CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Look high atop the NASCAR Busch Series win chart for Dover (Del.) Downs International Speedway and you’ll see that one man stands alone.  Todd Bodine, driver of the No. 92 Excedrin Chevrolet, holds the distinction of being the only Busch Series driver to have won three times at the famed Monster Mile.  Bodine’s accomplishments even beat out legendary drivers Harry Gant and Darrell Waltrip, who both won only twice at the speedway during their Busch Series careers.

Bodine has made 16 Busch Series starts on the 1.0-mile concrete oval since his first start back in 1990.  He is one of only five drivers in this weekend’s field who have competed there at least that many times.  Bodine started off with a bang, qualifying in 1990 in fourth and finishing in an impressive third.  In 1991, in only his second start at the speedway, Bodine was first to the checkered flag to score his very first Busch Series victory in only his 22nd career start.

The victory in 1991 was only the beginning of Bodine’s success as he grabbed the pole for the Budweiser 200 in 1992 and went on to sweep both events at Dover in 1993.  All in all, Bodine has racked up three victories, one pole position, seven top-five finishes and nine top-10s at Dover.  He also stands in seventh on the all-time total purse won list.

Bodine looks forward to competing in Dover with his Excedrin Racing team, led by crew chief Tony (Rambo) Liberati.  The Herzog Jackson Motorsports team has been on somewhat of a hot streak lately with two top-five finishes in the past three races, a season-high second at New Hampshire International Speedway and a fifth-place finish last weekend at Lowe’s (Concord, N.C.) Motor Speedway.  The team has prepared HJM-06 for this weekend’s MBNA Platinum 200, the same car that Bodine raced to an eighth-place finish earlier this season at Bristol Motor Speedway.

“Dover is a great track and I typically do pretty well there,” comments Bodine.  “It’s an exciting track for both the drivers and the fans.  I won my first Busch Series race ever there in 1991 then went on to win both Busch races in 1993, plus I’ve got a pole there.  I’ve had a great deal of success there and it would be great for our Excedrin Racing team to score our first win of the 2002 season in Dover.”

The MBNA Platinum 200, a 200-mile event, will be broadcast live on Saturday afternoon on MRN radio and FX television beginning at 12:30 p.m. EDT.  Bodine will also be one of several drivers pulling double duty this weekend when he races his No. 26 Discover Card Ford for Haas Carter Motorsports in the NASCAR Winston Cup event on Sunday.  It will be Bodine’s first Cup start since the event in Las Vegas earlier in the season.

Prepared by: Michelle Marckwardt - Excedrin Racing/Eclipse Management Co.