NASCAR BGN Series All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 Preview: #36, Todd Bodine
1 October 1997
#36 Todd Bodine, Stanley Pontiac Grand Prix NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division All Pro Bumper to Bumper Advance Charlotte Motor Speedway TODD BODINE NOTES & QUOTES: ALL PRO BUMPER TO BUMPER 300 CONCORD, NC - Stanley will be entertaining a total of 500 customers for the Charlotte race weekend. On Saturday they will host 400 customers and on Sunday they will host 100 customers, both at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Hospitality Village. - After taking a provisional to get into the Charlotte spring race, Bodine posted a top-ten finish by placing seventh. This allowed Bodine to take over the NASCAR Busch Series points lead by nine points over Randy LaJoie. Currently, Bodine trails LaJoie by 231 points. - The car that Bodine will drive this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway is the same car that he finished sixth in at Michigan Speedway on August 16, 1997. The car was new when Bodine raced at Michigan and Team 34 Racing has not raced this #36 Stanley Pontiac since. - Ryan McLeod, son of Team 34 Racing's Team Manager Clyde McLeod, won the Junior Champ Class Go-Kart Championship and was crowned the Concord Track Champion. Ryan had a total of four wins. CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RESULTS SPRING FALL YEAR ST FIN LC/TL STATUS $WON ST FIN LC/TL STATUS $WON 1997 29 7 200/200 Running 13,867 1996 10 14 198/200 Running 4,650 21 14 199/200 Running 8,450 1995 3 44 34/200 Accident 3,105 1993 6 31 142/200 Engine 4,640 8 5 200/200 Running 21,093 1992 15 7 199/200 Accident 12,169 5 37 34/200 Accident 9,190 1991 2 39 58/200 Engine 1,987 4 8 199/200 Running 11,500 STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5's TOP 10's LC/TL $WON SPRING 5 0 0 0 2 797/1000 (80%) 37,313 FALL 5 0 0 1 2 666/1000 (66%) 53,338 TOTAL 10 0 0 1 4 1463/2000 (73%) 90,651 DOVER DOWNS INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY NASCAR WINSTON CUP RESULTS SPRING FALL YEAR CAR# ST FIN LC/TL STATUS $WON CAR# ST FIN LC/TL STATUS $WON 1997 7 41 42 47/333 Engine 25,400 1996 94 12 36 209/400 Accident 15,415 27 5 21 332/334 Running 7,900 1995 75 14 38 146/400 Engine 11,920 75 7 26 329/334 Running 14,165 1994 75 31 8 398/400 Running 14,165 75 17 38 199/334 Handling 4,470 1993 75 17 42 140/334 Accident 5,365 STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5's TOP 10's LC/TL $WON SPRING 4 0 0 0 1 800/1533 (52%) 66,900 FALL 4 0 0 0 0 1000/1336 (75%) 31,900 TOTAL 8 0 0 0 1 1800/2869 (63%) 98,800 TODD BODINE CAREER NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RESULTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 $ WON 155 9 40 80 1,363,640 1997 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES RESULTS Date Location ST FIN LC/TL Earnings Status 2/15 Daytona Beach, FL 24 2 120/120 50,109 Running 2/22 Rockingham, NC 17 7 197/197 7,860 Running 3/1 Richmond, VA 30 7 249/250 8,226 Running 3/8 Atlanta, GA 9 6 197/197 16,105 Running 3/16 Las Vegas, NV 9 3 200/200 41,375 Running 3/22 Darlington, SC 9 10 147/147 8,300 Running 3/29 Hickory, NC 1* 5 300/300 8,555 Running 4/5 Ft. Worth, TX 17 4 200/200 32,750 Running 4/12 Bristol, TN 26 30 223/250 5,160 Accident 4/19 Nashville, TN 15 5 320/320 11,205 Running 4/26 Talladega, AL 4 8 117/117 12,625 Running 5/10 Loudon, NH 2 6 200/200 11,325 Running 5/18 Nazareth, PA 2 2 200/200 17,462 Running 5/24 Charlotte, NC 29 7 200/200 13,867 Running 5/31 Dover, DE 8 7 200/200 9,025 Running 6/13 South Boston, VA 12 9 300/300 5,740 Running 6/29 Watkins Glen, NY 10 2 82/82 21,560 Running 7/6 Milwaukee, WI 7 11 249/250 11,025 Accident 7/12 Myrtle Beach, SC 15 4 250/250 8,675 Running 7/26 Madison, IL 24 24 198/240 14,940 Running 8/1 Indianapolis, IN 21 25 192/200 5,265 Running 8/16 Brooklyn, MI 30 6 100/100 11,470 Running 8/22 Bristol, TN 30 8 250/250 7,440 Running 8/30 Darlington, SC 17 8 147/147 8,775 Running 9/5 Richmond, VA 10 25 248/250 6,725 Running 9/20 Dover, DE 30 15 200/200 7,160 Running Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 DNF's LC/TL Earnings 26 0 0 8 20 2 5286/5367(98.4%) 362,724 * Pole in Hickory obtained by points, not by qualifying run. By Events & Outings, Inc.