Geoff Bodine News

Geoff Bodine out?

Geoff Bodine out?

August 26, 1998
Jim Mattei of Mattei Motorsports said that he is considering replacing Geoff Bodine in the #7 Philips Ford with Michael Waltrip or Ricky Craven and is thinking about an option to merge with SABCO.( Winston Cup Today Radio ),to cut off these questions: No idea what

August 21, 1998

August 21, 1998

August 21, 1998
Philips Consumer Communications L.P. has been signed as an Official Marketing Partner for NASCAR's 50th Anniversary celebration, said Clay Zimmerman, vice president of North American Marketing for PCC. As an Official Marketing Partner, PCC will be entitled to use

August 19, 1998

August 19, 1998

August 19, 1998
Geoff Bodine will throw out the first pitch at a NY Yankees game on August 24th

August 7, 1998

August 7, 1998

August 7, 1998
UPDATE: Jim Mattei, majority owner of the #7 Philips team Geoff Bodine drives for, might be in the market to sell his part of the operation, according to sources close to the team.( JournalNow-Mike Mulhern ) (08-07-1998)

Geoff Bodine and Lincoln Technical Institute

Geoff Bodine and Lincoln Technical Institute

July 30, 1998
Driver Geoff Bodine and Lincoln Technical Institute have joined forces to create a $300,000 annual scholarship program intended to provide Lincoln Tech students with scholarships. Lincoln Tech consists of eight schools which offer training to prepare students for a

Jim Mattei looking to sell?

Jim Mattei looking to sell?

July 25, 1998
Jim Mattei, majority owner of the #7 Philips team Geoff Bodine drives for, might be in the market to sell his part of the operation, according to sources close to the team.(JournalNow-Mike Mulhern) (07-25-1998)

Race of Champions at Louisville

Race of Champions at Louisville

July 18, 1998
The "Race of Champions" was held at Louisville Motor Speedway Saturday night. Cup drivers there Jeremy Mayfield, Kenny Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Geoff Bodine. They raced late models against four present and past LMS track champions (including Bill Kimmell Jr. who

Testing at Indianapolis

Testing at Indianapolis

July 17, 1998
Four teams tested at Indy today: #81 Kenny Wallace; #7 Geoff Bodine; #94 Bill Elliott and the #13 Team with Dennis Setzer and Frank Kimmel. Wallace was the fastest at a little over 173mph.(WC Today Radio)

Geoff Bodine

Geoff Bodine

July 16, 1998
At Speedworld: Geoff Bodine Answers Your Questions!, someone asks about some crazy rumors I never heard or posted.

Rudd’s second team

Rudd’s second team

July 3, 1998
On Ricky Rudd's NASCAR Online chat Rudd mentioned a few things about his possible two car team

Testing lighting system at DIS

Testing lighting system at DIS

June 9, 1998
Twelve teams are currently at Daytona International Speedway, testing the lighting system that is now 100% complete. Here are a few facts and figures about the lighting system: 1416 fixtures on 191 poles ranging to 110 ft. in height on the outside of DIS. 419 Mirtram

Second round qualifying

Second round qualifying

June 6, 1998
2nd round qualifying is over and Mike Skinner was the second round fastest with a speed of 122.956mph. Skinner was the only one of the seven drivers that made the attempt in 2nd round to make the grid on speed. All but Skinner and Kevin Lepage were slower than their

Richmond schemes

Richmond schemes

June 5, 1998
Geoff Bodine is running the black paint scheme in the #7 Philips Ford and Buckshot Jones us running a reverse paint scheme on the #8 Circuit City Chevy(meaning red where the white was and white where the red usually is)(6-5-98) - but we won't see it as Jones failed

Cup races for Rick Crawford

Cup races for Rick Crawford

June 2, 1998
Truck driver Rick Crawford may run Winston Cup later in 1998 or in 1999 as a teammate to Geoff Bodine at Mattei Motorsports.(NASCAR Online)(6-2-98)

Geoff Bodine gets in

Geoff Bodine gets in

May 30, 1998
Geoff Bodine was one of 4 teams that improved on his speed during 2nd round qualifying, only two, himself and the #98 were able to crack the starting lineup. Bodine was the second round fastest with a speed of 153.807mph(would have been 9th fastest in 1st round). To