- #Macs speed shop employee killed by drunk driver driver
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The incident effected Bodine's career and most importantly his life. Bodine details the crash and how he spoke with his father, who was deceased, during the near death experience. Most who witnessed the wreck, thought there was no way he could have survived, but amazingly he did.
#Macs speed shop employee killed by drunk driver series
It's something Geoff has a difficult time talking about to this day.īodine is also known for surviving one of the most horrific crashes of all time, in the inaugural 250-mile NASCAR Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway. But behind closed doors, all involved knew why it happened. The drama played out on a very public stage and shocked many in the racing world. No talk with Geoff could be complete without asking the difficult question about the 1994 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the incident between he and his brother Brett Bodine. admits, how the rivalry created riffs between friends and families. Bodine explains what really went down in a scene famously depicted in the motion picture "Days of Thunder," Dale Jr. The two rivals locked horns on several occasions, leading to a legendary meeting between the drivers, team owners and NASCAR's Bill France. There were no greater run-ins than the ones he had with the Intimidator, Dale Earnhardt. With Bodine running at the front, run-ins were imminent.
Bodine talks about the Martinsville win that spring boarded his success and saved Hendrick Motorsports. But Hyde convinced Hendrick to give them one more chance. The effort fizzled quickly and Hendrick told the team they were out of money and shutting the doors. Hendrick paired the Yankee racer with a very southern crew chief, Harry Hyde. The 1982 Cup Rookie of the Year details his early days and how he got a shot with a Charlotte car-salesman who was starting a NASCAR team. Bodine's winning ways in NASCAR's open wheel ranks led to opportunities down south in NASCAR's Late Model Sportsman series, now called the Xfinity Series, and eventually a ride in the elite Cup Series. In 1978, Bodine won an astonishing 55 out of 84 sanctioned races, a feat still in the Guinness Book of World Records. From there, Bodine started his young career on the short tracks of the Northeast driving NASCAR Modifieds.
#Macs speed shop employee killed by drunk driver driver
The legendary NASCAR driver began his storied career in an all-female "powder puff" race and wore a wig to do so. Today, the much-anticipated interview as Geoff Bodine, one of Dale Earnhardt's biggest rivals, sits down with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
For some NASCAR fans, the names Earnhardt and Bodine are like oil and water.
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