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TODD BODINE TO DEBUT SPONSORSHIP
WITH MONSTER AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY JUNE 7
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 5, 2003) – Herzog
Jackson Motorsports (HJM) and Todd Bodine will debut a three-race
sponsorship deal with Monster this Saturday in the Trace Adkins
Chrome 300 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. The No. 92
Chevrolet Monte Carlo will also be displaying the famous Monster
logo in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky (Ky.) Speedway on June
14th and in the GNC Live Well 250 at The Milwaukee (Wisc.)
Mile on June 29th.
"Monster is excited to be partnering
with Herzog Jackson Motorsports and the #92 NASCAR Busch Series
car driven by Todd Bodine. This is our first racing marketing
program at the elite NASCAR level and we are proud to be associated
with a first-place team of this caliber," said Carole
Johnson, SVP of Marketing, Monster. "Monster is a brand
that reaches all consumers at every stage of their career
and we are looking forward to getting our brand in front of
racing fans."
Currently sitting in first place in the 2003
NASCAR Busch Series driver's points standings, it is safe
to say that Bodine has had a stellar season thus far. Bodine
notched a win at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway in March, and has
also racked up nine top-10 finishes and six top-five finishes
in the No. 92 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. This translates into
a better than 60% top-10 finish rate so far this season.
Todd Bodine enters the Trace Adkins Chrome
300 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway with four starts in
the Busch Series at the 1.33-mile track. Out of four starts,
he has two top-10 finishes, those coming in the first two
Busch races to be held at the new track. Barely missing the
top-10 in June of 2002 and April of 2003, he placed 11th and
13th respectively.
Because Bodine is splitting his time between
the Winston Cup event at Pocono (Penn.) Raceway and the Busch
race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, he will be forced
to miss Friday's first practice. Veteran Busch Series driver
Mike McLaughlin, who has been helping with the practicing
and qualifying of the No. 92 in all non-companion events this
season, will once again be sitting in the driver's seat for
the initial practice. If it happens that Bodine is not able
to arrive in Nashville in time for Friday's Bud Pole qualifying,
McLaughlin will also be qualifying the No. 92.
"I'm hoping for at least a top-10 finish
at Nashville," stated Bodine. "We finished 13th
in April, and I thought that it was a pretty decent finish
considering that I had no time whatsoever in the car. This
weekend will be pretty much the same with me splitting my
time between the Cup race at Pocono and the Busch race at
Nashville. The entire HJM team is really focused on the big
picture – that being the Busch Series Championship.
We really appreciate the opportunity that Monster has given
us and are proud to be representing such a great organization."
Live coverage of the Trace Adkins Chrome 300
will begin at 7:30 pm EDT on FX. MRN Radio will also broadcast
the event live beginning at 7:30 pm EDT. For more information
regarding Todd Bodine, Herzog Jackson Motorsports and Monster,
please visit www.todd-bodine.com, www.hjmotorsports.com, www.reggiejackson.com
and www.monster.com.
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