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Bodine Survives Wild Craftsman Truck Race

Feb 16, 2008 – 12:11 PM
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Geoffrey Miller

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In a race that saw at least 12 of the 36 trucks entered in Friday night's Chevy Silverado 250 wrecked in the first 25 laps, Todd Bodine managed to dodge everything and win his first career race at Daytona International Speedway.

Bodine, driving the No. 30 Germain Racing Toyota, held off Kyle Busch and Johnny Benson for the win.

Busch nearly didn't finish after a big wreck on lap 19 took out several pre-race favorites, including Mike Skinner and Ted Musgrave. Watch below as P.J. Jones, the first driver to ever win a Craftsman Truck Series race in 1996, erupts in a fireball amid the carnage on the backstretch.



Jones was treated and released from the infield care center.

A majority of drivers interviewed blamed Kyle Busch for driving erratically too early in the race and causing the wreck.

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