CONCORD, N.C. – Geoff Bodine will be at "Hendrick Homecoming" signing his new book, "All of It: DAYTONA 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" on Friday, May 24.
Bodine will sign copies of his book with any purchase of "All of It." There will be a question and answer session with Bodine on the main stage at "Hendrick Homecoming: at 2 p.m. ET and his book signing will take place after that in the Team Center on the Hendrick Motorsports campus. Unlike the previously announced sessions, there is no raffle registration to get a book signed by Bodine.
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The book, which came out this year, covers Bodine's racing life from his late model and modified background to his first win with Hendrick Motorsports, his 1986 DAYTONA 500 triumph and the impact his faith has had on his life.
Bodine was the first driver for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series. He had a few years of experience before driving the No. 5 in 1984. Seven races into the season, team owner Rick Hendrick told Bodine and crew chief Harry Hyde that he would have to shut the doors due to lack of sponsorship. Hyde convinced Hendrick to enter one more event – and did it ever pay off for all parties. Drawing on his success at Martinsville Speedway in the modified and late model ranks, Bodine led the final 49 laps to secure the team's first win and his first victory in the Cup ranks. He won two more races that season to finish ninth in the standings; in 1985, he finished fifth in the final points.
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In 1986, Bodine opened the season by winning the DAYTONA 500, the first victory in "The Great American Race" for Hendrick Motorsports. He led 101 laps on the day and controlled the final 34 circuits to score the victory. The Chemung, New York, native added another victory at Dover Motor Speedway that year. In 1988 and 1989, Bodine won once each season, with his final victory for Hendrick Motorsports at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Upon parting ways with Hendrick Motorsports, Bodine had stints driving and winning races for legendary car owners Junior Johnson and Bud Moore. The veteran racer fielded his self-owned entry in 1994 and matched his season-high total in wins with three. His 18th and final Cup Series win came in 1996 at his home track, Watkins Glen International. Bodine continued to race throughout NASCAR's national series before retiring in 2011. In 2023, he was named to NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers list as part of the sport's 75th anniversary (he was previously named to the sport's list of the 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998. Earlier this year, he was the co-grand marshal for Hendrick Motorsports' 40th anniversary race at Martinsville.
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Away from the track, Bodine co-owned Bo-Dyn Bobsled Company. Working with co-creator of the company and chassis builder Bob Cuneo, they founded the USA Bobsled Project to help create a winning bobsled for U.S. teams. The U.S. National Team first used their sleds in the 1994 Winter Olympics. In 2002, the U.S. team won three medals using Bo-Dyn Bobsleds at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, including a gold in the two-women bobsled. In 2010, the four-man team rode the Bo-Dyn Bobsled's "Night Train" to a gold medal in Vancouver.
FAST FACTS OF BODINE'S TIME IN THE CUP SERIES WITH HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS
YEARS WITH HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS: 1984-1989
CAR NUMBER: No. 5
WINS: 7
TOP FIVES: 49
TOP 10S: 80
POLES: 22
LAPS LED: 4,370