Brett Bodine

Brett Bodine (born January 11, 1959, in Chemung, New York), is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He is the younger brother of 1986 Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine and the older brother of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Todd Bodine.

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Bodine made his NASCAR Winston Cup debut in 1986 at the World 600, finishing an impressive 17th in a Rick Hendrick owned Chevrolet as a teammate to his brother Geoff. He ran 14 out of the 29 races in 1987 with Bull's Eye sponsorship for Hoss Ellington. He ran the full schedule the following two years for Bud Moore, posting eleven top-10 finishes over this period of time. 1990 was his breakout season in Winston Cup. Driving for champion drag racer Kenny Bernstein, Bodine won his first race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, which came under some controversy. During a long 17-lap caution flag, scoring was mixed up, and some felt that Darrell Waltrip was robbed of the win because of the error. The win stood however, and before the season was over, Bodine had won his first pole position at the fall event at Charlotte Motor Speedway and was 12th in the championship standings. Bodine wasn't able to equal his 1990 effort, and parted ways with Bernstein after the 1994 season. For 1995, he signed with his brother Geoff's old boss Junior Johnson, piloting a car with sponsorship from Lowe's. He posted two top ten finishes and finished twentieth in points.

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NASCAR - Winston Cup - 1986 - World 600 - Rick Hendrick - Chevrolet - 1987 - Bull's Eye - Hoss Ellington - Bud Moore - 1990 - Kenny Bernstein - North Wilkesboro Speedway - Darrell Waltrip - Pole position - Charlotte Motor Speedway - 1994 - 1995 - Junior Johnson - Lowe's

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