Former racetrack to be celebrated at AC trade show Nov 22, 2008
That scheduled 134-lap event, which was called official after 79 circuits due to rain, was won by Geoff Bodine. Multiple NASCAR Modified champion Richie Evans finished close behind with New Jersey's John Blewett Jr. third. (NJ.com -- Times)
Coughlin Unveils Support, New Sled, for Bodine Bobsled Challenge Nov 1, 2008
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth annual Whelen Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge will have distinct yellow and black overtures this year as industry giant JEGS Mail Order steps in as one of the main sponsors of the charity event ... " The Whelen Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge benefits the U.S. Olympic bobsled team and the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, which designs and makes sleds for U.S. athletes. Since the U.S. team put Bo-Dyn sled into service in 1994 it has skyrocketed up the world... (PR Newswire)
Overlooked Busch seeks momentum Aug 22, 2008
The Old School Racing Series, based in Mooresville, is expected to field cars for such NASCAR veterans as David Pearson, Harry Gant, James Hylton and Geoff Bodine. For South Boston tickets, call (877) 440-1540 or go to (From Track News Release). (News & Observer -- Sports)
Geoff Bodine, NFL Stars to Visit Saratoga Aug 8, 2008
Sports fans can avail themselves of a special trifecta that day by meeting celebrated NFL head coach Bill Parcells, legendary NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine and taking in the Richard Petty Racing Experience Car which will be on display in the backyard of Saratoga Race Course ... NASCAR fans on Monday will have an opportunity to meet one of the greatest drivers of all time: Geoff Bodine, a native of New Yorks Southern Tier and winner of the 1986 Daytona 500 ... The Olympians will be on track to... (FOX23 News, NY)
Brickyard doesn't disappoint Jul 28, 2008
Only six current active drivers ran in that 1994 race and the race included such racers as A.J. Foyt, Morgan Shepard, Lake Speed and Geoff Bodine. Heck, Junior Johnson had the McDonald's car with Jimmy Spencer driving. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Reunion race sets pace for weekend Jul 19, 2008
The driver introduction and autograph session at 7 p.m. will include NASCAR Cup veterans like Harry Gant, Sterling Marlin, Geoff Bodine and Dave Marcis. Other drivers on the entry list include Lake Speed, Larry Pollard, Joe Ruttman, Jack Ingram, Mike Alexander, Tommy Houston, Randy LaJoie and Charlie Glotzback. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Marlin joining racing legends in Nashville Jul 8, 2008
They include names such as; Sterling Marlin, Harry Gant, Lake Speed, Geoff Bodine, Dave Marcis, Jack Ingram, Larry Pollard, James Harvey Hylton, Charlie Glotzbach, Joe Ruttman, Ronnie Thomas, Tommy Houston and Randy Lajoie. Drivers will be available for autographs between qualifying and race time. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Tempers often flare at Sprint all-star race May 17, 2008
Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott and Geoff Bodine turned the non-points race into a demolition derby in 1987. Davey Allison crashed at the finish line in 1992 and was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. (Florida Times-Union)
Columbia Sportswear re-opening downtown store Apr 11, 2008
Columbia Sportswear will mark its grand re-opening with weekend festivities including a $500 shopping sprees and an appearance by NASCAR star Geoff Bodine. Also as part of its grand reopening, Columbia Sportswear plans to donate 10 percent of all sales made between April 11 and 30 to Start Making A Reader Today also known as SMART.. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Rockingham Speedway honors NASCAR greats (2) Apr 1, 2008
The organization acquired its first pole in October 1984 with Geoff Bodine. Its first victory came in February 1995 with Jeff Gordon, who started from the pole. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
'Push from heaven' -- Dramatic move in final lap vaults Newman to Daytona glory Feb 18, 2008
Daytona 500 Winners 2008 -- Ryan Newman 2007 -- Kevin Harvick 2006 -- Jimmie Johnson 2005 -- Jeff Gordon 2004 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2003 -- Michael Waltrip 2002 -- Ward Burton 2001 -- Michael Waltrip 2000 -- Dale Jarrett 1999 -- Jeff Gordon 1998 -- Dale Earnhardt 1997 -- Jeff Gordon 1996 -- Dale Jarrett 1995 -- Sterling Marlin 1994 -- Sterling Marlin 1993 -- Dale Jarrett 1992 -- Davey Allison 1991 -- Ernie Irvan 1990 -- Derrike Cope 1989 -- Darrell Waltrip 1988 -- Bobby Allison 1987 -- Bill... (North County Times)
Hendrick is souped up for success Feb 17, 2008
He is as hungry and committed as anybody that has ever sat down in one of my race cars, said Hendrick, placing Earnhardt among a group that includes Geoff Bodine, the late Tim Richmond, Darrell Waltrip, Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader, Terry Labonte, and Gordon and Johnson. Rick has been real supportive of me, said Earnhardt. (Boston Globe)
Race offers drivers shot at infamy Feb 17, 2008
" All 24 surviving former winners - including six in today's starting lineup - will be at the Daytona International Speedway for the 50th edition of the Great American Race. They will give the command to fire engines at 3:30 p.m. (Fox). Five hundred miles later, somebody will join that elite group. Somebody will become a legend. The race has had everything. The first in 1959 ended in a photo finish between Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp. It took NASCAR three days to finally pick a winner. The... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Driver's wildest dream Feb 17, 2008
"Daytona doesn't compare with anything," said 1986 winner Geoff Bodine. "For NASCAR, it's our biggest race. As winners, we feel that way. That's all that matters.". (Florida Times-Union)
Bodine gets elusive Daytona win Feb 16, 2008
Bodine was in North Carolina, working on his late model stock car, when Geoff Bodine won the 1986 Daytona 500. He missed that party. (Anchorage Daily News)
Daytona 500 celebrates 50 years of thrills Feb 16, 2008
30-day news archives. As winners we feel that way. (Florida Today)
Bodine's truck win long time coming Feb 16, 2008
"This racetrack has been pretty cruel to us and now it's been pretty good to us in a couple ways."Bodine was in North Carolina, working on his late model stock car, when Geoff Bodine won the 1986 Daytona 500. He missed that party. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Main crown eludes many top drivers Feb 16, 2008
Geoff Bodine (1986), Derrike Cope (1990), Sterling Marlin (1994, '95) and Michael Waltrip (2001, '03) are others who have done little else aside from winning the Daytona 500. And everyone in the sport remembers Dale Earnhardt winning the big one in 1998, on his 20th try. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Sportshow this weekend Jan 31, 2008
Former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine is coming to the show this year. He will be at the ASU Convocation Center on Saturday, February 2, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. to sign autographs. (Truman Democrat, AR)
Said wins Bodine Bobsled Challenge again Jan 6, 2008
Former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine created the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project Inc. after watching the U.S. team race in the 1992 Albertville Games in European-built sleds ... The second race was billed as the NASCAR vs. NHRA Challenge, featuring five drivers from each sport chosen by Geoff Bodine. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Said rules again at Van Hoevenberg Jan 5, 2008
Former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine has been involved with bobsledding since watching the 1992 Winter Olympics on television and noticing that the U.S. teams were using European-made sleds. He created the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project Inc. to help make sure U.S. sleds would be made in America, and his efforts have since helped provide the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation with sleds designs involving NASCAR technology. (North County Times)
Jimmie Johnson starts in front for Nextel Cup finale Nov 17, 2007
Racing legends David Pearson, Dave Marcis, Harry Gant, James Hylton and Geoff Bodine have committed to race in The Old School Racing Champions Tour in 2008 that is scheduled to run 10 races in 2008, starting on May 18. All tracks on the schedule are 3/4 a mile or less and include Eldora Speedway, the Music City Motorplex, Southside Speedway, Hickory Motor Speedway, South Boston Speedway, Flat Rock Speedway and the Springport Speedway. (Florida Today)
Photos: Dale Jr. at COT test Oct 30, 2007
Then known as "All-Star Racing," Hendrick Motorsports fielded the car with driver Geoff Bodine in 1984. (CIA Stock Photography/ ). (Fox Sports)
Degree in motorsports? Oct 27, 2007
478 mph (Geoff Bodine); Race - 159. 904 mph (Bobby Labonte)~~~JIMMIE JOHNSON. (Florida Times-Union)
Jerry Peterson lives life in the fast lane Oct 5, 2007
used to go to Shangri-La and work with Geoff Bodine, Richie Evans, Jerry Cook and Lee Dolan, said Peterson. hen I switched over to go drag racing. (Sayre Evening Times, PA)
Crew chief will follow Earnhardt to Hendrick Sep 5, 2007
He launched Hendrick Motorsports in 1984 with the No. 5, and its won 27 races with Geoff Bodine, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Busch behind the wheel. Labonte drove it to the 1996 championship. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Eury to join Earnhardt at Hendrick Motorsports Sep 5, 2007
The No. 5 was team owner Hendrick's first Cup car and has won 27 races, 35 poles and a championship (Terry Labonte) with four drivers (Geoff Bodine, , and Labonte) since 1984. Darian Grubb, Mears' crew chief on the No. 25, will move into a management role. (USA Today -- Sports)
Power steering could help Danica and other small drivers on road courses Aug 23, 2007
Not according to former NASCAR star Geoff Bodine, who in 1969 installed power steering in his modified racer and brought the technology to the Cup series in the early 1980s. Indy cars on road courses definitely need power steering, said Bodine, who grew up on New York's Southern Tier and considered Watkins Glen his home track in his heyday. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Respite over, Crouch now ready to roll Jul 21, 2007
"Crouch was a regular at the 250 from 1975 to 1989. He is one of only two drivers, Butch Lindley being the other, to finish second three times. Crouch was the runner-up to Geoff Bodine (1981), Mike Rowe (1984) and Chuck Bown (1986). He has seven top 10 finishes in 15 years."My fondest memories and my biggest disappointments are all the same - finishing second," Crouch said. "Those were great races for me and big paydays, which you're always looking for when you're running short tracks and trying... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
France Missed At Daytona Jul 8, 2007
" is how he ended long-winded presentations, that or, "The fact is, you're wrong. " Usually they were. He worked like a fiend. "Good deal," he'd say to someone staying late. Years ago, Brian gave the employees the afternoon off. It was Christmas Eve. "They already got tomorrow off," Bill Jr. grumbled. He loved acting more gruff than he was. His friends lost count of how many times he helped someone in need and then made them swear not to tell anybody what he'd done. He was listed as one of the... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Montoya breathing easier after getting first win Jun 29, 2007
Was the first win for crew chief Donnie Wingo since he led Geoff Bodine to a 1993 win in Sonoma. Sent Sponsor Texaco/Havoline back to Victory Lane for the first time since Ricky Rudd won at Sonoma in 2002. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Once again, Hendrick making headlines Jun 14, 2007
He started his NASCAR shop in 1984, with Geoff Bodine as his first driver. He won three races that first year, and even before signing Earnhardt, his Hendrick Motorsports team had grown to become the dominant team in NASCAR. His cars have won a total 159 races -- including 10 of 14 this year -- on the way to those six titles. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
A final goodbye to Bill France Jr., NASCAR's pacesetter Jun 9, 2007
Hendrick said he was once summoned to France's office after drivers Geoff Bodine and Dale Earnhardt had been in a tangle. The three of them, plus car owner Richard Childress, listened as France talked about trying to figure out who was at fault. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
NASCAR says goodbye to Bill France Jr. Jun 8, 2007
Hendrick opened his remarks by introducing himself as a a "fishing buddy of Bill France." He recalled when he and driver Geoff Bodine were summoned to Daytona Beach headquarters to meet with Richard Childress and driver Dale Earnhardt because of run-ins Bodine and Earnhardt had on the track. France made it clear that day that the drivers would learn to get along in a meeting that was immortalized on the big screen in "Days of Thunder." Fred Thompson, the actor-politician, played a... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Racing loses a giant Jun 7, 2007
You think Geoff Bodine might have been the only man alive who never took a grain of bull from Earnhardt. Listen. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Nextel All-Star Challenge May 19, 2007
In the final-10 lap shootout, a wiggle by Geoff Bodine allowed Dale Earnhardt to go from fourth to first in the distance of turns 1 and 2. The caution flag flew with Earnhardt in front and Elliott on his bumper. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
NASCAR - Nextel Cup - All-Star Challenge Preview May 16, 2007
1994 Geoff Bodine, Ford, 115. 561 m.p.h.. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Geoff Bodine adds venue to bobsled event Mar 28, 2007
SI.com - More Sports - Geoff Bodine adds venue to Bobsled Challenge - Tuesday March 27, 2007 8:06PM ... One Bobsled Challenge is not enough for Geoff Bodine ... "This is a team now, through and through. They are walking step-in-step with Geoff Bodine and his project. It's a whole different dynamic, and that's why I think they're winning," Kent said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Daytona 500 highlights Feb 19, 2007
Josh Yost: Jackman on Jeff Burton's team tears his left Achilles' tendon coming over the wall at the start of a pit stop. but completes the stop by hopping on one foot while carrying the jack before being rushed to the hospital. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
NASCAR Superstars Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Gear Up for New Season of Exclusive Shows on XM Satellite Radio Feb 9, 2007
"Sunday Drive" airs Sunday nights 8-9 p.m. ET. The one-hour call-in show is straight from Lowe's Motor Speedway and features host Stephanie Durner who is joined weekly by driver analysts including John Andretti, Geoff Bodine, Mike Wallace and Buddy Baker. "Fast Talk," the one-hour NASCAR-themed motorsports call-in show, returns to XM Monday nights 7-8 p.m. ET. The show is co-hosted by Doug Rice along with some of the biggest names in racing. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
U.S. bobsled thrives despite meager budget Jan 26, 2007
Including those of Cuneo, who decided to return for another year after a heart-to-heart talk with former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine. Over the past 15 years, Bodine has raised well over a $1 million to help build American-made bobsleds through his Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
No pajama parties at this high school Jan 7, 2007
Road race ace Boris Said, whose late father, Bob, drove in the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics for the U.S. bobsled team, overcame a whipping wind and pelting rain yesterday and won both races in the Chevrolet Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge on the Olympic track at New York's Mount Van Hoevenberg. It was awesome, perfect, said Said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Race car driver Said again king of bobsled mountain Jan 7, 2007
Road race ace Boris Said, whose late father, Bob, drove in the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics for the U.S. bobsled team, overcame a whipping wind and pelting rain Saturday and won both races in the Chevrolet Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge on the Olympic track at Mount Van Hoevenberg ... Former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine has been involved with bobsledding since watching the 1992 Winter Olympics on television and noticing that the U.S. teams were using European-made sleds. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Boris Said tops bobsled qualifying Jan 6, 2007
Said, one of the best road racers in the world, posted the fastest two runs Friday at Mount Van Hoevenberg and easily won the qualifying for the Chevrolet Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge ... Geoff Bodine, voted one of the top 50 drivers in NASCAR history, has been involved with bobsledding since watching the 1992 Winter Olympics on television and noticing the U.S. teams competed with European-made sleds ... " Stanton Barrett, the only driver to finish among the top three in each race last year,... (MSNBC -- Sports)
