Bodine adds Indy, Phoenix and Atlanta(Oct): #09-Geoffrey Bodine says he will run as many as 10-12 races this season in cars from owner James Finch’s Phoenix Racing shops. Sponsorship would come from the South Florida Miccosukee Indian tribe and its associates. Phoenix crew chief Marc Reno said his crew, which also operates Finch’s BGN program that fields #1 Yellow Freight cars for Jimmy Spencer, is currently working on a couple of new Winston Cup chassis. Bodine, 52, started the year knowing the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Group would sponsor his #09 Ford in both races at Daytona, along with the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Miccosukee tribe stepped up to underwrite the two races at Talladega Superspeedway after Finch said he would reward Bodine’s effort by running there anyway. They didn’t stop there. “We’re going to do Talladega, Daytona (Pepsi 400) and Homestead with the Miccosukee tribe,” Bodine said. “And they came on to do Indy (Brickyard 400), Phoenix and Atlanta at the end of the year — and maybe a few others to make 10-12 races this year.” Bodine said the tribe, who have previously confined their sponsorship to events in their home state of Florida, “are talking to some other tribes to get them involved.” When Finch’s team came to Daytona, all it had in its Winston Cup arsenal was a pair of Ford Tauruses. Reno said the two cars currently under construction to do the Brickyard 400 test in June could become either Fords or Dodge Intrepids.(NASCAR.com)(3-5-2002)
