More than 20 years after his first win, Nascar veteran Brett Bodine finally drove won again today, taking his Pace Car Motorsports Camaro into Victory Lane at Martinsville.
"I just…this was a tough one", a visibly fatigued Bodine said while slumped next to his car. "You have to work hard for every win in this series…well, not my first one, but you get the point. I felt like I was out there leading almost half the race…it was a real workout."
Bodine was barely able to talk post-race, overcome both by exhaustion and emotion.
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"Everybody…that helped…me get here…I can't help it! I don't show much emotion. This is winning for me", Bodine said while simultaneously crying and receiving intravenous fluids. "Well, its literally like winning for me, because it is."
Pace Car Motorsports has been a stalwart in the sport, competing in virtually every race since Nascar began. Wins, however have been few and far between. In fact, the team had not been to Victory Lane since its dominating win in the 2008 Brickyard 400.
"This goes out to everyone who ever raced for this team, but especially Elmo Langley", Bodine said while pointing to the sky. "Elmo, this is for you! Because you're the reason I'm here today, AND the reason I won before!"
In addition to the win, Bodine also got the Most Laps Led bonus point, having been out front for seemingly the entire race. Bodine, however, refused to consider Chase implications.
"Right now, everybody at Pace Car Motorsports, we're just gonna celebrate this one.", Bodine said. "I gotta thank everyone who helped us out today--BK Racing, Carl Edwards, and all the rest of the field for putting so much debris out there."
In other news, runner-up Jeff Gordon was so infuriated by the loss that he parked his car on the start-finish line, refusing to move.