Geoffrey Bodine’s race inactivity has caused him to downsize his World Wide Racing business. He laid off his business manager, Lisa Cox, and his motor-coach driver last week. Cox has taken a job with Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Bodine says he’s exploring several avenues. “I’m looking at other business ventures,” he said. “There are other things to do in life other than drive a Winston Cup car. There are a lot of different things I can get involved with.” Among them is a possibility of forming a Craftsman Truck Series team with middle brother Brett. “Craftsman Trucks is one area Brett and I are investigating,” Bodine said. “I’d like to get involved in that series. We’re looking at several possibilities there.” One Winston Cup race Bodine would like to compete in is the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in August. Bodine has no solid leads on a Cup ride for Indy and said it would be difficult for Brett to field a second car. Because of his light race schedule, Bodine has stepped into some potential post-race career jobs, among them broadcasting. He’s already done the color commentary on one of two Winston West races this year for the Speed Channel. He’ll be behind the microphone in that series’ race at Madera, Calif., on May 31, then do two Busch North Series events in June. He also remains involved with the U.S. Olympic Bobsled team, where his annual fund-raising fishing tournament in Pampano Beach, Fla., on May 10 netted $50,000. And Bodine helped raised about $100,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at his annual celebrity golf tournament in Huntersville, N.C., on May 14.(in part from the Elmiria Star-Gazette )(5-22-2003)
