Cup veteran Brett Bodine was among the interested observers in the garage area Friday. Bodine’s 480th career start came last June at Michigan International Speedway, where he qualified his Ford, then suffered a broken collarbone during a crash in practice and had to press older brother Geoffrey into service to drive in the race. The team owner-driver said Friday that he is in the process of selling off the cars in his fleet, but retains all the other equipment necessary to operate a team. He sold another one Friday when Andy Hillenburg made the field for Sunday’s race. Bodine’s purpose for visiting the track? “Whatever. Driving or whatever else a team could use,” he said. Also spotted at the track Friday was Jimmy Spencer, who competed in last Sunday’s Daytona 500 but is now looking for work. Team owner Jim Smith shut down his Cup team for lack of sponsorship and will concentrate on the Craftsman Truck operations that fields entries for Ted Musgrave and Andy Houston.(Fayetteville Observer)(2-21-2004)
