Episode 201 -- NASCAR Champion-Turned-Broadcaster Todd Bodine

Published: June 29, 2022, 10 a.m.

After taking additional questions from friends (?!?) of the podcast Rick Mast and Rusty Wallace, we dive into the first installment of our interview with Todd Bodine.

Long before he was a champion of the Craftsman Truck Series \u2026 long before he became a NASCAR analyst and broadcaster \u2026 Todd bounced up and down the east coast, trying to make a name for himself in the sport.

He got one big break as Felix Sabates\u2019 very first employee in NASCAR \u2026 and an even bigger one the following year when Kyle Petty opted out of driving several Busch Series events.

His performance in that car put him in line for a ride with car owners and fellow New York natives Frank Cicci and Scott Welliver. The deal worked \u2026 and worked well.

Then, in our second segment, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid dig through the June 6, 1991 issue of Winston Cup Scene.

Ken Schrader wins on an extraordinarily hot and humid weekend at Dover and he gets by Dale Earnhardt to do it. Todd wins the first race of his Busch Series career the day before \u2026 in one of the craziest days you\u2019d ever want to see \u2026 and in some of the worst circumstances.

Finally, a crew member for Jimmy Means Racing escapes very serious injury when a fire breaks out on pit road.

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