Bodine to Return UPDATE: Geoffrey Bodine hopes to begin a comeback next month at Lowes Motor Speedway. The 51-year-old Bodine plans to drive a second car for the team run by brother Brett in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. He hopes that will lead to a full-time ride with Brett or someone else(ESPN/AP) AND Geoffrey Bodine said he’s going to be testing at Charlotte in two weeks with hopes of making the field for the 600, if he can get a sponsor. And he says he’s still trying to make a deal for Darwin Oordt’s idle operation in Mooresville, the old Butch Mock shop. Bodine in January feared his driving career was over, because of lingering effects of last year’s near-fatal crash at Daytona. But now he says that was simply an issue of side effects from medication(Winston Salem Journal)(4-22-2001) UPDATE: hearing the car will be #91 and is awaiting NASCAR’s approval on the sponsorship package – hearing the sponsor could be Smirnoff (liquior) which could be interesting as NASCAR squashed a supposed deal between Crown Royal and Eel River Racing a month or so ago, or it could be their new malt beverage called Smirnoff Ice(4-24-2001) see a story on NASCAR and Liquior sponsorships at NASCAR.com NASCAR’s prohibition means no liquor license by Marty Smith(4-27-2001)
