Hometown: Chemung,
NY
Birth Date: January
11th, 1959
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140
Marital Status: Wife,
Diane
Children: Heidi
2003 Team: Ford
#11
Car Owner: Brett & Diane
Bodine
Team Address: Brett Bodine Racing,
304
Performance Road, Mooresville, NC 28075,
(704) 664-1111; fax
(704) 664-7711
Crew Chief: Mike Hillman
Business Manager:
Carolyn Carrier (704) 906-3772; (704)
792-2877
Website:
Brett
Bodine Online
"Middle"
of the three
Bodine Brothers (Geoffrey and Todd).
Made Winston Cup debut in 1986
Coca-Cola 600
in Rick Hendrick-owned #2 Exxon Chevy,
finishing 17th.
Began racing Winston Cup full-time
in 1988 in the Crisco #11 Ford,
with car owner Bud Moore after successful
career in NASCAR Busch Series.
Ran Busch
Grand National in 1985 with Robert Gee
in the #5 Levi Garrett Chevy, winning three races.
Runner-up for Busch Series championship
in 1986 as well as most popular driver.
Winston Cup debut was in the 1986
World 600 driving for Rick Hendrick as a
teamate with brother Geoff.
Drove 5 seasons for car owner Kenny
Bernstein (1990-94) in the #26 Quaker
State Buick before spending
the '95 season with Junior Johnson in
the #11Lowes Ford.
Purchased the
Junior Johnson team in
1996.
Sponsored by Close Call phone
service in 1997.
Picked up Paychex
as sponsor for 1998 - 1999
Shattered Indy
qualifying record at 49.704 seconds (181.072
MPH) on August 4, 2000
Acquired new sponsor for the 2000
and 2001 seasons - Ralph's Supermarkets. Also hired
Mike Hillman as Crew Chief in 2002 and switched from
Ernie Elliott engines to Robert Yates engines.
Took on Wells Fargo Financial and Timberland Pro as associate sponsors for 2002 and raced without a
primary sponsor for the first two races before taking on Hooters as primary sponsor.
Decided to run a limited schedule in 2003 in order to regroup and better prepare his racecars due to limited sponsorship funds
Hooters left as sponsor at
the end of June, 2003, citing poor performance.
His best career finish in point
standings
came in 1990 when he placed 12th and had
9
top-10s.
Won his only NASCAR Winston Cup event
that
season, capturing spring race at North
Wilkeboro in his 80th start.
Also earned his first pole later that
year
at Mello Yello 500 in Charlotte.
Started racing hobby cars at Chemung
Speedrome in '77.
Drove modifieds
in Northeast 1980-84.
Won 1984 track championship at Stafford
(CT) Motor Speedway as one of the Top-50
modified drivers off all time.
Won 1985 Modified
Race of
Champions at Pocono Raceway.
Inducted into Modified Hall of Fame
(Stafford, CT) in 1998.
Was called on to drive in relief for
Terry
Labonte in Junior Johnson-owned
Budweiser
Chevrolet twice in 1987 (North Wilkesboro and
Bristol, both top-ten finishes).
Made impressive debut with car owner
Hoss
Ellington in 1987, winning pole for
Winston
Open, then qualified 9th for '87
Coca-Cola
600.
Graduated Waverly, NY High
School in 1977 (see his Senior Yearbook
photo
).(see his Freshman Yearbook
photo
).
Graduated State University of
New
York at Alfred, with honors, earning an associate degree in mechanical
engineering.
www.frontstretch.com
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Other Brett Bodine Info:
Brett Bodine: The Sole Survivor
A Romance Enhanced by Racing
Brett and Geoffrey on Oprah
(with family photos(
Brett's Past
Rides Photo Gallery
Brett's Driver's
Uniforms Photo Gallry
Brett's Career Statistics
Brett's Cards and Posters
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