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'Brotherly love' G. Bodine to start brother Brett's car from front rowPosted: Thursday February 06, 2003 5:34 PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Geoffrey Bodine, who isn't even racing in the Daytona 500, drew the pole position for the Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR's season-opening exhibition race. Bodine had no plans to race at all this season, but wound up in Saturday night's race when his brother, Brett, entered the car he plans to drive in the Daytona 500. Geoffrey has a guaranteed starting spot in the shootout because of his win in 1992, and Brett wants to use the exhibition race to preview how his car might run next week. "This is what's called brotherly love and I'm happy to be able to help Brett out," said Geoffrey, who finished third in last year's Daytona 500. Jimmie Johnson will start his second season in the No. 2 position. Defending Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart starts 12th in the 19-car field. The race format calls for an initial 20-lap segment. At lap 20, a caution flag will be thrown and teams will come down pit road for a 10-minute break to add fuel, change tires and adjust chassis. Drivers will align themselves in the same way they finished the first segment for a final 50-lap run that will require at least one fuel stop, due to 13.5-gallon fuel cells mandated by NASCAR. Starting in the 19th spot is Dale Earnhardt Jr. "Can't get any worse, I guess," Earnhardt said.
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