Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine (February 27, 1964 in Chemung, New York) is an American racecar driver. Bodine was given the nickname The Onion because of his bald head.[1] Bodine drives the #30 Toyota Tundra for Germain Racing in the Camping World Truck Series. Todd Bodine has two Camping World Truck Series championships.[2]
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 Bodine (left) at an autograph signing in 2009 | |||||||
| Born | February 27, 1964 Chemung, New York | ||||||
| Achievements | 2006 Craftsman Truck Series Champion 2010 Camping World Truck Series Champion | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 241 races run over 18 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 75th | ||||||
| Best finish | 20th (1994) | ||||||
| First race | 1992 Budweiser at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011 Pure Michigan 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 334 races run over 25 years | |||||||
| 2017 position | 74th | ||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (1997) | ||||||
| First race | 1986 Nationwise 150 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017 Hisense 4K TV 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| First win | 1991 Budweiser 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last win | 2003 Darlingtonraceway.com 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series career | |||||||
| 220 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 28th | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2006, 2010) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Heartland Tailgate 175 (Topeka) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Pocono Mountains 125 (Pocono) | ||||||
| First win | 2004 American Racing Wheels 200 (California) | ||||||
| Last win | 2012 Lucas Oil 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 27, 2017. | |||||||
Early career change
Bodine drove in his first NASCAR Busch Series race in 1986, for Pistone Racing at Martinsville. He started and finished the race in 27th after his car had an engine problem.
Bodine did not race in the Busch Series again until 1990, when he drove in eight races for Diamond Ridge Motorsports in the #42 and #81 Ames Pontiac. His first race of the year was again at Martinsville. In 1991, Bodine decided to drive his first full season for Frank Cicci. He won one race and had 15 top ten finishes. At the end of the year, Bodine was 7th in points.
1990s change
Bodine drove in his first Winston Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International Raceway on August 9, 1992. He drove the #34 Ford Thunderbird for Cicci-Welliver Racing, finishing 37th. He drove his first full season in the Winston Cup Series series in 1994 when he raced for Butch Mock Motorsports. He raced the #75 Ford Thunderbird sponsored by Factory Stores. He missed one race that season and had two Top 5 and 7 Top 10 finished. He finished 20th place in the point standings. In 1995 as he finished 33rd in the points with only one Top 5 and 3 Top 10 finished. He was released from Butch Mock in 2005 and drove for Bill Elliott while he was away in 2006 for four races. He also drove three races for David Blair Motorsports and Andy Petree Racing. In 1997, he drove for Ricky Craven while he was away for Hendrick Motorsports at Texas. He also drove for his brother Geoff Bodine at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
For the 1998 season, Bodine started racing with a new team called ISM Racing. The team was closed and Bodine went back to Cicci-Welliver in the Busch Series. He drove the #30 Slim Jim car. Bodine finished 33rd in points.
During the 1999 season Bodine drove the #66 car for the Cicci-Welliver team. Bodine got ten top-five finishes and finished fourth in the points standings.
Craftsman Truck Series change
Bodine made his first start in the Craftsman Truck Series 1995 driving for Roush Racing's #61 Ford. He ran 5 races that year.
Bodine did not race in the Craftsman Truck Series again until 2004, when he raced for Fiddleback Racing at Charlotte, and also raced for HT Motorsports's #59 Dodge at Kansas. Later in the year, he signed with the new race team Germain-Arnold Racing. He finishing 4th in their first race at Richmond International Raceway. Bodine left Germain-Arnold Racing and went back to Fiddleback Racing for the 2005 season. After a race at Michigan Speedway the team had no money left, and was shut down. After Fiddleback Racing shut down, Bodine went back to Germain-Arnold Racing. He won with the team at Kansas Speedway, and finished the season with five victories.
In 2006, Bodine was driving the #30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota for Germain Racing. Bodine won at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Gateway International Raceway, and Texas Motor Speedway. Todd Bodine won the 2006 Craftsman Truck Championship on Nov 17, 2006 by 122 points over Johnny Benson. The win was Bodine's first championship in any NASCAR division.[3] Bodine continued to drive for Germain Racing in the 2007–2010 seasons. During the 2010 season Bodine won four races, and finished first in points winning his 2nd NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.[4] Aric Almirola finished in second place, 207 points behind Bodine.[5]
References change
- ↑ "No doubt about this victory". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Bodine Glides To Second Championship". Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Bodine's roll reminiscent of 2006 championship season". Archived from the original on September 12, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Bowyer wins race, but Bodine clinches second title". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ↑ "2010 Official Driver Standings". Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
Other websites change
- Todd Bodine Official site Archived 2016-10-08 at the Wayback Machine