Geoff and Todd Bodine will help WGI celebrate 40 years of Cup races
Geoff Bodine, Todd Bodine, Ron Fellows, Joe Nemechek, Butch Leitzinger will participate in Watkins Glen's anniversary celebration.
Thirty years after his victory at his home track, Chemung native Geoff Bodine will be among five former drivers who help celebrate 40 years of NASCAR Cup Series races at Watkins Glen International. Watkins Glen's annual NASCAR weekend runs from Friday, May 8 until Sunday, May 10. More: NASCAR set for May racing at Watkins Glen.
What you need to know Bodine, who won WGI's Cup race in 1996 and the Daytona 500 40 years ago among 18 career wins in the series, will be honorary driver of the pace car for the Cup Series' Go Bowling at The Glen. The event is scheduled for 3 p. m.
Sunday. "It’s incredibly meaningful to have Geoff back at Watkins Glen International in such a special role to close out the weekend,” WGI President Dawn Burlew said in a press release. "Geoff’s success here — including a memorable Cup Series win at his home track — combined with the lasting impact he and the entire Bodine family have had on this region makes this a truly fitting moment.
" Geoff's brother Todd Bodine, a two-time Truck Series champion, will be honorary starter for Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' Mission 200 at The Glen. Sports-car veteran Butch Leitzinger will serve as grand marshal for the 4 p. m.