Category: Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine
When Geoff Bodine started driving Dick Armstrong’s #1s, it marked the beginning of the end of the “Golden Age” of Modified racing. Armstrong and two or three other car owners spent so much on their operations, especially on engines and tires, that it soon became impossible for anyone with a “normal” budget to be competitive on a regular basis. It was said that, for example, the big-budget teams would spend so much on tires in order to try to win a single show that it would be more profitable for a normal team to spend a normal amount on tires and finish third. In time, Geoff demonstrated that he had a lot of talent, but his success in Modified racing was greatly enhanced by the money his team owner spent. Photo by Tom Ormsby, from Racingthroughtime.com.
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine
From Coastal 181 website.
Geoff Bodine
Trenton. Photo by Mark Terry.
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine
A list of some of the specialist parts that Geoff had on one of his first cars.
Geoff Bodine
1971 – Langhorne. Photo by Ken Dippel.
Geoff Bodine
1972.
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine
1972 – Pocono.
Geoff Bodine
George McCormick photo.
Geoff Bodine
Photo by Mike Anop.
Geoff Bodine
1973-04-15 – Stafford Spring Sizzler. Photo by Carl Miller.
Geoff Bodine
Syracuse. Photo by ES Racing Photos.
Geoff Bodine
1973 – Pocono.
Geoff Bodine
1974 – Daytona.
Geoff Bodine
Geoff once drove Jerry’s car at Shangri-la when Jerry was down south chasing points.
Geoff Bodine
Pocono.
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine
Note that Geoff’s driver’s suit has a local Utica Club beer patch on the chest.
Geoff Bodine
1974 – This was the first year that Geoff ran with a Vega body rather than his more familiar Valiant. Photo by George McCormick.
Geoff Bodine
Bugs Stevens’s #15 Vega is on the inside. Photo by George McCormick.
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine
1975 – Daytona Permatex 200.
Geoff Bodine
Pocono. Photo by Peter Montano.
Geoff Bodine
1975 – Stafford.
Geoff Bodine
1975.
Geoff Bodine, Dutch Hoag
1975 – Watkins Glen.