Todd Bodine Homestead-Miami Race Preview
Todd Bodine No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra
Ford 200 - Race Preview and Driver Quotes
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Race: 25
Date: 11/17/2006
Qualifying: 5:00 p.m. (EST) 11/17/2006
Racing: 8:15 p.m. (EST), 11/17/2006
Broadcast: SPEED Channel (TV) starts, live, at 7:30 p.m. (EDT), radio is on MRN, and XM Satellite Radio (ch. 144).
Points Leader Focused for Season Finale
CONCORD, NC (November 13, 2006) Todd Bodine and his Germain Racing team have stayed with their game plan throughout this race season. For every race weekend, they show up to win. If winning isn't an option, they go for the best finish possible. This simple strategy has put the driver of the Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra up front in the championship standings and has kept him there since his April win in race five at Gateway International Raceway. The team and driver will stick to what works in the season finale Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend.
"We're gonna go there with the intent to win, to run up front and just win the race. If it's not a truck that can win, we'll try to get us a top-five just like we did at Phoenix," said Bodine, the youngest Bodine brother who could also be the first Bodine to bring home a national NASCAR championship. "It's been the way we've gone into every race this season, so we aren't going to change the way we do things at Homestead."
Bodine admits that while his approach to the finale remains in-line with the way he and his team approached every race this season, it is a different feeling knowing that his finish is important to his championship points standings.
"It feels different in the fact that we know what we've gotta do we've gotta finish 28th or better," said Bodine. "Unfortunately that's the reality of points racing and what you have to do to win the points. Johnny has to go out and win the race and hope that we have problems."
While this could be the first championship win for the Germain's and the Bodine's, this could be the second win for the Hillman's. Mike Hillman, Sr., Germain Racing's general manager, won a NASCAR Busch Series championship with driver Tommy Ellis in 1988.
"I was actually still in New England racing when Mike Hillman and Tommy Ellis won that championship. To win any championship is an accomplishment no matter what day and age it is," said Bodine. "Mike's obviously been there before. It would be nice to have father and son both get championships about as nice as it would be to finally bring a NASCAR championship into the Bodine and Germain families."
Notes and Quotes on Homestead-Miami Speedway:
Strategy for the finale…
"We're gonna go there with the intent to win, to run up front and just win the race. If it's not a truck that can win, we'll try to get us a top-five just like we did at Phoenix. It's been the way we've gone into every race this season, so we aren't going to change the way we do things at Homestead."
On "points racing"…
"It feels different in the fact that we know what we've gotta do we've gotta finish 28th or better. Unfortunately that's the reality of points racing and what you have to do to win the points. Johnny has to go out and win the race and hope that we have problems."
Racing each race…
"You've gotta go into each race thinking that, and that's how you win the championships. You've gottta know that if you don't have a truck that can win the race, you've gotta get the best finish you can with it."
On Hillman's bid for a second championship:
"I was actually still in New England racing when Mike Hillman and Tommy Ellis won that championship. To win any championship is an accomplishment no matter what day and age it is. Mike's obviously been there before. It would be nice to have father and son both get championships about as nice as it would be to finally bring a NASCAR championship into the Bodine and Germain families."
Notes…
* Bodine won in his first and only NCTS start at Homestead last fall. He has completed all but three laps of NCTS racing this season. This is his second full season of racing in the Truck Series.
* Bodine continues to lead the championship points standings over fellow Toyota driver Johnny Benson and David Reutimann.
* Bodine's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver Points Standing: 1st
* Germain Racing's Owner Points Standing: 1st
Top-10 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Drivers Going into Homestead-Miami Speedway:
1) T. Bodine 3,566
2) J. Benson 3,454
3) D. Reutimann 3,383
4) T. Musgrave 3,250
5) D. Starr 3,209
6) R. Hornaday Jr. 3,192
7) J. Sprague 3,173
8) M. Skinner 3,156
9) R. Crawford 3,134
10) T. Cook 3,126
Bodine's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Performance at: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date Start Finish Laps Led Status Money
2005-25 9 1 134 134 74 Running $57,800
1 start 9 1 134 134 74 -- $57,800
* Bodine has 15 NASCAR career starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, including one top-five and three top-ten finishes in the Busch Series and four starts in the Cup Series.
Todd Bodine's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2006 Stats
Date Track Start Finish Laps Status Money
02.17.06 Daytona 8 2 102 102 running $59,100
02.24.06 California 5 2 106 106 running $43,250
03.17.06 Atlanta 1 1 135 135 running $59,425
04.01.06 Martinsville 9 12 250 250 running $10,515
04.29.06 Gateway 3 1 160 160 running $63,925
05.19.06 Charlotte 26 3 134 134 running $24,050
05.27.06 Mansfield 1 15 250 250 running $10,465
06.02.06 Dover 7 3 200 200 running $28,050
06.09.06 Texas 6 1 168 168 running $71,600
06.17.06 Mighigan 25 4 102 102 running $17,525
06.23.06 Milwaukee 7 20 199 200 running $9,765
07.01.06 Kansas 35 7 167 167 running $13,450
About Germain Racing:
Germain Racing debuted in the NCTS at Richmond in 2004. Germain Racing is affiliated with Germain Motor Company owned and operated by the Germain brothers - Bob, Steve and Rick Germain. The Germain Motor Company collectively owns 15 dealerships, representing 12 different manufacturers in Columbus, OH, Naples, FL, Sarasota, FL, and Bentonville, AR. Over the years the Germain Motor Company has sponsored cars in the Goody's Dash Series, ARCA Series, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Nextel Cup Series as well as trucks in the Craftsman Truck Series.
About Lumber Liquidators:
Lumber Liquidators, headquartered in Toano, Virginia, is the largest direct retailer of high-quality hardwood flooring in the United States. With more than 80 locations nationwide, Lumber Liquidators has product distribution and depth that is unsurpassed in the hardwood flooring industry. The Lumber Liquidators inventory includes a wide variety of pre-finished and unfinished flooring, including Bellawood Pre-Finished Hardwood Flooring with a 50 year warranty. Please visit www.lumberliquidators.com or call 1-800-FLOORING for more information.
Todd Bodine No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra
Ford 200 - Race Preview and Driver Quotes
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Race: 25
Date: 11/17/2006
Qualifying: 5:00 p.m. (EST) 11/17/2006
Racing: 8:15 p.m. (EST), 11/17/2006
Broadcast: SPEED Channel (TV) starts, live, at 7:30 p.m. (EDT), radio is on MRN, and XM Satellite Radio (ch. 144).
Points Leader Focused for Season Finale
CONCORD, NC (November 13, 2006) Todd Bodine and his Germain Racing team have stayed with their game plan throughout this race season. For every race weekend, they show up to win. If winning isn't an option, they go for the best finish possible. This simple strategy has put the driver of the Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra up front in the championship standings and has kept him there since his April win in race five at Gateway International Raceway. The team and driver will stick to what works in the season finale Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend.
"We're gonna go there with the intent to win, to run up front and just win the race. If it's not a truck that can win, we'll try to get us a top-five just like we did at Phoenix," said Bodine, the youngest Bodine brother who could also be the first Bodine to bring home a national NASCAR championship. "It's been the way we've gone into every race this season, so we aren't going to change the way we do things at Homestead."
Bodine admits that while his approach to the finale remains in-line with the way he and his team approached every race this season, it is a different feeling knowing that his finish is important to his championship points standings.
"It feels different in the fact that we know what we've gotta do we've gotta finish 28th or better," said Bodine. "Unfortunately that's the reality of points racing and what you have to do to win the points. Johnny has to go out and win the race and hope that we have problems."
While this could be the first championship win for the Germain's and the Bodine's, this could be the second win for the Hillman's. Mike Hillman, Sr., Germain Racing's general manager, won a NASCAR Busch Series championship with driver Tommy Ellis in 1988.
"I was actually still in New England racing when Mike Hillman and Tommy Ellis won that championship. To win any championship is an accomplishment no matter what day and age it is," said Bodine. "Mike's obviously been there before. It would be nice to have father and son both get championships about as nice as it would be to finally bring a NASCAR championship into the Bodine and Germain families."
Notes and Quotes on Homestead-Miami Speedway:
Strategy for the finale…
"We're gonna go there with the intent to win, to run up front and just win the race. If it's not a truck that can win, we'll try to get us a top-five just like we did at Phoenix. It's been the way we've gone into every race this season, so we aren't going to change the way we do things at Homestead."
On "points racing"…
"It feels different in the fact that we know what we've gotta do we've gotta finish 28th or better. Unfortunately that's the reality of points racing and what you have to do to win the points. Johnny has to go out and win the race and hope that we have problems."
Racing each race…
"You've gotta go into each race thinking that, and that's how you win the championships. You've gottta know that if you don't have a truck that can win the race, you've gotta get the best finish you can with it."
On Hillman's bid for a second championship:
"I was actually still in New England racing when Mike Hillman and Tommy Ellis won that championship. To win any championship is an accomplishment no matter what day and age it is. Mike's obviously been there before. It would be nice to have father and son both get championships about as nice as it would be to finally bring a NASCAR championship into the Bodine and Germain families."
Notes…
* Bodine won in his first and only NCTS start at Homestead last fall. He has completed all but three laps of NCTS racing this season. This is his second full season of racing in the Truck Series.
* Bodine continues to lead the championship points standings over fellow Toyota driver Johnny Benson and David Reutimann.
* Bodine's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver Points Standing: 1st
* Germain Racing's Owner Points Standing: 1st
Top-10 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Drivers Going into Homestead-Miami Speedway:
1) T. Bodine 3,566
2) J. Benson 3,454
3) D. Reutimann 3,383
4) T. Musgrave 3,250
5) D. Starr 3,209
6) R. Hornaday Jr. 3,192
7) J. Sprague 3,173
8) M. Skinner 3,156
9) R. Crawford 3,134
10) T. Cook 3,126
Bodine's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Performance at: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date Start Finish Laps Led Status Money
2005-25 9 1 134 134 74 Running $57,800
1 start 9 1 134 134 74 -- $57,800
* Bodine has 15 NASCAR career starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, including one top-five and three top-ten finishes in the Busch Series and four starts in the Cup Series.
Todd Bodine's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2006 Stats
Date Track Start Finish Laps Status Money
02.17.06 Daytona 8 2 102 102 running $59,100
02.24.06 California 5 2 106 106 running $43,250
03.17.06 Atlanta 1 1 135 135 running $59,425
04.01.06 Martinsville 9 12 250 250 running $10,515
04.29.06 Gateway 3 1 160 160 running $63,925
05.19.06 Charlotte 26 3 134 134 running $24,050
05.27.06 Mansfield 1 15 250 250 running $10,465
06.02.06 Dover 7 3 200 200 running $28,050
06.09.06 Texas 6 1 168 168 running $71,600
06.17.06 Mighigan 25 4 102 102 running $17,525
06.23.06 Milwaukee 7 20 199 200 running $9,765
07.01.06 Kansas 35 7 167 167 running $13,450
About Germain Racing:
Germain Racing debuted in the NCTS at Richmond in 2004. Germain Racing is affiliated with Germain Motor Company owned and operated by the Germain brothers - Bob, Steve and Rick Germain. The Germain Motor Company collectively owns 15 dealerships, representing 12 different manufacturers in Columbus, OH, Naples, FL, Sarasota, FL, and Bentonville, AR. Over the years the Germain Motor Company has sponsored cars in the Goody's Dash Series, ARCA Series, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Nextel Cup Series as well as trucks in the Craftsman Truck Series.
About Lumber Liquidators:
Lumber Liquidators, headquartered in Toano, Virginia, is the largest direct retailer of high-quality hardwood flooring in the United States. With more than 80 locations nationwide, Lumber Liquidators has product distribution and depth that is unsurpassed in the hardwood flooring industry. The Lumber Liquidators inventory includes a wide variety of pre-finished and unfinished flooring, including Bellawood Pre-Finished Hardwood Flooring with a 50 year warranty. Please visit www.lumberliquidators.com or call 1-800-FLOORING for more information.
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