Todd Bodine News

Hmiel wins pole at NHIS:

Hmiel wins pole at NHIS:

May 10, 2002
#47-Shane Hmiel won his 2nd 2002 pole, winning the pole for Saturday's Busch 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway with a lap of 129.406mph. #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. will line up second, #92-Todd Bodine third, #57-Jason Keller fourth and #7-Randy LaJoie fifth.

#26 at Martinsville? UPDATE 4 yep with Kimmel – Nemechek to qualify the car:

#26 at Martinsville? UPDATE 4 yep with Kimmel – Nemechek to qualify the car:

April 12, 2002
#26 at Martinsville? UPDATE 4 yep with Kimmel - Nemechek to qualify the car: FSN's Totally NASCAR reports that a decision is near on if the #26 Haas Carter Motorsports team will go to Martinsville or not. If they go, Frank Kimmel will be the driver.(4-9-2002) UPDATE

Spencer and Kirby to team up UPDATE 3:

Spencer and Kirby to team up UPDATE 3:

April 5, 2002
Plans are being made for Jimmy Spencer to put his Busch Series team back on the track, with Stuart Kirby behind the wheel and a joint venture between the Air Force and the Racing: My Anti-Drug program as the sponsor. Kirby would debut the Spencer Motor Ventures Chevrolet

#26 Team to close this week? UPDATE:

#26 Team to close this week? UPDATE:

March 27, 2002
#26 Team to close this week? UPDATE: hearing the one remaining team for Haas Carter Motorsports, the #26 Joe Nemechek Ford, will close down at the end of this week and not run Texas unless a sponsor jumps aboard.(3-27-2002) UPDATE: Haas Carter Motorsports announced

Kurt Busch wins The Food City 500 at Bristol:

Kurt Busch wins The Food City 500 at Bristol:

March 24, 2002
Kurt Busch wins The Food City 500 at Bristol: #97-Kurt Busch won his first ever Cup race in his 48th career start. It puts Busch into the 2002 The Winston. It is the 4th ever win for a car #97 and the first time the car #97 has won since Parnelli Jones won using the

No Stand-by for Stewart UPDATE:

No Stand-by for Stewart UPDATE:

March 24, 2002
No Stand-by for Stewart UPDATE: #20-Tony Stewart doesn't plan to have a driver standing by in his pits today. Stewart, sore from last week's crash at Darlington Raceway, underwent physical therapy at the Motor Racing Outreach trailer yesterday after the final practice

Kmart’s Motion Approved:

Kmart’s Motion Approved:

March 21, 2002
Kmart's Motion Approved: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Susan Pierson Sonderby approved Kmart's motion Wednesday to get out of its NASCAR sponsorship agreement with Haas-Carter Motorsports. Kmart had sponsored two Haas-Carter cars, the #66 driven by Todd Bodine and the #26

#7 Crew Chief Change UPDATE:

#7 Crew Chief Change UPDATE:

March 12, 2002
#7 Crew Chief Change UPDATE: #7 Co-owners Jim Smith and Ray Everham took the first step in improving Casey Atwood's training ground this morning when they released Kevin Cram as crew chief from the #7 Dodge. Veteran pitboss Buddy "Reddog" Barnes will assume the top

Houston out of the #92? UPDATE 2 Bodine in:

Houston out of the #92? UPDATE 2 Bodine in:

March 11, 2002
the BGN Racing site is reporting that Andy Houston has been released from the #92 Herzog Jackson ride, effective immediately. The team will test for a replacement driver this week.(3-5-2002) UPDATE: hearing that Todd Bodine (of the #66 Haas Carter Ford that is sidelined

Testing at Darlington – a few speeds:

Testing at Darlington – a few speeds:

March 6, 2002
Testing at Darlington - a few speeds: Prepping for his return to Winston Cup racing, Steve Park tested a pair of #1 Pennzoil Chevy's at the Darlington Raceway Tuesday. Park's supersub Kenny Wallace was not at the track. Park said the doctors told him it would be at

No #26 or #66 at Atlanta? UPDATE 2 no #66

No #26 or #66 at Atlanta? UPDATE 2 no #66

March 6, 2002
No #26 or #66 at Atlanta? UPDATE 2 no #66 The sponsorship woes are nowhere more evident than in the Haas-Carter Motorsports camp. Last year, Bodine won two poles, three outside poles and posted two top-five finishes while Nemechek won the fall race at North Carolina

#66 Crew Chief resigns:

#66 Crew Chief resigns:

March 4, 2002
#66 Crew Chief resigns: Even though #66-Todd Bodine won the pole at Las Vegas, his crew chief, Larry Carter, submitted a letter of resignation to team owner and uncle Travis Carter. That speaks volumes about the team's uncertainty.(The Sporting News)(3-4-2002)

Loss of Plan Money:

Loss of Plan Money:

March 2, 2002
Loss of Plan Money: Car owner Andy Petree's decision not to bring his unsponsored #33 car this weekend takes that car off a few bonus plans and could cost the team as much as $750,000. Car owners Travis Carter [#'s 26/66] and Brett Bodine [#11] also face similar dilemmas

#66 gets a sponsor for Las Vegas:

#66 gets a sponsor for Las Vegas:

March 2, 2002
#66 gets a sponsor for Las Vegas: Haas Carter Motorsports announced that Checker Auto Parts will sponsor pole sitter #66-Todd Bodine for Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. .The Phoenix-based auto parts retailer contacted Haas Carter Motorsports

Kmart Done:

Kmart Done:

February 25, 2002
Kmart Done: Rockingham was the final race for Kmart as the official sponsor of #66-Todd Bodine and #26-Joe Nemechek. Kmart filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January and can't fulfill its commitment. Team owner Travis Carter said he has just enough money