Geoff Bodine Racing (also known asGEB Racing) was aNASCARWinston Cup andCraftsman Truck Series team. It was owned and operated by former NASCAR driverGeoffrey Bodine following his purchase of the estate ofAlan Kulwicki.^[1] He remained owner of the team until the 1998 season, when he sold the operation to Jim Mattei and John Porter. Through the chain of succession, the team's final owner wasRobby Gordon.^[2]

In1993, Bodine, who was driving forBud Moore Engineering at the time, decided to become an owner-driver. Earlier in the season, then-defending Winston Cup ChampionAlan Kulwicki, who owned and drove forAK Racing, was killed in aplane crash as the Cup Series made its spring trip toBristol.

Bodine was able to raise enough money to purchase the assets of Kulwicki’s former team from its caretaker,Felix Sabates, who had been providing financial backing so the team could continue running. However, he immediately ran into a problem as Kulwicki’s sponsor,Hooters, pulled out of the team immediately after Bodine took ownership. Undaunted, Bodine signedThe Family Channel to be the sponsor for the remainder of the season. After The Family Channel moved over toRoush Racing for the next year, Bodine gotExide Batteries to sponsor his effort in1994. Bodine won three times that year but finished 17th in points. He also won the1994 Winston Select. He almost won the inaugural running of the Brickyard 400 before he got into a controversial incident with younger brotherBrett Bodine where Brett wrecked Geoff out of the lead; Geoff responded by publicly announcing to the press that he and Brett were feuding in their personal lives. Two weeks later, Geoff's wife moved out of the house and filed for divorce, resulting in a downward spiral for Bodine. Later that year, Geoff won at North Wilkesboro which was the last time the race winner lapped the entire field. Bodine improved one spot better in1995, although he struggled in several races and went winless. Bodine would later publicly admit that his ongoing divorce was impacting his ability to drive competitively and made several changes to the racing operations.

In1996, after Exide moved to Roush, Bodine ran withQVC sponsorship and scored his final win atWatkins Glen International Raceway. He struggled in1997, failing to qualify in a couple of races, and having his brotherTodd fill in for him at theCoca-Cola 600. Despite this, he won two poles in the last two months of the season, including one that broke the track record atAtlanta Motor Speedway.

In1998, he sold part of his ownership to Mattei and Porter, and picked up sponsorship fromPhilips. When Bodine got an offer to drive forJoe Bessey in1999, he sold the rest of his team and was replaced byMichael Waltrip, as the team switched toChevrolet. Finishing 5th in theDaytona 500, Waltrip finished the year 29th in points. Getting sponsorship fromNationsRent in2000, Waltrip's only top-ten finish that year was a 3rd atMartinsville. He left at the end of the year forDale Earnhardt, Inc. andMike Wallace took over, while the team switched back to Ford.^[3] During the 2000 season, the team was sold toUltra Motorsports.

Bodine Racing began racing in the new Truck Series in1995, when Bodine drove ten races in the No. 7, with Exide sponsorship. He shared the ride withDave Rezendes, who raced eleven times that season; together, they combined for fourteen top-ten finishes. Bodine's sonBarry drove the No. 07Tanya Tucker Salsa truck at Martinsville, but he crashed out. Rezendes raced the No. 7 full-time in1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with QVC sponsoring, and he responded with three victories and a sixth-place finish in points. Bodine and Barry drove the 07 in six races, but only had one pole and top-ten.

Due to a lack of sponsorship, Rezendes was let go after two races in1997.Tammy Jo Kirk took his place with Loveable sponsorship, becoming the first full-timefemale driver on the circuit.^[4] She had a best finish of 11th, but was let go late in the season, and Barry Bodine finished out the season. The team closed in 1998 due to a lack of sponsorship.

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