PERSONAL PROFILE
	Spouse: Lynn Hometown: Chemung, NY Birthdate: February 27, 1964 Hobbies: Remote control cars, Horses

Todd Bodine, one of the sport's most preferred relief drivers in recent years, makes his return to the Winston Cup Series in 2001 as the replacement for WCS legend Darrell Waltrip in Haas Carter Motorsports' Route 66/Big Kmart Fords.

Bodine, who drove in 2000 for Cicci-Welliver Racing in the Busch Series, has driven no less than five races in each of the last four years in the Winston Cup Series, for a variety of owners.

The native of Chemung, N.Y., who is the youngest of three racing brothers, had a single top-10 finish in only five Winston Cup starts in 2000, a seventh for owner Joe Falk at Atlanta. He finished fourth in the Busch Series for the second straight season, with 2000 being his final campaign in his third tour with C-W.

Bodine won his first WCS Bud Pole in 1997 in his hometown race at Watkins Glen International for Cicci-Welliver. His best championship finish was 20th in 1994 while driving for Butch Mock, for whom he scored his best career finish, third at Atlanta. He made his Winston Cup debut for Mock in 1992 at Watkins Glen.

Bodine is a chassis specialist who got his start in racing in Modifieds in Connecticut.

His best racing success came in the Busch Series, where he finished second after an intense battle with good friend Randy LaJoie. He finished third to LaJoie in 1996. He won the Busch Series race in 2000 at Michigan, his 11th career victory. He gained his first Busch Series victory in only his 22nd start, at Dover, Del.

He got his start in racing working as a child at the family-owned Chemung Speedrome. At different times in his career he worked for the Buck Baker Driving School and as a fabricator for various race teams.