Residence: Davidson, N.C. Children: Ashlyn

Hometown: Chemung, N.Y. Years in Racing: 20

Bodine made his NASCAR Busch Series debut in 1986 at the age of 22, driving one race for car owner "Tiger" Tom Pistone. Three short years later, Bodine drove on a limited basis for car owner Ted Conder, posting one top-five and three top-10 finishes in just eight starts. It was Bodine’s third-place finish at Dover Downs that caught the eye of car owners Frank Cicci and Scott Welliver.

Cicci and Welliver were impressed enough by the New York native to give him his first full time ride in the NASCAR Busch Series. The union proved to be a potent combination. In three years, the trio posted seven wins, 27 top-five and 47 top-10 finishes.

Bodine’s success on the track is preluded by his experience with race cars. Bodine has had as much experience with race cars off the track as he has on the track.

Bodine, along with his brothers, Winston Cup regulars, Geoffrey and Brett, got his first dose of the racing bug while spending his Saturday nights working at the family-owned Chemung Speedrome in his New York hometown. At the young age of 15, while living in Massachusetts, Bodine’s education continued with fabrication lessons from modified legend Hop Harrington. Unlike the usual football and basketball after school activities of school students, racing was his extracurricular activity while in school.

Geoffrey’s career led the Bodine family south and Todd finished high school in Franklin County, Va., but two weeks after graduation in 1982, Todd moved to Connecticut where Brett was racing modifieds. Todd spent his days in the maintenance and fabrication department at Sherri Cup and worked on Brett’s race cars at night. Along the way, Todd built his first race car and competed several times at Stafford Springs, Conn., and Seekonk, Mass. Three years later, Brett made his move south and it was not long after that Todd followed.

Todd considers the mid to late 80s the time he "paid his dues." In 1986, he worked with Danny Bumpass on his late model program. Bodine then went to work for Buck Baker Racing School and put bodies on cars for Billy Standridge. He also worked as a NASCAR Busch Series crew chief for Billy Standridge and drove a limited number of races for Danny Bumpass in the late model stock car division.

"Those jobs were a necessity," Bodine said. "Not only did they pay the bills, but I needed to stay involved in racing to some degree."

The position Bodine believesd doors for his career came in 1987 when Bobby Hillin hired him as a fabricator for Highline Racing. Bodine worked for Hillin through 1989 and during that time he gained more experience behind the wheel competing in the sportsman series.

"I’ll never forget how that came about," Bodine said. "Lynn and I got married on Friday, November 13, I interviewed with Bobby on Saturday and began working for him on Monday. As far as I’m concerned, Friday the 13th is a lucky day."

After the 1989 season, Bodine spent the next four seasons behind the wheel of a NASCAR Busch Series car by running a limited schedule in 1990 and the full schedule in ‘91, ‘92 and ‘93. In just his 22nd career start, Bodine’s first win in the NASCAR Busch Series occurred during the 1991 spring race at Dover Downs International Speedway.

"It was like David slaying Goliath," Bodine said. "We did not have a sponsor and were working out of a small garage using just one motor. We beat Davey Allison and Ernie Irvan, who both had big sponsors."

Success in those four seasons prompted Bodine to step up the challenge by moving to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. At NASCAR’s most competitive level, Bodine drove for Butch Mock Motorsports in the No. 75 Factory Stores Ford. Bodine considers the two years with the team a learning experience.

In 1996, Bodine did not feel comfortable with his options at the Winston Cup level and decided to return to the NASCAR Busch Series, but remained the first choice substitute for injured Winston Cup drivers like Bill Elliott, Kyle Petty and Robert Pressley. Bodine made the decision not only to stay in the NASCAR Busch Series for the 1997 season, but to return to Cicci-Welliver Racing, who he had driven for from 1991-93.

Bodine and Randy LaJoie battled the entire year for the 1997 NASCAR Busch Series championship. Bodine finished second in points and accepted the offer to move up to the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit for the 1998 season driving the TEAM TABASCO^® Racing Pontiac. In July of 1998 Bodine was released from the team and returned to the familiar territory of Cicci-Welliver Racing driving the No. 30 Chevrolet.

As Cicci-Welliver Racing prepared for 1999, Bodine looked to better his second-place finish in the 1997 NASCAR Busch Series championship chase. An alliance with the Phillips 66 Performance Racing Team will produce a partnership committed to performance and winning results.

"I'm proud to be a part of this group. I wanted to take this ride because of Carl and Travis and their experience and determination as car owners."

Todd Bodine joins Kmart and Haas Carter Motorsports in 2001 to pilot the No 66 Route 66/Big Kmart Ford vacated by Darrell Waltrip upon his retirement.

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