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Geoff Bodine Ready for Daytona 500
By Johnny Miller
Geoffrey Bodine will attempt to qualify for February's Daytona 500 after more than two years out of the Nextel Cup Series. He has lined up a sponsor for the race but has revealed no details.
At 57, Geoff Bodine has found an elixir that he says has revitalized his arthritic body. With the company behind that nutritional drink as his sponsor, he hopes to qualify for February's Daytona 500. Bodine started taking a nutritional fruit-based drink in April and says he's never felt better. The company approached Bodine with the idea of running a car at Daytona.
Bodine said he's up for the challenge. "I wasn't looking to get back into racing, believe me, but this opportunity came along and it's a good opportunity," Bodine said Wednesday. "It's got rid of the majority of my arthritic pains," he said. "I've felt the benefits of it and now I'm trying to get the brand name out and show the world this product."
The 1986 Daytona 500 winner is looking for a team he hopes can help him have the kind of run he had at Daytona in 2002, when he finished third with a small, independent team. "We know it's going to be tough and that's why we are looking for a good team that runs well on super speedways," Bodine said. "I've got a good sponsor and they understand the financial obligation that it's going to take to get an established team involved. If we don't get a good car we won't go.
I'm confident we're going to find a good car and team and we'll do this." Bodine's last time in a stock car was 2005, when he made a few Busch Series efforts. "I wasn't looking for this, but I'm happy they want to do this with me and it might go farther," Bodine said. "I've been very happy with the time that I've had off from racing."
During that time, Bodine stepped up his involvement in helping to raise money for the U.S. Olympic Bobsled team, which uses BoDyn sleds that he helped develop. He's also working on a project to retrofit a bobsled for paraplegics, with those sleds now being tested at the Salt Lake City Olympic bobsled run. Bodine will also host the second annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge at Lake Placid from Jan. 4-7.
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Johnny Miller is a high-ranking writer on sports for the online betting industry. You can also find more of his work at http://www.instantactionsports.com
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