Hooters back on the #11 team at Darlington UPDATE 2 Hooters and Bodine…longer: Atlanta based Hooters Restaurants announced it has reached an agreement with Brett Bodine Racing to continue sponsoring the #11 Hooters Ford at Darlington. This will be the second consecutive race Hooters has sponsored the Winston Cup team owned by Bodine. Hooters sponsored Bodine last Sunday during the running of the MBNA America 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway where he finished 38th after motor problems ended his day on lap 276. “We are really excited about extending our partnership,” said Bodine. “It is great to see Mr. Brooks and Hooters taking an interest in our race team. We are happy they have decided to get involved with our race team and we hope this turns into a long-term relationship.”(Hooters Racing PR)(3-14-2002) UPDATE – Hooters and Bodine…longer: #11-Brett Bodine says a long-term deal with sponsor Hooters “is just around the corner.” Bodine didn’t have a full-time sponsor at the start of the season.(Roanoke Times), also, during MRN coverage of qualifying on Firday, it was mentioned that Kirk Shelmerdine could run a 2nd car for the team.(3-16-2002) UPDATE 2: Brett Bodine, who has yet to secure a major sponsor for this season, is close to signing a long-term deal with the Hooters restaurant chain. We had some great news this week by continuing our relationship here at Darlington with Hooters Restaurants and were in negotiations for a longer term deal, Bodine said. That’ great news and now the owner can worry a little bit more about driving and we can try to get our personnel in line. Bodine said between employees who have left on their own and those he has had to let go, his team is short about 10 people since the season started. Hopefully, weve plugged the dike, so to speak, as far as losing people and we can start getting our staff back in order to where we need to be, Bodine said.(ThatsRacin.com)(3-16-2002)
