Geoff Bodine: Reflecting on the Daytona 500
Geoff Bodine reflects on battling Dale Earnhardt for the lead in the 1986 Daytona 500 and what it took for him to go to victory lane.
DiBenedetto ‘expects’ to be back with BK Racing in 2016
“I expect to, for sure,” he said to The Racing Experts, adding, “I do expect to be back, and I’m just thankful for the opportunity.”
No planned races for Buescher with Front Row Motorsports in 2016
“We don’t have anything planned for next year,” Buescher said to The Racing Experts. “I did get to run, I think it was six races what it ended up being, and I had a blast doing it. It was an awesome bunch of guys over there, had a lot of fun, and learned a lot as well.”
Jeb Burton discusses Talladega, future
“I’m not sure what my future holds right now, to tell you the truth,” he said. “Hopefully, I’ll be in a race car somewhere.”
Jury duty, taxes and life insurance
Geoff Bodine breaks down three areas outside of racing that have an impact on a racer’s career.
Teammates and Daytona
You can’t win a race on the first lap, but you could absolutely lose it on the first lap. Racing in Winston Cup took patience and clean racing.
My relationship with Dale Earnhardt
As his nickname stuck with fans as “The Intimidator,” I called him “The Eliminator,” because he’d come behind you and towards the end of the race, he’d run into you and eliminate you.
Safety and racing
There were no soft walls in place or no HANS Device requirements when I wrecked in Daytona in 2000. By the time the accident was over, the whole front of the vehicle was chopped up.
Sponsorship and salary
By Geoff Bodine March 25, 2015 Let’s go back to 1982, when I drove for Cliff Stewart, my first full-time ride. He had his own company, so he sponsored the team. … Continue Reading Sponsorship and salary
Stepping away from racing
You never know how long you’re going to be able to do anything in life. Anything can happen on any given day. With my racing career, I just thought it was going to go on forever and ever.