Geoff Bodine Racing (also known as GEB Racing) was a NASCAR Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series team. It was owned and operated by former NASCAR driver Geoffrey Bodine following his purchase of the estate of Alan Kulwicki. 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 was Robby Gordon.

Winston Cup In 1993, Bodine, who was driving for Bud Moore Engineering at the time, decided to become an owner-driver. Earlier in the season, then-defending Winston Cup Champion Alan Kulwicki, who owned and drove for AK Racing, was killed in a plane crash as the Cup Series made its spring trip to Bristol.

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 signed The Family Channel to be the sponsor for the remainder of the season. After The Family Channel moved over to Roush Racing for the next year, Bodine got Exide Batteries to sponsor his effort in 1994. Bodine won three times that year but finished 17th in points. He also won the 1994 Winston Select. He almost won the inaugural running of the Brickyard 400 before he got into a controversial incident with younger brother Brett 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 in 1995, 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.

In 1996, after Exide moved to Roush, Bodine ran with QVC sponsorship and scored his final win at Watkins Glen International Raceway. He struggled in 1997, failing to qualify in a couple of races, and having his brother Todd fill in for him at the Coca-Cola 600. Despite this, he won two poles in the last two months of the season, including one that broke the track record at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

In 1998, he sold part of his ownership to Mattei and Porter, and picked up sponsorship from Philips. When Bodine got an offer to drive for Joe Bessey in 1999, he sold the rest of his team and was replaced by Michael Waltrip, as the team switched to Chevrolet. Finishing fifth in the Daytona 500, Waltrip finished the year 29th in points. Getting sponsorship from NationsRent in 2000, Waltrip's only top-ten finish that year was a third at Martinsville. He left at the end of the year for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Mike Wallace took over, while the team switched back to Ford. During the 2000 season, the team was sold to Ultra Motorsports.

Car No. 7 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Owners Pts 1993 Geoff Bodine 7 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV30 MAR14 NWS31 CLT13 CAR10 PHO43 ATL39 1994 DAY11 CAR15 RCH32 ATL38 DAR40 BRI4 NWS7 MAR34 TAL41 SON2 CLT3 DOV41 POC19 MCH28 DAY6 NHA31 POC1* TAL33 IND39 GLN29 MCH1* BRI23* DAR27 RCH18 DOV5* MAR18 NWS1* CLT32* CAR40 PHO8 ATL34 1995 DAY20 CAR21 RCH11 ATL30 DAR13 BRI23 NWS14 MAR35 TAL7 SON22 CLT26 DOV27 POC14 MCH21 DAY14 NHA35 POC6 TAL24 IND15 GLN9 MCH27 BRI12 DAR35 RCH19 DOV24 MAR5 NWS11 CLT16 CAR15 PHO16 ATL11 1996 DAY34 CAR39 RCH33 ATL23 DAR22 BRI19 NWS19 MAR27 TAL26 SON40 CLT10 DOV30 POC3 MCH21 DAY34 NHA15 POC11 TAL6 IND20 GLN1 MCH12 BRI39 DAR21 RCH17 DOV11 MAR7 NWS30 CLT20 CAR15 PHO6 ATL26 1997 DAY34 CAR8 RCH2 ATL20 DAR9 TEX14 BRI33 MAR29 SON44 TAL43 DOV42 POC8 MCH40 CAL35 DAYDNQ NHA10 POC17 INDDNQ GLN2 MCH11 BRI9 DAR12 RCH4 NHA16 DOV14 MAR28 CLT43 TAL8 CAR19 PHO10 ATL33 Todd Bodine CLT42 1998 Geoff Bodine DAY31 CAR5 LVS13 ATL22 DAR41 BRI39 TEX32 MAR35 TALDNQ CAL7 CLT23 DOV23 RCH28 MCH23 POC40 SON35 NHA37 POC14 IND37 GLN32 MCH21 BRI30 NHA23 DAR9 RCH13 DOV14 MAR39 CLT9 TAL25 DAY41 PHO34 CAR11 ATL10 1999 Michael Waltrip Chevy DAY5 CAR20 LVS22 ATL10 DAR21 TEX14 BRI12 MAR39 TAL18 CAL23 RCH22 CLT37 DOV42 MCH15 POC37 SON10 DAY39 NHA19 POC12 IND27 GLN21 MCH13 BRI37 DAR41 RCH38 NHA38 DOV19 MAR33 CLT14 TAL39 CAR27 PHO33 HOM36 ATL36 2000 DAY39 CAR23 LVS33 ATL25 DAR32 BRI11 TEX29 MAR3 TAL31 CAL30 RCH19 CLT18 DOV39 MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL

Craftsman Truck Series Bodine Racing began racing in the new Truck Series in 1995, when Bodine drove ten races in the No. 7, with Exide sponsorship. He shared the ride with Dave Rezendes, who raced eleven times that season; together, they combined for fourteen top-ten finishes. Bodine's son Barry drove the No. 07 Tanya Tucker Salsa truck at Martinsville, but he crashed out. Rezendes raced the No. 7 full-time in 1996 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 in 1997. Tammy Jo Kirk took his place with Loveable sponsorship, becoming the first full-time female driver on the circuit. 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.

Truck No. 7 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Owners Pts 1995 Geoff Bodine 7 Ford PHO5 SGS2 POR6 BRI2 IRP25 RCH2* MAR15 NWS3* MMR26 PHO3 Dave Rezendes TUS MMR EVG I70 LVL MLW CNS HPT FLM SON 1996 HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 1997 WDW TUS Tammy Jo Kirk HOM23 PHO12 POR14 EVG16 I7025 NHA13 TEX13 BRI19 NZH16 MLW16 LVL14 CNS17 HPT11 IRP34 FLM19 Barry Bodine NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 1998 WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS

Truck No. 07 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Owners Pts 1995 Barry Bodine 07 Ford PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR Dave Rezendes PHO 1996 Geoff Bodine HOM33 PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH8 MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN17 NSV RCH NHA LVS39 Barry Bodine MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 1997 Tammy Jo Kirk WDW24 TUSDNQ NSV14 GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS Barry Bodine HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM

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