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Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964) is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine won the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship while driving the #30 Lumber Liquidators/ Germain Toyota. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Chemung is a town in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 2,665 at the 2000 census. ... NY redirects here. ... The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will begin on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the Florida Dodge Dealers 200, and end on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... 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Early career

Bodine would make his Busch Series debut in 1986, for Pistone Racing at Martinsville. He qualified and finished 27th in the 30-car field, falling out of the race early with an engine problem. Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ...

Bodine went on a three year hiatus from the series until 1990, when he would drive eight races for Diamond Ridge Motorsports #42/#81 Ames Pontiac, making his season debut at Martinsville. He started 11th and finished in the 8th position. He then followed that up with finishes of 7th at Orange County and 3rd at Dover Downs. Diamond Ridge Motorsports is a former NASCAR team that competed in the Winston Cup and Busch Series from 1990 to 1999. ... The surname Ames is usually either French or Hebrew in origin. ... Orange County Speedway first opened in the 1960s, and is located in Durham County, near Rougemont, North Carolina. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ...

In 1991, he signed to drive for Frank Cicci In his first full season in the series, he won his first career race, one of 15 top-10s in 1991. Bodine also won his first two poles: Back to back at Dublin and South Boston. He ended the year seventh in points. South Boston Speedway or SoBo is a race track located in South Boston, Virginia, approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. ...

1990s

Todd's career in Cup started at Watkins Glen International Raceway on August 9, 1992 when he was 28 years old. He raced the #34 Ford Thunderbird for Cicci-Welliver Racing, finishing 37th. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 9 and ended on November 15. ... The Ford Thunderbird is a car manufactured in the United States by the Ford Motor Company. ... Frank Cicci Racing with Jim Kelly is a NASCAR Busch Series team. ...

His first full-time season came in 1994 when he raced for RahMoc Enterprises. He raced the #75 Ford Thunderbird sponsored by Factory Stores. He missed one race the whole season and scored two Top 5's and 7 Top 10's on his way to a 20th place position in the point standings. He was unable to match those statistics in 1995] as he finished 33rd in the points with only one Top 5 and 3 Top 10s. Following his release from RahMoc, Bodine spent 1996, filling in for Bill Elliott in a four-race span, finishing 10th at Pocono. He also drove three races apiece for David Blair Motorsports and Andy Petree Racing. In 1997, he filled in for Ricky Craven at Hendrick Motorsports at Texas and for his brother Geoff at Charlotte Motor Speedway, before he won the pole at Watkins Glen for Cicci-Welliver in a one-race deal. He finished 35th due to engine problems in that race. The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13. ... RahMoc Enterprises is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team. ... The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. ... The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18th 1996 and ended on November 10th 1996 with Terry Labonte winning his 2nd championship. ... This article is about the NASCAR driver Bill Elliott. ... Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond; it is the site of two annual NASCAR Nextel Cup races held just a few weeks apart in June and July. ... David Blair Motorsports is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team. ... Andy Petree Racing is a former NASCAR team. ... The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... Ricky Craven is a NASCAR driver. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ...

For 1998, he signed with a new team called Team Tabasco. Unfortunately, the team struggled due to poor equipment, and by July, the team was closed amid allegations of improprities by the owner. He went back to Cicci-Welliver in the Busch Series, replacing rookie Mike Cope in the #30 Slim Jim car. He finished 33rd in points despite running 13 races, and posted a string of five consecutive top-five finishes. He also ran part-time in cup for LJ Racing, posting a fifth at Atlanta. The 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 8. ... Team Tabasco is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team owned by Bob Hancher. ... Cope (left) chatting with former teammate Carlos Contreras. ... Slim Jim is a popular brand of beef snack made by ConAgra Foods, Inc. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ...

In 1999, his Cicci-Welliver team switched to #66, and he posted ten top-fives en route a fourth-place points finish. In addition, he ran seven races for Eel River Racing at the Cup level, his best finish being 15th at Bristol. In 2000, he won a pole at Talladega as well as the race at Michigan. See also: 1999 in NASCAR The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... The 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 19 and ended on November 11. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ...

2000-2004

He would get back into Cup racing full time in 2001 while racing the #66 K-Mart Ford Taurus which was owned by Haas-Carter Motorsports. Despite getting three poles, he only scored two Top 5's, missed the Daytona 500, and was plagued with 12 DNFs, causing him to finish 29th in points. He also ran half the schedule in the Busch Series, winning two of the first three races of the season with Buckshot Racing, before ending the season driving for Fitz Motorsports. He started 2002 with the 66, but lost his ride after Kmart filed for bankruptcy. He signed on to Herzog Motorsports and won the Kroger 300, finishing 23rd in points. During the season, he rejoined Haas-Carter when Discover Card became the team's primary sponsor. He garnered a fifth-place run at Richmond, and finished 38th in points. The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. ... new Kmart logo Kmart Corporation was a US based corporation until it merged with Sears Holdings in November 2004. ... Not to be confused with Ford Taunus. ... Travis Carter Motorsports is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series team. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Buckshot celebrates a Busch Series victory at New Hampshire International Speedway in 1998 . Jones straps up before a race. ... Fitz Motorsports is a NASCAR team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 10 and ended on Sunday November 17. ... The Meijer 300 presented by Oreo is a NASCAR race held during June at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. ... Discover Card is one of the four major credit card brands issued primarily in the United States, with over 50 million cardholders. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ...

In 2003, Carter partnered with Sam Belnavis to field the #54 United States National Guard Ford for Bodine. Bodine's best finish that year was an eighth at Pocono and he finished 31st in standings. After that year, Belnavis abandoned the operation and took sponsors National Guard and Subway to Roush Racing and the Carter team closed its doors due to lack of sponsorship. Bodine also got a win at Darlington in the Busch Series for Herzog and led the Busch Series points standings but again a lack of sponsorship forced his team to close. He ended the season at Innovative Motorsports. He split 2004 between Mach 1 Racing, Arnold Motorsports, and R&J Racing, his best finish a 23rd at Bristol. He ran five Busch races for GIC-Mixon Motorsports and Marsh Racing, finishing fifth at Homestead. The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... Sam Belnavis became the first full-time minority owner when he fielded BelCar Motorsports #54 U.S. National Guard Ford entry driven by Todd Bodine in 2003. ... The United States National Guard is a component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ... Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ... Innovative Motorsports is a former NASCAR team. ... The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. ... Mach 1 Racing is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup team. ... Arnold Motorsports is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team owned by Don Arnold. ... R&J Racing is a NASCAR Nextel Cup team. ... GIC-Mixon Motorsports is a NASCAR team. ... Marsh Racing is a NASCAR Busch Series team owned by Ted Marsh. ...

Craftsman Truck Series

Bodine made his Craftsman Truck Series debut in 1995 driving for Roush Racing's #61 Ford for 5 races. In his debut, Bodine qualified 3rd at Heartland Topeka road course, and finished fourth. His worst finish was at Mesa Marin Raceway, where he finished eighth an 8th place, earned his best start of 2nd and led his first career lap. The 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season, the first one ever to be run, began February 5 and ended October 28. ... Outside Roush headquarters. ... Mesa Marin Speedway was a high banked half mile racetrack in Bakersfield, California. ...

Bodine did not run the Trucks again until 2004, when he competed for Fiddleback Racing at Charlotte, finishing 20th and also ran for HT Motorsports's #59 Dodge at Kansas with a 15th. Later, he signed with the new Germain-Arnold Racing team, finishing 4th in their debut at Richmond. After losing in Vegas to Shane Hmiel, Bodine won his first two career races back-to-back at Fontana and Texas. Competing in ten events, Bodine averaged a 13th place finish in his events, despite falling out of three with mechanical issues. Unfortunately, neither Bodine nor crew chief Mike Hillman Jr. were happy with contract issues and the team leadership. So Bodine parted ways with the team and went back to Fiddleback Racing, where he would drive in 2005. Bodine was able to earn four top-10s with the team in ten starts, but inconsistensy was weighing him down to 8th place in points. Fiddleback also had no funding and after a 9th place at Michigan the team was disbanded. The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 19. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Germain Racing is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an complex of 4 different tracks for automobile racing. ... Shane Hmiel (born May 15, 1980 in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina) was a NASCAR driver who drove the #32 Win Fuel / TrimSpa Chevrolet for Braun Racing until he was suspended for failing a drug test. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of sister track Michigan International Speedway. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... A crew chief is the head position on a pit crew in motorsports. ... // Florida Dodge Dealers 250 The Florida Dodge Dealers 250 was held February 18 at Daytona International Speedway Top Ten Results Bobby Hamilton Jimmy Spencer Todd Bodine Ricky Craven Ted Musgrave Ken Weaver Brad Keselowski David Starr Wayne Edwards Johnny Benson American Racing Wheels 200 The American Racing Wheels 200 was... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ...

Germain Arnold signed to have him come back. He won in his second race with the team at Kansas and rolled to four more victories, including three straight at the end of the season. By winning the final three races of the season, he made a serious run for the title. With four races remaining in the season Todd was fourth in the standings, a dismal 256 points behind leader Ted Musgrave. With Bodine's three wins, he was able to gain one spot to third and an entire 183 points on Musgrave to finish only 73 points behind. Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Ted Musgrave was born on December 18, 1955 in Franklin, Wisconsin . ...

In 2006, Bodine was once again behind the wheel of the #30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota. Bodine won at Atlanta, Gateway, and Texas. Todd Bodine won the 2006 Craftsman Truck Championship on Nov 17, 2006 by 122 points over Johnny Benson it was Bodine's first-ever championship in any divison. The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will begin on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the Florida Dodge Dealers 200, and end on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Johnny Benson (born June 27, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a NASCAR driver. ...

Trivia

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