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New Benson Crew Chief UPDATE 1:

Roush Racing announced today that Pat Tryson has been named crew chief of the #26 Roush Racing Taurus. Tryson comes from a year-long position as the car chief for Chad Little and the #97 John Deere team. He will begin his crew chief duties for driver Johnny Benson ...

Lowes Testing Speeds UPDATE 1::

top 6 speeds so far on Thursday: Steve Park 179-223mph; Bobby Labonte 178.619; Kenny Wallace 178.619; Dale Earnhardt 178.277; Kenny Schrader 177.959; and Geoff Bodine 177.760 (RPM2Nite). Also LMS expects to announce what track changes will be made in response the the...

Kyle’s Ride UPDATE 1:

Kyle Petty is hitting the road after finishing 26th in the California 500. Petty's annual charity ride will leave Ontario, Calif., on Monday morning and end May 9 at his farm in Trinity, N.C., a journey of 2,863 miles. Along the way, Petty, his father, Richard Petty...

Hall of Fame induction:

The ninth annual International Motorsports Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held Thursday, April 22, 1999. For info see Hall of Fame induction and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame site . The new members are Harry Hyde, legendary NASCAR mechanic and crew...

217mph? CORRECTION:

on today's Winston Cup Today Radio, it was reported that a rumor floating thru the garage area at Talladega during GM testing there last week, that Geoffrey Bodine ran a lap of 217mph when the wrong plate was put under the carburetor in place of the regular restrictor...

New Look:

see the new look #64 Luxary Travel Coaches Chevy at Shoemaker Racing Site. Geoffrey Bodine will debut the new look at Talladega(4-19-1999)...

Geoffrey’s Hood? UPDATE 1:

I hear Geoffrey Bodine's hood was painted up slightly different with a Happy 50th Birthday message on the hood from his crew. Never got a chance to see it -- Got some images of the hood at Jayski's Paint Scheme Gallery...

Martinsville Testing Speeds:

from Wednesday - #21-Sadler 93.327mph; #43-Andretti 93.052mph; #28-Irwin 93.281; #30-Cope 92.146; #00-Jones-92.146; #60-Geoffrey Bodine 91.522 (RPM2Nite)...

Bodine/Shoemaker/BGN UPDATE 2:

Been a bunch of rumors sent in within the past few hours dealing with Geoffrey Bodine, Shoemaker Racing, Dick Trickle, etc.Background: The rumor was that Dick Trickle was coming back to the #64 Shoemaker Racing Chevy in the BGN series as someone saw Trickle and team...

Testing UPDATE:

Jeremy Mayfield tested the #12 Mobil One Ford at Martinsville on Monday and will again on Tuesday(WC Today Radio) -- UPDATE: Kenny Irwin tested the #28 Texaco Ford at Martinsville on Tuesday(WC Today Radio) and Geoffrey Bodine will be testing the #60 Power Team Chevy...

Bodine/Shoemaker/BGN UPDATE 2:

Been a bunch of rumors sent in within the past few hours dealing with Geoffrey Bodine, Shoemaker Racing, Dick Trickle, etc. Background: The rumor was that Dick Trickle was coming back to the #64 Shoemaker Racing Chevy in the BGN series as someone saw Trickle and team...

Long/Childress? UPDATE:

Jim Long, the crew chief for the Geoff Bodine-Joe Bessey #60 Power Team Chevy team, is under consideration for a job with Richard Childress Racing, according to sources close to the situation( PitNow ) -- UPDATE: Jim Long is not leaving the #60 Team. He stated today...

Grubb Update:

NASCAR Busch Series driver Wayne Grubb is resting at his home in Mechanicsville, Va., after a hard crash at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday. The 22-year-old suffered a broken right shoulder during the Yellow Freight 300. Grubb, while trying to avoid an altercation...

Grubb Hurt:

During the Saturday, March 13 running of the Yellow Freight 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Grubb suffered a major setback. On lap 135, just after a restart, Geoffrey Bodine tagged Phil Parsons at the head of the pack. The result was a multi car pile up that would also...

Bodine/Shoemaker Sponsor:

Geoffrey Bodine is driving the #64 ?????Luxury Travel Motor Coaches???? BGN Chevy at the Rock. This is the Shoemaker entry that Dick Trickle drove last year. The plan to run the whole season with the driving chores split between Geoffrey Bodine and his son Barry...

Double Duty:

Ten drivers with full Winston Cup rides will attempt to make the BGN race at the Rock: #9-Jeff Burton; #19-Mike Skinner; #26-Johnny Benson; #29-Ted Musgrave; #41-David Green; #44-Bobby Labonte; #60-Mark Martin; #61-Derrike Cope; #64-Geoff Bodine; and #99-Kevin Lepage...

TWIN 125’s:

Totally missed them myself but Bobby Labonte won the 1st Twin and Dale Earnhardt won the 2nd twin. Results can be found at NASCAR Online , Speedworld , That's Racin' and Racin' with Russ . For a list of who will use provisionals and who missed the race see Jayski's...

Bodine has a ride UPDATE:

Barry Bodine, son of Geoffrey, will replace his Dad in the #64 Dennis Shoemaker owned Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevrolet in the NAPA 300 at Daytona. Geoffrey had been entered but opted to concentrate on his Cup ride. The Bodine's are looking to run a full season if...

Wallace on the pole for the shootout UPDATE:

Rusty Wallace drew the pole this morning in Daytona, see the lineup for the Bud Shootout at NASCAR Online -- Geoffrey Bodine drew the pole for the qualifier, see the starting lineup of 15 drivers at NASCAR Online , missing from the qualifier lineup are Todd Bodine ...

Bessey in Cup:

A full-time driver in the BGN, Joe Bessey said that he will run a second team car to the #60 Power Team and Geoffrey Bodine in the first Cup race, at Loudin, NH(NASCAR Online)...