In the same year, Bodine clinched victories at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and the Riverside International Raceway. When I saw that happen I was like, Wow," he said. Falling into the category of "How did he survive that", Geoff Bodine's truck crash and subsequent explosion were difficult to watch on TV let alone a replay. On lap 89, his tire blew up spectacularly and pitched his car into a 360 spin. None of the fans was burned. ``There was that big ball of flame. Just some sheet metal damage or maybe a busted front end that can be repaired while the team goes down several laps but can still accumulate points towards the championship when they come back out from the garage. Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer were also involved with the crash, spinning Dillon into the wall and up into the safety fencing. In the end, he was classified 21st and ultimately finished the year in 9th place. The car was hit, while jockeying for position, causing it to spin out of control, then flip several times before landing on the grass at the Daytona International Speedway. We all hope that our favorite driver avoids both. Ironically, after Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon was killed in an airborne crash in 2011, Wilson became one of three drivers to serve as a liaison between competitors and IndyCar. While the American team has moved to a different type of sled, the Bo-Dyn sled is still being used throughout the world. Geoff Bodines scary crash during the final laps of The Budweiser at The Glen. Gayle Hertlein, 44, St. Petersburg, Fla., suffered a slight head injury after being hit by debris and was experiencing temporary hearing loss. [1], Bodine was already an accomplished driver before he hit the big-time in NASCAR's premier division, the Winston Cup Series, with his first start in 1979. You have more to do., While chatting with WFTV 9 Eyewitness News, Geoff Bodine opened up about how he managed to survive the Daytona crash. Driver Jimmy Kitchens was released this morning after an overnight stay. "It's a shame that wreck happened, because if you people didn't enjoy that, I don't know what turns you on," Wallace said Friday after winning the inaugural Daytona 250 Craftsman Truck Series race. For Bodine, his best day was a race he didnt even finish the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Daytona International Speedway in 2000. Bodine went on to win prestigious modified races at iconic venues such as Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Oswego Speedway and Pocono Raceway. He won a remarkable 55 events to set a record for most NASCAR wins in a season a statistic that still stands today in the Guinness Book of World Records. Where are they now? - Geoff Bodine - Motorsport When Johnny Sauter flipped his car on the backstretch of the Talladega Superspeedway, April 20, 2002, he took down nearly all the other cars in the race, along with him. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. The debris ripped a section of the safety fence - tearing down about 50 feet of wire mesh - and badly injured five fans. Bodine's car owner, Rick Hendrick, claimed the penalty was too light, while Earnhardt's car owner Richard Childress thought the penalty was too harsh.
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