Bodine Sponsor Hunting for 2002 UPDATE: #11-Brett Bodine, one of the few owner-drivers left in Winston Cup, is searching for sponsors to replace the ones he’s losing at the end of the season. But his recent on-track performances are giving him some good fodder for his sales pitch. He has been running at the finish of the past 26 races, and he got his first top-10 this season at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona last month. At New Hampshire, he wrecked his primary car in practice and had to use a car built in the mid-1980s. He drove it to a 13th-place finish, his fourth straight top-15 run. Bodine said he needs at least $8 million a year from a sponsor to run up front consistently. He now operates on far less than that(Atlanta Journal Constitution)(8-4-2001) UPDATE: Brett Bodine also admits he’ll not have a sponsor next year, although he says he has deals in the works. Primary sponsor Ralph’s (a West Coast subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Kroger) will not be the primary next year. “Right now we don’t have a sponsor for next year, savvy Bodine said. “Ralph’s is definitely not coming back. Red Cell we’re not sure. Certainly you’re uncomfortable.”(SpeedVision)(8-5-2001)
