34 Facts About Geoff Bodine

Geoffrey Eli Bodine was born on April 18,1949 and is an American retired motorsport driver and bobsled builder.

Geoff Bodine is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers, and sister Denise.

Geoff Bodine began learning his racing skills at this track in the micro-midget division when he was only five years old.

Geoff Bodine had such an itch to race that he disguised himself as a lady and entered an event known as the Powder Puff Derby when he was 15.

Geoff Bodine was already an accomplished driver before he hit the big-time in NASCAR's premier division, the Winston Cup Series, with his first start in 1979.

Geoff Bodine earned Modified championships at Stafford Speedway, Shangri-La Speedway, Spencer Speedway, and Utica-Rome Speedway.

Geoff Bodine has won many of the big races in Modifieds including the Lancaster 200, Race of Champions, the Stafford 200, the Trenton Dogleg 200, the Thompson 300, the Spring Sizzler, Oswego Classic, Cardinal Classic, Oxford 250, and other modified events.

In 1978, Geoff Bodine won more races than any other Modified driver in recorded history.

Geoff Bodine's racing background included wins in the Late Model division, Nationwide Series division, and others.

Geoff Bodine has six Busch Grand National wins to his credit.

Geoff Bodine is best known for his NASCAR Winston Cup career, and in his first full season in Winston Cup came in 1982 he earned Rookie of the Year honors.

Geoff Bodine managed to hold off the field the rest of the way beating Terry Labonte to the line by 0.44 seconds to claim victory.

Geoff Bodine spent over 28 years in the sport, with his most successful years being between 1984 and 1996.

Geoff Bodine has driven for some of the best car owners in NASCAR, including Junior Johnson, Bud Moore and Rick Hendrick as well as owning his own cars, which he ran for several seasons after buying the assets of Alan Kulwicki's race team after his death in 1993.

Geoff Bodine was honored as one of "NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers" during NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration.

Geoff Bodine has always been a great innovator and brought many ideas to Winston Cup.

Geoff Bodine introduced power steering and full-faced helmets to Winston Cup.

Geoff Bodine was the last driver to win a race and lap the field, in the fall 1994 race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Six days later, the rivalry intensified when Geoff Bodine tagged Earnhardt in a Busch Grand National Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Amick's truck was damaged in the contact, which caused it to veer hard right, pushing Morgan into Geoff Bodine who was on the outside.

Just as Geoff Bodine was coming back down to the track, it was hit driver's side by Lonnie Rush Jr.

Geoff Bodine rolled nine times before coming to rest on his roof.

The accident was so severe, the announcers, crew members and fans all believed that Geoff Bodine had been killed.

Incredibly, Geoff Bodine missed only ten races of the 2000 Winston Cup season while recovering from his injuries, returning at Richmond International Raceway on May 6 and finishing 13th in a 400-lap race.

However, including that race, Geoff Bodine only managed to make 18 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series between 2001 and 2004, with only one Top 5 and two Top 10's both in 2002.

Geoff Bodine attempted to qualify for the 2004 Brickyard 400 driving for Gary Trout Autosports, but was unable to and made no more attempts at any other races that year.

Geoff Bodine attempted to qualify the No 64 Toyota for the 2009 Daytona 500.

In 2010, Geoff Bodine returned to the Camping World Truck Series for the first time since 2004 with Team Gill Racing at Atlanta.

Geoff Bodine finished 26th with engine problems despite qualifying an impressive 8th.

Geoff Bodine said he wanted to spend time with his family and do charitable deeds.

Geoff Bodine is a contributing columnist with articles published monthly.

Geoff Bodine learned that the sleds being used were all imported and not built domestically.

Geoff Bodine felt that he could help the team win with better technology derived from his race car experience, engineering background, as well as the abundant design and construction resources offered to him through his NASCAR connections.

Geoff Bodine founded the USA Bobsled Project to help create a winning bobsled for the US teams.