Geoff Bodine Racing
Owner(s) | Exide Batteries |
---|---|
Manufacturer | Ford |
Opened | 1993 |
Closed | 2000 |
Career | |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 7 |
Geoff Bodine Racing (also known as GEB Racing) was a
Winston Cup
In 1993, Bodine, who was driving for Bud Moore Engineering at the time, decided to become an owner-driver. Earlier in the season, then-defending Winston Cup Champion Alan Kulwicki, who owned and drove for AK Racing, was killed in a plane crash as the Cup Series made its spring trip to Bristol.
Bodine was able to raise enough money to purchase the assets of Kulwicki’s former team from its caretaker,
In
In 1998, he sold part of his ownership to Mattei and Porter, and picked up sponsorship from Philips. When Bodine got an offer to drive for Joe Bessey in 1999, he sold the rest of his team and was replaced by Michael Waltrip, as the team switched to Chevrolet. Finishing 5th in the Daytona 500, Waltrip finished the year 29th in points. Getting sponsorship from NationsRent in 2000, Waltrip's only top-ten finish that year was a 3rd at Martinsville. He left at the end of the year for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Mike Wallace took over, while the team switched back to Ford.[3] During the 2000 season, the team was sold to Ultra Motorsports.
Craftsman Truck Series
Bodine Racing began racing in the new Truck Series in
Due to a lack of sponsorship, Rezendes was let go after two races in 1997. Tammy Jo Kirk took his place with Loveable sponsorship, becoming the first full-time female driver on the circuit.[4] She had a best finish of 11th, but was let go late in the season, and Barry Bodine finished out the season. The team closed in 1998 due to a lack of sponsorship.
References
- ^ Zeller, Bob (May 10, 1993). "Announcement Expected to Be Made Today\ Bodine Reportedly Buys Kulwicki's Racing Team". News & Record. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Pearce, Al (September 12, 2000). "Owner Bessey Fires Geoffrey Bodine; He'll Finish the Season As the Driver". Daily Press. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Steven Cole (February 4, 2020). "Stream 'Blink of an Eye,' a Documentary About Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, and NASCAR, on the MotorTrend App Starting Now!". Motor Trend. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Rockne, Dick (May 10, 1997). "Tammy Jo Kirk Won't Dim Her Lights -- First Woman In Truck Series Breaks Ground". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 21, 2020.