Geoff Bodine

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Geoffrey Edmond Bodine (born April 18, 1949) is a retired American motorsports pilot and bobsled builder.

He is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (with Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine).

Bodine lives in West Melbourne, Florida. As his father and grandfather, Eli Bodine Jr. and Sr., built Chemung Speedrome just a year after he was born, Bodine's racing career seemed to be right from the start.

He started learning about racing at this level five years ago when he first started learning about the micro-midget division.

He had such a desire to race that he disguised himself as a lady and entered a Powderpuff Division Competition when he was 15.

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NASCAR Winston Cup career

Geoff is best known for his NASCAR Winston Cup career. In 1982, Winston Cup's first full season appeared, winning the Rookie of the Year award. On his 19th birthday (1982 Firecracker 400) he got his first Winston Cup victory and his first Winston Cup victory two years later, during Hendrick Motorsports' 69th season in 1984 (which was also the team Bodine was racing for at the time). At the 1986 Daytona 500, NASCAR's most coveted single event, Geoff's greatest victory came at the Daytona 500, NASCAR's most prestigious single event. Other career highlights include the 1987 World Championships, the 1992 Busch Clash, the 1994 Winston Select (despite a first segment spinout) and the 1994 Busch Pole Award (now Budweiser Pole Award). Geoff's last victory in NASCAR's highest division came in August 1996, when due to bad pit timing, Geoff took the lead in his QVC Thunderbird while the other drivers pitted. Bodine was able to keep the checkers off the field the remainder of the way, defeating Terry Labonte by 0.44 seconds to capture the checkers.

When he rode the #5 car for Hendrick Motorsports, Bodine's career began off the ground. He spent 28+ years in the sport, with his best years occurring between 1984 and 1996. Since purchasing the assets of Alan Kulwicki's racing team after his death in 1993, Bodine has raced for some of the best car owners in NASCAR, including Junior Johnson, Bud Moore, and Rick Hendrick. During his Winston Cup/Nextel Cup career, he has 565 starts, 37 poles, 18 victories, and almost $16 million in winnings. During NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration, he was recognized as one of "NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers." Bodine has always been a great entrepreneur, and he has contributed to many plans for Winston Cup. He added power steering and full-faced helmets to Winston Cup. In the fall 1994 race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, he was also the last driver to win a race and lap the field. Since the track was repaved in 1997, he holds the track record at Atlanta Motor Speedway from his polesitting run.

Bodine and seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt became embroiled in a feud over time in the late 1980s. Earnhardt knocked Bodine and Bill Elliott out of the way to win the $200,000 purse in 1987 after an incident in the 1988 race. Bodine was fined $1,000 and put him on probation for three weeks, and NASCAR later put him on probation for three weeks. The rivalry escalated a slew of days after Bodine tagged Earnhardt in a Busch Grand National Series match at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bodine and team owner Rick Hendrick said the accident was accidental, but NASCAR disagreed, fineing Bodine another $15,000 and extending his probation until 1987. The fine was reinstated after Bodine appealed and was canceled.

Earnhardt spun Bodine at the 1988 Busch Championship, and the New Yorker later dropped out of the game and began drawing a "X" in the air over the car with his hand. Earnhardt wrecked Bodine's car the following day, prompting NASCAR to determine a five-lap penalty on Earnhardt. Rick Hendrick, Bodine's car owner, said the fine was excessive, but Earnhardt's vehicle owner Richard Childress thought the punishment was too harsh. Officials from the sanctioning body brought both drivers and vehicle owners together for a meeting in Daytona Beach, Florida, where all sides of the conflict were resolved.

Bodine will later write on the Racing Experts website that he and Earnhardt were buddies and got along well in their early racing days. They had dinner parties and their children played with each other. However, when both drivers joined the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, their friendship changed, and they became far away from each other. Both drivers were at the start of their careers, which partly contributed to the tense interactions with each other. Although the feud came to an end before the NASCAR dinner meeting, both teams and Bodine did not agree on who was most responsible for it.

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When competing in the inaugural Daytona International Speedway race on February 18, 2000, Bodine was involved in a violent, fiery crash on the 57th lap of the competition while driving the No. 57. Billy Ballew's 15 Line-X-sponsored Ford F-150.

Kurt Busch, Rob Morgan, and Lyndon Amick, then-rookies, were racing three-wide along the tri-oval front straightaway. Morgan was turned across Busch's nose into the side of Amick's van, who was at the bottom, as Bodine continued to get around the outside of the trio. In the call, Amick's truck was damaged, causing it to veer hard right, propelling Morgan into Bodine, who was on the outside. Morgan's front right tire and Bodine's front left tire caused the front of Bodine's truck to vault higher over the outside retaining wall, sending his vehicle into the catch fencing nose first at 190 mph (310 km/h).

The impact of the collision completely tore the front of the vehicle and shattered its fuel cell, leaving only small pieces of the roll cage intact. Lonnie Rush, Jr., Jr., the driver's side, causing the Bodine to crash down the frontstretch, just as it came back down to the track. As it plunged, it was struck once more by Jimmy Kitchens, who ignited the fire that was leaking out of the tank. Bodine screamed nine times before falling to the ground on his roof. Bodine had been killed, according to the announcers, crew members, and supporters. Thirteen other trucks were involved, making it one of the largest wrecks in NASCAR Truck Series history. Bodine sustained fractured in his right wrist, right cheekbone, a vertebra in his back, and his right ankle, as well as a concussion. Since being in Bodine, kitchens were also hospitalized. However, he sustained no serious injuries. In the crash, nine spectators were also injured.

Bodine missed just ten races of the 2000 Winston Cup season while recovering from his injuries, and he finished 13th in a 400-lap race. Bodine's inability during the ensuing months resulted in his departure from the team in September. He returned to third place in the 2002 Daytona 500, behind race champion Ward Burton and second-placer Elliott Sadler, a feat of grande achievement. However, Bodine made 18 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2001 to 2004, with just two Top 5 and two Top 10's in 2002 among other events. Gary Trout Autosports' 2004 Brickyard 400 qualifying round, but he was unable to and made no further attempts at any other races this year.

In 2009, Geoff, brother Todd, and Larry Gunselman formed a race team. Geoff attempted to identify the No. 2 on the charts. The 2009 Daytona 500 was a 64 Toyota. For the first time since 2004, Geoff with Team Gill Racing in Atlanta returned to the Camping World Truck Series for the first time since 2004. Despite qualifying an impressive 8th, he came in 26th with engine failures. In 2011, he drove for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, swapping between the Nose and the Nose. Luke & Associates sponsors 35 and 36 teams.

Bodine revealed on www.theracingExperts.com that he was leaving NASC after 27 seasons in October 2012. Bodine said he wanted to spend time with his family and do charitable deeds.

He opened a Honda Power Sports dealership in West Melbourne, Florida, where he now lives.

Bodine is a Driver Analyst with The Racing Experts, the site that announced his resignation in 2012. He is a contributing columnist with monthly columns published.

Motorsports career results

(Bold) (Bold – Pole position attained by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. Most laps won, followed by the other.)

(Bold – Pole position) is the most important (key) (Most laps led): (A) The majority of laps were led.)

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