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Geoffrey Bodine won the last Winston Cup race held in Nashville. That was back on July 14, 1984, when Bodine won while driving for rookie car owner Rick Hendrick, with the help of veteran crew chief Harry Hyde.
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Bodine's return delayed: It will be several more weeks before Brett Bodine Racing gears up for its return to the Winston Cup Series, team spokeswoman Carolyn Carrier said Wednesday night from her North Carolina home. "I know a lot of people have been asking, but it's just taking longer to get everything in place," she said. "It's business, and sometimes those things take awhile." Bodine hasn't raced since losing his Hooters sponsorship in June. He signed a two-year sponsorship deal with a still unnamed company on Aug. 12.[He did make an attempt in the #4 Kodak Pontiac at Pocono but didn't qulaify]. The team had initially hoped to compete in this weekend's Southern 500 in Darlington.
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For the third consecutive season, Bodine finished without a win, though he did tally five top-10s. AT the Winston 500, Bodine made his 500th career Winston Cup start. With 2,864 points, Bodine finished in 27th place in the Winston Cup standings. The downward spiral concluded with Mattei Motorsports owner Jim Mattei firing Bodine from the No. 7 Ford Bodine had owned before selling out.
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Bodine, 54, is a battle-worn hero of the past who still wants to drive in NASCAR. If he makes the field for the 11th Brickyard 400 on Aug. 8, it will be his fourth race of the season. Last year he started only one, but his career that dates back to 1979 includes 18 victories.
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This was the correct move by NASCAR since Bodine essentially was the leader all along. Earnhardt never passed him. He couldn't. There was a pace car between him and Bodine. When the field was allowed to pass the pace car, it was, in effect, just catching up to Bodine. His pit stop was ignored.
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Bodine and Hooters UPDATE 2 signs for 2003: #11-Brett Bodine, among the last drivers who own their cars, is working on a partnership with Bob Brooks of Hooters Restaurants. Bodine, 44, says the move should give him a better outlook. "We just haven't been able to get ahead of things," Bodine says. "The last few years, we were going backward."(Sporting News)(1-13-2003)
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