Hometown: Chemung,
NY Birth Date:
April 18th, 1949
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 160
Marital Status:
Single
Children: Matthew,
Barry
2004 Team: Team EJP Racing
Car Owner: Steve Prescott
Team Address: 191 Center Street, Gardiner, ME
04345 Crew Chief: Steve May Telephone: (207) 582-1861; Fax: (207)582-5637
Fan Club: Geoffrey
Bodine Fan Club, P.O.
Box 1790, Monroe, NC 28111 Website:
Geoffrey Bodine Fan Club Online
After driving for owners Rick Hendrick
(in the #5 All Star Racing and #5
Hendrick Motorsports Levi Garrett Chevy),
Junior Johnson (Budweiser Ford) and Bud
Moore (Motorcraft Ford), filled
dual
role of owner-driver after
purchasing Alan Kulwicki Racing in May
of
1993 and carried various sponsorships
that year.
Carried Exide Batteries
sponsorship in 1994 - 1995 and QVC in
1996 - 1997 on his Ford, but sold
majority interest in team in
1997 to Jim Mattei and John Porter.
Sponsored by Philips in 1998, Geoff sold
remainder of interest in team to Jim
Mattei in August 1998.
Signed on to drive the #60 Power Team
Chevrolet, owned by Joe Bessey, in
December 1998.
Switched to Hendrick
Motorsports engines for 2000 for more speed
and reliability.
On February 18, 2000 Geoffrey was the
victim in one of the most horrific crashes
in NASCAR history while driving in the Craftsman
Truck race at Daytona. He was not seriously injured, but missed the first
third of the 2000 season.
Was shamefully released from the #60 by
Joe Bessey on September 11, 2000, just
weeks after being asked by Bessey to stay
on for the remainder of the year. Bessey
provided terrible cars for the 2000 season,
with the exception of a car for Richmond.
Road course and superspeedway cars could not
even qualify for races.
On June 5, 2001 was tapped to replace Tim Fedewa as driver of the Cicci-Welliver Phillips 66 Chevrolet
in the Busch Grand Natonal Series for the remainder
of the 2001 season.
Aquired Miccosukee Resort sponsorship for all
2002 Daytona, Talladega and Homestead races, as
well as Indianapolis, Phoenix and Atlanta (fall) for car owner James Finch's Phoenix Racing.
Finished a surprising third in the 2002 Daytona 500
Parted ways with Miccosukee and Phoenix Racing after 2002 season. Planned on taking 2003 off but decided to run brother Brett's Hooters car in 2003 Bud Shootout for R & D purposes, since Geoffrey had a lifetime pre-qualified status due to winning that
event in 1992. Also committed to run a few races in
the Craftsman Truck Series for owner A.L. Thompson
Selected by Team EJP Racing owner Steve Prescott to drive the #03 Chevrolet Silverado in the Craftsman Truck Series for 2004
Inducted into the "Legends of the Glen"
at Watkins Glen in September 1999.
Blistered newly configured Atlanta
Motor
Speedway in track record 197.478 mph in
November '97, fastest qualifying lap
ever at
track other than Daytona or
Talladega.
Had 10 Top-10 finishes in '97, best
coming
in front of home fans at Watkins Glen
where
he finished 2nd.
Has 18 career NASCAR Winston Cup
victories
and 37 poles.
Captured 1994 The Winston at Charlotte
despite spin-out in first segment.
Started diving Mico-midgets in 1955.
Became Northeast Modified terror
(finishing
2nd in national modified standings in
1977),
including an astounding 55 wins in one
season, a record still listed in the
Guiness
Book!
Won 6 Busch Grand National
races.
Introduced modern-day power
steering to
NASCAR Winston Cup at Martinsville in
1981.
NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the
Year in
'82.
First career pole came in 19th attempt
at
1982 Firecracker 400 in Daytona.
First career win came in
69th start, at
Martinsville in spring of 1984.
Qualified
second for, and won, the 1986 Daytona
500.
Won 1987 IROC title.
Was a career
best
3rd in 1990 in Winston Cup Standings.
Went over $10 million in career
earnings
with 1996 winnings.
If not a racer says he would be an
astronaut.
Older brother of drivers, Brett and
Todd Bodine.
In 1992
founded the USA Bobsed Project and
developed
the "Bo-Dyn Bobsled," a sleeker bobsled
for USA Bobsled team. After ten years and thousands
of dollrs and hours, the U.S. won three medals at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics/
Board member of the Make-A-Wish
Foundation
and former volunteer fireman.
Enjoys riding his Harley, cheering
for
Dallas Cowboys and being with fans,
especially kids.
