendrick III (born July 12, 1949 in Warrenton North Carolina) better known as Rick Hendrick is an owner of several NASCAR He has 565 starts, 37 poles, 18 wins, and nearly $16 million in winnings during his Winston Cup/Nextel Cup career. He was honored as one of "NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers" during NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration. Bodine has always been a great innovator and brought many ideas to Winston Cup. He introduced power steering and full-faced helmets to Winston Cup. Power steering is a system for reducing the Steering effort on vehicles by using an external power source to assist in turning the roadwheels. He was also the last driver to win a race and lap the field, in the fall 1994 race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. North Wilkesboro Speedway is a Short track that held races in NASCAR's top three series from NASCAR's inception in 1949 until its closure in 1996 For the foreseeable future, this will remain true. He holds the track record at Atlanta Motor Speedway from his polesitting run after the track was repaved in 1997, with a speed of over 197mph. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is an Intermediate track in Hampton Georgia, twenty miles (32 km south of Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Daytona crash

Bodine was involved in a vicious, fiery accident at Daytona International Speedway in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on February 18, 2000. Daytona International Speedway is a Superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Geoff was on the outside of two other trucks (one of which was driven by Kurt Busch, a rookie at the time) on the front stretch tri-oval during the 57th lap. Kurt Busch and Rob Morgan made contact, resulting in Morgan's truck swerving Bodine's truck. Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas Nevada) is a professional American Race car driver The Squirrels are a pop band based in Seattle Washington. Founded in 1984 by lead vocalist Rob Morgan (founder as well of the Poplust This caused Bodine's truck to become airborne and hit the catch fencing, completely destroying it (and rupturing the fuel cell in the process), leaving nothing but the roll cage intact. It then barrel-rolled down the track where it was hit several more times by other trucks before coming to rest on its roof. 13 other trucks were involved in the accident, making it one of the largest wrecks in NCTS history. As a result of the impact, Geoff broke his right wrist, right cheekbone, a vertebra in his back, and his right ankle, and also suffered a concussion. A vertebra (plural vertebrae) is an individual Irregular bone in the spinal or Vertebral column ( aka ischis a flexuous and flexible column Nine fans were also injured in the accident.

Geoff Bodine's fiery crash on February 18, 2000.
Geoff Bodine's fiery crash on February 18, 2000. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Bodine missed more than half of the 2000 Winston Cup season recovering from his injuries, starting only 14 of 34 races and finishing 45th in points with no poles, wins, or top 10 finishes. Amazingly, Geoff returned to the track that had nearly claimed his life to finish third behind Elliott Sadler and the race winner Ward Burton in the 2002 Daytona 500. Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975 in Emporia Virginia) is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series John Edward Burton III (born October 25, 1961) is an American NASCAR auto racer, who has a total of five career Sprint Cup wins The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. However, including that race, Geoff Bodine only made 18 starts in the NASCAR Winston/Nextel Cup Series between 2001 and 2004, with only one top five and two top 10s, both in 2002. He attempted to qualify for the Brickyard 400 in 2004 driving for Gary Trout Autosports, but did not qualify and did not attempt to qualify for any other races that year.

Bo-Dyn bobsleds

Bodine's creativity and innovation are not just limited to NASCAR racing. Bodine is the co-owner of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Company. Bobsleigh, bobsled or bobsledge is a Winter sport invented by Englishmen in the late 1860s in which teams make timed runs down narrow twisting banked His bobsled interest started during the 1992 Winter Olympics when the U. The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was staged in 1992 S. Bobsled Team was having a tough time during competition. Bodine learned that the sleds being used were all imported and not built locally. He felt that he could help the team win with better bobsled technology derived from his racecar engineering background and experience. With these beliefs, Bodine took a few runs in a bobsled at Lake Placid, New York to confirm his feelings and to learn more about the sleds. Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States.

Bo-Dyn Bobsleds (Bo for Bodine, "Dyn" for Chassis Dynamics) was created in 1992 by Bodine and his good friend and chassis builder, Bob Cuneo of Chassis Dynamics. Bodine founded the USA Bobsled Project to help create a winning bobsled for the U. S. teams. The U. S. National Team first used their sleds in 1994. Ten years after Bo-Dyn's inception, the U. S. team won three medals in Bo-Dyn Bobsleds during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Every January since 2006 at the Lake Placid, New York track, a charity run is held with the US bobsled team and NASCAR drivers to raise money for the sled project. The Lake Placid bobsleigh luge and skeleton track is a venue for Bobsleigh, Luge and skeleton located in Lake Placid New York. Participants have included Todd Bodine (one of Geoffrey Bodine's brothers) and Tony Stewart. Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964 in Chemung New York) is a Stock car racer. Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971 in Columbus Indiana) is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur in NASCAR 's

Geoff Bodine now goes by Geoffrey and enjoys giving back to the community that supports him. He has served as a volunteer fireman and is now a board member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Bodine was briefly mentioned in the movie Days of Thunder for coming in third when Cole Trickle won his first race at Darlington. Days of Thunder is an Auto racing Drama film released in 1990 by producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony

Teams and sponsors

The Winston Cup teams for which Geoff Bodine has driven, the sponsors for each year, and the sponsors for the Craftsman Truck Series teams for which he has driven.

Teams

Note: In mid-1993, Bodine purchased the race team of the late Alan Kulwicki and toward the end of the season, took over as driver. Hendrick Motorsports is a Stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Robert Glen Johnson Jr (born June 28, 1931 in Wilkes County North Carolina) known as Junior Johnson, was a Moonshiner in the Bud Moore may refer to Bud Moore (NASCAR owner, former NASCAR owner Bud Moore Engineering, his team Bud Moore } Joe Bessey (born June 25, 1961 in Scarborough Maine) is a former NASCAR owner/driver Brett Bodine Racing was a NASCAR racing team from 1996 until 2003 Phoenix Racing is a NASCAR team owned by James Finch. It currently fields the #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevy for Sterling Marlin in the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14 1954 &ndash April 1 1993 nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince" was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Bodine raced as a driver-owner through 1997. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Sponsors

References

  1. ^ Bourcier, Bones. "Back to his Roots", Stock Car Racing (ISSN 0734-7340), Volume 24 Number 1, January 1989.

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